ICQPodcast Episode 483 - Fault Finding

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 Fault Finding.

We would like to thank Peter Weston (2E0DED) and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert-free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

News stories include: -

• STEM On and Off the Air
• Award Recognises Dxpeditions with Remote Operations
• WIA asks for Changes to Sub-Antarctic Callsign Prefixes
• CW Ops Needed to Copy Data from Tokyo-Built Cubesat
• Closure of BBC Radio 4 on Long Wave (LW)
• Salty Walt Goes “Next Level” with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook
• New Edition of No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide
• Morse Code Used as Part of a Hack to Steal $200,000 Worth of Cryptocurrency
• Cat Pix on the Air - 2026

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

ICQPodcast Episode 482 - AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 AMSAT President Drew KO4MA

We would like to thank Paul Elliott (G0TXL) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert-free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

News stories include: -

• Free antenna booklet by Jukka Siitari
• Hamlib Named Winner of the 2026 Amateur Radio Software Award
• FCC Grants Frequencies' Use for Satellite Service
• Linux Kernel Drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio Subsystem Support
• Rocket Lab Launches Eight JAXA Satellites on Kakushin Rising Mission
• Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution
• Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test

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

 

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.

We would like to thank John Merkel (AJ1DM) and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert-free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

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