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A radio operator (also, formerly, a wireless operator in British and Commonwealth English) is a person who is responsible for the operations of a radio system and the technicalities in broadcasting. The profession of radio operator has become largely obsolete with the automation of radio-based tasks in recent decades.[1] Nevertheless, radio operators are still employed in maritime[2] and aviation fields.[3] In most cases radio transmission is now only one of several tasks of a radio operator.[4][5] In the United States, the title of Certified Radio Operator is granted to those who pass a test issued by the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
The role of 'Wireless Operator' aboard aircraft during WWII was often abbreviated to 'WOp' or 'WOP' in official documents or obituaries.[6][7][8]
See also
- Wireless telegraphy
- Wireless (disambiguation)
- John George Phillips (Wireless Telegraphist)
References
- ↑ "Radio Operators". https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes274013.htm.
- ↑ GMDSS Radio Operator
- ↑ "Radio Operator: Information About a Career as a Radio Operator" (in en). Study.com. http://study.com/articles/Radio_Operator_Information_About_a_Career_as_a_Radio_Operator.html.
- ↑ "Being A Radio Operator: What You Really Do" (in en-US). http://www.owlguru.com/career/radio-operators/job-description/.
- ↑ "Agent Radio Operation During World War II — Central Intelligence Agency" (in en). https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol3no1/html/v03i1a10p_0001.htm.
- ↑ "FSGT Roy Edward Brook". https://fsgtroyedwardbrook.wordpress.com/wireless-operator/#:~:text=A%20Wireless%20Operator%20was%20in%20charge%20of%20managing,light%20needed%20to%20work%20by%20would%20not%20escape..
- ↑ "Handley Page Hampden Mk I AD730, 18 Apr 1941". Aviation Safety Network. 25 July 2018. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/213643.
- ↑ "WOP means Wireless Operator". All Acronyms. https://www.allacronyms.com/WOP/Wireless_Operator.
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