ICQPodcast Episode 420 - Ultra Portable HF Antennas

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 Ultra Portable HF Antennas. 

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News stories include: -

• 2024 10 Metre SOTA Challenge
• Hams Help Community Radio Station Get Back on Air
• Global Response to Signals from Irelands 1st Satellite
• Tradition Carries on in Sweden
• A DXPedition Before a DXPedition
• ARRL Straight Key Night 2024
• The History of Two-Way Radios

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

ICQPodcast Episode 419 - Quansheng UV-K5 SDR

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 Quansheng UV-K5 SDR

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News stories include: -

• Ofcom Amateur Radio Consultation Statement
• WRC-23: Week-3 Update – 23cm and WPT
• ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety
• HAMSCI Releases First Solar Eclipse Findings
• ‘First light’: NASA receives a laser-beamed message from 10 million miles away
• New Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
• Proposal Submitted to ESA for Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload

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

ICQPodcast Episode 418 - SpyRadio And Parasets

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 SpyRadio and Parasets.

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News stories include: -

• Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio
• Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73)
• POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn in Knox County, TN
• Fire Sweeps Through Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Lab
• Using Radiowaves To Diagnose Climate Issues
• Hams Track Down Medicine in Short Supply for Critically Ill Child
• NASA Launches Spot the Station App
• YOTA Month 2023 has begun
• SDRconnect Preview 2 released

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

ICQPodcast Episode 417 - Youtube Channels for Ham Radio

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 in the episode's feature is YouTube Channels for Ham Radio

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News stories include: -

• The First Worked All States Certificate Awarded for the 33-Centimeter Band
• RSGB Construction Competition
• ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions
• New Satellite Distance Records
• An Easier Way to Report RFI in Germany
• FCC Extends Windows for Comments on 60m Proposal
• C6AQQ New Providence Island
• New SDRplay reseller in Australia

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

ICQPodcast Episode 416 - Amateur Radio Someone Else's Problem

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 Amateur Radio, Someone Else’s Problem

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News stories include: -

• Club opens arms to the Radio Community for a "build-a-long".
• FCC Eyes New Approach to Wireless Alerts
• FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions
• Northern India State Makes Hams Top Priority
• End of Teletext Service in Ireland
• Saved by 2 Metres
• RFI from above is Anything but Heavenly Interference
• Broadcast Celebrates 80 Years for UK Shortwave Site
• D.A.R.C. Celebrates 100 years of Broadcast Radio in Germany with a Transmission on Medium Wave and other Activities.
• RCF funds amateur radio exams for young people
• UK Amateur Radio Exam shutdown over festive season
• Announcing the D-STAR QSO Party 2023

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

ICQPodcast Episode 415 - The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B

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 The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B

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News stories include: -

• Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)is on 20-22 October 2023
• Presenter Opinion: Updating the Amateur’s Code
• Web-based Antenna Designer and Calculator
• ARRL Urges Comments to FCC on 60-Meter Band
• ARRL Launches The NTS Letter
• A book for all About POTA (Parks on the Air)
• Using Amateur Radio to Play Chess
• GigaParts Expands Facilities

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

ICQPodcast Episode 414 - Simple Test Gear You Can Build

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 Simple Test Gear You Can Build,

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News stories include: -

• RSGB Director's SOTA challenge
• YL in Philippines is net controller, Aged 10!
• Hams Enjoy a "SOTA ECLIPSE"
• Radio Event in Serbian Parks Honours Pioneering Activator - SK
• The YL CW Net is Back
• Cambridge Amateur Radio Club repeater VE3SWR went QRT
• HEMA Award Scheme Updates
• YOTA Month 2023

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

ICQPodcast Episode 413 - Portable Radio Ops Antennas (SOTA/POTA/Hiking)

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is SOTA, POTA and Hiking Portable Antennas.

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News stories include: -

• YOTA Month 2023
• Yes, Learning About Radio Does Matter
• World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service
• US Military Explores Wideband Above 100 GHZ
• US Government Blocks Salvage of Titanic's Wireless
• WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group
• 2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness

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

ICQPodcast Episode 412 - More Workshop Tips

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 More Workshop Tips.

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News stories include: -

• Polish Railways Fall Victim to Cheap Radio Attack
• Programme Marks 56 Years of Helping Hams with Disabilities
• Retailer Radio Shack Making US Comeback
• Park Activation Marks Anniversary of Deadly Bombing
• Parachute Mobile Ham Sets QSO Record
• UK Radio Fans Launch Petition to Save BBCs Longwave Service
• A Satellite Deployed a Drag Sail and Removed Itself from Orbit Five Years Early
• Switching off 3G and 2G networks: advice for IoT and third-party device suppliers - Ofcom
• RSGB Convention Draft Programme Released
• Radio Connects US Missile Silos for First Time Since 1960s 

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

ICQPodcast Episode 411 - History of British Inland Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA)

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 History of British Inland  Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA).

