Radio-frequency engineering

An RF Engineer at a broadcast facility is responsible for maintenance of the stations high power broadcast transmitter, and associated systems. This includes transmitter site emergency power, HVAC, remote control, main transmission line and antenna, microwave radio STL - TSL links, and more. Typically, transmission equipment is past its expected lifetime, and there is little support available from the manufacturer. Often, creative and collaborative solutions are required. The range of technologies used is quite wide, due to the different frequency bands used for different radio services, and due to the wide range in age of equipment. In general, older equipment is more easily serviceable.