page_title: Radio operator
hierarchical_section_title: Radio operator
caption_attribution_description: English: Page 500 of the 21 December 1923 edition of The Radio Times, showing various advertisements in the lower half.
context_page_description: A radio operator is a person who is responsible for the operations of a radio system. The profession of radio operator has become largely obsolete with the automation of radio-based tasks in recent decades. Nevertheless, radio operators are still employed in maritime and aviation fields. In most cases radio transmission is now only one of several tasks of a radio operator. 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.
context_section_description: A radio operator (also, formerly, wireless operator in British and Commonwealth English) is a person who is responsible for the operations of a radio system.  The profession of radio operator has become largely obsolete with the automation of radio-based tasks in recent decades.  Nevertheless, radio operators are still employed in maritime and aviation fields.  In most cases radio transmission is now only one of several tasks of a radio operator.  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.
caption: An RAF advertisement recruiting “Wireless Operators”, from the 21 December 1923 edition of The Radio Times
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