Forgot My Transmitter

Hosted by David Campbell

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Being a locator is a difficult job. This podcast will give you some encouragement as you put that paint down. We interview fellow locators and hear their stories of damages and Karen encounters so you can have a laugh and maybe learn something new from each episode. We plan to have a 45 minute episode out every other week. If you would like to be on the show please email forgotmytransmitter@gmail.com

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19 recent

46 min

Oil & Gas Locating - Garrett Owner of Primrose Ground Control

Todays chat is with Garrett from Saskatchewan Canada.He is the owner of Primrose Ground Control and shares lots of good advice on how to perform a full sweep, and how to maintain good employee moral. We also chat about the Fuji locate set that he primarily uses in the field.If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit www.forgotmytransmitter.com for more information.Any advice given is for informational purposes only and should only be used with authorization from your manager.

38 min

Different Job, Different Life - Kandice - 17

Todays chat is with Kandice from Iowa. She explained how she went from working at a bar to locating power and telecommunications. We also chatted about the challenges women face in this industry.If you would like to be a guest on the show, please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for more information.The information shared on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used in the field without authorization from your management.

27 min

Power talk, wrong address encounter and more- Ryan - 16

Todays chat is with Ryan from Wisconsin. We talked about his training and go into a little more depth on locating power. I also shared my personal damage story of a gas service that was HDD through.If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for more information.Any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should only be used with approval from your manager.

50 min

Chill out and don't take it personal - Bird from Oklahoma - 15

Todays chat is with Bird from Oklahoma. He has 12 years of experience and has located everything but currently only locates power. He shared a few encounters and damages and how he has learned to keep his cool. He also shared some tips on how to locate power.Bird also has a podcast called The Room Upstairs that you can find on any podcast player or at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-room-upstairs/id1612270124If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for more information on how you can sign up.Please be advised that any information given on the show is for informational purposes only and should only be used with approval from your supervisor.

43 min

Vivax-Metrotech - Jeremy Long - DPT radar, grounding, and deep pipes.

Today's chat is with Jeremy Long from Vivax-Metrotech Canada. He shared how he got into the industry and what he has learned along the way. He shared lots of great tips on how to use certain features of the Vivax-Metrotech locate sets as well as good tips on grounding and "DPT radar".If you would like to contact Jeremy or a Vivax-Metrotech representative in your area you can go to vivax-metrotech.com or vivax-metrotech.caIf you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions on how to submit your info.Please be advised that any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used without authorization from your supervisor.

23 min

Power By Day, Privates By Night - Scott Burr - 14

Todays episode is a chat with Scott Burr from Colorado who locates for a local power company and provides private locates after hours/weekends. He explains how he got started doing things on the side and a describes a few damages he has witnessed.If you would like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions on how to submit your info.Please be advised that all advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used without approval from your supervisor.

45 min

The Lawn Painting Guy - Dean Summers from Georgia - 13

Todays chat is with Dean Summers from Georgia. He currently runs his own private locating business and shared with us his journey of getting to where he is now after twenty years of locating.

33 min

12- Jake D (Part 2 of 2) Some damage stories and more great advice

This is the second part of my chat with Jake from Kansas. He shared a few damage stories and some more good advice. We also chatted about the show "Trailer Park Boys".If you'd like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for more info.Please be advised that any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should not be used without approval by your manager.

40 min

11 - Jake D - (Part 1 of 2) Advice from a ten year locator with a few stories along the way.

Todays episode is the first of a two part chat I had with Jake from Kansas. He had a lot of information he wanted to share that went beyond the general advice. With his ten years of experience he had a few stories as well including one describing a 35 worker drill crew that pot holes everything by hand and get the job done in a hurry.Any advice given on the show is for informational purposes only and should only be used in the field with supervisor approval.If you'd like to be a guest on the show please visit forgotmytransmitter.com for instructions on how to signup.

36 min

10 - Micah B - Locating poorly installed gas and a few damage stories

Todays guest is Micah from southern Alabama. He describes how he locates gas lines that have a poorly installed tracer wire and explains a few damage stories. He also explains what it's like locating in southern Alabama.