Sunday, 18 December 2022

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


Sunday, 4 December 2022

 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.

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

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

Sunday, 20 November 2022

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.

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

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


Sunday, 13 November 2022

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.