From the links below, you can:
- Learn why communications, and particularly amateur radio communications, are important for the NET program and disaster response
- Find a class to prepare you for the FCC Amateur Radio Technician exam, and where to take the exam itself
- Learn what training is needed to become a NET ARO, and how to get that training
Weekly NET Check-ins
NET amateur radio operators meet on the air every Sunday at 8:10pm (2010) on the Amateur Radio Relay Group (ARRG) repeater, 147.040MHz, +600 kHz, 100.0 PL. This net has a curriculum and the net control deals with specific topics of interest to NET amateur radio operators, such as recent deployments, features of emergency radios, antennas, etc.
There is also a second net, the NET Chat Net, that takes place the hour before on a separate repeater! NET amateur radio operators join this informal chat Sunday at 7:00pm (1900) on the K7NE repeater, 443.300 MHz, +5 MHz, 100.0 PL. If you are new to radio and want to try out your equipment, this is a great place to start.
Resources
- Amateur Radio License: How to Get It
- Current Ham Classes
NET Amateur Radio Operator (ARO) Certification Task List 299 KB
Net Control Operator Task List 200 KB
Radio Training Liaisons (RTLs)
There are six RTLs, with each assigned to an area of Portland:
- North/Northwest: Robert Taylor, bob@robert6238.com
- Northeast: Paul Lefevre, paul.lefevre@comcast.net
- East: Loren Perry, leonien@yahoo.com
- Southeast: Michael Nadler, michael.nadler@gmail.com
- Southwest: Brian Scott, w3bri@arrl.net
- South: Bruce Schafer, bruceschafer1@gmail.com