Listen to the show - ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast

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

Download ICQ Podcast Episode 444 - Pennine Ham

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.

We would like to thank Steve Anness (KJ5T), Brad Councilman (W1BCC) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• 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

Download ICQPodcast Episode 443 - Multimeters Revisited

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 Weekend Projects

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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

Download ICQ Podcast Episode 442 - Weekend Projects

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

DOWNLOAD ICQ Podcast Episode 441 - UK Ham Fest 2024 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 the episode's feature is UK Ham Fest 2024 Part1

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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

Download ICQ Podcast Episode 440 - UK Ham Fest 2024 Part1

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

Download ICQ Podcast Episode 439 - Amateur Radio Book Review 2024

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

DoWNLOAD ICQ Podcast Episode 438 - Huntsville Hamfest 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 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

DownLoad ICQ Podcast Episode 437 - The Incredible Story of G2NM

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 Cybersecurity in a Ham Radio World.

We would like to thank Dino Papas KL0S, 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

• 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

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

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.

We would like to thank D Renton, Roy Jones, Frank Westphal (k6fw1), Simon Wilton (VA3SII and G7HCD), Denny Morrison (GM1BAN), Stephen Leeman (sm5yra), John R Stengel (W8UC) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• 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

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