icqpodcast's Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast

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 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 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

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!

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

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  

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

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. 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 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

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

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? 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 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

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 Choose the Right Microphone. 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 Italian Radio Amateurs can use the 70 MHz (4m) Band until the end of 2025 Registration Opens For Ham Radio Bootcamp Ham Radio Friedrichshafen Selects "Remote" Theme Islanders say they cannot escape the mysterious humming Trees as Conductors: Measuring Natural Impacts on HF Radio New Book Featuring 15 Portable Antennas, Beautifully Rendered ARRL Establishes Virtual NTS Traffic Net Yaesu Releases FTX-1 Series of Radios

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 Hiroyasu CQ7373 Review. 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 Efforts to Save Marconi Towers in Canada Hams Invited to Monitor Meteor Scatter Events Ham Radio News Presenter Retires At 101 This Battery Looks Good on Paper Because it's Paper Zero Retries Newsletter Hosting Inaugural Conference South African Radio League Commits to Helping Continent’s Less-Developed Nations RSGB Board Chair and Vice Chair Announced RAC Votes to Cancel Attendance at Hamvention

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 Q and A 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 This Safe Nuclear Battery Could Last Decades on A Single Charge Ham Radio, Students and Scientists at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop The RSGB has Published New Forms for Exam Question Queries Earth-Venus-Earth Bounce a First for Netherlands Ofcom Proposes Direct Smartphone-Satellite Connections Hams Recognize World Autism Acceptance Week CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations

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 ARRL EE Committee Adventures. 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 ISS FM Repeater, APRS Digipeater Could Be Sunset in Two Years ISS Astronauts Reject Call for Early Retirement of the ISS VOA, Other International News Services, Marked for Cuts Questions Loom After Cuts at United States Weather Agency FCC Seeks Public Suggestions On Possible Deregulation Work at Repeater Site Costs Ham His County Job In Washington State RSGB web app Special Event Stations to Celebrate 200 Years of British Train Travel “Radio Connects” is 2025 ARRL Field Day Theme Mills on the air (MOTA) 2025

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 Using a Noise Bridge. We would like to thank Mike Rosenberg N9YB along with our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Combined Technologies Help Astronomers Fight RFI Get Ready for Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio Broadcast Students Get Schooled in Amateur Radio Microsoft is retiring Skype QRP Silent Antenna Tuning Unit with Built-in Noise Bridge British Science Week – will you be taking part in an amateur radio activity? ARDC to Host Community Meeting Satellite SO-124 FM Repeater Now Active

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 Rigexpert AA-650 Zoom Analyzer. We would like to thank an anonymous donor along with our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate New Scout, Cadet and Girlguiding Youth Champion Lawmakers Reconsider Measure To Protect Antennas In HOAs Ham Radio Operator is Front-Runner to Lead Germany Ofcom Mulls Over 6 Ghz Band Sharing For Wi-Fi And Mobile Video Tribute Honours New Zealand CW Op As Dogs Pull Sleds, Hams Pull Long Shifts On Air Operation Veritable Special Event George Washington's Birthday Special Event Attending WRTC2026 RigExpert’s Administrative Office Destroyed in Russian Missile Attack

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), 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 A Simple Way to Receive QO-100 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 AMSAT-Switzerland Honours Historic Ham Satellite QSO Mesh Network for 70cm A Project in Canada Great Falls Library Adds Ham Radio Instruction Books How Are You Celebrating World Radio Day 2025? Austria’s Historic Moosbrunn Shortwave Site Dismantled Lonar Meteor Lake Special Event AU6LON Ham Radio Outlet Employee Honoured for 60 Years in Amateur Radio New RSGB Emerging Technology Web Page

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 Did you Know - Q and A We would like to thank Sean Borgerson (KK7OVF) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Ham Radio Operators Serving During California Firestorms Consultation Which Seeks to Simplify the Licensing of Amateur Radio Visitors to the UK Ham Radio Ireland, The Digital Magazine, Is Back Girls Missed the Bus - Helped by Hams DMR Radios Open Up The World To Students in India RSGB is the Official British Science Week partner Ham Radio Event for European Capital of Culture 2025 HB9RG Trophy Celebrates First Amateur Radio Contact via Satellite

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 In The Grid. We would like to thank Walter Washburn (KT0D), an Anonymous Donor our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Ham Operator Must Pay in First-Responder Interference Case Georgia Club Donates Radio Books to Local Library Year-Long Special Event Celebrates Britain's Railways Parker Solar Probe 'touches' the Sun Deadline Extended for ARRL Foundation Scholarship Applications Straight Key Month HamCation POTA Meet-up

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 Portable Antennas Data Review. 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 How Ghost Radio Signals Could Hold The Key To Finding Missing Flight MH370 YOTA Month Draws To A Close But Is Still Busy On The Air Intrepid DX Group Youth Essay Contest Announces Winners AM Bill Is Not Part of Congressional Stopgap Funding Disappointment Immediately after Liftoff Updated Equipment Can Save Lives HAMSCI Plans Conference for its 'Big Year' Holiday SSTV Experiment from the International Space Station RSGB is looking for a new Lecture Coordinator ARRL Straight Key Night 2025

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 End of Year Workshop Tips 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 Brazilian loggers take over retired UHF MilSat Meet the Newest Operattor in Australia: Santa! Scientists and Engineers Produce The World's First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery With a Potential Lifespan of Thousands of Years Nationwide Fault Causes Delays Across Rail Network Yaesu Releases New Mobile Radios 2025 Youth on the Air Camp Application Period Open Hamsci Launches Free Quarterly Newsletter

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. 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 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