Amateur Radio Operator Qualifications

Amateur Radio Operator Qualifications A NET volunteer may receive an ARO designation and badge if she or he completes radio training with Portland NET and qualifies under the following curriculum outline:

FIRST STEP: Basic NET Training, Unit 9 (Communications) Candidate receives this component during Basic NET training. As an alternative, candidates can review the Unit 9 curriculum and take an online quiz. The curriculum can be found here

SECOND STEP: Amateur Radio Technician license Candidate passes the exam required to receive an Amateur Radio Technician license from the FCC, and confirms by forwarding his/her FCC call sign to the NET Coordinator. Exam classes are periodically facilitated by the NET program. Candidates can also study the textbook, and/or complete practice exams. A list of study aids, available classes, and testing times and locations is available at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/pbem/69887.

THIRD STEP: FEMA Independent Study CertificatesCandidate completes and receives certification in the following FEMA IS courses:

• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700: National Incident Management System
• IS-800: National Response Framework, an Introduction

FOURTH STEP: NET ARO operations training. Candidate receives and completes NET ARO operations training from her/his Radio Training Liaison. Once the candidate completes operations training and the associated task list, the ARO Coordinator informs the NET Coordinator that the candidate may be issued an ARO badge.