ICQPodcast Episode 392 - Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie

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 in the episode's feature is Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie.

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News stories include: -

• New General Question Pool Released for Ham Radio Licensing
• Radio Amateur Earns PhD in Electrical Engineering
• Museum of Information Explosion
• New Record Set on Lowest Ham Band in Australia
• Future of the BBC as Presented by Director-General Tim Davie
• Santa is On the Air Via Ham Radio
• John Hislop (G7OHO) joins RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group
• CAMSAT XW-4 (CAS-10) Satellite To Be Deployed

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

ICQPodcast Episode 391 - Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's, feature is Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023.

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News stories include: -

• Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL/DJ2LR/DL1R, to Be Inducted to the Indian National Academy of Engineering
• YOTA Month
• Big Promise from Ultra-Tiny Battery
• Santa HF Net is Coming to Town
• Filmmaker makes a Documentary - Documentary makes a Future Ham
• 146/147MHz NoV Extension
• FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Special Event Stations
• How to Set Up a High Frequency (HF) Radio Station

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

ICQ Podcast Episode 390 - Restarting HamFests

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 in the episode, the feature is Restarting Hamfests.

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News stories include: -

• Reaching Youth Through Amateur Radio in the Classroom
• Beware of Counterfeit Icom Products
• Germany's Proposed New "N" Class Entry-Level Licence
• RSGB Construction Competition
• QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Heads to YouTube
• RSGB ESC Publishes Annual Report

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

M17 connects to the ICQPodcast Digital Project

We have now added M17 to our Digital Voice Project and welcome users of this mode via the M17 Reflector 948.

ICQPodcast Episode 389 - UK Hamfest 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 in the episode's feature is Part two of our Hamfest Round-up

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News stories include: -

• Amateur Radio Club Members Assist Law Enforcement
• RSGB Construction Competition
• Ham Radio’s News Information Channels Shrink By Two
• Got a Problem? Ask a Ham!
• If China declares war, These Ham Radio Enthusiasts Could be Crucial
• RSGB AGM 2023
• RSGB Morse Test Coordinator Appointed
• FoxTelem Version 1.12 Released

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

ICQPodcast Episode 388 - News from the Hamfest

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 in the episode's feature News from the Hamfest.

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News stories include: -

• San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years
• Meters or MHz?
• December YOTA Month
• Tech Exam Cheat Sheet
• Call for Instructors
• Ham Radio Auction Supports ARRL Programs Underway
• ICOM Withdraw Android Apps

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

ICQPodcast Episode 387 - Three Mini Ham Hardware Reviews

In this episode, we join Martin M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Three mini-reviews.

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News stories include: -

    • New ‘5-Year Rule’ for Deorbiting Satellites to Address Growing Risk of Orbital Debris

    • University Students Learn about Amateur Radio Satellites

    • 16 New Radio Amateurs in Cyprus

    • Radio Science 2.0: Ham Radio Activities for Kids in Romania

    • ITU Elects Ham from US as New Secretary General

    • Swiss Ban on the Sale of Anytone Transceiver (HT)

    • December YOTA Month

    • AMSAT-UK Colloquium Talks to be Live-Streamed

    • RSGB 2022 Convention Livestream

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

ICQPodcast Episode 386 - Tips from the Shack

In this episode, we join Martin M1MRB, Frank Howell (K4FMH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Tips from the Shack.

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News stories include: -

• Amateur Radio Helps Disabled Sailboat to Port

• Radio Amateurs are not Afraid of a Blackout

• The Largest Commercial Communications Array ever has just Launched

• 104-year-old Radio Ham is on the Air

• First 40 MHz SSB contact between UK and South Africa

• 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting

• Videos from Digital Communications Conference 2022

• Latest Version of RSGB EMF Calculator

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

ICQPodcast Episode 385 - Is 10 Watts Enough?

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature Is 10 Watts Enough?

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News stories include: -

• PRESENTER OPINION : How Healthy is your Club?
• New Zealand acts over Importation of Handheld Transceivers
• Special 9/11 Call Sign
• Regulations change Challenges Amateurs in Cambodia
• The Ultimate in SOTA/POTA/Portable All in One event
• New Advocate for Slow CW
• American Clubs Collaborate
• New Entry-Level Licence Class 'N' on its Way
• More African Countries Arrive on 60 m

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

ICQPodcast Episode 384 - FT8 as a Messaging Network?

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank (K4FMH), Chris (M0TCH) and Martin (M0SGL) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature FT8 as a Messaging Network.

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News stories include: -

• Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station
• Hams Radio Operators Support American Red Cross in Kentucky Flood Response
• 13-year-old Restoring Old Soviet Tech in Georgia
• Bicycle Mobile Competition at Ham Radio Event
• ARUMS newsletter - Over The Horizon Radars
• New Radio - Icom IC-905
• New Radio - Yaesu FT-710
• United States Special Event
• Free Windows RF Calculator - WinRFCalc
• GB3HA Back on Air in Northumberland

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

ICQPodcast Episode 383 - International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend 2022

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Edmund Spicer M0MNG previews International Lighthouse and Lightships Weekend 2022.

