Swedish Voluntary Radio Organization

Voluntary signals auxiliary of the Swedish Home Guard

Swedish Voluntary Radio Organization

Frivilliga radioorganisationen

FRO coat of arms

Abbreviation| FRO
Formation| 1946; 79 years ago (1946)

Region served

| Sweden
Website| fro.se

The Swedish Voluntary Radio Organization[1] (Swedish: Frivilliga radioorganisationen, FRO) is a Swedish volunteer defense organization (a signals auxiliary) 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.”

## See also

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* Home Guard
* Swedish Voluntary Flying Corps
* Swedish Auxiliary Naval Corps

## References

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1. ^ Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 240\. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.

## External links

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* Official website

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