A welding system, comprising: - a wire feeder; - a weld cable; - a weld torch coupled to the weld cable and configured to output wire from the wire feeder and produce a welding arc based on the welding power received through the weld cable; - a first transceiver including a first transmitting circuit and being configured to be coupled to the weld cable via a first cable coupler proximate to the weld torch; - a sensor system coupled to the first transmitting circuit and comprising at least one sensor configured to detect sensor information related to a trigger status of the weld torch; - a first processor disposed within the first transmitting circuit and configured to receive the sensor information and to transmit one or more control signals based on the sensor information; - a second transceiver including a receiving circuit and being configured to be coupled to the weld cable via a second cable coupler proximate to the wire feeder; - a second processor disposed within the receiving circuit and configured to receive the one or more control signals from the first transmitting circuit and to generate information related to the trigger status of the weld torch based on the one or more control signals; - communications circuitry disposed within the first receiving circuit and configured to transmit the information related to the trigger status of the weld torch to the wire feeder, wherein the wire feeder is configured to control an operating parameter of the welding system based at least in part on the information related to the trigger status; wherein each cable coupler is a mechanical clamp that attaches around a surface of the weld cable, wherein the sensor system is configured to detect sensor information related to a position, an orientation, a rotation, a movement, or a location of the weld torch, wherein the first processor is configured to transmit the one or more control signals when the sensor system detects that the trigger on the weld torch has been actuated, and wherein the first processor is configured to stop transmitting the one or more control signals when the sensor system detects that the trigger on the weld torch has been released. - a wire feeder; - a weld cable; - a weld torch coupled to the weld cable and configured to output wire from the wire feeder and produce a welding arc based on the welding power received through the weld cable; - a first transceiver including a first transmitting circuit and being configured to be coupled to the weld cable via a first cable coupler proximate to the weld torch; - a sensor system coupled to the first transmitting circuit and comprising at least one sensor configured to detect sensor information related to a trigger status of the weld torch; - a first processor disposed within the first transmitting circuit and configured to receive the sensor information and to transmit one or more control signals based on the sensor information; - a second transceiver including a receiving circuit and being configured to be coupled to the weld cable via a second cable coupler proximate to the wire feeder; - a second processor disposed within the receiving circuit and configured to receive the one or more control signals from the first transmitting circuit and to generate information related to the trigger status of the weld torch based on the one or more control signals; - communications circuitry disposed within the first receiving circuit and configured to transmit the information related to the trigger status of the weld torch to the wire feeder, wherein the wire feeder is configured to control an operating parameter of the welding system based at least in part on the information related to the trigger status; wherein each cable coupler is a mechanical clamp that attaches around a surface of the weld cable, wherein the sensor system is configured to detect sensor information related to a position, an orientation, a rotation, a movement, or a location of the weld torch, wherein the first processor is configured to transmit the one or more control signals when the sensor system detects that the trigger on the weld torch has been actuated, and wherein the first processor is configured to stop transmitting the one or more control signals when the sensor system detects that the trigger on the weld torch has been released. wherein each cable coupler is a mechanical clamp that attaches around a surface of the weld cable, wherein the sensor system is configured to detect sensor information related to a position, an orientation, a rotation, a movement, or a location of the weld torch, wherein the first processor is configured to transmit the one or more control signals when the sensor system detects that the trigger on the weld torch has been actuated, and wherein the first processor is configured to stop transmitting the one or more control signals when the sensor system detects that the trigger on the weld torch has been released.