ICQPodcast Episode 474 - New Radio Shack Additions

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 New Radio Shack Additions.

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News stories include: -

• Easing The Way For Blind Hams To Use Digital Modes
• AMSAT Youth Initiative Takes a Closer Look at Climate Change
• New Zealand Hams Use "ZM" Prefix for Centenary Year
• Starlink is Lowering Thousands of Satellites' Orbits to Reduce the Risk of Collisions
• Broadcast Marks Historic Radio Site's 100th year
• FCC Reminds Experimental HF Stations to Identify Themselves
• 2026 is ARRL’s Year of the Club -- A Celebration of Amateur Radio Clubs
• HamSCI Speaker Series Explores WSPR Spectral Width 
• First Desecheo Island Activation Since 2009

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

ICQPodcast Episode 473 - Is AI About to Kill Ham Radio?

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, Is AI about to kill Ham Radio?

We would like to thank Richard French (M7GET) 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: -

• Up to $25,000 at Stake in New ARRL Student Coding Competition
• Student Success with DMR Project In India
• Jim Shaffer, KE5AL, Advocate For Blind Hams Becomes SK At 72
• ARDC Launches 44Net Connect
• International Reply Coupons (IRCs) to End
• New Satellite Tracking Application Released
• Four Buchanan Students Earn FCC License
• World Wide Check-In on Talk Group 91
• New Technician Class Question Pool Released

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

 

ICQPodcast Episode 472 - Does a Ham Need a Thermal Camera?

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 Do I need a Thermal Camera?

We would like to thank Sean Borgerson (KK7OVF) 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: -

• “Space Sailors” Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators
• ARISS Video Promotes School Contacts Through ISS and Amateur Radio
• New Restrictions for Short-Range UHF Radios in Germany
• Indian Amateurs Help a Woman Lost in Bangladesh
• Dr Bob Whelan, G3PJT - Silent Key
• First HamTV Transmission from ISS Since 2018
• SAQ Grimeton to Transmit CW Message

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