>>2583962In addition to what I said
>>2583969>How much you get paid?General "Tech time" for bench/lab work (tuning, repair) is $100-150/hr. Tower work is anywhere from $300-600/hr. Insurance is a real bitch, and that gear isn't cheap either.
+/- depending on how difficult the job is and how much I like you.
>How much do you enjoy it?Most days/jobs are gravy. Other days I have to work for it. The views are tough to beat. I get paid to ride dirt bikes, snowmobiles, atvs, and drive snowcats around.
>How hard was it to get the job?It's my own business, so pretty easy. I've also been doing this work as a side-gig for over a decade, so it went from a "I'll take the job if the schedule works for me" to "Hey, btw I quit my desk job to do this full time, you've got my email, let me know if you need my services".
Degree in electrical engineering goes a long ways. Knowing RF/radio/wifi/etc is obviously an important skill. Lots of training/certificates.
It's a scary small industry, word gets around quick. If you're good, you'll get work through referrals. If you fuck up, there's a good chance you'll have to go out of state/out of region to stay in that line of work.
>Why do you do it?Infrastructure is fascinating to me. To most people, water and electricity just "falls out of the wall" in their house. The radio in your car just magically plays music out of thin air. You unlock your phone and do a google search for a meme to show a friend. All that stuff wouldn't happen without companies you've never heard of, people you've never met, and a shitload of engineering that you'll probably never see.
Harris-Farinon transmitter/receiver kit. Label on the front reads "TRMTR RIP 9/20/95".
