Monday, 25 August 2025

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



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!

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

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