icqpodcast's Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast

ICQPodcast Episode 480 - Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:47:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More

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ICQPodcast Episode 479 - Baofeng UV-5R Mini

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:14:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Baofeng UV-5R Mini Review.

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ICQPodcast Episode 478 - QRP Labs Q&A

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:50:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is QRP Labs Q&A.

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ICQPodcast Episode 477 - ARRL Bylaw 46 Changes

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 476 - QRV App

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:34:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is QRV App

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ICQPodcast Episode 475 - Expanding Portable OPs on 70cm/2m

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:41:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 474 - New Radio Shack Additions

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:05:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is New Radio Shack Additions.

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ICQPodcast Episode 473 - Is AI About to Kill Ham Radio?

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:51:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 472 - Does a Ham Need a Thermal Camera?

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:42:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Do I need a Thermal Camera?

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ICQPodcast Episode 471 - Krampus event and Yaseu UK

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:21:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Krampus event and Yaseu UK

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Happy 12th Birthday to AO-73 (FUNcube-1)
Neural Codec Called 'Milestone' for Digital Voice
Pirate Radio Broadcaster Agrees To $7,200 Payment
Opinion: futureGEO is the Most Important Amateur Radio Initiative of this Decade. Why is no one Talking About it?
Yasme Grant Supports Hams' Initiatives at Bangladesh Universities
Santa Net Returns for 20th Consecutive Year
The RSGB Accessibility Champion
FT8 Warning to UK Hams

ICQPodcast Episode 470 - Going to Bouvet Island

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:28:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Going to Bouvet Island.

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ICQPodcast Episode 469 - Club Open Day and Radio Centre Win Award

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:21:00 +0000

We would like to thank Walter Turner (W8LN), Walter Washburn (KT0D), David LeBlanc (KF7KAF), Frank Westphal (K6FW), Nicholas Bradley (G4IWO) and Ken DeLap II (KX9U) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free.

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ICQPodcast Episode 468 - Portable Power

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:40:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 467 - Allan Wiener WBCQ

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:14:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 466 - UK Hamfest Review Part Two

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 07:32:00 +0000

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All Amateur Radio Licenses in Equatorial Guinea re Temporarily Suspended
CubeSats to Deploy from ISS on 19 September 2025
FCC Grants Limited Use of Amateur Bands to AST Spacemobile
Doubts About Solar Cycle Prediction Methodology
UK Regulator Mulls Satellite-to-Cell Phone Service
Icom UK Supports The Scouts with IC-9700 Radio for JOTA Activities
New Book Release: ARRL On the Air Yearbooks
Fire Prevention Week Special Event
Antenna Removal Takes Away Amateur Life
RSGB Outreach Team Launches its First Official DMR Youth Net

ICQPodcast Episode 465 - UK Hamfest Review Part One

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 08:24:00 +0000

In this special release episode, we review the first part of our Interviews from UK Hamfest 2025, including the big hardware announcement from ICOM, the IC7300 MK2.

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ICQPodcast Episode 464 - Q&A Plus

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 07:13:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 463 - Handheld LCR Meter

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:06:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler Martin Butler M1MRB, Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Handheld LCR Meter

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ICQPodcast Episode 462 - Service Aids

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:22:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Service Aids.

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ICQPodcast Episode 461 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:27:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 460 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 06:22:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 459 - Kit Building Advice

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:18:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Kit Building Advice.

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ICQPodcast Episode 458 - Xiegu G90 One Year On

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:47:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 457 - Making 433 Come Alive

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 06:47:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 456 - Are Radio Scanners Still Relevant?

Sun, 18 May 2025 06:29:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MN and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Are Radio Scanners Still Relevant?

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ICQPodcast Episode 455 - Choose the Right Microphone

Sun, 04 May 2025 07:44:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Choose the Right Microphone.

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ICQPodcast Episode 454 - Hiroyasu CQ7373 Review

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:10:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Hiroyasu CQ7373 Review.

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Efforts to Save Marconi Towers in Canada
Hams Invited to Monitor Meteor Scatter Events
Ham Radio News Presenter Retires At 101
This Battery Looks Good on Paper Because it's Paper
Zero Retries Newsletter Hosting Inaugural Conference
South African Radio League Commits to Helping Continent's Less-Developed Nations
RSGB Board Chair and Vice Chair Announced
RAC Votes to Cancel Attendance at Hamvention

ICQPodcast Episode 453 - Q and A Spring 2025

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 06:17:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 452 - ARRL Election Committee Adventures

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:21:00 +0000

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ISS FM Repeater, APRS Digipeater Could Be Sunset in Two Years
ISS Astronauts Reject Call for Early Retirement of the ISS
VOA, Other International News Services, Marked for Cuts
Questions Loom After Cuts at United States Weather Agency
FCC Seeks Public Suggestions On Possible Deregulation
Work at Repeater Site Costs Ham His County Job In Washington State
RSGB web app
Special Event Stations to Celebrate 200 Years of British Train Travel
"Radio Connects" is 2025 ARRL Field Day Theme
Mills on the air (MOTA) 2025

ICQPodcast Episode 451 - Using a Noise Bridge

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 07:59:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Using a Noise Bridge.

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Combined Technologies Help Astronomers Fight RFI
Get Ready for Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio
Broadcast Students Get Schooled in Amateur Radio
Microsoft is retiring Skype
QRP Silent Antenna Tuning Unit with Built-in Noise Bridge
British Science Week – will you be taking part in an amateur radio activity?
ARDC to Host Community Meeting
Satellite SO-124 FM Repeater Now Active

ICQPodcast Episode 450 - Rigexpert AA-650 Zoom Analyzer

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 23:24:00 +0000

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New Scout, Cadet and Girlguiding Youth Champion
Lawmakers Reconsider Measure To Protect Antennas In HOAs
Ham Radio Operator is Front-Runner to Lead Germany
Ofcom Mulls Over 6 Ghz Band Sharing For Wi-Fi And Mobile
Video Tribute Honours New Zealand CW Op
As Dogs Pull Sleds, Hams Pull Long Shifts On Air
Operation Veritable Special Event
George Washington's Birthday Special Event
Attending WRTC2026
RigExpert's Administrative Office Destroyed in Russian Missile Attack

ICQPodcast Episode 449 - A Simple Way to Receive QO-100

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 08:58:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is A Simple Way to Receive QO-100

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AMSAT-Switzerland Honours Historic Ham Satellite QSO
Mesh Network for 70cm A Project in Canada
Great Falls Library Adds Ham Radio Instruction Books
How Are You Celebrating World Radio Day 2025?
Austria's Historic Moosbrunn Shortwave Site Dismantled
Lonar Meteor Lake Special Event AU6LON
Ham Radio Outlet Employee Honoured for 60 Years in Amateur Radio
New RSGB Emerging Technology Web Page

ICQPodcast Episode 448 - Did you Know - Q and A

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 09:14:00 +0000

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Ham Radio Operators Serving During California Firestorms
Consultation Which Seeks to Simplify the Licensing of Amateur Radio Visitors to the UK
Ham Radio Ireland, The Digital Magazine, Is Back
Girls Missed the Bus - Helped by Hams
DMR Radios Open Up The World To Students in India
RSGB is the Official British Science Week partner
Ham Radio Event for European Capital of Culture 2025
HB9RG Trophy Celebrates First Amateur Radio Contact via Satellite

ICQPodcast Episode 447 - In The Grid

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:53:00 +0000

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ICQPodcast Episode 446 - Portable Antennas Data Review

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 07:59:00 +0000

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How Ghost Radio Signals Could Hold The Key To Finding Missing Flight MH370
YOTA Month Draws To A Close But Is Still Busy On The Air
Intrepid DX Group Youth Essay Contest Announces Winners
AM Bill Is Not Part of Congressional Stopgap Funding
Disappointment Immediately after Liftoff
Updated Equipment Can Save Lives
HAMSCI Plans Conference for its 'Big Year'
Holiday SSTV Experiment from the International Space Station
RSGB is looking for a new Lecture Coordinator
ARRL Straight Key Night 2025

ICQ Podcast Episode 445 - End of Year Workshop Tips

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:20:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is End of Year Workshop Tips

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Brazilian loggers take over retired UHF MilSat
Meet the Newest Operattor in Australia: Santa!
Scientists and Engineers Produce The World's First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery With a Potential Lifespan of Thousands of Years
Nationwide Fault Causes Delays Across Rail Network
Yaesu Releases New Mobile Radios
2025 Youth on the Air Camp Application Period Open
Hamsci Launches Free Quarterly Newsletter

ICQ Podcast Episode 444 - Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 08:35:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB,Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO.

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RADIO D.A.R.C. to broadcast out of England from January 2025
Changes Underway in ARRL's Vec Program
A Big Brother-Ish Use Of The 5.9 Ghz Band?
Encourage Youngsters on the Air
25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day
Santa Net Runs Through Christmas Eve
RSGB HF Contest Changes

ICQ Podcast Episode 443 - Multimeters Revisited

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 06:20:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRb, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwelll (M0SGL) and Leslie Butteresfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio News. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episodes feature is Multimeters Revisited.

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- Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years
- Turn Your Android Phone into a Ham Radio with this Open-Source Project
- ISS SSTV Event Celebrates Amateur Radio in Human Spaceflight
- ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
- HAMSCI Receives Grant
- 2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published
- RSGB launches its 2025 Construction Competition
- Special Event Station - AU2JCB

ICQ Podcast Episode 442 - Weekend Projects

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 08:45:00 +0000

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Dream Rig Contest Underway
PRSENTER OPINON : Hurricane Helene has changed my outlook on emergency communications
Tunisian Ham Camp for Youngsters Gets Yasme Grant
AI Presenter Experiment Pulled From Polish Radio Station After One-Week
Boeing-Built Satellite Explodes in Orbit
Hams in Brazil Honor Pioneer of Wireless Telephony
RSGB President honoured with RAYNET-UK award
ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
HAMSCI Receives Grant

ICQ Podcast Episode 441 - UK Ham Fest 2024 Part 2

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 08:38:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is UK Ham Fest 2024 Part 2.

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An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story
WRTC and WRL Announce Partnership to Launch New Live Ham Radio Competition Technology
Balloon to Take Ham Payloads Aloft in South Africa
Hams Respond to 2nd Hurricane in Southern US
Jamboree On The Air EME Event
Volunteer as an RSGB Youth Champion
New ARDC Director of Technology

ICQ Podcast Episode 440 - UK Ham Fest 2024 Part1

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:30:00 +0000

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PRESENTER OPINION : The ARRL elections this year are a sham?
UK, NZ Hams Mark 100 Years of Two-Way Radio Communication
US Lawmakers Wait to Vote on AM Radio Legislation
Hamsci Researcher Reports on Space-Weather Monitoring Tool
Dozens of Radio Stations Were Knocked Off the Air by Helene
Russia and Belarus eligible again for the CQ WW Contest Awards
RSGB Response to Ofcom Consultation concerning the 2.3GHz band
Chasing Cornwallis Challenge Continues
FCC Escalates Enforcement of Pirate Radio in Miami, NYC Metro Area

ICQ Podcast Episode 439 - Amateur Radio Book Review 2024

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 07:28:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Little Amateur Radio Book Review.

