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Voluntary Radio Organisation

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Abbreviation
  
FRO

Website
  
fro.se

Region served
  
Sweden

Voluntary Radio Organisation

Formation
  
1946; 71 years ago (1946)

Voluntary Radio Organisation (Swedish: Frivilliga radioorganisationen, FRO) is a Swedish volunteer defense organization that aims to maintain and develop excellence in Communications and Information systems (Information Technology - and radio communication). FRO trains radio operators, technicians, squad leaders and communications staff for the Swedish Home Guard and civilian operators for the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, the Swedish Transport Administration and the Svenska Kraftnät (the Swedish electricity and natural gas transmission system operator).

The organisation has a coat of arms with the following blazon: “The blue field is a forked flash of gold with the tips pointing at the shield head and foot.”

References

Voluntary Radio Organisation Wikipedia