ICQPodcast Episode 496 - AI Advancements for Ham Radio

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 AI Advancements for Ham Radio

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News stories include: 

• eBay Tightens Rules on Radio Equipment Listings — But Ham-Band-Only Gear Is Exempt
• Pilot Dies After Helicopter Strikes Ham Radio Tower in Florida
• "Payment Labyrinth" Named as Obstacle to FCC License Renewals
• Wind-Up Radios Sell Out Across the UK After Government's "Be Ready" Call
• Say Goodbye to the Leap Second
• ARRL Survey of Members and Licensees Now Underway — Here's What to Expect
• HamSCI Lands Nearly $5.5 Million NASA Grant to Bring Space Science to Communities Nationwide
• OsTrax Launches for Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu — A Fresh Take on Satellite Tracking
• Free Bilingual Practice Bank Now Available for China's CRAC Amateur Radio Exams
• No Leniency: FCC Upholds $20,000 Fines in Three Pirate Radio Cases

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

ICQPodcast Episode 495 - Antennas for QRP and POTA

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 Antennas for QRP and POTA.

We would like to thank Mike Wogden (G4KWQ) and Peter Weston (2E0DED) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast ad-free. To donate, please visit: http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

News stories include: 

• Six Satellites, Three Continents: AMSAT Organisations Make Their Mark on Transporter-18
• Ten Minutes That Made History: Chile's First Direct ARISS Contact With a Public School
• Commercial AM and FM Station Counts Keep Sliding, Latest FCC Totals Show
• Set Up, Make Contact, Pack Down, Repeat: RaDAR Rally 2026 Is Coming
• A Century-Old Transmitter Sends a Message of Peace on United Nations Day
• APRS Connect Lands on iPhone — And Brings APRS OTA Along With It

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

ICQPodcast Episode 494 - Q and A 2026

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 and A 2026

We would like to thank Daryll McCaffery (VK6DMC) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast ad-free. To donate, please visit: http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

News stories include: 

• Will RADE Be the Next SSB?
• New Azores Collective Brings School Amateur Radio Clubs Together
• UN Agencies Warn: Spectrum Interference Is Putting Early Warning Systems and Climate Science at Risk
• Summit Activator's 12th Contact of the Day Wasn't on the Radio — It Was a Rescue
• On This Net, Etiquette Is No Trivial Matter
• Nearly 1,000 QSOs Made From a 12,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site in Turkey
• Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Set for 17th November — As AM Radio Bill Awaits Senate Vote
• RSGB 2027 Construction Competition Is Open
• RSGB Adds Another Decade of RadCom to the App
• Two New Federal Inquiries Put RF Exposure Back Under the Microscope

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

ICQPodcast Episode 493 - What makes a Radio Antenna Fail?

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 What makes an Antenna Fail?

We would like to thank Daryll McCaffery (VK6DMC) 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: 

• AMSAT Youth Initiative Launches Its Fifth Course: Satellites and Astronomy
• Remote FT8, No VPN Required: Say Hello to HamRadioWeb
• Two Years After Helene, Western North Carolina Builds a Radio Network That Won't Go Dark
• Route 66 Takes a Detour Onto the HF Highway
• North Dakota Hams Run a Full Communications Blackout Drill
• Icom Releases Firmware Update 1.03 for the IC-7300MK2
• 100 Years of the Yagi: Contest University Marks a Milestone Antenna Design

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