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ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band
FT8 - SUPERFOX Cracked
National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety
Canadian Teens Gain Licenses After Ham Radio Coursework
Sri Lankan Girl Guides Find Power in Ham Radio
New ACMA Licensing Fees
UK Paper Amateur Radio Exams to End

ICQ Podcast Episode 438 - Huntsville Hamfest 2024

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 07:33:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Colin Butler M6BOY and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Huntsville Hamfest 2024

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ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members
PRESENTER OPINION : ARRL IT Security Incident
The RSGB is getting ready for National Coding Week
Children's Museum Provides A Spectrum Of Experience
Silent Key Who Made A Difference
Route 66 On The Air 2024
Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood Feature New Transceivers at Ham Fair Japan
Transistor Promises Faster, More Energy-Efficient Operation

ICQ Podcast Episode 437 - The Incredible Story of G2NM

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 06:53:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is The incredible story of G2NM

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Solar Cycle 25 Producing Record High Sunspot Numbers
New York High School Helps License Amateur Radio Operators
Ofcom has Released a New Video on Amateur Radio Licence Revalidation
New Shortwave Transmitter for Radio New Zealand
Arctic Circle Broadcasts to Debut as Longwave Radio
Merchant Navy Day Special Event
ARRL Expands Publications Archive
RSGB Morse Competency tests at National Hamfest

ICQ Podcast Episode 436 - Cyber Security in a Ham Radio World

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 08:31:00 +0000

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Broadcast networks to spread Australian broadcast FM and TV coverage
ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Adds Third Level
Spacex Gives Details Of Spacecraft To De-Orbit ISS
College Ham Club 'found' During Renovation
WRTC Spots To Be Sold To Highest Bidder
Celebrating the Dawn of Mass Global Communication
Spectrum Conference 2024
Churches and Chapels on the Air 2024

ICQ Podcast Episode 435 - Behind the Scenes of Running a Special Event Station

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 06:39:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature a discussion on Behind the Scenes of an Amateur / Ham Radio Special Event Station.

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ARRL on The Weather Channel
Band Use by Canadian Hams: Results from the national RAC Survey 2021
ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy
First M17 Based Radios Begin Shipping
From Hackers to Hams? Sure!
Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage
RSGB Convention Update 2024
International Dog Day Special Event Highlights Need for Rescue Efforts
Telford Hamfest

ICQ Podcast Episode 434 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2024

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 07:22:00 +0000

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Direct to Full syllabus v2.0
YOTA Camp Shack Named In Memory Of Bob Heil, K9EID (Sk)
Spacex Awarded Contract To De-Orbit ISS
NTS Performance Analysis Tool in Development
Hams Intervene In Youth-On-Youth Violence In India
ARRL Logbook of The World Returns to Service
RSGB British Science Week Challenge
MESAT1 Amateur Satellite in Orbit
HamSCI Makes Significant Impact at the NSF's Annual CEDAR Workshop

ICQ Podcast Episode 433 - Beginners Fault Finding

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 07:31:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Beginners Fault Finding.

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ARRL Teachers Institute Kicks Off Summer Cohorts
PRESENTER OPINION - Do Hams Still Listen to Shortwave? They do in Canada!
YLS Ascend Summits To Be "Queens Of The Mountains"
US Military To Improve Tracking Of Hobbyists' Balloons
Would AM Mandate Force Carmakers to Scrap Safety Features?
Meme Appreciation Month is on the Air
GR2HQ Challenge

ICQ Podcast Episode 432 - Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 2

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:25:00 +0000

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ARRL Affiliated Club in MS Donates 3D Printer, Books, to Local Library
In Midst of Cyclone, Man Missing for 4 Years Returns Home
Changes to the Four-year Planning Rule in England
PRESENTER - One-Day Tech Class a Success→
Arrl Gives Its Account Of Recent Network Shutdown
Russia Withdraws From Worldwide Flora & Fauna
Japan Tests Suspension of AM Radio Stations
HAM RADIO 2024 is 28-30 June 2024 in Friedrichshafen
2024 ARRL Field Day - Next Weekend
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Announces Scholarship Recipient

ICQ Podcast Episode 431 - Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 1

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 07:24:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 1.

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Hackers Gain Access to ARRL Headquarters-Based Systems
RSGB Strategic Priorities Update
SDRplay Spectrum Analyser updated to include RSPdx-R2
Antenna Damage Forces WWVB To Operate At Reduced Power
WKHS High Schoolers Receive CRO Certifications
FCC - Public Comment on the effects of the Recent Severe Geomagnetic Storm
Nominations for IARU President and Vice President have been Ratified
2024 ARRL Field Day
80th Anniversary of the Allied Assault on Normandy Special Event

ICQ Podcast Episode 430 - Feedback

Sat, 18 May 2024 23:50:00 +0000

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Historic Solar Storms Produce Worldwide HF Radio Blackouts
ARRL Volunteers Obtain Ham Exemption to Pennsylvania Handsfree Law
Company Announces Bluetooth Connection to Satellite
THE Newest Vehicle for Code has 4-Wheel Drive
ARRL Systems Service Disruption
2024 Amateur Radio Software Award Announced
UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon

ICQ Podcast Episode 429 - Marconi Day Fun

Sun, 05 May 2024 06:26:00 +0000

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MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production
California Radio Club Faces Homelessness
Debate Reopens Over AM Radio's Future In Cars
Hams Prepare for SOS Radio Week
Updated Spectrum Analyser Software for SDRplay RSPs
UK Radio Syllabus v1.6 Published

ICQ Podcast Episode 428 - ICQPodcast Live

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 07:15:00 +0000

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Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park
NASA confirms ISS debris hit Florida home
Programs for Disabled Amateurs marks 57 Years
ESRG March 2024 Key Messages
Hytera Communications Banned from Worldwide Sale of 2-Way Radios
Ham's Efforts Help Shed Light on Solar Eclipse
Ohio NVIS Day 2024
Club Grant Program to Return
Radio Communications Foundation Recruiting New Trustees

ICQ Podcast Episode 427 - Dover Rally with SDRPlay

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 07:50:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Dover Rally with SDRPlay.

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World Amateur Radio Day 2024
International Marconi Day 2024
POTA Begins Park Prefix Updates
FCC Implements Two-Factor Authentication For Registration System
BBC Radio 4 Dropping AM/Medium-Wave in April 2024
Chris Whitmarsh, G0FDZ receives RSGB Lifetime Achievement Award
RSGB AGM – Vote and ask a Question
HamTV Returns to International Space Station
New Training Course Offered by the ARRL Puerto Rico Section

ICQ Podcast Episode 426 - HamSCI Eclipse

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 08:10:00 +0000

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Amateur Radio Stands Ready to Support Eclipse Operations
Discarded "Space Junk" From Iss Falls To Earth Without Incident
At This Library, Check Out Ham Radio As Well As Books
FCC Sets Rules For Cellular-Satellite Coverage
Germany's N-Class License Holders To Get "Dn9" Callsigns
Dayton Hamvention® 2024 Award Winners Announced
International Marconi Day 2024

ICQ Podcast Episode 425 - Getting Ready For Successful Portable Operation

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 08:02:00 +0000

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Bob Heil, K9EID, Silent Key
YLRL Celebrates International Women's Day with Special Event
ARISS Celebrates 40 Years of Hams on the Radio Space
Lunar Lander Still Functions Despite Landing Issues
UK Amateurs Start to Use New Privileges
Brandmeister Adds TETRA Based Network
Applications open for YOTA Czechia
Pop-Up Net Celebrates National Pi Day

ICQ Podcast Episode 424 - Your Ham Questions / Our Amateur Radio Answers

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 09:05:00 +0000

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Amateur radio - More Freedom to Innovate
A Satellite Designed to Inspect Space Junk just Made it to Orbit
Bill S.3690 to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
You Must be Joking - Amateur Radio Gets Downright Silly
California Girl Scouts Get Spaced out
Errata to the 2024 - 2028 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Help with Solar Eclipse Project

ICQ Podcast Episode 423 - Canvey Island Rally 2024

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Canvey Island Rally 2024.

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Alabama Radio Station Owner Reports 200-Foot Tower Stolen
Two Arrested after Theft of Copper from Destroyed Radio Tower
The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting
AMSAT Makes Plea to Keep Greencube in Service
New SOTA Group is Growing for West Malaysian Hams
An Update on the Amateur Radio Licence Exams UK
AO-92 Satellite Reaches end of Life
Raspberry Pi Net each Sunday on EchoLink and AllStarLink
New Challenge for British Science Week

ICQ Podcast Episode 422 - GB0ROC Bunkers on the Air Station

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 07:29:00 +0000

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• Young DXPeditioners Prep for Guyana
• Some ARRL Reversals and Deferred Decisions
• Ham Club Provides Mobile-Radio Donation to Humanitarian Effort
• QRP Self-Spotting Website
• Hams get Credit for Advancing the Information Age
• HAMSCI Workshop to Review Annular Eclipse Findings
• "Underground Radio" has a Different Meaning Inside a Bunker
• RSGB British Science Week Activities
• Amateur Radio Club Donation Helps Mississippi Library
• ARRL Kids Day a Success in Nebraska
• Class Licence Structure Arriving in Australia

ICQ Podcast Episode 421 - New Year Ham Radio Hints and Tips

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 09:24:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is New Year Ham Radio Hints and Tips.

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ICQ Podcast Episode 420 - Ultra Portable HF Antennas

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 08:55:00 +0000

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2024 10 Metre SOTA Challenge
Hams Help Community Radio Station Get Back on Air
Global Response to Signals from Irelands 1st Satellite
Tradition Carries on in Sweden
A DXPedition Before a DXPedition
ARRL Straight Key Night 2024
The History of Two-Way Radios

ICQ Podcast Episode 419 - Quansheng UV-K5 SDR

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:39:00 +0000

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Ofcom Amateur Radio Consultation Statement
WRC-23: Week-3 Update – 23cm and WPT
ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety
HAMSCI Releases First Solar Eclipse Findings
'First light': NASA receives laser-beamed message from 10 million miles away
New Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
Proposal Submitted to ESA for Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload

ICQ Podcast Episode 418 - SpyRadio And Parasets

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 08:41:00 +0000

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Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio
Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73)
POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn in Knox County, TN
Fire Sweeps Through Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Lab
Using Radiowaves To Diagnose Climate Issues
Hams Track Down Medicine in Short Supply for Critically Ill Child
NASA Launches Spot the Station App
YOTA Month 2023 has begun
SDRconnect Preview 2 released

ICQ Podcast Episode 417 - Youtube Channels for Ham Radio

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 07:32:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is YouTube Channels for Ham Radio

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The First Worked All States Certificate Awarded for the 33-Centimeter Band
RSGB Construction Competition
ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions
New Satellite Distance Records
An Easier Way to Report RFI in Germany
FCC Extends Windows for Comments on 60m Proposal
C6AQQ New Providence Island
New SDRplay reseller in Australia

ICQ Podcast Episode 416 - Amateur Radio Someone Else's Problem

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 07:48:00 +0000

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- Club opens arms to the Radio Community for a "build-a-long".
- FCC Eyes New Approach to Wireless Alerts
- FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions
- Northern India State Makes Hams Top Priority
- End of Teletext Service in Ireland
- Saved by 2 Metres
- RFI from above is Anything but Heavenly Interference
- Broadcast Celebrates 80 Years for UK Shortwave Site
- D.A.R.C. Celebrates 100 years of Broadcast Radio in Germany with a Transmission on Medium Wave and other Activities.
- RCF funds amateur radio exams for young people
- UK Amateur Radio Exam shutdown over festive season
- Announcing the D-STAR QSO Party 2023

ICQ Podcast Episode 415 - The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 07:40:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B

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Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)is on 20-22 October 2023
Presenter Opinion : Updating the Amateur's Code
Web-based Antenna Designer and Calculator
ARRL Urges Comments to FCC on 60-Meter Band
ARRL Launches The NTS Letter
A book for all About POTA (Parks on the Air)
Using Amateur Radio to Play Chess
GigaParts Expands Facilities

ICQ Podcast Episode 414 - Simple Test Gear You Can Build

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 07:59:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Simple Test Gear You Can Build,

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RSGB Director's SOTA challenge
YL in Philippines is net controller, Aged 10!
Hams Enjoy a "SOTA ECLIPSE"
Radio Event in Serbian Parks Honours Pioneering Activator - SK
The YL CW Net is Back
Cambridge Amateur Radio Club repeater VE3SWR went QRT
HEMA Award Scheme Updates
YOTA Month 2023

ICQ Podcast Episode 413 - Portable Radio Ops Antennas (SOTA/POTA/Hiking)

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 07:26:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is SOTA, POTA and Hiking Portable Antennas.

