Listen to the show - ICQ 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 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

Download ICQPodcast Episode 494 - Q and A 2026

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?

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• 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

Download ICQPodcast Episode 493 - What makes an Radio Antenna Fail?

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.

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• 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

Download ICQPodcast Episode 492 - Which Hotspot

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.

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• 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"

Download ICQPodcast Episode 491 - The Science of Making Distant Contacts

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.

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• 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

Download ICQPodcast Episode 490 - Ham Radio ATU’s

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

Download ICQPodcast Episode 489 - STEM and Radio for a Brighter Future

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.

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ICQPodcast Episode 488 - World RadioSport Team Championship (WRTC) 2026

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

Download ICQPodcast Episode 487 - A Taste of Ham Radio Friedrichshafen

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 Windows 10 to Linux

We would like to thank Philip Heckingbottom (VK6ADF) and our and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Volunteers Wanted for Intruder Watch team

• Young Ham Radio Operator Supports the America250 Celebration

• Tour De France is a Tour De Callsigns

• Radio Has a "Senior Moment" to Remember

• New Annual Verification Process by RadioID.net

• 2026 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting

• New Technician Question Pool Takes Effect 1st July 2026

• WRTC 2026 Update

ICQPodcast Episode 486 - Windows 10 to Linux

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 World Cup 2026 Special Event Station.

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• Number of Amateur Radio Operators in Japan Continues Declining

• Find the Right Rig: New Comparison Tool for ARRL Members

• PRESENTER OPINION : Button, button. Who’s got the button?

• Sale Keeps Two More Ham Brands Alive

• HAMSCI asks Canada to Reconsider Shortwave Shutdown

• Amateur Radio Has The Power Of Awareness

• OscarWatch Tracker: A New Satellite Tracking Program

• FCC Relaxes Amazon's Satellite Internet Deadline

• The MINT STAR – Creating the STEM Future

download ICQPodcast Episode 485 - World Cup Special Event Station