ICQPodcast Episode 393 - Radio Tips to Start 2023

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 in the episode's feature is Radio Tips to Start 2023.

We would like to thank Kelvin Crocker (G1ZSE) 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: -

• 70MHz, 4 m band released in Switzerland
• German Hams - Temporary Band Access Extended
• An Award for Hams who Help Others Reach DXCC
• Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
• Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
• Yaesu Discontinue Models
• Who says CW ops don’t have a sense of humour?→
• Malta Operation 2023
• Coronation of King Charles III
• UK Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam Bookings Open
• ARRL Straight Key Night 2023

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

ICQPodcast Episode 392 - Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie

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 in the episode's feature is Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie.

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: -

• New General Question Pool Released for Ham Radio Licensing
• Radio Amateur Earns PhD in Electrical Engineering
• Museum of Information Explosion
• New Record Set on Lowest Ham Band in Australia
• Future of the BBC as Presented by Director-General Tim Davie
• Santa is On the Air Via Ham Radio
• John Hislop (G7OHO) joins RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group
• CAMSAT XW-4 (CAS-10) Satellite To Be Deployed

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

ICQPodcast Episode 391 - Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's, feature is Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023.

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: -

• Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL/DJ2LR/DL1R, to Be Inducted to the Indian National Academy of Engineering
• YOTA Month
• Big Promise from Ultra-Tiny Battery
• Santa HF Net is Coming to Town
• Filmmaker makes a Documentary - Documentary makes a Future Ham
• 146/147MHz NoV Extension
• FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Special Event Stations
• How to Set Up a High Frequency (HF) Radio Station

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

ICQ Podcast Episode 390 - Restarting HamFests

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 in the episode, the feature is Restarting Hamfests.

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: -

• Reaching Youth Through Amateur Radio in the Classroom
• Beware of Counterfeit Icom Products
• Germany's Proposed New "N" Class Entry-Level Licence
• RSGB Construction Competition
• QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Heads to YouTube
• RSGB ESC Publishes Annual Report

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