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YOTA Month 2023
Yes, Learning About Radio Does Matter
World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service
US Military Explores Wideband Above 100 GHZ
US Government Blocks Salvage of Titanic's Wireless
WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group
2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness

ICQ Podcast Episode 412 - More Workshop Tips

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 07:47:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is More Workshop Tips.

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Polish Railways Fall Victim to Cheap Radio Attack
Programme Marks 56 Years of Helping Hams with Disabilities
Retailer Radio Shack Making US Comeback
Park Activation Marks Anniversary of Deadly Bombing
Parachute Mobile Ham Sets QSO Record
UK Radio Fans Launch Petition to Save BBCs Longwave Service
A Satellite Deployed a Drag Sail and Removed Itself from Orbit Five Years Early
Switching off 3G and 2G networks: advice for IoT and third-party device suppliers - Ofcom
RSGB Convention Draft Programme Released
Radio Connects US Missile Silos for First Time Since 1960s

ICQ Podcast Episode 411 - History of British Inland and Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA)

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 07:11:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is History of British Inland and Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA).

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Tropical Storm Hilary: Amateur Radio Activates
SDRconnect Preview is available to download
Arecibo Observatory Officially Shuts Down
HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Parties
Liquid Metal Battery to Flow into the Commercial Market
IARU Region 1 General Conference
RSGB Board Director Co-option

ICQ Podcast Episode 410 - Types of Coax Connectors

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 08:24:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Types of Coax Connectors.

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Satellite Returns via Guided Re-Entry
Pakistan Launches DRM Radio with Transmitter Project
ARRL and NASA Team Up to Help Teachers
Landmark PACT for African Amateur Radio Response
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
GB2RS in Morse code
When QRP is a Big Deal
Successful Orbit for CubeSATS Built in the Philippines
ARRL Files Comments Against "Seriously Flawed" HF Rules Petition

ICQ Podcast Episode 409 - Your Ideas and Comments

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 07:27:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Your Ideas and Comments.

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Students Achieve Radio Surfer Awards
Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains
URE Seeks Community Assistance with URESAT-1
Presenter Opinion : CHOTA 2023
FCC Recruiting Field Agents
ARRL Membership Dues Increases from 2024
BiWota - British Inland Waterways on the Air 2023

ICQ Podcast Episode 408 - Expanding your Ham Radio Activity HamRadio 2023

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 07:16:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is our second half of our Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up.

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WRTC 2026 Announced – ICQPodcast Joins as Official Media Partner
Student journalist makes video of GB23C SSES
Michigan Hams Exempt from "distracted driving" Law
Hams Honour Retired Search and Rescue Planes
Study: Commercial Satellite Constellations EMIT RFI
New N Class licence for Germany - Entry Level Licence to come in in July 2024
Commercial Interests Petition FCC for High Power Allocation on Shortwave Spectrum
Team of Ukraine Takes Top Spot in WRTC Competition
HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science Events

ICQ Podcast Episode 407 - Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 06:47:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. This episode's feature is Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up including Elecraft, ICOM, ACOM, QRP-Labs, Arriona, ELAD SDR and IARU.

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UK Amateur Radio Licence Proposed Changes. ICQPodcast Discusses with RSGB post Ofcom Announcement.
Report sheds some light on Icom's amateur radio strategy
Satellite Enthusiasts Encouraged to Take the 'LEDSAT' Challenge
Edison Research: Motorists Still Love Radio
RadioGPT to Be Used at Univ. of Fla. Media Lab

ICQ Podcast Episode 406 - UK Amateur Radio Licence Proposed Changes

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 04:37:00 +0000

In this episode, we discuss the recently released proposed changes to the UK Amateur Radio Licence with RSGB Chairman John McCullagh GI4BWM, President Stewart Bryant G3YSX and General Manager Steve Thomas M1ACB.

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ICQ Podcast Episode 405 - CW Innovations

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 06:24:00 +0000

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- Distance Learning for Full Licence Exam
- Young Dxpeditioners Plan for Guyana Trip
- WRTC To Go Forward in Italy Despite Floods
- CW OP Who Copied Titanic Signal Fan Page
- Take Your Own Photos From Space?
- King Hussein UK Radio Shack Donated to RSGB
- 2023 ARRL Field Day

ICQ Podcast Episode 404 - Intro to Spectrum Analyzers

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 06:33:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Intro to Spectrum Analyzers.

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New SO-50 Distance Record
NCDXF to offer $100k for solutions to deliberate QRM
Cars Would be Required to Keep AM Radio under a new Bipartisan Bill
ACMA Licencing Update
Hamfest India
Museum Ships On-the-Air Weekend
AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager Retires

ICQ Podcast Episode 403 - KISS Technology

Sun, 21 May 2023 07:30:00 +0000

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Congresswoman Lesko Reintroduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
Get Ready for Another ARRL Dues Increase
Indian Amateurs Reunite Family after nearly 10 years
ARRL Offers Assistance to Hams for RF Compliance
RSGB supports International Women in Engineering Day
Celebrating the Power of QRP
ICQ Podcast Digital Group Granted GB23C
RSGB team announced for YOTA Hungary
ID-50E Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Handheld Radio

ICQ Podcast Episode 402- Rockall Dxpedition (MM0UKI)

Sun, 07 May 2023 06:57:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news, Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is MM0UKI Rockall Dxpedition.

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Artemis 2 Astronauts Flying to the Moon Could Phone Home with Ham Radio
High-Altitude Balloon Launch
Online Ham Bootcamp - 13th May 2023
ARRL Support FCC Proposes Changes to 60-Metre Band
UK Coronation Call Signs
Air Travel Chaos Looms as US Leeps 5G Altimeter Refit Deadline
Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
SSTV Transmissions from ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY

ICQ Podcast Episode 401- MFJ8504 Review and Understanding HF Controls

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:21:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is MFJ8504 Review and Understanding HF Controls.

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Ria Jairam, N2RJ, joins ARDC Board
Your MultiMeter Might be Lying to You
Vacuum Tube-Making on the Comeback in the US
FCC Takes a Deeper Dive into Satellites
Electrocuted While Helping Another Amateur
Three Hams Chosen for Artemis Moon Mission
RSGB Coronation Activities
National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting Open during 2023 Dayton Hamvention

ICQ Podcast Episode 400- Show 400 Celebration

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 07:14:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Our Recollections of 400 Shows.

We would like to thank ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, Neil Connor (M6CUE), Malcolm Heath (KS0T), Ed Efchak (WX2R), one-off donors Michael Rosenberg (N9YB), Gary Bridges (WA0VMV) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

New Australian Ham Licences Delayed
ISS Time Traveller
Broadcaster Shuts Longwave Radio Transmitter in Iceland
American Clubs Grow with Collaboration
Ofcom Plan of Work

ICQ Podcast Episode 399 - Hamzilla 2023

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 07:49:00 +0000

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Echo of BBC's first broadcast in Scotland 100 years ago is heard from centenary event at Pacific Quay
Steubenville-Weirton Amateur Radio Club Donates Books to Library System
Is there a Better Way to Safeguard Vital Repeaters?
In the Car, Podcasts and Online Audio Continue to Grow
FreeDV Aims to Bring Open-Source HF Digital Voice Into the Mainstream
Astronauts from UAE Taking on Space Education
Getting Serious About Sat-Phone Service
Essex Ham Annual Survey
Connecticut Governor Proclaims Amateur Radio Recognition Week

ICQ Podcast Episode 398 - Recruiting into Ham Radio

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 09:16:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Recruiting into Ham Radio.

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CB Radio vs. 10 Meter Radio: Which is better?

Amateur Radio Digital Library is a Treasure Trove

Auto Industry Non-Committal to Keeping AM in New Cars

Hackers Disrupt Russian Radio

NASA Help Wanted: Ham Radio Operators Please Apply

Beware of Radio Selling Scammers

New Satellite Distance Records

ICQ Podcast Episode 397 - 23cm Antenna Review

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 08:59:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is 23cm Antenna review and ISP Trouble.

Spy Radio Stations that Still Broadcast Today
An Expansion on Solar Cycle Prediction
Another 100 year old Radio Club
PRESENTER OPINION: There Are Almost as Many GMRS Licenses as Techs…
Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF
Fluke Multimeter Safety Issue
2022 Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award Recipient Selected
New RSGB Youth Champion Appointed

ICQ Podcast Episode 396 - Thoughts from Canvey Island Rally

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:47:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Thoughts and Reviews from the Caney Island Rally

44Net Assessment Survey Results are In!
The Voice of ChatGPT is Now on the Air
People across North Central Florida learn to use ham radios for communication
British Science Week
Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!
World Radio Day 2023: Radio and Peace
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contacts two US Schools

ICQ Podcast Episode 395 - Workshop Experiments

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 08:41:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Workshop Experiments.

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Internal Heating Element Makes These PCBS Self-Soldering
Amateur Satellite FalconSAT-3 Nears Reentry
DX-Unlimited, Arnie Coro, CO2KK — SK
Grid Hunters who Use Satellites Risk Losing an Important Resource
Natural Phenomenon Affects Radio Waves and Helps Science
Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club to Celebrate 100 Years
Mobile App Available to Navigate 2023 Orlando HamCation
RSGB Coronation Celebration Confirmed

ICQ Podcast Episode 394 - Working with SMD's

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 08:58:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Working with SMD's.

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Mysterious Antennas Are Appearing in Utah's Hills and Officials Are Stumped
India Joins Beaches On The Air
Amateur Radio Operations at the US Military Academies
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Changes to the Amateur Radio
Goodbye Bluetooth?
M0RWX Activates All G Summits in One Year
Hamzilla 2023
QSOToday Expo March 2023

ICQ Podcast Episode 393 - Radio Tips to Start 2023

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:41:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Radio Tips to Start 2023.

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70MHz, 4 m band released in Switzerland
German Hams - Temporary Band Access Extended
An Award for Hams who Help Others Reach DXCC
Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
Yaesu Discontinue Models
Who says CW ops don't have a sense of humour?→
Malta Operation 2023
Coronation of King Charles III
UK Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam Bookings Open
ARRL Straight Key Night 2023

ICQ Podcast Episode 392 - Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 09:13:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie.

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New General Question Pool Released for Ham Radio Licensing
Radio Amateur Earns PhD in Electrical Engineering
Museum of Information Explosion
New Record Set on Lowest Ham Band in Australia
Future of the BBC as Presented by Director-General Tim Davie
Santa is On the Air Via Ham Radio
John Hislop (G7OHO) joins RSGB's Examinations and Syllabus Review Group
CAMSAT XW-4 (CAS-10) Satellite To Be Deployed

ICQ Podcast Episode 391 - Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 08:25:00 +0000

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Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL/DJ2LR/DL1R, to Be Inducted to the Indian National Academy of Engineering
YOTA Month
Big Promise from Ultra-Tiny Battery
Santa HF Net is Coming to Town
Filmmaker makes a Documentary - Documentary makes a Future Ham
146/147MHz NoV Extension
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Special Event Stations
How to Set Up a High Frequency (HF) Radio Station

ICQ Podcast Episode 390 - Restarting HamFests

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:55:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's, feature is Restarting Hamfests.

