ICQPodcast Episode 464 - Q&A Plus

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&A Plus.

We would like to thank Simon Wilton (G7HCD) 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: -

• Hurricane Watch Net Marks 60 Years of Service
• Resilience Through Amateur Radio for National Preparedness Month 2025
• Hams Help Sonoma Springs Residents with GMRS
• A Radio Homecoming, One Century Later
• Ocean Washes Away Almost All Expeditioners’ Equipment
• NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Orion Spacecraft in 2026
• WRTC 2026 Announces PRIME Sponsor!
• Icom Unveils the IC-7300MK2 — The Evolution of a HF Legend!
• Hans Summers, G0UPL Confirmed as the RSGB Convention After-Dinner Speaker
• ESC Announces Updated Version of the Direct to Full Syllabus
• UK National Hamfest Pre-Show Walkaround Video

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

ICQPodcast Episode 463 - Handheld LCR Meter

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Handheld LCR Meter

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: -

• Two new RSGB activities for National Coding Week
• Hams Over IP Invites Hamshack Hotline Users to Apply
• US Legacy Weather Satellites Being Decommissioned
• South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge
• TAP: A Morse Alternative Mode for HAM Radio Operators
• Women in Amateur Radio Panel at RSGB Convention in October
• Radio Club of America Technical Symposium Registration is Open
• Bochum Space Days 2025
• Telford Hamfest

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

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!

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