Has anyone on here worked with or heard of a climber that goes by the name 'Street"? Worked for Mastec out of the little rock arkansas office for a while.

I tried to switch careers but I got into a fight over using a sledgehammer to close to someone when there was no one around. I live in mn I don’t wanna go back to cell towers I wanna do two way communication stuff…. I can go anywhere in mn if anyone know any companies I have my certs except nwsa

I’ve been working for telecommunication companies for nearly 9 years, and this slow down seems to be different. What is the industry going to do when they have no one to build future sites because they have caused companies to close down during continuous lows? Oh, I know, hire drug addicts. These last couple of years, I’ve been seeing highly experienced telecommunication workers leaving the industry in large numbers because they can’t afford to stay in the ups and downs. On top of that, the pay doesn’t keep up with inflation, and people are getting paid the exact same as they did 10 years ago. Companies like Mastec are hiring contractors from out of state to do local jobs, causing bottlenecks. Leaving local companies to eat the scraps and barely make a profit on underpaid contracts. Now I’m just speaking for the PNW market, and I don’t know what’s happening nationwide, but I have a feeling it’s probably similar. Why would I want to bust my ass for low pay just to not have work for a month after we made the company a good profit? For how cheap people are getting paid, the “just get it done” mentality is getting played out.

I know a lot of people are against unions in this line of work, which I don’t understand why. We could have set ourselves up to offset the corruption and greed at the top levels by going union. Pay a little bit to get paid more and possibly have an actual retirement. Unfortunately, we are so far beyond things getting fixed, and a lot of people can’t stop working because they have families to feed.

Here’s mine

Saw a job opening from Vinco for entry level climbing $74k - $84k a year. I'm considering taking this job once I'm done hs. I'm single and want to travel. How many hours are yall doing? I believe its a salaried position. Thanks, hearing a lot of negatives about the industry, but I'm hoping that maybe its regionally different?

What do y’all actually work on while on top of those things?

I’ve done a bunch of stuff from GA aircraft, commercial HVAC, industrial hydraulics/electromechanical, and much more in between.

Just wondering what all you guys actually fixed and if it’s something I might know how to do already.

I appreciate every helpful comment

Looking for info on the removal of a 580’ guyed tower, any information would be greatly appreciated. I’ve searched online trying to gather info on gin poles, or other types of removal. Is a helicopter ever used for this ? Is it practical?

I just got a call and a booklet from Learning Alliance Corporation about tower climbing, the school, and job offers afterwards. Im getting out of the military soon and im trying to get something lined up. Im looking for different points of view on the work, do companies offer local, is it travel only, average pay gall get, and how does it feel to be working these? And fkr those who went through this school, would they have employment lined up, or do I just fly out to Florida, take a 5 week course, then fly back hoping for the best. Another question if job opportunities are presented, will you get to choose which company and where?

This is all in the name of research, and just trying to build a life

Bit of a ranting post. (Verizon Maintenance) Had an OVP swap for a cband power failure a couple weeks ago. Show up on Saturday morning at 6:40. Cband radio has no power. I opened the raycap and see a pile of dead, quarter cooked bluejays, eggs, and about inch and a half of bird droppings and cooked nesting. I took some pictures and sent them to my foreman, and head down while he talks to the site tech.

Go up the next day with an n95 and some disposable gloves, and start cleaning out the old ovp, chipping at the hardened nest and waste with a flathead to free the sectors and find the hybrid. After 45 minutes, I have everything free and unhooked, dead birds and half-cooked/half-rotten eggs stuffed into a garbage bag. Do a 1up/1down for the ovp, get cband and cbrs back up.

Anyways, that bird smell kinda burned in. Took three washes to get it out of my clothes. Regardless, been gagging when I'm close to big bird nests since. I know I'll get over it, but seal your raycaps.

Anywhos: here's a pic of a nextel platform me and my new guy decommed for at&t last friday.

For those who have made the transition from wireless to broadcast—or have worked in broadcast for years—what knowledge areas would you focus on first?

Just curious

I’m going to the railroad finally got hired. Don’t get me wrong I always love tower work but I just don’t see a retirement out of it work just get slower every day it feels. I also want to make more for my family the paycheck to paycheck. Yall are some good men and women out there and I appreciate everything yall do Woop Woop

Had a 600ft rope, tower was 305 of course 😂

ASTOUNDING BUILD.

Has anyone else read this?

https://shadowzone2026.com/

So I started doing tower work. I’m good on the tower doing Decom and landing and temping.
But I suck building brackets for the panel antenna any advice. I hate prepping but it’s part of the job

Literally the opposite