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Reaching Youth Through Amateur Radio in the Classroom
Beware of Counterfeit Icom Products
Germany's Proposed New "N" Class Entry-Level Licence
RSGB Construction Competition
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Heads to YouTube
RSGB ESC Publishes Annual Report

ICQ Podcast Episode 389 - UK Hamfest Part 2

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 09:17:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Part two of our Hamfest Round-up

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Amateur Radio Club Members Assist Law Enforcement
RSGB Construction Competition
Ham Radio's News Information Channels Shrink By Two
Got a Problem? Ask a Ham!
If China declares war, These Ham Radio Enthusiasts Could be Crucial
RSGB AGM 2023
RSGB Morse Test Coordinator Appointed
FoxTelem Version 1.12 Released

ICQ Podcast Episode 388 - News from the Hamfest

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 07:24:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature News from the Hamfest.

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San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years
Meters or MHz?
December YOTA Month
Tech Exam Cheat Sheet
Call for Instructors
Ham Radio Auction Supports ARRL Programs Underway
ICOM Withdraw Android Apps

ICQ Podcast Episode 387 - Three Mini Ham Hardware Reviews

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 06:36:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Three mini-reviews.

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New '5-Year Rule' for Deorbiting Satellites to Address Growing Risk of Orbital Debris
University Students Learn about Amateur Radio Satellites
16 New Radio Amateurs in Cyprus
Radio Science 2.0: Ham Radio Activities for Kids in Romania
ITU Elects Ham from US as New Secretary General
Swiss Ban on the Sale of Anytone Transceiver (HT)
December YOTA Month
AMSAT-UK Colloquium Talks to be Live-Streamed
RSGB 2022 Convention Livestream

ICQ Podcast Episode 386 - Tips from the Shack

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:07:01 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin M1MRB, Frank Howell (K4FMH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Tips from the Shack.

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- Amateur Radio Helps Disabled Sailboat to Port

- Radio Amateurs are not Afraid of a Blackout

- The Largest Commercial Communications Array ever has just Launched

- 104-year-old Radio Ham is on the Air

- First 40 MHz SSB contact between UK and South Africa

- 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting

- Videos from Digital Communications Conference 2022

- Latest Version of RSGB EMF Calculator

ICQ Podcast Episode 385 - Is 10 Watts Enough?

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 08:11:24 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature Is 10 Watts Enough?

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PRESENTER OPINION : How Healthy is your Club?
New Zealand acts over Importation of Handheld Transceivers
Special 9/11 Call Sign
Regulations change Challenges Amateurs in Cambodia
The Ultimate in SOTA/POTA/Portable All in One event
New Advocate for Slow CW
American Clubs Collaborate
New Entry-Level Licence Class 'N' on its Way
More African Countries Arrive on 60 m

ICQ Podcast Episode 384 - FT8 as a Messaging Network?

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 07:36:37 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank (K4FMH), Chris (M0TCH) and Martin (M0SGL) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature FT8 as a Messaging Network.

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Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station
Hams Radio Operators Support American Red Cross in Kentucky Flood Response
13-year-old Restoring Old Soviet Tech in Georgia
Bicycle Mobile Competition at Ham Radio Event
ARUMS newsletter - Over The Horizon Radars
New Radio - Icom IC-905
New Radio - Yaesu FT-710
United States Special Event
Free Windows RF Calculator - WinRFCalc
GB3HA Back on Air in Northumberland

ICQ Podcast Episode 383 - International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend 2022

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:01:34 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Edmund Spicer M0MNG previews International Lighthouse and Lightships Weekend 2022.

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ARISS contact with Summer Camp students at Kopernik Observatory and Science Center, Vestal, New York, USA

A Radio Relic
Two New Amateur Radio Bands for Canadian Hams
Hams on SOTA Event Help Prevent Major Forest Fire
Angola DXpedition Promises People the moon
Failure in Launching Indian Schoolgirls' Ham Satellite
NRAO Program to Educate Emerging Generation of Scientists using Amateur Radio
QSO Expo Returns for Autumn 2022 Show
Remembrance Day Contest
AP75PAK Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Pakistan

ICQ Podcast Episode 382 - SOTA Mountain Adventure

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 08:21:23 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB)is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature SOTA Mountain Adventure.

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UK Direct to Full Examination Syllabus
Traffic Messages in APRS Map Service
National ARRL Program for School Teachers
144/430 MHz bands to be used for PMR during 2024 Olympics
Radio Hams to Operate from Hot Air Balloon
Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest
Commonwealth Games 2022 Amateur Radio Station on the Air
Lack of Danish Ham Radio Training

ICQ Podcast Episode 381 - Friedrichshafen 2022 Interviews Part 2

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 06:43:46 +0000

Indonesia Prepares to Launch its First Amateur Radio Satellite
EMF – Resources for Tutors and Clubs
Proposed New Ham Radio Regulations in Slovakia
Unknown Intruder in 21 MHz Band
Youth Mentorship Program Launched by Radio Club of America
British Inland Waterways on the Air 2022

ICQ Podcast Episode 380 - Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 1

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 06:37:57 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 1.

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Portugal Takes Action Against Illegal Communications Equipment
Successful Morse Code Day in Open Air Museum Arnhem
GNU Radio Aims to Improve Accessibility and Usability
Ham Radio to the Rescue
Irish Language Net
Switzerland: New Repeater List Available
Thirteen Colonies Special Event Runs Through 8th July 2022
RSGB Regional Vacancies

ICQ Podcast Episode 379 - HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen 2022 Preview

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:35:08 +0000

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Young Person's Morse Tutor Kit Building Event
AMSAT announces Youth Initiative at Hamvention
The Mainstreaming of Morse Code
New Insights from Retooled Disaster Drill
Two Brits Arrested in Albania as Police Accuse them of Spying after Seizing Radio Gear
Military Use of 50 MHz Frequencies
Alamogordo Hamfest 2022
Distance Learning for Full Amateur Radio Licence Exam
Radio Ham Becomes Archbishop

ICQ Podcast Episode 378 - Gateways On The Air 2022

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 06:33:00 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Gateways On The Air 2022.

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"Q" RSL to Celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
SOTA on BBC Countryfile
23cm Band and Sat-Nav Coexistence: ITU-R WP4C Studies
The Undead Spacecraft
Essex Radio Amateur in Queen's Birthday Honours List
GB70U: From Guernsey to Space – and Back Again
Boston Amateur Radio Club Field Day 2022

ICQ Podcast Episode 377 - On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution?

Sun, 22 May 2022 06:52:23 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank Howell K4FMH, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution?

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Two Students Aged 10 and 11 Get Ham Radio Licenses
Radio Hams to Show off Skills During Field Day Event
6177km (3838 mi) QSO in FM 10 Metres Frequency 29.600 MHz
Wireless Power Transmission Using 10 GHz
England Queen's Platinum Jubilee Special Event
Founders' Trophy Award
Heil Ham Radio Rebrand
RSGB Commonwealth Games Activities

ICQ Podcast Episode 376 - Buying Handy Talkies - New or Secondhand

Sun, 08 May 2022 07:23:12 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Handy Talkies, New or Secondhand.

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ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program
40 MHz - Belgium Regulator Considering New Band
German Radio Hams Celebrate Morse Code Day
Female Students to visit DARC Amateur Radio Center
Radio Hams to Commemorate Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic Flight
New Zealand 60m Sub License Continued by Regulator
Mobile App Available to Navigate 2022 Dayton Hamvention

ICQ Podcast Episode 375 - The Fed Files

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 07:18:34 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature The Fed Files

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Youth Preparedness Award for Clovis High School Students
Solo voyager Horie, 83, Passes Hawaii 3 weeks into Pacific trip
Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman
Pubs and Clubs On The Air (PACOTA) 2022
FCC Issues Processing Licence Applications and Exam Session Files
Antarctic Ham Radio Station Active for Children's Day 5 May 2022
1943.3 miles QSO in FM 10 Metres Frequency 29.600 MHz

ICQ Podcast Episode 374 - Ham Radio Bootsale and Podcasters Quiz

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:13:32 +0000

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Dave Ritter, ND4MR, Receives ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award
Amateur Radio Led to a Teenager Embarking on an Electronics Career
SOTA's 20th Anniversary
G6WBS - SOTA Mountain Goat
PRESENTER OPINION : Elvis Left the Building…in 2015
Youngsters on the Air contest results
Dan Lloyd to Lead Ofcom's Work Managing the UK's Airwaves
New FCC Application Fee will not Apply to Amateur Radio License Upgrades

ICQ Podcast Episode 373 - Hamzilla 2022

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 07:16:15 +0000

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Hamzilla 2022

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ARRL Teachers Institute to Offer Four Sessions this Summer
Russia and Belarus Suspended from CEPT membership
Australian Radio Hams Help out after Floods
AMSAT Receives a Grant From ARDC
RSGB National Radio Centre re-opens
International HEMA Day
RSGB Announce Resignation of Board Director

ICQ Podcast Episode 372 - Amateur Radio Resources

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 08:36:26 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Amateur Radio Resources.

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Ukraine Maintains Ham Radio Silence in State of Emergency
Online Training for Ham Radio Exam in Spain
Amateur Radio, ISS and STEM
Successful QO-100 Ham Radio Emergency Communications Exercise
FCC to Consider Radio Receiver NOI in April
Workshop for Amateur Radio Operators Working to Advance Science
St Patrick's Day Award 2020
World's Oldest Radio Amateur

ICQ Podcast Episode 371 - Improving your SSB Contact Ratio

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:00:37 +0000

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Enthusiast's Radio Collection in the Press
New Postage Stamps Feature Amateur Radio in Greece
Amateur Radio - A Life-Long Technical Hobby
Avro Lancaster 80th Anniversary of the 1st operational sortie
Amateur Radio in Ukraine
Amateur Radio Emergency Communication may be hit by New Fees
Frederike DH9FD - Germany's Youngest Class A radio amateur

ICQ Podcast Episode 370 - HamPi

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 07:57:19 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes WC3B and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature HamPi. We would like to thank Daryll McCathery (VK6DMC ), Mr D Renton, Appledore and District Radio Club and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

Rye Man Convicted for Making Racial Remarks over Amateur Radio Networks
Foundation Online Training Course Statistics
Parks on the Air Radio Ham in the Press
FreeDV Activity Day
Pilots Fault Electronics "Spoofing" of GPS Signals
Platinum Jubilee NoV Now Available
Beijing Winter Olympics Special Event Station BY1CRA/WO22 is Active
ARRL Announces New World Wide Digital Contest
GB100 2MT marking the Centenary of British Broadcasting
Inventor of APRS, Bob Bruninga W4APR is SK

ICQ Podcast Episode 369 - Amateur TV and the British Amateur TV Club

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 08:00:48 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is a discussion with Dave CRUMP G8GKQ about Amateur TV and the BATC.

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Two Radio Amateurs Appointed to the FCC Technological Advisory Council
US Airlines Warn of Impending 5G Flight Disruption
ARES Activates as Fire Destroys 1,000 Colorado Homes
German North Pole DXpedition
Researchers Build World's Smallest Antenna Using DNA
Online Classes Help Boost Ham Radio in India
RSGB Release Board Proceedings
Advisory Board Aims to Encourage Youth into Ham Radio

ICQ Podcast Episode 368 - Philip McBride (VA3QR) New RAC President

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 07:46:14 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Bares (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is a discussion with Phil McBride VA3QR, new President of Radio Amateurs of Canada.

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FAA Update to 5G and FAA
ARRL Surveying Field Day Participants
New EMC Rules for Electronic Devices to Benefit Radio Hams
Physics Professor Awarded NSF Grant for Workshop
Comreg Amateur Radio License Negotiations
RSGB Construction Competition
ARRL Foundation to Create club grants program
Spanish Radio Amateurs can Continue using 2.4 GHz

ICQ Podcast Episode 367 - Ham Radio Tips and Tricks 2022

Sun, 02 Jan 2022 07:35:39 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Ham Radio Tips and Tricks 2022.

