Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Field-level maintenance of military radio receivers, transmitters, and associated equipment transfers directly to the radio repair portion of this occupation.
How to prepare: Take hands-on training in transmission-component sweep testing to prepare for the civilian installation and testing tasks.
What the civilian work involves
- Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software.
- Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).
- Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done.