ICQPodcast Episode 467 - Allan Wiener WBCQ

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 Allan Wiener WBCQ.

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News stories include: -

• Amateur Radio Preps to Defend Antenna Legislation
• FCC Legalizes Jamming Of Mobile Phones By Prisons
• A Big Dxpedition Win For African Teen
• Hams Needed to Track NASA Moon Mission
• A First For Hams at Nuclear Cleanup Site
• ISS SSTV Events Upcoming
• OFCOM Reviews License Procedures for Some Satellites

WRTC 2026 UK Updates

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ICQPodcast Episode 466 - UK Hamfest Review 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 UK Hamfest Review Part Two.

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News stories include: -

• All Amateur Radio Licenses in Equatorial Guinea re Temporarily Suspended
• CubeSats to Deploy from ISS on 19 September 2025
• FCC Grants Limited Use of Amateur Bands to AST Spacemobile
• Doubts About Solar Cycle Prediction Methodology
• UK Regulator Mulls Satellite-to-Cell Phone Service
• Icom UK Supports The Scouts with IC-9700 Radio for JOTA Activities
• New Book Release: ARRL On the Air Yearbooks
• Fire Prevention Week Special Event
• Antenna Removal Takes Away Amateur Life
• RSGB Outreach Team Launches its First Official DMR Youth Net

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ICQPodcast Episode 465 - UK Hamfest Review Part One

In this special release episode, we review the first part of our Interviews from UK Hamfest 2025, including the big hardware announcement from ICOM, the IC7300 MK2.

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News stories include: -

• ICOM Announce the Launch of the IC7300 Mk2
• The Work of the RSGB Makers Group - UK Hamfest 2025
• The Work of Vintage Military Amateur Radio Society (VMARS) - UK Hamfest 2025
• Introduction to SDRSwitch - UK Hamfest 2025
• Kanga Products Radio Kits - UK Hamfest 2025

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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

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