The Radio Mechanic tests or repairs mobile or stationary radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communications systems used in ship-to-shore communications and found in service and emergency vehicles.
Tasks for Radio Mechanics
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The Radio Mechanic repairs circuits, wiring and soldering, using soldering irons and hand tools to install parts and adjust connections.
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The Radio Mechanic tests equipment functions such as signal strength and quality, transmission capacity, interference, and signal delay, using equipment such as oscilloscopes, circuit analyzers, frequency meters, and watt meters.
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The Radio Mechanic installs, adjusts, and repairs stationary and mobile radio transmitting and receiving equipment and two-way radio communication systems.
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The Radio Mechanic examines malfunctioning radio equipment to locate defects such as loose connections, broken wires, or burned-out components, using schematic diagrams and test equipment.
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The Radio Mechanic removes and replaces defective components and parts such as conductors, resistors, semiconductors, and integrated circuits, using soldering irons, wire cutters, and hand tools.
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The Radio Mechanic calibrates and aligns components, using scales, gauges, and other measuring instruments.
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The Radio Mechanic turns setscrews to adjust receivers for maximum sensitivity and transmitters for maximum output.
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The Radio Mechanic tests emergency transmitters to ensure their readiness for immediate use.
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The Radio Mechanic mounts equipment on transmission towers and in vehicles such as ships or ambulances.
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The Radio Mechanic inserts plugs into receptacles, and bolt or screw leads to terminals in order to connect equipment to power sources, using hand tools.
Knowledge requirements for the Radio Mechanic
The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge of computers and electronics such as circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operations of telecommunications systems. The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. The Radio Mechanic needs knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Skill Requirement for Radio Mechanics
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to determine causes of operating errors and decides what o does about it.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to install, equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to repair machines or systems using the needed tools.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to determine the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision making.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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The Radio Mechanic needs the skill to determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes in order to perform their job function.