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ARISS contact with Summer Camp students at Kopernik Observatory and Science Center, Vestal, New York, USA

News stories include: -

• A Radio Relic
• Two New Amateur Radio Bands for Canadian Hams
• Hams on SOTA Event Help Prevent Major Forest Fire
• Angola DXpedition Promises People the moon
• Failure in Launching Indian Schoolgirls’ Ham Satellite
• NRAO Program to Educate Emerging Generation of Scientists using Amateur Radio
• QSO Expo Returns for Autumn 2022 Show
• Remembrance Day Contest
• AP75PAK Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Pakistan

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

 

ICQPodcast Episode 382 - SOTA Mountain Adventure

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB)is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB)  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature SOTA Mountain Adventure.

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News stories include: -

• UK Direct to Full Examination Syllabus
• Traffic Messages in APRS Map Service
• National ARRL Program for School Teachers
• 144/430 MHz bands to be used for PMR during 2024 Olympics
• Radio Hams to Operate from Hot Air Balloon
• Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest
• Commonwealth Games 2022 Amateur Radio Station on the Air
• Lack of Danish Ham Radio Training

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

ICQPodcast Episode 381 - Friedrichshafen 2022 Interviews Part 2

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 2.

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News stories include: -

    • Indonesia Prepares to Launch its First Amateur Radio Satellite

    • EMF – Resources for Tutors and Clubs

    • Proposed New Ham Radio Regulations in Slovakia

    • Unknown Intruder in 21 MHz Band

    • Youth Mentorship Program Launched by Radio Club of America

    • British Inland Waterways on the Air 2022

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

ICQPodcast Episode 380 - Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 1

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 1.

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News stories include: -

• Portugal Takes Action Against Illegal Communications Equipment
• Successful Morse Code Day in Open Air Museum Arnhem
• GNU Radio Aims to Improve Accessibility and Usability
• Ham Radio to the Rescue
• Irish Language Net
• Switzerland: New Repeater List Available
• Thirteen Colonies Special Event Runs Through 8th July 2022
• RSGB Regional Vacancies

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

ICQPodcast Episode 379 - HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen 2022 Preview

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen 2022 Preview.

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News stories include: -

    • Young Person's Morse Tutor Kit Building Event

    • AMSAT announces Youth Initiative at Hamvention

    • The Mainstreaming of Morse Code

    • New Insights from Retooled Disaster Drill

    • Two Brits Arrested in Albania as Police Accuse them of Spying after Seizing Radio Gear

    • Military Use of 50 MHz Frequencies

    • Alamogordo Hamfest 2022

    • Distance Learning for Full Amateur Radio Licence Exam

    • Radio Ham Becomes Archbishop

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

ICQPodcast Episode 378 - Gateways On The Air 2022

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Gateways On The Air 2022.

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News stories include: -

    • "Q" RSL to Celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

    • SOTA on BBC Countryfile

    • 23cm Band and Sat-Nav Coexistence: ITU-R WP4C Studies

    • The Undead Spacecraft

    • Essex Radio Amateur in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

    • GB70U: From Guernsey to Space – and Back Again

    • Boston Amateur Radio Club Field Day 2022

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

ICQPodcast Episode 377 - On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution?

 In this episode, Martin Butler M1MRB is joined by Frank Howell K4FMH, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution?

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News stories include: -

• Two Students Aged 10 and 11 Get Ham Radio Licenses
• Radio Hams to Show off Skills During Field Day Event
• 6177km (3838 mi) QSO in FM 10 Metres Frequency 29.600 MHz
• Wireless Power Transmission Using 10 GHz
• England Queen's Platinum Jubilee Special Event
• Founders' Trophy Award
• Heil Ham Radio Rebrand
• RSGB Commonwealth Games Activities

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

ICQPodcast Episode 376 - Buying Handy Talkies - New or Secondhand

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Handy Talkies, New or Secondhand.

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News stories include: -

• ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program
• 40 MHz - Belgium Regulator Considering New Band
• German Radio Hams Celebrate Morse Code Day
• Female Students to visit DARC Amateur Radio Center
• Radio Hams to Commemorate Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic Flight
• New Zealand 60m Sub License Continued by Regulator
• Mobile App Available to Navigate 2022 Dayton Hamvention

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

ICQPodcast Episode 375 - The Fed Files

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature The Fed Files

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News stories include: -

    • Youth Preparedness Award for Clovis High School Students

    • Solo voyager Horie, 83, Passes Hawaii 3 weeks into Pacific trip

    • Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman

    • Pubs and Clubs On The Air (PACOTA) 2022

    • FCC Issues Processing Licence Applications and Exam Session Files

    • Antarctic Ham Radio Station Active for Children's Day 5 May 2022

    • 1943.3 miles QSO in FM 10 Metres Frequency 29.600 MHz

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ICQPodcast Episode 374 - Ham Radio Bootsale and Podcasters Quiz

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature, Ham Radio Boot Sale and Podcasters Quiz.