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News stories include: -

• Tropical Storm Hilary: Amateur Radio Activates
• SDRconnect Preview is available to download
• Arecibo Observatory Officially Shuts Down
• HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Parties
• Liquid Metal Battery to Flow into the Commercial Market
• IARU Region 1 General Conference
• RSGB Board Director Co-option

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

ICQPodcast Episode 410 - Types of Coax Connectors

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Types of Coax Connectors.

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News stories include: -

• ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition
• Satellite Returns via Guided Re-Entry
• Pakistan Launches DRM Radio with Transmitter Project
• ARRL and NASA Team Up to Help Teachers
• Landmark PACT for African Amateur Radio Response
• International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
• GB2RS in Morse code
• When QRP is a Big Deal
• Successful Orbit for CubeSATS Built in the Philippines

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

ICQPodcast Episode 409 - Your Ideas and Comments

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 in the episode's feature is Your Ideas and Comments.

We would like to thank Roy Jones (VK6RR), Walter Washburn (KT0D), Gary Bridges (WA0VMV), John Bartlett (HK3C) 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: -

• Students Achieve Radio Surfer Awards
• Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains
• URE Seeks Community Assistance with URESAT-1
• Presenter Opinion: CHOTA 2023
• FCC Recruiting Field Agents
• ARRL Membership Dues Increases from 2024
• BiWota - British Inland Waterways on the Air 2023

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

ICQPodcast Episode 408 - Expanding your Ham Radio Activity HamRadio 2023

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 the second half of our Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up.

We would like to thank Keith Schlottman (KR7RK), Frank Westphal - (K6FW), Dino Papas (KLØS), Ed Jones (K8MEJ), 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

News stories include: -

• WRTC 2026 Announced – ICQPodcast Joins as Official Media Partner
• Student journalist makes a video of GB23C SSES
• Michigan Hams Exempt from “distracted driving” Law
• Hams Honour Retired Search and Rescue Planes
• Study: Commercial Satellite Constellations EMIT RFI
• New N Class licence for Germany - Entry Level Licence to come in July 2024
• Commercial Interests Petition FCC for High Power Allocation on Shortwave Spectrum
• Team of Ukraine Takes Top Spot in WRTC Competition
• HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science Events

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

Videos From Ham Radio 2023 (Part 1 from Friedrichshafen)

 

ICQPodcast Episode 407 - Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up

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. This episode's feature is Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up including Elecraft, ICOM, ACOM, QRP-Labs, Arriona, ELAD SDR and IARU.

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News stories include: -

• UK Amateur Radio Licence Proposed Changes. ICQPodcast Discusses with RSGB post-Ofcom Announcement.
• Report sheds some light on Icom’s amateur radio strategy
• Satellite Enthusiasts Encouraged to Take the 'LEDSAT' Challenge
• Edison Research: Motorists Still Love Radio
• RadioGPT to Be Used at Univ. of Fla. Media Lab

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

ICQPodcast 406 Extra

ICQPodcast Episode 405 - CW Innovations

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 in the episode's feature is CW Innovations.

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News stories include: -

• Distance Learning for Full Licence Exam
• Young Dxpeditioners Plan for Guyana Trip
• WRTC To Go Forward in Italy Despite Floods
• CW OP Who Copied Titanic Signal Fan Page
• Take Your Own Photos From Space?
• King Hussein UK Radio Shack Donated to RSGB
• 2023 ARRL Field Day

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

ICQPodcast Episode 404 - Intro to Spectrum Analysers

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 Intro to Spectrum Analysers.

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News stories include: -

• New SO-50 Distance Record
• NCDXF to offer $100k for solutions to deliberate QRM
• Cars Would be Required to Keep AM Radio under a new Bipartisan Bill
• ACMA Licencing Update
• Hamfest India
• Museum Ships On-the-Air Weekend
• AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager Retires

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

GB23C Special Special Event Station on Digital Voice

 

ICQPodcast Episode 403 - KISS Technology

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 KISS Technology.

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News stories include: -

• Congresswoman Lesko Reintroduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
• Get Ready for Another ARRL Dues Increase
• Indian Amateurs Reunite Family after Nearly 10 Years
• ARRL Offers Assistance to Hams for RF Compliance
• RSGB supports International Women in Engineering Day
• Celebrating the Power of QRP
• ICQ Podcast Digital Group Granted GB23C
• RSGB team announced for YOTA Hungary
• ID-50E Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Handheld Radio

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

ICQPodcast Episode 402- Rockall Dxpedition (MM0UKI)

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 MM0UKI Rockall Dxpedition.

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News stories include: -

• Artemis 2 Astronauts Flying to the Moon Could Phone Home with Ham Radio
• High-Altitude Balloon Launch
• Online Ham Bootcamp - 13th May 2023
• ARRL Support FCC Proposes Changes to 60-Metre Band
• UK Coronation Call Signs
• Air Travel Chaos Looms as US Leeps 5G Altimeter Refit Deadline
• Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
• SSTV Transmissions from ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY

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

ICQPodcast Episode 401- MFJ8504 Review and Understanding HF Controls

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 MFJ8504 Review and Understanding HF Controls.

