Radio Technician

**LB161** - Radio Technician
**Location**: Basingstoke
**Salary**: £27,000
**Overview**:
First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Radio Technician on behalf of one of our clients.
**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- The responsibilities of this role will vary day to day.
- Running the communications on sporting events.
- Setting up and installing repeaters or other advanced radio systems.
- Programming hires and purchased radios.
- Servicing and repairs of radio equipment both on an offsite.
- Technical support for the team and our customers.
- Learning and forwarding new technologies / radio related systems to keep the business current in field.
- However, in between jobs or in periods of downtime there may be remedial work to carry out, such as:

- Servicing and repairing our hire radio equipment and accessories.
- Helping to assist with packing shipments or orders.
- General office/warehouse remedial work.
- The job will require you to be comfortable being face to face with customers and representing the company in the best way possible when doing so.
- Note that this is an international company operating in Africa and the Seychelles alongside the UK. Although likely to be rare, there may be requirement to travel.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Trained in radio communication.
- Trained and experience in VHF/UHF commercial radio (Motorola / Hytera DMR and Analogue).
- Understanding of IP site connect / capacity plus systems would be valuable.
- An understanding of HF communication will be valuable.
- It’s important you are passionate and excited by the prospect of working with radio and other closely related technologies.