>>2733319My last job was an engineering desk job. That 8-10 hours a day sitting in front of a computer is why I quit, to go play in the snow and climb on shit.
i'm on a tower a couple times a month late spring to late fall.
About half the time, the problem's something the operations team can fix, either remotely rebooting a device, or changing routes, or rolling a control channel, whatever. Most well-designed systems, the ops nerds have already done a ton of troubleshooting and when I get a call it's "Channel 2's having a transmit problem, probably PA or PSU" rather than "something broke, go fix it". Not all systems are well-designed, so a couple times a year I get that "it's fucked and we don't know what's wrong" call.
90% of the problems I fix are on the ground. Lightning protection, PA, PSU, timing/sync, tuning, loose connections sort of stuff. The antenna and cabling on the tower is an important part of the system, fortunately it's a small part of the overall site.
I'm LMR and fixed wireless. Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint microwave, and walkie-talkie stuff. I've done a few broadcast jobs, but it's rare. Most of the time it's public safety and commercial/business equipment i'm working on.
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