icqpodcast's Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast

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 AI Advancements for Ham Radio

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

• eBay Tightens Rules on Radio Equipment Listings — But Ham-Band-Only Gear Is Exempt
• Pilot Dies After Helicopter Strikes Ham Radio Tower in Florida
• "Payment Labyrinth" Named as Obstacle to FCC License Renewals
• Wind-Up Radios Sell Out Across the UK After Government's "Be Ready" Call
• Say Goodbye to the Leap Second
• ARRL Survey of Members and Licensees Now Underway — Here's What to Expect
• HamSCI Lands Nearly $5.5 Million NASA Grant to Bring Space Science to Communities Nationwide
• OsTrax Launches for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu — A Fresh Take on Satellite Tracking
• Free Bilingual Practice Bank Now Available for China's CRAC Amateur Radio Exams
• No Leniency: FCC Upholds $20,000 Fines in Three Pirate Radio Cases

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 Antennas for QRP and POTA.

We would like to thank Mike Wogden (G4KWQ) and Peter Weston (2E0DED) and our and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Six Satellites, Three Continents: AMSAT Organisations Make Their Mark on Transporter-18

• Ten Minutes That Made History: Chile's First Direct ARISS Contact With a Public School

• Commercial AM and FM Station Counts Keep Sliding, Latest FCC Totals Show

• Set Up, Make Contact, Pack Down, Repeat: RaDAR Rally 2026 Is Coming

• A Century-Old Transmitter Sends a Message of Peace on United Nations Day

• APRS Connect Lands on iPhone — And Brings APRS OTA Along With It

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 Q and A 2026

We would like to thank Daryll McCaffery (VK6DMC) and our and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Will RADE Be the Next SSB?
• New Azores Collective Brings School Amateur Radio Clubs Together
• UN Agencies Warn: Spectrum Interference Is Putting Early Warning Systems and Climate Science at Risk
• Summit Activator's 12th Contact of the Day Wasn't on the Radio — It Was a Rescue
• On This Net, Etiquette Is No Trivial Matter
• Nearly 1,000 QSOs Made From a 12,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site in Turkey
• Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Set for 17th November — As AM Radio Bill Awaits Senate Vote
• RSGB 2027 Construction Competition Is Open
• RSGB Adds Another Decade of RadCom to the App
• Two New Federal Inquiries Put RF Exposure Back Under the Microscope

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 What makes an Antenna Fail?

We would like to thank Daryll McCaffery (VK6DMC) and our and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• AMSAT Youth Initiative Launches Its Fifth Course: Satellites and Astronomy
• Remote FT8, No VPN Required: Say Hello to HamRadioWeb
• Two Years After Helene, Western North Carolina Builds a Radio Network That Won't Go Dark
• Route 66 Takes a Detour Onto the HF Highway
• North Dakota Hams Run a Full Communications Blackout Drill
• Icom Releases Firmware Update 1.03 for the IC-7300MK2
• 100 Years of the Yagi: Contest University Marks a Milestone Antenna Design

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 Which Hotspot.

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

• Amateur Radio technologies help in Canadian Cave Rescue.
• $1 Million and Counting: Contester and Engineer Dr James Galm Makes Historic Gift to ARRL
• AST SpaceMobile's 800 MHz Trial Wraps Up — But the 70cm Interference Story Isn't Going Away
• South African Regulator Closes In on Repeater Interference in Gauteng
• When the Networks Go Down: Bangladesh Runs Nationwide Radio Drill for Quakes, Floods, and Worse
• Wildfire Scorches Vital Nevada Repeater — Repairs Racing to Beat Labour Day
• Bangladesh Wants a Ham Radio Payload on Its Next Satellite — And They Need Your Voice

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 The Science of Making Distant Contacts.

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

• Colombian Hams Answer the Call After Deadly Earthquake

• 10 Years Old, Freshly Licensed, and Already Rocking a Yaesu FT-857D

• FCC Cracks Down on "Largest GMRS Network in the US" Over Linked Repeater Violations

• Pennsylvania Hams Step Up for the Red Cross

• NASA's PUNCH Mission Cracks Solar Storm Forecasting

• POTA Pulls the Plug on 85% of French Parks — And a Volunteer Resigns Over It

• From Morse to Micropython: RSGB Marks National Coding Week 2026

• Solder, Circuits, and a Radio to Take Home: RSGB's Build Your Own Radio Workshop Returns

• 25 Years On: K4A Takes to the Airwaves for "9/11 We Do Remember"

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Ham Radio ATU's.

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

• Father-And-Son Dxpedition Team Adds An APRS Mission
• Space Station Logs Historic First ARISS Contact with Kenya
• UK's Leading Observatory Earmarked for Shutdown
• An Incredible Experience. In the Austrian Alps, No less!
• HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Parties Target the Perseids
• Examinations Standards Committee Annual Report
• International Dog Day and International Cat Day Special Event

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 STEM and Ham Radio Works.

We would like to thank our Chris Carini, (GW4RER), Walter Washburn, (KT0D), Constantine Papas (KL0S) and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• HAMgpt Launches as an AI Assistant Built Around Your Station
• Keeping Teams Connected Where the Network Isn't
• Scientists Building Massive Deep Synoptic Array in Nevada Desert
• FCC Clears Orbital Mirror Satellite Despite Widespread Objections
• aprs.world — A Free, Modern Live APRS Map in 11 Languages
• RSGB Club Finder Back Online After Redevelopment
• Peter the First Island DXpedition Seeks Operators
• Icom RS-BA1 Version 2 (Version 2.81) & RS-R8600 (Version 1.02) Software Updates

In this special episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB), Chris Howard (M0TCH) and Colin Butler (M6BOY) attended and bring you a flavour of the World Radiosport Team Championship 2026 taking place in the UK.

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

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 the episode's feature is a Taste of Ham Radio Friedrichshafen.

We would like to thank Frank Westphal (K6FW), Ken Delap (KX9U), Reggie Waller (G6YAJ) and Pete Weston (2E0DED) and our and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Germany Likely to Get Full 4 Metres Band Back
• Eyeball-to-Eyeball Off-the-Air QSO Party
• Canada Reviewing Policy on Antennas, Towers
• Researchers Create Space 'Wall' to Weaken Solar Storms
• YOTA CAMP Region 1 - Austria July 2026
• RSGB Offers RFI Workshop Using SDRPlay at This Year's Convention
• OSCAR LOCATOR Web Generator Turns Live Elements Into Printable Tracking Sheets