
icqpodcast's Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast
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Ep 429ICQ Podcast Episode 429 - Marconi Day Fun
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 Marconi Day Fun. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 428ICQ Podcast Episode 428 - ICQPodcast Live
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 ICQPodcast Live session We would like to thank Pete Leng (ZL4TE) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 427ICQ Podcast Episode 427 - Dover Rally with SDRPlay
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 426ICQ Podcast Episode 426 - HamSCI Eclipse
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 HamSCI Eclipse. We would like to thank Winston Lawerence (KD2WLL) and Martin Malley (WK0E) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 425ICQ Podcast Episode 425 - Getting Ready For Successful Portable Operation
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 Getting Ready For Successful Portable Operation. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 424ICQ Podcast Episode 424 - Your Ham Questions / Our Amateur Radio Answers
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 Your Ham Questions / Our Amateur Radio Answers. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 423ICQ Podcast Episode 423 - Canvey Island Rally 2024
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. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 422ICQ Podcast Episode 422 - GB0ROC Bunkers on the Air Station
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 GB0ROC Bunkers on the Air Station. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate • 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

Ep 421ICQ Podcast Episode 421 - New Year Ham Radio Hints and Tips
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. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Assistance Requested With CubeSat History Project Mobile Stations to Expand Frequency use Worldwide Student Project Provides New Satellite for India Society of Broadcast Engineers Celebrates 60 Years Teenage Amateur Radio Operators Featured Network TV HamSCI 2024 Workshop M0PLA achieves Mountain Goat award

Ep 420ICQ Podcast Episode 420 - Ultra Portable HF Antennas
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 Ultra Portable HF Antennas. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 419ICQ Podcast Episode 419 - Quansheng UV-K5 SDR
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 Quansheng UV-K5 SDR We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 418ICQ Podcast Episode 418 - SpyRadio And Parasets
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 SpyRadio and Parasets. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 417ICQ Podcast Episode 417 - Youtube Channels for Ham Radio
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 We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 416ICQ Podcast Episode 416 - Amateur Radio Someone Else's Problem
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 Amateur Radio, Someone Else's Problem We would like to thank an anonymous donor and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate - 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

Ep 415ICQ Podcast Episode 415 - The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B
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 We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 414ICQ Podcast Episode 414 - Simple Test Gear You Can Build
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, We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 413ICQ Podcast Episode 413 - Portable Radio Ops Antennas (SOTA/POTA/Hiking)
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. We would like to thank our Patrick Bean, John Rees (GW0JRF) and Robert Swain monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 412ICQ Podcast Episode 412 - More Workshop Tips
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. We would like to thank our John Bartlett (HK3C) and John Adams monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 411ICQ Podcast Episode 411 - History of British Inland and Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA)
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). We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 410ICQ Podcast Episode 410 - Types of Coax Connectors
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. We would like to thank Nigel Wells (2W0CGM) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 409ICQ Podcast Episode 409 - Your Ideas and Comments
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. We would like to thank Roy Jones (VK6RR), Walter Washburn (KT0D), Gary Bridges (WA0VMV), John Bartlett (HK3C) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 408ICQ Podcast Episode 408 - Expanding your Ham Radio Activity HamRadio 2023
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. We would like to thank Keith Schlottman (KR7RK), Frank Westphal - (K6FW), Dino Papas (KLØS), Ed Jones (K8MEJ), Philip Heckingbottom VK6ADF and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 407ICQ Podcast Episode 407 - Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 406ICQ Podcast Episode 406 - UK Amateur Radio Licence Proposed Changes
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

Ep 405ICQ Podcast Episode 405 - CW Innovations
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 in the episode's feature is CW Innovations. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate - 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

Ep 404ICQ Podcast Episode 404 - Intro to Spectrum Analyzers
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. We would like to thank Martin Malley (WØZZK) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 403ICQ Podcast Episode 403 - KISS Technology
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 KISS Technology. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 402ICQ Podcast Episode 402- Rockall Dxpedition (MM0UKI)
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 401ICQ Podcast Episode 401- MFJ8504 Review and Understanding HF Controls
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. We would like to thank Paul Coppin (M0YMJ) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 400ICQ Podcast Episode 400- Show 400 Celebration
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

Ep 399ICQ Podcast Episode 399 - Hamzilla 2023
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 in the episode's feature is Hamzilla 2023. We would like to thank ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, 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 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

Ep 398ICQ Podcast Episode 398 - Recruiting into Ham Radio
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. We would like to thank ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, Dave LeBlanc (KF7JAF) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 397ICQ Podcast Episode 397 - 23cm Antenna Review
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

Ep 396ICQ Podcast Episode 396 - Thoughts from Canvey Island Rally
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

Ep 395ICQ Podcast Episode 395 - Workshop Experiments
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. We would like to thank Martin Malley (WØZZK) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 394ICQ Podcast Episode 394 - Working with SMD's
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 393ICQ Podcast Episode 393 - Radio Tips to Start 2023
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. We would like to thank Kelvin Crocker (G1ZSE) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 392ICQ Podcast Episode 392 - Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 391ICQ Podcast Episode 391 - Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023
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 Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 390ICQ Podcast Episode 390 - Restarting HamFests
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 389ICQ Podcast Episode 389 - UK Hamfest Part 2
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 We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 388ICQ Podcast Episode 388 - News from the Hamfest
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 378ICQ Podcast Episode 387 - Three Mini Ham Hardware Reviews
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. We would like to thank Jeffery Wilson (VK2JEF) our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 386ICQ Podcast Episode 386 - Tips from the Shack
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate - 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

Ep 385ICQ Podcast Episode 385 - Is 10 Watts Enough?
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? We would like to thank an Anonymous Donor, Nicholaus Lutz (W6NIK) our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 384ICQ Podcast Episode 384 - FT8 as a Messaging Network?
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 383ICQ Podcast Episode 383 - International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend 2022
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 382ICQ Podcast Episode 382 - SOTA Mountain Adventure
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. We would like to thank Scott Wright (K0MD), Richard Langmead (5B4AJG) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 381ICQ Podcast Episode 381 - Friedrichshafen 2022 Interviews Part 2
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 in the episode's feature Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 2. We would like to thank Dino Papas (KL0S), Philip Heckingbottom (VK6ADF) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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

Ep 380ICQ Podcast Episode 380 - Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 1
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. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 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