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Georgia Club Donates License Manuals to Local Schools
Norway is Trying to Track Down 2-Meter Intruders
Amateur Radio Club Bands Together During Pandemic
Boeing and Airbus Warn US over 5G Safety Concerns
Finland's Radio Hams Send Gift to Icelandic Amateur Radio Operators
World RadioSport Team Championship Rescheduled
Special Event Call Sign OZ50Q
75th Anniversary of the Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union UBA

ICQ Podcast Episode 366 - Seasonal Radio Fun

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 08:11:00 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Frank Howell (K4FMH) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Seasonal Radio Fun.

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Storm Arwen - Why Power Cuts Left People Unable to Phone for Help
World's Smallest Moon Lander will Put Ham Radio Transmitter on the Moon
Senator Blumenthal Supports Amateur Radio at Senate Confirmation Hearing
60th Anniversary of Launch of First Ham Radio Satellite
RSGB National Radio Centre to Close Temporarily
First GI-QRP Convention
Monaco Special Event

ICQ Podcast Episode 365 - The Right Tool for the Job

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 09:18:09 +0000

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Martin Butler M1MRB and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature The right tool for the Job.

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Using an Arduino to Upgrade a 1970s Ham Radio
New Law Hits AIS Beacons
10-year-old Radio Ham Launches his 3rd High-Altitude APRS Balloon
US Virgin Island Amateur Radio Group Bolsters Repeater Infrastructure
Indonesian Radio hams sign MoU with Defense University
Norway Introduce Programs to get Kids into Ham Radio
Spain Seeks to Attract Youngsters to Amateur Radio
New Web-Based RSGB EMF Calculator
Ofcom Consultation on Protecting 23.6-24 GHz
The Next ICQ Digital Talk Group Met-up

ICQ Podcast Episode 364 - Tackling RFI and IARU Conference Feedback

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:00:34 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature we catch up with the RSGB, covering topics including Tackling RFI, IARU Region 1 Conference, training and a second year of virtual conferencing.

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Volunteers Needed to Investigate Interference Problems
October 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
Calling All Payphone Users - Thousands of Call Boxes Set for Protection
Alike, but Not Alike: Broadcast vs Ham Radio
Ireland and India Join Parks on the Air
The CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW
Digital Radio Operating Manual
Hamzilla Radio Rally On!!!

ICQ Podcast Episode 363 - The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 08:59:21 +0000

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- VP0 New Prefix
- Laboratory Test Model of 'Sputnik 1 EMC/EMI', 1957
- You can now order Pizza with Morse Code
- ARRL Clean Signal Initiative on the Horizon
- Broadcaster in Ham Radio 40m Band
- High School Students Learn how to use Ham Radio
- Denmark's 40 MHz Beacon is Back on the Air
- New UK Mock Exam Papers Available
- Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Special Event

ICQ Podcast Episode 363 - The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 08:59:02 +0000

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ICQ Podcast Episode 362 - ARDC supporting Amateur Radio

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 07:47:52 +0000

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- Technician License Training Course Added to ARRL's YouTube Channel
-WSJT-X version 2.5.1 released
- Licence Fees for 412 MHz Spectrum
- BBC TV Archive Clip of 1949 Ham Radio Contact
- What's a Long Length of LAN cable? A transmitter, of Course
- No Ham Radio for Golden Globe Race 2022
- Oregon Student Satellite Expected to Launch Early Next Year

ICQ Podcast Episode 361 - High Power Battery Box

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 06:03:07 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature High Power Battery Box.

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Radio France International Splatter "Untenable"
Amazon Experimenting with Amateur Radio?
UK Foundation Exam Practical Assessments
Amateur Radio Volunteers Assist in Major US Cycling Event
Exercise Blue Ham
RSGB New Exam Online Booking System Available
FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021 Result

ICQ Podcast Episode 360 - New Open GD77 Firmware review

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 07:55:12 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode, we feature New Open GD77 Firmware review by Ed Durrant (DD5LP).

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- JOTA-JOTI Looking for Helpers
- Satellite Light Pollution
- California Club Assists Animal Rescue Group with Communication Support
- IRTS Release Results of Amateur Radio Survey
- RSGB Release Membership Totals
- Radio Spectrum Guide for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Proposal to Ban all 300-2000 MHz Transmissions in SZM

ICQ Podcast Episode 359 - Teaching Ham Radio Classes

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 07:27:53 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Teaching Ham Radio Classes.

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Radio Amateur Told to Remove His Antenna
ARRL Board Establishes Program to Cover Initial FCC License Fee for Young Applicants
Amateur Radio Fees Reduce
Study Shows Contesters are Aging
Japanese Amateur Reaches Stricken Boat
RSGB Remote Invigilation Figures Soar

ICQ Podcast Episode 358 - Grand Field Day

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 07:29:58 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Grand Field Day.

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Woman Says Ham's RF Interferes with Her Insulin Pump
Ham Saves Long-Distance Radio Friend (by accident)
Contacts over 5,000 km in 144 MHz Opening
FCC Application Fees Unlikely to go into Effect Until 2022
Sailing Vessel with Ham Radio History Marks 100 years
Vanderbilt's Silent CubeSat Awakens 6 months after Launch
Bonaire Amateur Radio Club Established

ICQ Podcast Episode 357 - Questions, Answers and Tips

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 07:22:27 +0000

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Martin Butler (M1MRB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode, we feature Questions, Answers and Tips.

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Ofcom Inquiry About PMR 446 Prosecutions
Hyderabad Hams Develop Low Cost Transverter for QO-100 Satellite
ARRL Make Online RF Exposure Calculator Available
Revised Prediction for Solarcycle 25
Radio Frequency Interference from Water
UK Broadband Rollout Trial to Target Hard-to-Reach Homes Through Water Pipes
Steel Schooner Gedania SP2J/mm Operation
RSGB 2021 Online Convention
EI2WRC to Activate Hook Lighthouse for ILLW

ICQ Podcast Episode 356 - QSO Today Summer Expo

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:50:16 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature QSO Today Summer Expo

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FCC Investigating Alleged "Jamming" on 40 Meters
What Happens to British Ships When Satellites Don't Work?
Repeater Troublemaker Caught Red-Handed!
Free Online Examination Study Tool
USA Active 40 MHz Experimental Station
Brazilian Radio Hams Discuss Online Exams with Regulator

ICQ Podcast Episode 355 - Portable Operations Challenge 2021

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 06:29:11 +0000

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Swiss Radio Amateurs Face Fee to use QO-100
Janet K0JE and Janice K0JA - Ham Radio Twins
FCC Reaffirms Fine for Marketing Non-Compliant RF Equipment
Ham Radio Helping Lifelong Hobbyists Stay Mentally Fit in Old Age
Presentation Tracks announced for QSO Expo
RSGB Publishes Amateur Radio Survey Summary
Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) Community Meeting

ICQ Podcast Episode 354 - 8 Watt Handie Talkie

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 07:21:03 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Ed Durrant (DD5LP) and Frank Howell (K4FMH) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature - 8 Watt Handie Talkie.

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FCC Seeks Comments in Proceeding Involving 70 and 5 Centimetres
Australian 2X1 Call Signs
New Version of WSJT-X July 2021
'Woodpecker' is Now a Cultural Heritage Site
820,000 Norweigan Kroner to Support Ham Radio Emergency Comms
JARL Reports First Membership Increase for 27 years
France: New Online Directory of Radio Amateurs
New Zealand Frequency Allocation Table

ICQ Podcast Episode 353 - Parks on the Air and Xiegu G90 SDR Transceiver Review

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 07:14:00 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Parks on the Air by Bill Barnes (WC3B) and XIEGU G90 SDR Transceiver Review by Ed Durrant (DD5LP).

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Fly Me to the Moon
WIA Seeks Review of Amateur Radio Exam System
International Space Station to be in Cross-Band Repeater Mode for Field Day
Aluminium-Ion Battery Development
IARU Workshop Future of Amateur Radio - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
RSGB EMF Update June 2021
FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021, Parallel Regional or Local Group Competitions

ICQ Podcast Episode 352 - Hubs, Clubs and Virtual Meetings USA Style and Gateways On The Air Event

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 07:48:00 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature have a double feature Hubs, Clubs and Virtual Meetings USA Style and Gateways On The Air Event

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Publicize your Field Day with these ARRL resources
SRAL Hold Webinar for Young People
Action Against Solar Panel Optimizer Causing Radio Interference
Netherlands Use of Ham Radio Handheld Microphone While Mobile
HamSCI Science Experiment
Covid-19 Special Event - TM57COV
Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan join IARU

ICQ Podcast Episode 351 - New RSGB President discusses IARU/RSGB Survey

Sun, 23 May 2021 07:19:04 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature we discuss the RSGB Survey with the New RSGB President.

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- CANWARN Online Training 2021
- Amateur radio on BBC Essex Breakfast Show
- IRTS AGM Rejects New Licence Level Proposal
- Congress Seeks to Designate National Amateur Radio Operators Day
- Amateur Radio Software Award Goes to KN4CRD for JS8CALL
- M0IBG Inducted into CQ Hall of Fame
- RSGB National Radio Centre to reopen
- Final Details on EMF from Ofcom

ICQ Podcast Episode 350 - Does Ham Radio Need to Rebrand?

Sun, 09 May 2021 07:48:31 +0000

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- More Ham Radio Spectrum in 3-12 MHz Needed
- Recognition for Young Operators in Ham Radio Contests
- RSGB's Amateur Radio Survey
- Online Amateur Radio Training in Germany
- Elderly Couple uses Military Morse Code Training to Escape Tennessee Assisted Living Facility
- Brazil's Radio Hams Campaign for Tax Exemption
- Gothenburg Celebrates 400 Years with Special Callsign SE400G
- Full Licence Amateur Radio Mock Exam Papers Updated

ICQ Podcast Episode 349 - The Not So Simple Dipole

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 07:46:45 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode we feature The not so simple Dipole

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Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on 3rd May 2021
New 122GHz DX Record
Amateur Radio has a New Census
Radio Amateur Helps Rescuers to Locate Lost Hiker
YOTA Summer Camp Croatia Postponed to 2022
GB5UTA Active in June for U3A Event
60 Metres in New Zealand

ICQ Podcast Episode 348 - Kit Building Tips - Joe Eisenberg K0NEB

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:20:15 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Ed Durrant (DD5LP) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode, we feature Kit Building Tips - Joe Eisenberg K0NEB

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- NCVEC Question Pool Committee Seeks Input for an Updated Technician Question Pool
- HEMA has come to South Germany
- Cyprus Radio Hams Remove Discriminatory Language
- Radio Frequency Interference from USB 3.0
- Friendship on the Air Award
- RSGB Patron - His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- New National Shortwave Listeners Club
- Kanga Kits Closes Down - Business Up for Sale

ICQ Podcast Episode 347 - RSGB Q1 Review and Radio Scouting

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:07:42 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, Matthew Nassau M0NJX and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode we have a double feature RSGB Quarter 1 Update and Scouting Radio.

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- Ofcom Released Age of Radio Amateurs Data
- Modified French Amateur Radio Callsign for Great Britain Nationals
- Cooperative Effort to Resolve Potential 70-Centimetre Interference Issue
- New RSGB EMF Calculator Available
- 4M IRTS News in the East Leinster region
- Resuming UK Examinations in Clubs
- Ham Radio Friedrichshafen Physical Event Cancelled

ICQ Podcast Episode 346 - John Amodeo - Last Man Standing

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 07:40:29 +0000

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Bitcoin Transfer via Ham Radio
Costa Rica and its great VHF National Channel
Speedily Respond to Report of Interference to Licence-Exempt Devices
RTÉ to Cease Radio Transmission on DAB Network
French Ham Radio Exam Changes
Help for CW Beginners
RaDAR Challenge 2021
Belgium to Resume Ham Radio Exams
RSGB Announce Record Foundation Exam Passes

ICQ Podcast Episode 345 - Progressive Changes at ARRL

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:09:12 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features is in an interview with ARRL David Minster NA2AA, and the President, Rick Roderick K5UR as they discuss changes for the ARRL with Frank Howell K4FMH.

