ICQPodcast Episode 481 - Home Brewing & Kit Building

In this episode, we join  Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Colin Butler M6BOY to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Home brewing / Kit building.

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ITU Corporation Re-purposes Linton Armoury Facility to House Iconic Amateur Radio Manufacturing

News stories include: -

• New Regulations for Hams in Norway
• Students are ‘Over The Moon’
• Station's Experiments Explore Use of 4m and 8m Bands
• Arrest for Interference with Emergency Radio Channels
• Britain Seeks Views Before it Drops the Hammer on Signal Jammers
• 2026 ARRL Field Day Merch Now Shipping
• VOA Museum Announces Expanded Hours During Hamvention
• Your TP-Link Router is Under Attack from Russian State Hackers

The ICQPodcast can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com

ICQPodcast Episode 480 - Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More

In this episode, we join 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 Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More

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News stories include: -

• Hams Respond to Historic Floods in Hawaii
• FCC Warns Pittsburgh Amateur Radio Operator for 911 Interference
• Doomsday Radio awakens after 50 Years - Repeats “Degazator”
• Starlink Satellite Broke Apart in Orbit after Suffering an Unexplained "anomaly."
• Cat Pix on the Air CPOTA 2026
• ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027

The ICQPodcast can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com

 

ICQPodcast Episode 479 - Baofeng UV-5R Mini

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 Baofeng UV-5R Mini Review.

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News stories include: - 

• FO-29 Enters Full Sunlight: Veteran Satellite Sees Renewed Activity in 2026
• New Indiana Law Protects Ham Radio Antennas, Towers
• Radio Interference Has Landed U.S. Airlines With an $8 Million Bill to Fix Faulty Equipment on Boeing 787s
• Tennessee Approves Credentials for Amateur Radio Technician License
• 630M at Dayton Hamvention
• New Microwave Capabilities for the NRC
• Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026
• Judge Orders Voice Of America Back On The Air
• WRTC 2026 Not Permitting National Flags, Symbols

The ICQPodcast can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com