Hi, my name is Martin Butler. I am in my early seventies, a family man with a lovely wife, three children (Colin is the eldest) and four grandchildren.
I am a member of the Radio Society of Great Britain and the GQRP Club. My latest venture is working with Colin on ICQPODCAST which I am enjoying greatly.
Sunday, 10 August 2025
ICQPodcast Episode 462 - Service Aids
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 Service Aids.
We would like to thank Charles Carter (AA0RI), John A. D. Andrea Snr (AA5JD), Roy Jones (VK6RR) 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: -
- A Lightweight M17 Hotspot
- Joint India-US Satellite Eyes Natural Disasters
- Two WW2-Era Code-Related Events - One For Navajo Code Talkers, Another For Enigma Machine
- Pakistan Hikes Radio-Related Fees
- HamTV is Active on the International Space Station
- Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library
- India, Sweden Introduce New Callsign Suffixes, Prefixes
- RSGB National Radio Centre Tourist Award
- PRESENTER OPINION: Go to Church on Sept 13th 2025…and Bring an HF Radio!
Sunday, 27 July 2025
ICQPodcast Episode 461 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two
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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two
We would like to thank Charles Carter 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: -
- Hams Decode SSMIS Satellite Data Removed by DoD, NOAA
- MMDVM Project Drops Support for M17 Mode
- M17 Foundation Responds to Statements made by MMDVM Project Maintainer
- 23cm Restrictions To Be Imposed In Europe
- Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live
- Canadian Amateurs in Yukon Territory Get Separate Section
- The RSGB Releases High-Contrast Logbook to Improve Accessibility
- National Bodies Protect 70cm Band
The ICQPodcast can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com
Sunday, 13 July 2025
ICQPodcast Episode 460 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One
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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One.
We would like to thank Dino Papas (KL0S), 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: -
- PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?
- POTA Activator Dies in Accidental Electrocution
- Volunteers Bring Last Commercial Maritime Station Back on Air for 26th Year
- Hamshack Hotline To Be Discontinued
- Grant to Aid Clublog Operations Upgrade
- Testing for WRTC 2026 in Suffolk
- Bye Bye Friedrichshafen for another year!
- HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party 11-12 August 2025
- International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
- 100th Anniversary of JARL and Amateur Radio in Japan
The ICQPodcast can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com
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We have now added M17 to our Digital Voice Project and welcome users of this mode via the M17 Reflector 948.
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In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MN and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateu...
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In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Am...