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- Concord Student Wins Congressional App Challenge
- ARRL Reject Additional VEC's
- ARRL to consider covering young members license fee
- German Radio Hams Tackling RF Noise Pollution
- UK Amateur Radio Operator Celebrates 100th Birthday
- The Royal Australian Air Force - 100 Year Centenary. VK100AF & VI100AF
- Light Up 2 Meters Night, an FM Simplex Event
- ARRL CEO David Minster (NA2AA) to keynote QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

ICQ Podcast Episode 344 - Joy of VHF and Above

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 07:56:13 +0000

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- Amateur Radio on Hackaday
- French Military Seeks Radio Receivers / Jammers
- A New Version of WSJT-X is Now Available
- Beware of Fake SDRplay Devices
- Using Powerline Noise to Map Sporadic E
- Extension to Field Day Rule Waivers from 2020, Add Class D and E Power Limit
- RSGB's 'Get on the Air to Care' Construction Competition Winners
- Additional Free UK Ham Radio Foundation Online Course Planned

ICQ Podcast Episode 343 - QSO Today Expo

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:28:15 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features is the QSO Show Expo.

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- FCC - Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes
- 3,500 German Radio Interference Complaints in 2020
- JARL Wants to Increase Youngsters Amateur Radio Experience Opportunities
- Sweden's Oldest Radio Ham on TV
- City Antenna Law Upturned By FCC Ruling
- Distance Learning Course for Full Exam
- Intrepid-DX Group Invites Nominations for Intrepid Spirit Award

ICQ Podcast Episode 342 - Improving your Handy Talkie

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:46:59 +0000

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- New WSJT mode Q65
- Digital Modes on any Android Device
- Radio Ham Raises Money for 'NHS Charities Together'
- 2021 Carole Perry Educator of the Year Announced
- AMSAT/Vanderbilt RadFXSat-2/Fox 1E Set to Launch
- Hamvention 2021 Cancelled
- QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo March 2021
- Winter 2021 AM QSO Party
- Available/Reserved UK Amateur Radio Callsigns

ICQ Podcast Episode 341 - Listener Q and A

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:41:06 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features we answer your questions.

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- FCC Sets Amateur License Fee at $35
- 3200km opening on 144 MHz in Australia
- Ofcom Release New Licences Total
- Temporary Licence for 160m Ham Radio Band Extended
- FCC Starts Crackdown on Pirate Radio Landlords
- Amateur Radio Decline in Japan Continues
- Austria Receives 60m and 630m Christmas Present
- HB40POLICE - Switzerland Special Event
- Ham-Com Event to Close

ICQ Podcast Episode 340 - Get on the Air to Care at Christmas

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 08:49:01 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is RSGB/NHS Christmas update of their Get on the Air to Care Campaign. This feature also includes details of a charity auction of a morse key supporting the NHS and construction contest.

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- UK Amateur Radio Full Licence Study Group
- Ham Radio Operator Certificate in Bank Card Format
- 99th anniversary of Transatlantic Tests
- Free 50 MHz ham radio band ebook
- EI YOTA Success
- Ham Radio Exams in Germany Stopped
- Jersey Based GB7JI Joins the D-STAR Repeater Network
- Antarctica Operation RI01ANT

ICQ Podcast Episode 339 - Tiny Spectrum Analyser - Any Good?

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 07:42:19 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is TinySA is it any good?

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- Pella Amateur Radio Club APRS Balloon Spans the Globe
- Arecibo Dish to be Decommissioned
- National Amateur Radio Day resolution Introduced into Congress
- Radio Communications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices) Notice 2020 in force
- 144Mhz TEP Openings
- Sunspot Cycle 25 to Set Records?
- Get on the Air for Christmas Campaign Update
- Netherlands Radio Amateurs Face 2021 Fee Increases
- G Prefix Callsigns New Full Exam Pass

ICQ Podcast Episode 338 - Emergency Communications with Wade Smith, VK1MIC

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 08:25:15 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is an Interview with Wade, VK1MIC.

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- 5G: Using Drones to Beam Signals from the Stratosphere
- Shortwave Radio Blackout
- Transmitting Morse Code via Raspberry Pi Ethernet RF Leakage
- 3000km plus Contact made on 433 MHz
- Get on the Air for Christmas Launched by the RSGB
- Christmas Special Event
- Low-Band Titan John Devoldere, ON4UN, SK

ICQ Podcast Episode 337 - Announcing Homebrew Hero 2020

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 08:49:54 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Matthew Nassau M0NJX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is Interview with Homebrew Hero 2020.

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- New Optical Communications Station
- Developer Expresses Puzzlement over FT8 Contest Use
- ARRL Urges Members to Strongly Oppose FCC's Application Fees Proposal
- Guidelines Issued for ARRL DX Contest Multi Operator Stations
- Oldest Known US Radio Amateur, Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP, SK
- Successful Mine Rescue Special Event - XR33M
- Historic Radio Books Available for Download
- Stenigot Radio on the Air

ICQ Podcast Episode 336 - HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:00:37 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review by Ed Durrant DD5LP.

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- Mass Amateur Radio Balloon Launch by USA Schools
- Sale of Amateur Radio AMPRnet TCP/IP Addresses Raised $108M
- ARRL Comments in Orbital Debris Mitigation Proceeding
- Radio Ham Attacked in UK
- Orlando HamCation Postponed
- New Zealand 5 MHz Amateur Band Usage Ceases
- Malta added to CEPT Radio Amateur Licence

ICQ Podcast Episode 335 - Massive DXing on 2m

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 06:36:39 +0000

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- Ofcom to introduce new spectrum licence conditions
- French Investigation to 5G Risk
- AO-27 satellite celebrates 27 years in space
- New WSJT Candidate Release Features FST4
- Italy Adopts Remote Oral Amateur Radio Exams
- Radio Signals from Mars
- Belgium Suspends Ham Radio Exams
- EANET Sprint Contest 2020
- Two Astronauts Achieve Amateur Radio Licenses

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ICQ Podcast Episode 334 - SDRPlay Announcements and Senhaix 8600 Review

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 06:47:47 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features are SDRPlay Announcements and Senhaix 8600 Review by Chris Howard M0TCH

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- Two VU Hams Make Six FM satellite QSOs in Single Day
- Plants Grow Faster on 40m Band
- Regulator responds to LABRE letter
- International Radio Stations now Restricted on TuneIn
- Air Force Research Laboratory Tracks Sporadic E
- Old TV Caused Village ADSL Broadband Outages for 18 months
- Remote Invigilation for the Full licence Exams
- Australian WW2 Special Event
- FMH Portable Operations Challenge allows 'Patio Portable'

ICQ Podcast Episode 333 - Hams Celebrate Healthcare Heroes

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:41:13 +0000

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- ARRL Board elects new CEO
- Trans-Atlantic Opening on 144 MHz between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean
- FCC Proposes Charging Amateur Radio License Fees
- ISS 437.800 MHz Cross Band Repeater Activated
- Brazil Proposes End of All Amateur Radio Exams
- Six Metre Group AGM Goes Online
- Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary
- EURAO Party - Summer 2020: working on 80m and 40m bands

ICQ Podcast Episode 332 - Exciting Bumper New Solar Cycle

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 07:37:02 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is a discussion with Dr. Scott McIntosh of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA regarding Exciting Bumper New Solar Cycle.

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- Researchers Predict a Surge in Cosmic Rays
- Radio Hams Assist Teams on Ground with Contact Tracing
- International Air Ambulance Week 2020
- Hawaii Ham Radio exams in USA during pandemic
- German Radio Amateur Falsely Accused in Greece
- UK Ham Completes Lands End to John O Groats Solo Cycle
- ARRL Board Elects New CEO
- Findlay Radio Club Hamfest Cancelled
- FCC Proposes to Reinstate Amateur Radio Service Fees

ICQ Podcast Episode 331 - Launch of Portable Operations Challenge

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 08:08:07 +0000

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FT8 Experiment on 40 MHz - 1st to 15th August 2020
Why Hobby Electronics is a great thing to take up?
Broken Cable Damages Arecibo Observatory
Portable RF Hacking Tool with a Sub 1GHz RF Transceiver, BLE and USB
ARRL HF Band Plan Committee submits final recommendation
Chain Home Radar - Battle of Britain Anniversary Special Event Station
Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
GQRP Club Releases Agenda for its Online Convention 2020

ICQ Podcast Episode 330 - Organising a SOTA Weekend

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 07:39:29 +0000

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- Australian Call Sign Structure
- ARRL - What's wrong with ham radio?
- Unauthorized Transmissions in 144 MHz Satellite Allocation
- HobbyKing Fined Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
- High school Marine Buoy Transmitter Now Active on 20m WSPR
- QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
- SOTA Day 2020 (Austrian)
- RASA's QTC Magazine Moves to Fully Electronic

ICQ Podcast Episode 329 - Radio Questions Answered

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:17:49 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Radio Questions Answered.

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- Successful Foundation Webinar
- 5000 km plus Opening on 144 MHz from Cape Verde Islands to Europe
- PRESENTER OPINION: The Rebirth of HF?
- The Uncertain Future of Ham Radio
- Proposed Shortwave Station in Illinois Prompts an Objection
- DIY Weather Satellite Ground Station
- UK National Hamfest 2020 Cancelled
- European SOTA Activity Day 19th September 2020
- ILLW on Track for 2020

ICQ Podcast Episode 328 - Homebrew CAT and Programming Cable

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 07:28:46 +0000

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First Ireland & Slovenia Contact made on 40 MHz Band
Transatlantic Emergency Call
UK Radio Ham Answers Call for Help
Ham Radio Saved My Life!
Presenter Article: Prominent Ham Operators Lead Major Covid-19 Pandemic Effort
First Annual "Dream Rig" Youth Essay Contest
Online Remote Invigilation Expanding
GB100RS Special Event
Wales Special Event GB0WMZ
NRRL form Vision and Action Working Group

ICQ Podcast Episode 327 - Transmitter Performance with Rob Sherwood NC0B

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 07:42:04 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Rob Sherwood, NC0B on Transmitter Performance.

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Credit Card Chip used to make Crystal Radio
IARU Submitted Paper Raises Rising RF Noise Levels
AO-73 Now in Fulltime Transponder Mode
Raspberry Pi FUNcube Satellite Telemetry Decoder Now Available
PRESENTER OPINION: Collins Driving Another Nail into the Amateur Radio Emcomm Coffin?
G-QRP Convention 2020 Will be a Virtual Event
Hamvention 2021 Chair Appointed
Russian-Ukrainian Radio War Spreads

ICQ Podcast Episode 326 - The Futures of Ham Radio

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 07:26:45 +0000

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- Record Numbers to take UK Foundation Exam
- Ham Radio Operators still Transmitting
- FT8 Used for Moonbounce (EME) Contact
- AO-27 Returns from the Dead
- Next Ham Heading to Space Station after Historic Launch
- ARISS Establishes Itself as an Independent Organization
- APRS Payload Balloons to Race Across North America in Educational Challenge
- GQRP Club Online

ICQ Podcast Episode 325 - Maintenance Time

Sun, 24 May 2020 07:14:38 +0000

In this episode, Colin M6BOY is joined by Dan Romanick (KB6NU), Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the Maintenance Time.