We would like to thank Paul Coppin (M0YMJ) 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: -

• Ria Jairam, N2RJ, joins ARDC Board
• Your MultiMeter Might be Lying to You
• Vacuum Tube-Making on the Comeback in the US
• FCC Takes a Deeper Dive into Satellites
• Electrocuted While Helping Another Amateur
• Three Hams Chosen for Artemis Moon Mission
• RSGB Coronation Activities
• National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting Open during 2023 Dayton Hamvention

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

ICQPodcast Episode 400- Show 400 Celebration

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 Our Recollections of 400 Shows.

We would like to thank ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, Neil Connor (M6CUE), Malcolm Heath (KS0T), Ed Efchak (WX2R), one-off donors Michael Rosenberg (N9YB), Gary Bridges (WA0VMV) 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: -

• New Australian Ham Licences Delayed
• ISS Time Traveller
• Broadcaster Shuts Longwave Radio Transmitter in Iceland
• American Clubs Grow with Collaboration
• Ofcom Plan of Work

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

ICQPodcast Episode 399 - Hamzilla 2023

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 in the episode's feature is Hamzilla 2023.

We would like to thank  ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, one-off donors Michael Rosenberg (N9YB), Gary Bridges (WA0VMV) 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: -

• Echo of BBC’s first broadcast in Scotland 100 years ago is heard from centenary event at Pacific Quay
• Steubenville-Weirton Amateur Radio Club Donates Books to Library System
• Is there a Better Way to Safeguard Vital Repeaters?
• In the Car, Podcasts and Online Audio Continue to Grow
• FreeDV Aims to Bring Open-Source HF Digital Voice Into the Mainstream
• Astronauts from UAE Taking on Space Education
• Getting Serious About Sat-Phone Service
• Essex Ham Annual Survey
• Connecticut Governor Proclaims Amateur Radio Recognition Week

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

ICQPodcast Episode 398 - Recruiting into Ham 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 in the episode's feature is Recruiting into Ham Radio.

We would like to thank  ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, Dave LeBlanc (KF7JAF) 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: -

• CB Radio vs. 10 Meter Radio: Which is better?
• Amateur Radio Digital Library is a Treasure Trove
• Auto Industry Non-Committal to Keeping AM in New Cars
• Hackers Disrupt Russian Radio
• NASA Help Wanted: Ham Radio Operators Please Apply
• Beware of Radio Selling Scammers
• New Satellite Distance Records

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

ICQPodcast Episode 397 - 23cm Antenna Review

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is a 23cm Antenna review and ISP Trouble.

News stories include: -

• Spy Radio Stations that Still Broadcast Today
• An Expansion on Solar Cycle Prediction
• Another 100-year-old Radio Club
• PRESENTER OPINION: There Are Almost as Many GMRS Licenses as Techs…
• Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF
• Fluke Multimeter Safety Issue
• 2022 Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award Recipient Selected
• New RSGB Youth Champion Appointed

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

ICQPodcast Episode 396 - Thoughts from Canvey Island Rally

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Thoughts and Reviews from the Caney Island Rally

News stories include: -

• 44Net Assessment Survey Results are In!
• The Voice of ChatGPT is Now on the Air
• People across North Central Florida learn to use ham radios for communication
• British Science Week
• Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!
• World Radio Day 2023: Radio and Peace
• Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contacts two US Schools

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

ICQPodcast Episode 395 - Workshop Experiments

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, 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 Workshop Experiments.

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News stories include: -

• Internal Heating Element Makes These PCBS Self-Soldering
• Amateur Satellite FalconSAT-3 Nears Reentry
• DX-Unlimited, Arnie Coro, CO2KK — SK
• Grid Hunters who Use Satellites Risk Losing an Important Resource
• Natural Phenomenon Affects Radio Waves and Helps Science
• Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club to Celebrate 100 Years
• Mobile App Available to Navigate 2023 Orlando HamCation
• RSGB Coronation Celebration Confirmed

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

ICQPodcast Episode 394 - Working with SMD’s

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 in this episode's feature is Working with SMD’s.

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News stories include: -

• Mysterious Antennas Are Appearing in Utah's Hills and Officials Are Stumped
• India Joins Beaches On The Air
• Amateur Radio Operations at the US Military Academies
• Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Changes to the Amateur Radio
• Goodbye Bluetooth?
• M0RWX Activates All G Summits in One Year
• Hamzilla 2023
• QSOToday Expo March 2023

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

ICQPodcast Episode 393 - Radio Tips to Start 2023

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 Radio Tips to Start 2023.

We would like to thank Kelvin Crocker (G1ZSE) 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: -

• 70MHz, 4 m band released in Switzerland
• German Hams - Temporary Band Access Extended
• An Award for Hams who Help Others Reach DXCC
• Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
• Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
• Yaesu Discontinue Models
• Who says CW ops don’t have a sense of humour?→
• Malta Operation 2023
• Coronation of King Charles III
• UK Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam Bookings Open
• ARRL Straight Key Night 2023

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