ICQPodcast Episode 399 - Hamzilla 2023

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Hamzilla 2023.

We would like to thank  ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, one-off donors Michael Rosenberg (N9YB), Gary Bridges (WA0VMV) 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: -

• Echo of BBC’s first broadcast in Scotland 100 years ago is heard from centenary event at Pacific Quay
• Steubenville-Weirton Amateur Radio Club Donates Books to Library System
• Is there a Better Way to Safeguard Vital Repeaters?
• In the Car, Podcasts and Online Audio Continue to Grow
• FreeDV Aims to Bring Open-Source HF Digital Voice Into the Mainstream
• Astronauts from UAE Taking on Space Education
• Getting Serious About Sat-Phone Service
• Essex Ham Annual Survey
• Connecticut Governor Proclaims Amateur Radio Recognition Week

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

ICQPodcast Episode 398 - Recruiting into Ham Radio

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 Recruiting into Ham Radio.

We would like to thank  ICQPodcast 400 Club Member Winston Lawrence, KD2WLL, Dave LeBlanc (KF7JAF) 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: -

• CB Radio vs. 10 Meter Radio: Which is better?
• Amateur Radio Digital Library is a Treasure Trove
• Auto Industry Non-Committal to Keeping AM in New Cars
• Hackers Disrupt Russian Radio
• NASA Help Wanted: Ham Radio Operators Please Apply
• Beware of Radio Selling Scammers
• New Satellite Distance Records

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

ICQPodcast Episode 397 - 23cm Antenna Review

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is a 23cm Antenna review and ISP Trouble.

News stories include: -

• Spy Radio Stations that Still Broadcast Today
• An Expansion on Solar Cycle Prediction
• Another 100-year-old Radio Club
• PRESENTER OPINION: There Are Almost as Many GMRS Licenses as Techs…
• Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF
• Fluke Multimeter Safety Issue
• 2022 Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award Recipient Selected
• New RSGB Youth Champion Appointed

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

ICQPodcast Episode 396 - Thoughts from Canvey Island Rally

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Thoughts and Reviews from the Caney Island Rally

News stories include: -

• 44Net Assessment Survey Results are In!
• The Voice of ChatGPT is Now on the Air
• People across North Central Florida learn to use ham radios for communication
• British Science Week
• Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!
• World Radio Day 2023: Radio and Peace
• Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contacts two US Schools

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