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- RAYNET Helps Elderly Man
- Blind Amateur Radio Operator Promotes Hobby with New Aerial and Morse Code
- ARRL Seeks Clarification of Amended Amateur Service RF Safety Rules
- Wireless Power Transfer: CIS/B/737/CDV rejected
- 2020 State of the Hobby Survey
- Director, Vice Director Nominations Invited in Five ARRL Divisions
- Judge Approves Retrieval of Titanic Marconi Wireless Equipment

ICQ Podcast Episode 324 - Restoring Valve/Tube Gear

Sun, 10 May 2020 08:01:04 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the Restoring Valve/Tube Gear.

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- Register for Next EssexHam Foundation Online Amateur Radio
- Long-Lost U.S. Military Satellite found by Amateur Radio Operator
- Beyond Exams Resources Launched by the RSGB
- FCC Providing Flexibility to Volunteer Examiners in Developing Remote Testing Methods
- RASA launches Welcome to AR guidebook for Newcomers
- PRESENTER OPINION : A Way Back to Relevance for Amateur Radio?
- Coronavirus: How Amateur Radio is Connecting People during Lockdown
- Blind Amateur Radio Operator Promotes Hobby with New Aerial and Morse Code
- Richard Newstead Retires from SOTABeam
- Special Event Station GB0GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol)

ICQ Podcast Episode 323 - Radio Communication Museum

Sun, 26 Apr 2020 07:14:30 +0000

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- Centenarian Radio Amateur on BBC Radio Solent
- Historic First Trans-Atlantic Contact Made on 432 MHz
- Tweet with Morse code
- Amateur Radio on BBC Three Counties Radio
- Morse Code App
- RSGB Launches National Mental Health Campaign in Partnership with the NHS
- Essex Ham Foundation Online Training Breaks Records
- Japan's Radio Amateurs Gain Expanded Access to 160 and 80 Metres

ICQ Podcast Episode 322 - Shortwave Listening Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 07:20:00 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barns N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Passion of Shortwave Listening with Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL.

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- USA Conducts First All-Online Ham Radio Exam
- Is April the month of Solar Minimum?
- PC Magazine article on how to mitigate Zoom risk
- Hamvention QSO Party
- Lee Jennings Memorial Activity Marathon
- GB1COR Special Event Station
- IARU 95th Birthday
- 144 MHz Trans-Atlantic record Extended to Almost 4,760kms

ICQ Podcast Episode 322 - Shortwave Listening Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 07:19:47 +0000

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ICQ Podcast Episode 322 - Shortwave Listening Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 07:19:35 +0000

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ICQ Podcast Episode 321 - Why Coax Fails

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 07:24:38 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Why Coax Fails

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Scientists Create Quantum Sensor that Covers Entire Radio Frequency Spectrum
It's Time for Remote Amateur Radio License Exams
WIA Board Comment
Need a new hobby? Try amateur radio!
Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club Begins Daily Health & Welfare Broadcasts
Errata to 2020-2024 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
Hamvention Names 2020 Award Winners
EU to Impose VAT on Low Value Parcels
Ofcom Awards Six New Community Radio Licences

ICQ Podcast Episode 320 - Kit Building Tips

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 08:52:22 +0000

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- Clubs as Hubs?
- New Ham Radio Syllabus: Exam Pass Rate Figures Released
- Motorola wins Copyright Infringement Case against Hytera
- RSGB Exam Papers
- Attracting youth to ham radio: Get out of their way!
- A Working Scale Model of a HF Curtain
- Ofcom Stops Issuing Short Full Calls
- New QO-100 Band Plan Announced
- Hamvention Officials Keeping an Eye on Coronavirus

ICQ Podcast Episode 319 - Launching the Illinois Young Ham Club

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 08:29:13 +0000

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Successful 47 GHz Ham Radio Moon Bounce Test
Amateur Radio Operating Procedures
British Radio Antenna Arrives at Space Station
Spy Radio Found During Archaeological Dig
SOTA Flavours Challenge DV Week 1-7 March 2020
ICQPodcast's Ruth on Air
UK 5 MHz Beacon to Close
ISWL Callsigns for March 2020
Distracted Driving Regulations in Canada Update

ICQ Podcast Episode 318 - South Essex Rally Review

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 08:56:20 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell - M0SGL, Frank Howell - K4FMH and Bill Barnes - N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - South Essex Rally Review.

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- ARRL Expands its Roster of Online Discussion Groups for Members
- Undersea Expedition Planned to Retrieve Titanic's Radio Gear
- Bletchley Park- Build a Radio Receiver
- Mysterious Radio Signal from Space is Repeating Every 16 days
- French look at 3-Tier CEPT ham radio structure
- RSGB Train the Trainer
- New Amateur Extra Question Pool Released
- Turn the bands Green for St Patricks Day

ICQ Podcast Episode 317 - NanoVNA are they any Good?

Sun, 02 Feb 2020 08:31:05 +0000

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- Radio hams Rescue Teenage Girl from Kidnappers
- Barry Shelley (N1VXY) - Interim ARRL CEO
- Continued Access to 3GHz spectrum
- New IARU Region 1 record on 134 GHz – 65km
- Australian Bushfires Causing Major Telecommunication Outages
- Maine Bicentennial Special Event
- YOTA Matching Fund Drive
- Greenland and Denmark Special Event

ICQ Podcast Episode 316 - Questions Answered and Tips

Sun, 19 Jan 2020 09:03:36 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Frank Howell K4FMH, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Questions Answered and Tips.

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- G4KUX extends 432 MHz tropo record to 4,644kms
- DARC 70 Years
- Going Ham at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School
- Tunisia Issues Personal Licenses to Operate
- YOTA Month a Success in the Americas
- Leadership Elections Highlight ARRL Annual Board Meeting
- ARRL On the Air Podcast Premieres
- Canvey Radio & Electronics Rally
- Special Certificate to Celebrate 30 Years of LUSAT
- Swiss Special Event Station

ICQ Podcast Episode 315 - Is it Worth Building a SMALL Contest/DX Station?

Sun, 05 Jan 2020 07:41:52 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Ruth Willet KM4LAO, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Is it worth building a SMALL contest/DX station?

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- ARRL - Dare to Imagine
- Radio Amateurs Aid in Rescue in Remote NZ park
- RSGB Earthing and the Radio Amateur Leaflet Updated
- Radio Theory Handbook - 2nd Edition
- GB7PY Repeater Stolen
- New Irish Beacon on 60 MHz Now on the Air
- VO2AC - Canadian Lighthouse Operation

ICQ Podcast Episode 314 - Low Band VHF

Sun, 22 Dec 2019 08:57:51 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell - M0SGL, Frank Howell - K4FMH, Ed Durrant - DD5LP and Bill Barnes - N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Low Band VHF.

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- Ham Radio to Encourage Student Interest in Science
- FT4 and JS8 Added to the RFzero
- African Parks-on-the-Air Programme
- Library artwork honours STEM teacher Barbara Ranson formerly AAØI
- ARRL Reshapes its Podcast Offerings for 2020
- DRM Tests from Hungary on 26 MHz continue into 2020
- TM70TAAF Special Event
- Australian 70cms Digital Record Extended to 2806 kms!

ICQ Podcast Episode 313 - CW Invaders Game / Training Aid

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 07:43:51 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - CW Invaders Game / Training Aid

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- New Ham Radio Antenna Bill being Drafted
- Happy Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO73)
- Halfords Make Radio Signals Travel 'Super-Fast'
- Proposed FCC Auction of C-Band Increases Competition for Allocation
- Clearing Radio Amateurs out of 3.4 GHz
- UK Beginners licence - KB6NU
- M17 DMR - KB6NU
- SARL Novice Award
- Ham Radio Day Aboard the RMS Queen Mary
- Hamvention Admission, Fees to Increase

ICQ Podcast Episode 312 - Bob Allison (WB1GCM)

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 08:07:51 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Frank Howell K4FMH, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Bob Allison (WB1GCM)

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- IARU Region 1 - Alcohol Ban at YOTA events
- Ham Radio Reaching 'an Inflection Point'
- W1AW Commemorate Ham Radio Spanning Atlantic
- UK University Amateur Radio
- YOTA Summer Camp in the Americas
- 60m Band a Step Closer in France
- Five Train the Trainers Courses for 2020
- ARRL Self-Guided Emergency Communication Course EC-001-S is Now Available On-Demand

ICQ Podcast Episode 311 - Pocket Electronic Workshop

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 06:43:00 +0000

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- AM Amateur Radio Europe announce the AM QSO Party 2020
- HackSpace magazine Antenna Article
- West Point Cadets use Amateur Radio to Contact ISS
- Build a Long-Distance Data Network using Ham Radio
- FCC Asked to Clarify Amateur Rules Governing Encrypted or Encoded Messages
- New Arkansas Beacon on Air
- Saudi Arabia and Seychelles join IARU
- Irish Digital Radio Stations to Close

ICQ Podcast Episode 310 - Grow, Merge or Disband your Amateur Radio Club!

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 07:43:39 +0000

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- PACTOR Developer SCS Announces Monitoring Software
- Can Online Ham Radio Exams Improve Accessibility?
- Inspiring Youth with Science in Space
- Michigan State University Amateur Radio Club Celebrates Centennial with Second-Century Special Event
- New ARRL Online Groups for More Direct Communications
- Amateur Radio Operator Faces Fine for Blocking Other Amateurs
- RSGB Youth Team Recruiting
- December is YOTA Month

ICQ Podcast Episode 309 - Propagation Tools and Contest Validation

Sun, 20 Oct 2019 07:19:29 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) discusses Propogation Tools with Steve Nicol G0KYA and finds out how the RSGB has modernised the adjudication of RSGB Contests for faster, more accurate results with Simone Wilson M0BOX.

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2019 Construction Competition Winners
New On the Air Magazine
Concern and Confusion in California's Amateur Radio Ranks
Apply now to run GB19YOTA

ICQ Podcast Episode 308 - Announcing Homebrew Hero 2019

Sun, 13 Oct 2019 05:24:43 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Matthew Nassau M0NJX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Homebrew Heroes.

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- OR Prefix Celebrates Belgium Princess Birthday
- US radio ham flies to UK to present First Class Operator Club Honor
- SOTA Mountain Goat Award
- Ofcom 2018/19 Annual Report
- GB3JV London TV Repeater
- Melbourne QRP by the Bay
- HAREC exams at HAMEXPO show 12 October 2019

ICQ Podcast Episode 307 - Rola Masts and Handheld Radio Programming Guide

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 06:31:47 +0000

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) reviews headphones from BHI Noise Cancelation Products, A Handheld Radio Programming Guide and we speak to Chris Taylor from Moonraker regarding Rola Masts, Network Radio and a Dual Band DMR Radio with Bluetooth Connectivity to any device.

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ARRL Online Auction
Exercise Blue Ham 2019
South Hampshire Repeater Group Launches 70cm 'Internet Free' Linking
Netherlands - Changes to Ham Radio Call Sign Policy

ICQ Podcast Episode 306 - UK Hamfest 2019

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 06:49:07 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Ed Durrant DD5LP, and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is UK Hamfest 2019.

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- North Korea tests DRM on Amateur Radio Band
- Bulgarian hams Gain Limited Access to 50 MHz
- Pirate DAB multiplexes take to the Air
- Saltwater and Plastic Antenna
- Wanna hijack a USAF orbiting satellite?
- Volunteer Monitor Program to Debut
- National Club of the Year 2018 Winners Announced
- VK Licence Conditions Changes
- OR Prefix Celebrates Belgium Princess Birthday

ICQ Podcast Episode 305 - Sherwood Engineering

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 07:03:16 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Rob Sherwood from Sherwood Engineering.