News stories include: -

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    • Dave Ritter, ND4MR, Receives ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award

    • Amateur Radio Led to a Teenager Embarking on an Electronics Career

    • SOTA's 20th Anniversary

    • G6WBS - SOTA Mountain Goat

    • PRESENTER OPINION: Elvis Left the Building…in 2015

    • Youngsters on the Air contest results

    • Dan Lloyd to Lead Ofcom’s Work Managing the UK’s Airwaves

    • New FCC Application Fee will not Apply to Amateur Radio License Upgrades

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

ICQPodcast Episode 373 - Hamzilla 2022

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Hamzilla 2022

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News stories include: -

    • ARRL Teachers Institute to Offer Four Sessions this Summer

    • Russia and Belarus Suspended from CEPT membership

    • Australian Radio Hams Help out after Floods

    • AMSAT Receives a Grant From ARDC

    • RSGB National Radio Centre re-opens

    • International HEMA Day

    • RSGB Announces Resignation of Board Director

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

ICQPodcast Episode 372 - Amateur Radio Resources

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Amateur Radio Resources.

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News stories include: -

    • Ukraine Maintains Ham Radio Silence in a State of Emergency

    • Online Training for Ham Radio Exam in Spain

    • Amateur Radio, ISS and STEM

    • Successful QO-100 Ham Radio Emergency Communications Exercise

    • FCC to Consider Radio Receiver NOI in April

    • Workshop for Amateur Radio Operators Working to Advance Science

    • St Patrick's Day Award 2020

    • World's Oldest Radio Amateur

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

ICQPodcast Episode 371 - Improving your SSB Contact Ratio

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Improving your SSB contact ratio.

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News stories include: -

    • Enthusiast's Radio Collection in the Press

    • New Postage Stamps Feature Amateur Radio in Greece

    • Amateur Radio - A Life-Long Technical Hobby

    • Avro Lancaster 80th Anniversary of the 1st operational sortie

    • Amateur Radio in Ukraine

    • Amateur Radio Emergency Communication may be hit by New Fees

    • Frederike DH9FD - Germany's Youngest Class A radio amateur

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ICQPodcast Episode 370 - HamPi

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes WC3B and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature HamPi. We would like to thank Daryll McCathery (VK6DMC ), Mr D Renton, Appledore and District Radio Club 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: -

    • Rye Man Convicted for Making Racial Remarks over Amateur Radio Networks

    • Foundation Online Training Course Statistics

    • Parks on the Air Radio Ham in the Press

    • FreeDV Activity Day

    • Pilots Fault Electronics "Spoofing" of GPS Signals

    • Platinum Jubilee NoV Now Available

    • Beijing Winter Olympics Special Event Station BY1CRA/WO22 is Active

    • ARRL Announces New World Wide Digital Contest

    • GB100 2MT marking the Centenary of British Broadcasting

    • Inventor of APRS, Bob Bruninga W4APR is SK

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

ICQPodcast Episode 369 - Amateur TV and the British Amateur TV Club

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is a discussion with Dave CRUMP G8GKQ about Amateur TV and the BATC.

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News stories include: -

• Two Radio Amateurs Appointed to the FCC Technological Advisory Council
• US Airlines Warn of Impending 5G Flight Disruption
• ARES Activates as Fire Destroys 1,000 Colorado Homes
• German North Pole DXpedition
• Researchers Build World's Smallest Antenna Using DNA
• Online Classes Help Boost Ham Radio in India
• RSGB Release Board Proceedings
• Advisory Board Aims to Encourage Youth into Ham Radio

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

ICQ Podcast Episode 368 - Philip McBride (VA3QR) New RAC President

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Bares (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode’s feature is a discussion with Phil McBride VA3QR, new President of Radio Amateurs of Canada.

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News stories include: -

• FAA Update to 5G and FAA

• ARRL Surveying Field Day Participants

• New EMC Rules for Electronic Devices to Benefit Radio Hams

• Physics Professor Awarded NSF Grant for Workshop

• Comreg Amateur Radio License Negotiations

• RSGB Construction Competition

• ARRL Foundation to Create club grants program

• Spanish Radio Amateurs can Continue using 2.4 GHz

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

ICQPodcast Episode 367 - Ham Radio Tips and Tricks 2022

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Ham Radio Tips and Tricks 2022.

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News stories include: -

    • Georgia Club Donates License Manuals to Local Schools

    • Norway is Trying to Track Down 2-Meter Intruders

    • Amateur Radio Club Bands Together During Pandemic

    • Boeing and Airbus Warn US over 5G Safety Concerns

    • Finland's Radio Hams Send Gift to Icelandic Amateur Radio Operators

    • World RadioSport Team Championship Rescheduled

    • Special Event Call Sign OZ50Q

    • 75th Anniversary of the Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union UBA

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