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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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• ICOM Announce the Launch of the IC7300 Mk2

• The Work of the RSGB Makers Group - UK Hamfest 2025

• The Work of Vintage Military Amateur Radio Society (VMARS) - UK Hamfest 2025

• Introduction to SDRSwitch - UK Hamfest 2025

• Kanga Products Radio Kits - UK Hamfest 2025

Download ICQPodcast Episode 465 - UK Hamfest Review Part One

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&A Plus.

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• Hurricane Watch Net Marks 60 Years of Service

• Resilience Through Amateur Radio for National Preparedness Month 2025

• Hams Help Sonoma Springs Residents with GMRS

• A Radio Homecoming, One Century Later

• Ocean Washes Away Almost All Expeditioners’ Equipment

• NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Orion Spacecraft in 2026

• WRTC 2026 Announces PRIME Sponsor!

• Icom Unveils the IC-7300MK2 — The Evolution of a HF Legend!

• Hans Summers, G0UPL Confirmed as the RSGB Convention After-Dinner Speaker

• ESC Announces Updated Version of the Direct to Full Syllabus

• UK National Hamfest Pre-Show Walkaround Video

Download ICQPodcast Episode 464 - Q&A Plus

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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• Two new RSGB activities for National Coding Week

• Hams Over IP Invites Hamshack Hotline Users to Apply

• US Legacy Weather Satellites Being Decommissioned

• South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge

• TAP: A Morse Alternative Mode for HAM Radio Operators

• Women in Amateur Radio Panel at RSGB Convention in October

• Radio Club of America Technical Symposium Registration is Open

• Bochum Space Days 2025

• Telford Hamfest

Download ICQPodcast Episode 463 - Handheld LCR Meter

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

We would like to thank Charles Carter (AA0RI), John A. D. Andrea Snr (AA5JD), Roy Jones (VK6RR) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• A Lightweight M17 Hotspot

• Joint India-Us Satellite Eyes Natural Disasters

• Two WW2-Era Code-Related Events - One For Navajo Code Talkers, Another For Enigma Machine

• Pakistan Hikes Radio-Related Fees

• HamTV is Active on the International Space Station

• Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library

• India, Sweden Introduce New Callsign Suffixes, Prefixes

• RSGB National Radio Centre Tourist Award

• PRESENTER OPINION : Go to Church on Sept 13th 2025…and Bring an HF Radio!

Download ICQPodcast Episode 462 - Service Aids

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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two

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• Hams Decode SSMIS Satellite Data Removed by DoD, NOAA

• MMDVM Project Drops Support for M17 Mode

• M17 Foundation Responds to Statements made by MMDVM Project Maintainer

• 23cm Restrictions To Be Imposed In Europe

• Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live

• Canadian Amateurs in Yukon Territory Get Separate Section

• The RSGB Releases High-Contrast Logbook to Improve Accessibility

• National Bodies Protect 70cm Band

Download ICQPodcast Episode 461 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two

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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One.

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

• PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?

• POTA Activator Dies in Accidental Electrocution

• Volunteers Bring Last Commercial Maritime Station Back on Air for 26th Year

• Hamshack Hotline To Be Discontinued

• Grant to Aid Clublog Operations Upgrade

• Testing for WRTC 2026 in Suffolk

• Bye Bye Friedrichshafen for another year!

• HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party 11-12 August 2025

• International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend

• 100th Anniversary of JARL and Amateur Radio in Japan

Download ICQPodcast Episode 460 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One

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.

We would like to thank Denny Morrison (GM1BAN) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Exam Standards Committee Annual Report

• Radio Signals Have 'Upward Propagation' Through Ice, Stone

• Wireless Institute of Australia Highlights Concerns Regarding IARU Restructuring Plan

• Senate Confirms Olivia Trusty to FCC

• ARRL Announces Logbook of The World® Systems Upgrade

• Local, County, and State Governments Proclaim Value of Amateur Radio

• 2025 ARRL Field Day this Weekend

Download ICQPodcast Episode 459 - Kit Building Advice

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 Xiegu G90 one year on.

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• Shame on the ARRL Again

• Iranian Special Event Station Honours Persian Gulf History

• Indiana Emcomm Group in Debate Over Digital Switch

• Broadcast Honors Armstrong's Demo of FM Radio

• 13 Colonies Event Founder Passing the Reins After 16 Years

• Father's Day activity at the RSGB National Radio Centre

• Ham Radio Ireland Magazine

Following the recording of this podcast and some investigation, the discussed point about how those organising Special Event Stations can get publicity in advance, in more than just a calendar list format -rather more in a "blog type" content with pictures, has been answered. BJörn ON9CFG who produces the weekly Newsletter on the DX-World.net website has a section in the Newsletter, called "Special Calls" and is happy to receive information about Special Event stations and will publish ahead of time to give the maximum advanced notice to those wishing to "chase" and work the many international Special Event Stations.

The direct link to the Bulletins is: https://www.dx-world.net/?s=bulletin and the Special Calls section is usually somewhere around page 14, 15 or 16.

Download ICQPodcast Episode 458 - Xiegu G90 One Year On

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 Making 433 Come Alive

We would like to thank John Mendez (KJ5JDM), Mariusz Kliber (G5ANT) along with our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• ARRL Influence Over IARU Could be Reduced with Proposed Restructuring

• On-Loan DMR Kit Starts Young UK Hams On Their Journeys

• Special Event Follows Trail of 19th Century Explorers

• RETEVIS Launches High-Power Portable Repeater, Transforming Off-Grid Communication

• U.S. FM Landscape by the Numbers

• Newcomer Survey 2021-22 Results

• New Book Release - Using the Baofeng® Radio

• RSGB 2025 Convention

• ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications in June

Download ICQPodcast Episode 457 - Making 433 Come Alive

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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• IARU Considers Consolidation

• Weather-Watching Satellites Entering End-of-Life Stage

• University Station Activates to Welcome New Pope

• New Grant Boosts Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications

• City Police Stations Prepare to Add Amateur Radio

• Record Number of Licence Test-Takers in Bangladesh

• Promote Your Club’s 2025 ARRL Field Day With Posters

• The RSGB EMC Committee has Updated Leaflets on Mains Wiring and Earthing Requirements

• Help the RSGB celebrate International Women in Engineering Day

Download ICQPodcast Episode 456 - Are Radio Scanners Still Relevant?