A long time ago i was a commercial electrician and it always fell to me to climb those towers to install the beacon light at the very top .I must say the views are amazing from up there .
In the early 90's I was Jefferson Public Radio's Broadcast engineer. JPR serves Southern Oregon and Northern California, so I can relate to the tireless efforts of engineers to keep radio service on to our rural communities.
Great video. I’m a PBS supporter but I’m in NH. I also a Ham Radio operator and a comm hobbyist. I’d love To tag along with these crews but I doubt they allow that. Keep up the great work. We here at ground level appreciate what you do. I wish pubic radio and tv would offer us more about the network and its maintenance
I used to love working on CATV towers, nothing like working a few hundred feet up on the tower. BTW not heroic just a really cool job and a lot of "dare I say it" fun.
not sure what the comment was or what happened there, but if you are looking to apply to OPB, we post all new positions here, including for engineers when there is an opening. www.opb.org/workwithus/ - Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
@@jordanfourtwenty9694 Probably, but posted this one and it was grammatically similar to my original (nothing “bad”), so “me no understand”. Just want to continue climbing towers for an actually good company doing good things. Anyway, have a good day.
@@OPB Thank You very much for the reply. Probably was YT censorship (for some reason), which is weird and ever-changing. That was my original “inquiry” as the ADP/OPB site listed only two, only in Bend. I’m in S. OR, and was asking if you ever have other antenna positions elsewhere (vid. showed down toward Winston), as I don’t mind traveling (done that for more than 20+ yrs.), but I don’t want to permanently relocate to Bend? (I was going to call the #’s on the FCC sign in the vid.) Again, Thank You for the reply. And keep posting stories about rural Oregon; yes, Portland-Salem is the metropolis and capital, but geographically is so small compared to what all of Oregon really has to offer.
A long time ago i was a commercial electrician and it always fell to me to climb those towers to install the beacon light at the very top .I must say the views are amazing from up there .
That sounds like a fascinating career. I bet the sunsets were gorgeous as well. -Ed Jahn, OPB Executive Producer
@@OPB thanks for this little blip. yalls keep it up! much love from Roseburg Or!
Love Roseburg! so many good stories have come from your next of the woods -Ed Jahn, Exec. Producer
These definitely the unsung heroes our beautiful state.
In the early 90's I was Jefferson Public Radio's Broadcast engineer. JPR serves Southern Oregon and Northern California, so I can relate to the tireless efforts of engineers to keep radio service on to our rural communities.
Great video. I’m a PBS supporter but I’m in NH. I also a Ham Radio operator and a comm hobbyist. I’d love To tag along with these crews but I doubt they allow that. Keep up the great work. We here at ground level appreciate what you do. I wish pubic radio and tv would offer us more about the network and its maintenance
A lot of people depend on PBS and unfortunately there are a lot of people want to get rid of it in the government.
And many of us not in the government do too.
@@gullibleskeptic82 why do you want public broadcast systems to be gone???
@@jordanfourtwenty9694 If I answered truthfully I would get banned from youtube they don't like the words I use.
@@jordanfourtwenty9694 the reason they won't say is because it's culture war nonsense
@@gullibleskeptic82 you might want to get tested for brain worms...
I used to love working on CATV towers, nothing like working a few hundred feet up on the tower. BTW not heroic just a really cool job and a lot of "dare I say it" fun.
Also somewhat surprised to see a cheap Behringer unit in the rack there.
Is that a Larcan transmitter?
Do your masts also host ham repeaters?
As a Ham I’d wonder this too. We’re often very lucky to be given at no cost or very little cost space at these fantastic locations.
0420 Savannah Roads
Starlink makes these systems less and less relevant for remote areas.
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I bet they vote
I’m wondering why they don’t lease a helicopter when weather permits? Maybe it’s too expensive? It sure would save a lot of time
Followed your guidelines, but still doesn’t post my comment. Guess you don’t want experienced antenna riggers/field engineers working for you.
not sure what the comment was or what happened there, but if you are looking to apply to OPB, we post all new positions here, including for engineers when there is an opening. www.opb.org/workwithus/ - Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
its youtube not them...
@@jordanfourtwenty9694 Probably, but posted this one and it was grammatically similar to my original (nothing “bad”), so “me no understand”. Just want to continue climbing towers for an actually good company doing good things. Anyway, have a good day.
@@OPB Thank You very much for the reply. Probably was YT censorship (for some reason), which is weird and ever-changing. That was my original “inquiry” as the ADP/OPB site listed only two, only in Bend. I’m in S. OR, and was asking if you ever have other antenna positions elsewhere (vid. showed down toward Winston), as I don’t mind traveling (done that for more than 20+ yrs.), but I don’t want to permanently relocate to Bend? (I was going to call the #’s on the FCC sign in the vid.) Again, Thank You for the reply. And keep posting stories about rural Oregon; yes, Portland-Salem is the metropolis and capital, but geographically is so small compared to what all of Oregon really has to offer.