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- ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Reactivated
- VDSL - PTA Imposes Restrictions on Radio Amateur
- Radio Hams Track Interfering Signals
- Good News for Amateur Radio Two Metre Band
- Hamvention to Stay at Xenia for next 5 Years
- AMSAT-LU PicoBalloons Travels around the Globe
- North Korea tests DRM on Amateur Radio Band
- GB100GP Active for Jamboree on the Air

ICQ Podcast Episode 304 - Training, Licencing & Growing the Amateur Radio Hobby

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:03:33 +0000

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) discusses training, licencing and growing the amateur radio hobby with Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ), Chris Howard M0TCH and Dan Romanchik (KB6NU).

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International Air Ambulance Week 2019
Eddie De Young (AE7AA) Named CQ Awards Editor

ICQ Podcast Episode 303 - Radio Caroline (GB55RC)

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 08:28:48 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the GB55RC activation onboard Radio Caroline at the start of August.

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- Parks on the Air Come to England
- World's First FT8 Contact on 122 GHz
- VRT Withdraws Slur Against Radio Amateurs
- BBC Service to Kashmir on Shortwave Increased
- Ideas Sought for the Next FUNcube Satellite
- Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday Celebration
- Radio Hams Continue Support of RNLI
- Automated Contacts Prohibited
- RSGB Release Mock Exam Papers

ICQ Podcast Episode 302 - Howard Michel ARRL Report Summer 2019

Sun, 25 Aug 2019 07:48:46 +0000

In this episode, Frank Howell (K4FMH) talks to ARRL CEO and Secretary Howard Michel (WB2ITX), who provides an update from the recent ARRL committee meeting. Martin (M1MRB) and Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the Amateur Radio announcement this week.

ARRL BoD Minutes - http://www.arrl.org/files/file/2019%20Board%20of%20Directors/Final%20Minutes%20July%202019.pdf

ICQ Podcast Episode 301 - Long Island CW Club

Sun, 18 Aug 2019 07:16:17 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Ruth Willet KM4LAO and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Long Island CW Club.

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Radio Spectrum Management Traces an Activated Unregistered Personal Locator Beacon
The Internet's Impact on International Radio
Australia: WIA board comment
AMSAT member wins Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award
First UK 288 GHz CW Contact
FT8 Digital Mode Club 2nd Anniversary
BARTG GB60ATG Special Event
146MHz band Gets Extra Year

ICQ Podcast Episode 300 - AMSAT US with Keith Baker KB1SF

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 07:30:36 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is AMSAT US with Keith KB1SF.

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- No Consensus Reached for FCC on 'Symbol Rate' Issues
- Brazilian Students Building QO-100 Ground Station
- Distracted Driving Measure Among Many New State Laws
- New Raspberry Pi 4 Problem Reported with Certain USB-C Cables
- Millions of AMPRNet Internet Addresses Sold to Fund Grants and Scholarships
- Missing Amateur Radio Operator
- ILLW 2019 Final Countdown
- Siglent Joins as Homebrew Heroes Award Corporate Sponsor

ICQ Podcast Episode 299 - Mike Duke (K5XU)

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 06:23:47 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Bill Barnes N3JIX, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Mike Duke (K5XU).

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- Sensational First-Ever Contact via Moon Orbiting Transponder DSLWP-B
- Scientist Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG, Honored for Ionospheric Imaging Research
- 104-year-old Radio Ham who Helped put Humans on the Moon
- RSGB Considering Single Full Amateur Radio Exam
- Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday Celebration
- French Consultation on 5 MHz Amateur Band
- New Science Museum Exhibition
- US Apollo 11 Special Event
- Nominate Your RAC Amateur of the Year

ICQ Podcast Episode 298 - Ham Radio 2019

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 07:32:59 +0000

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Dan Romanchik (KB6NU) and Frank Howell (K4FMH) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Ham Radio 2019.

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UK Amateur Radio Exam Statistics for 2018 Released
Using AIS Metadata to Monitor Propagation in the 2m Band
16-year-old Ham Radio Satellite Builder
New 8-Meter Amateur Band?
144 MHz and the WRC Process
ARRL Amping up Code Proficiency Awards
Walmart Parking Lots on the Air 2019
Scientist Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG, Honored for Ionospheric Imaging Research
Friedrichshafen Ham Radio - Attendance Falls Again
AM3WRG - World Roller Games

ICQ Podcast Episode 297 - HMS Belfast - D-Day Communication Ship

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 06:48:06 +0000

In this episode, Colin M6BOY is joined by Bill Barnes (N3JIX), Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB). Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) and Ed Durrant (DD5LP) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is HMS Belfast, D-Day's Communication Ship.

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- New Beta Version of FT4 Now Available

- AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal

- French Proposes 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical Mobile Service

- PW Contest Used to Publicise Amateur Ham Radio

- Could a New Licence Counter Threats at VHF and Above?

- Ham Radio at Women in Tech Event

- YCP Group Taking Part in IARU HF Contest

- RASA Calls for 1 kW for Australia

ICQ Podcast Episode 296 - EQUINOX Review and 40 Years of BYLARA

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 06:35:29 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is a double feature, a fictional book featuring amateur radio called Equinox and 40 years of BYLARA.

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ARRL Considering Move of Corporation from CT to DE
Number of Radio Amateurs in France
175th Anniversary of Morse Code
New Ham Radio Regulations in Belgium
Sheffield & District Wireless Society - 100 year anniversary
SARL Youth Sprint and World QRP Day
Germany Permits 50 MHz Ham Radio Contest Operation
Sharon White to Step Down as Ofcom Chief Executive

ICQ Podcast Episode 295 - Hamvention 2019

Sat, 25 May 2019 12:59:46 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Bill Barnes N3JIX and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Dayton Hamvention 2019.

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VOA Museum to host 75th-anniversary commemoration of D-Day
Record Number of South African Candidates for Radio Amateur Exam
CEPT Annual Radio Interference Statistics
Arizona Homeowners Association - Outdoor Antenna Guidelines
British Inland Waterways on the Air 2019
GCARC Special Event Station
Proposed 60m Trial in Australia

ICQ Podcast Episode 294 - The Big Three Announcements from Hamvention 2019

Sun, 19 May 2019 02:07:45 +0000

In this special edition of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast, we interview the breaking hardware announcements from Dayton Hamvention, Yaesu's FT-3DR Handheld, FlexRadio Multiplex Software and Elecraft K4.

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ICQ Podcast Episode 293 - WOLFWave Audio Processor

Sun, 12 May 2019 07:23:21 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Frank Howell K4FMH and Dan Romanick KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the WOLFWave Audio Processor by Martin Butler M1MRB.

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- Amateur Radio Club Lends a Hand to Firefighters
- Arduino and RF from kHz to 1 GHz
- RM-11828 Technician Enhancement - Update
- First on-air test of FreeDV 2020
- Radio Experiments by Colonel Dennis EI2B
- Dayton Hamvention Providing Information Radio Station on 1620 AM

ICQ Podcast Episode 292 - Yaesu FTDX 101D Hands-On

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:43:37 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Bill Barnes N3JIX and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Martin M1MRB, Edmund M0MNG and Colin M6BOY visit to Yaesu to get hands-on with the new FTDX 101D.

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- UK Foundation Licence Changes
- Bouvet Island DXpedition News
- New Digital Mode FT4
- Radio Ham to Set Up Emergency Communications Centre
- RSGB ARDF Championships 2019
- Experts Predict Long and Deep Solar Minimum

ICQ Podcast Episode 291 - The S-Meter

Sun, 14 Apr 2019 06:45:54 +0000

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- FCC Asked to Allow All-Digital on AM Band
- MagPi Features Ham Radio
- New Packet Radio - Hamnet over 70cm
- Petition Seeks to Limit Digital Modes to Open-Source Software
- 2019 State of the Hobby Results
- Take In National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting During Hamvention
- Amateur Radio SSTV Art Expo
- Successful Club Expands Training Team

ICQ Podcast Episode 290 - ARRL CEO Howard Michel (WB2ITX)

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 07:51:30 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is an interview with Howard Michel, WB2ITX, CEO of the ARRL, discusses his vision for the organisation.

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FCC Invites Comments on ARRL Technician Enhancement Proposal
New 47 GHz and 122 GHz Records Set
Modified Digital QST App Now Available for Apple iOS Users
Ham Radio Geostationary Satellite Transponders
AMSAT's 50th Anniversary
Czech Amateur Radio Team to Activate Jersey
Greece Makes 60m Available to Amateur Radio

ICQPodcast Event : Work ARRL CEO Howard Michel - https://www.icqpodcast.com/news/2019/3/18/icqpodcast-event-work-arrl-ceo-howard-michel

ICQ Podcast Episode 289 - UHF/VHF Weekender Transceiver Kit Review

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 08:38:39 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is a review of the UHF/VHF Weekender Transceiver Kit by Martin M1MRB.

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Radar makes 5 MHz Band 'Useless'
Neil G0WPO - SOTA Mountain Goat
Free Foundation Training Books for Australian Amateur Radio Students
Radio Ham Takes on Department of Justice
ITU Strengthening Emergency Telecommunications in the Americas
GQRP Club Founder the Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV, SK
State of the Hobby Survey 2019
BYLARA Launches New Bulletin Publication
RSGB AGM Online Voting

ICQ Podcast Episode 288 - Amateur Radio Author Don Keith (N4KC)

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 08:53:58 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Bill Barnes N3JIX and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is an interview by Frank Howell (K4FMH) with Amateur Radio Author Don Keith (N4KC)

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Cricket World Cup Amateur Radio Marathon
Comments Wanted on Amateur Radio Related Petition for Rule Making
Radio Hams Transfer Crypto Currency on 40m Band
Golden Globe Sailing Race - Penalty Given for Ham Radio Use
Carole Perry (WB2MGP) is First Recipient of Award Named in Her Honor
Tate Gallery Features Ham Radio Art
St Patrick's Day Special Events Station GB1SPD
VeroRoute
Highest Ever SOTA Activation

ICQ Podcast Episode 287 - 50 years of Worked All Britain

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 08:14:43 +0000

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Ham Radio License in a Day
Qatar OSCAR-100 Web Receiver Live
Supporting Innovation through Wireless Technology
Two Milestones in Distance Learning
Electronics Notes Opens a Ham Radio Store
Reflecting on 50 years in the Radio Business
Reshaping ARRL Objectives
US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct
RSGB Company Secretary Vacancy
US Amateur Radio Population Grows Slightly in 2018

ICQ Podcast Episode 286 - Peanut the D-Star App

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 07:50:23 +0000

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Student Promotes Ham Radio
Bloomington South School on the Air
Public Consultation on Electromagnetic Field Regulations
PocketRxTx v3 Released
Geoffrey Starks Sworn in as FCC Commissioner
Nominate for CWops Award

ICQ Podcast Episode 285 - Icom IC-9700 - First Impression

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 07:55:14 +0000

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is our first impression of the ICOM IC-9700.

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ICQ Podcast Episode 284 - Workshop Projects

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 08:56:00 +0000

Hello fellow Amateur / Ham Radio enthusiasts - and welcome to this, the 284th episode of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast, supported by Luke Aurich (AD0KI), Bob Terry, David Reid (W6KL) along with our monthly and annual subscription donors.

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Workshop Projects.

Germany on 70 MHz in 2019
ARRL Petitions FCC to Incorporate Parity Act Provisions into its Amateur Radio Rules
Youngsters On The Air Bulgaria 2019 Amateur Radio
US Radio Amateurs Help to Make YOTA Month Happen in Ethiopia
G5 plus 3 Letter Amateur Radio Callsigns available
Swiss 90th Anniversary Special Event Callsign
2019 Marks 50th Anniversary of Worked All Britain Award
EU Directive on Car Radios
$900,000 Settlement in Unauthorized Satellite Launch Case
G3TXQ Silent Key