Sunday 11 September 2022

ICQPodcast Episode 385 - Is 10 Watts Enough?

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature Is 10 Watts Enough?

We would like to thank an Anonymous Donor, Nicholaus Lutz (W6NIK) our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

News stories include: -

  • PRESENTER OPINION : How Healthy is your Club?
  • New Zealand acts over Importation of Handheld Transceivers
  • Special 9/11 Call Sign
  • Regulations change Challenges Amateurs in Cambodia
  • The Ultimate in SOTA/POTA/Portable All in One event
  • New Advocate for Slow CW
  • American Clubs Collaborate
  • New Entry-Level Licence Class 'N' on its Way
  • More African Countries Arrive on 60 m

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

Sunday 28 August 2022

ICQPodcast Episode 384 - FT8 as a Messaging Network?

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank (K4FMH), Chris (M0TCH) and Martin (M0SGL) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature FT8 as a Messaging Network.

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News stories include: -

  • Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station
  • Hams Radio Operators Support American Red Cross in Kentucky Flood Response
  • 13-year-old Restoring Old Soviet Tech in Georgia
  • Bicycle Mobile Competition at Ham Radio Event
  • ARUMS newsletter - Over The Horizon Radars
  • New Radio - Icom IC-905
  • New Radio - Yaesu FT-710
  • United States Special Event
  • Free Windows RF Calculator - WinRFCalc
  • GB3HA Back on Air in Northumberland

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


Monday 15 August 2022

ICQPodcast Episode 383 - International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend 2022

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Edmund Spicer M0MNG previews International Lighthouse and Lightships Weekend 2022.

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ARISS contact with Summer Camp students at Kopernik Observatory and Science Center, Vestal, New York, USA

News stories include: -

  • A Radio Relic
  • Two New Amateur Radio Bands for Canadian Hams
  • Hams on SOTA Event Help Prevent Major Forest Fire
  • Angola DXpedition Promises People the moon
  • Failure in Launching Indian Schoolgirls’ Ham Satellite
  • NRAO Program to Educate Emerging Generation of Scientists using Amateur Radio
  • QSO Expo Returns for Autumn 2022 Show
  • Remembrance Day Contest
  • AP75PAK Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Pakistan

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

 

Sunday 31 July 2022

ICQPodcast Episode 382 - SOTA Mountain Adventure

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB)is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB)  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature SOTA Mountain Adventure.

We would like to thank Scott Wright (K0MD), Richard Langmead (5B4AJG) 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: -

  • UK Direct to Full Examination Syllabus
  • Traffic Messages in APRS Map Service
  • National ARRL Program for School Teachers
  • 144/430 MHz bands to be used for PMR during 2024 Olympics
  • Radio Hams to Operate from Hot Air Balloon
  • Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest
  • Commonwealth Games 2022 Amateur Radio Station on the Air
  • Lack of Danish Ham Radio Training

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