Sunday 21 April 2019

Amateur Radio Contesting Website






For those of you who are interested in Amateur Radio Contesting this is a great website. It lists lots of contest, their dates, exchanges and more.



This also made me smile this week.




Sunday 14 April 2019

ICQ Podcast Episode 291 - The S-Meter



In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is The S-meter by Martin (M1MRB).
ICQ AMATEUR/HAM RADIO PODCAST DONORS
We would like to thank William Heckleman (KC3HZU) and Kevin Rupp (WN7Z) 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:-
  • FCC Asked to Allow All-Digital on AM Band
  • MagPi Features Ham Radio
  • New Packet Radio - Hamnet over 70cm
  • Petition Seeks to Limit Digital Modes to Open-Source Software
  • 2019 State of the Hobby Results
  • Take In the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting During Hamvention
  • Amateur Radio SSTV Art Expo
  • Successful Club Expands Training Team
The ICQ Podcast can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com


Thursday 4 April 2019

First look at the Yaesu FTDX101

Our first UK look at the Yaesu FTDX101 in Newark last year. Not long now before you can own one yourself.