Fire Station Orange Go-Kits
Each Portland Fire & Rescue fire station has an "orange go-kit": a 55-watt Icom IC-2100H and a roof-mounted antenna. NET volunteers are permitted to use this equipment if they have a valid FCC amateur radio license. The kit CANNOT leave the fire station, and so cannot be checked out; but, a volunteer can visit a fire station and use the radio there. To schedule a time to do this, please contact the NET Coordinator.
An introductory video to the Orange Kit:
Click here to watch the video.
| Orange Kits include the following equipment | |
| VHF radio (Icom IC-2100H/IC-2200H) | Notebook with: radio box inventory, basic radio operation instructions, activation procedures and frequency list, forms, city map, and blank paper |
| Microphone | J-pole roll-up VHF antenna |
| AC power supply (Astron SS-25M) | AC ground adapter plug |
| Coax cable, 25' | Extension cord, 50' (qty 2) |
| Coax cable, 100' | Zippered pouch (container for small items) |
| Pencils | Small screwdrivers (1 flat, 1 Phillips) |
| SO-239 female-to-female barrel adapter (for combining coax cables) |
Pencil sharpener |
| AC power cable (black) | BNC-to-SO-239 adapter (for J-pole roll-up antenna) |
| DC power cable (links power supply to radio) |
20 amp fuse (for radio power cables) |
| Car battery power cable (links power supply to radio) |
Radio operation manual |
| Cigarette lighter adapter (to install radio into a car) |
Magnetic mount whip antenna |
| Handheld UHF BEECN radio (in most, but not all, Orange Kits) |