Tuesday, 18 November 2025

ICQPodcast Episode 470 - Going to Bouvet Island

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 the episode's feature is Going to Bouvet Island.

We would like to thank Koos Van Den Hout (PE4KH), Anonymous Donor, Dave Renton (G1REN), Michael Nutt (K3LOE) and Michael Currier-Casavant (N1XRR) 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: -

  • Eakinomics: Time to Jettison Legacy FCC Rules
  • 2025 “Dream Rig” Essay Contest for Young Ham Radio Operators
  • Australian Band Plan Gets Sweeping Review
  • Mountain Radio Challenge Tests Skills, Propagation
  • DRM Says It’s the Best Choice for Digital Radio in India
  • ISS SSTV Event to Celebrate 25 Years of the International Space Station
  • NARA Hosts Club Week Special Event

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



Sunday, 2 November 2025

ICQPodcast Episode 469 - Club Open Day and Radio Centre Win Award

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 Club open day and the RSGB win an award.

We would like to thank Walter Turner (W8LN), Walter Washburn (KT0D), David LeBlanc (KF7KAF), Frank Westphal (K6FW), Nicholas Bradley (G4IWO) and Ken DeLap II (KX9U) 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: -

  • Ham to Chair Newly Created University Department
  • Reminder: Keep Clear of Emergency Frequencies
  • Young Amateurs Learn New Modes for Emcomm
  • No, SDRs Haven’t Ruined DX’ing
  • Astronomy Trade Fair to Debut at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen
  • YOTA Month: Book Your GB25YOTA Operating
  • Is AO-7 Still the Oldest Satellite?
  • Latvia’s Hams Honor Nation’s First Broadcast Radio at 100

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





Sunday, 19 October 2025

ICQPodcast Episode 468 - Portable Power

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 Portable Power.

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: -

  • FCC Denies Approval of 4 Chinese-Owned Electronics Labs
  • What ChatGPT Would Do to Attract Young People to Amateur Radio
  • Do we even need QST?
  • Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
  • Japanese CubeSats Deployed from ISS
  • Zoe Rodriguez Named 2025 Craigie Memorial Educator 
  • ARRL Year of the Club Newsletter Contest - Call for Submissions

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


Sunday, 5 October 2025

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.

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: -

  • 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

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