icqpodcast's Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast

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 Fault Finding.

We would like to thank our Peter Weston (2E0DED) and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• STEM On and Off the Air
• Award Recognises Dxpeditions with Remote Operations
• WIA asks for Changes to Sub-Antarctic Callsign Prefixes
• CW Ops Needed to Copy Data from Tokyo-Built Cubesat
• Closure of BBC Radio 4 on Long Wave (LW)
• Salty Walt Goes "Next Level" with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook
• New Edition of No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide
• Morse Code Used as Part of a Hack to Steal $200,000 Worth of Cryptocurrency
• Cat Pix on the Air - 2026

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 AMSAT President Drew KO4MA

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• Free antenna booklet by Jukka Siitari
• Hamlib Named Winner of the 2026 Amateur Radio Software Award
• FCC Grants Frequencies' Use for Satellite Service
• Linux Kernel Drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio Subsystem Support
• Rocket Lab Launches Eight JAXA Satellites on Kakushin Rising Mission
• Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution
• Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test

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

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• ITU Corporation Re-purposes Linton Armoury Facility to House Iconic Amateur Radio Manufacturing

• New Regulations for Hams in Norway

• Students are 'Over The Moon'

• Station's Experiments Explore Use of 4m and 8m Bands

• Arrest for Interference with Emergency Radio Channels

• Britain Seeks Views Before it Drops the Hammer on Signal Jammers

• 2026 ARRL Field Day Merch Now Shipping

• VOA Museum Announces Expanded Hours During Hamvention

• Your TP-Link Router is Under Attack from Russian State Hackers

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More

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• Hams Respond to Historic Floods in Hawaii
• FCC Warns Pittsburgh Amateur Radio Operator for 911 Interference
• Doomsday Radio awakens after 50 Years - Repeats "Degazator"
• Starlink Satellite Broke Apart in Orbit after Suffering an Unexplained "anomaly."
• Cat Pix on the Air CPOTA 2026
• ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027

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 the episode's feature is Baofeng UV-5R Mini Review.

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• FO-29 Enters Full Sunlight: Veteran Satellite Sees Renewed Activity in 2026
• New Indiana Law Protects Ham Radio Antennas, Towers
• Radio Interference Has Landed U.S. Airlines With an $8 Million Bill to Fix Faulty Equipment on Boeing 787s
• Tennessee Approves Credentials for Amateur Radio Technician License
• 630M at Dayton Hamvention
• New Microwave Capabilities for the NRC
• Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026
• Judge Orders Voice Of America Back On The Air
• WRTC 2026 Not Permitting National Flags, Symbols

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 the episode's feature is QRP Labs Q&A.

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• Hams Help Forecasters with Real-Time Data on Northeast Blizzard

• Hamclock Users Get Free Backend Server

• Drone Video Captures East Texas Hot Air Balloon Rescue at 1,100 Feet

• Listen out for RSGB President operating as GB5CC

• British Science Week: What Are Your Plans?

• Astro Pi Mission Zero Challenge Offers Youth Chance to Run Code Aboard ISS

• RAC Names Recipients of Amateur of the Year Award 2025

• K9 Veterans Day Activation Honors Military Dogs

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 the episode's feature is ARRL Bylaw 46 Changes.

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• Victory in Scotland for Amateur's Tower Installation
• Hams Respond to Tragedy In Chilean Andes
• Indiana BMV Unveils New Amateur Radio License Plate
• Not Moonbounce, Rather Building- And Pedestrian-Bounce
• HAM Radio Operators Bridge UP200 Communications
• Radio Clubs Encouraged to Plan Now for April Ham Radio Open House
• Amateur Radio Software Award Nominations Open
• Construction Competition in UK Eyes Maker Community
• Ofcom Approves VMO2's Request to Provide Satellite Connectivity to UK Smartphones

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 the episode's feature is QRV App

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Details of the QRV App, and how to claim your free trail can be found at - https://www.icqpodcast.com/download-the-show

• Thailand's KNACKSAT-2 CubeSat Preparing for Deployment from the ISS
• RSGB Band Plans: Key Changes You Need to Know
• Radio Club Keeping Communication Open During Extreme Weather
• Amazon Asks FCC for 2-Year Extension in Leo Satellite Deployment Deadline, Citing a Rocket Shortage
• World Thinking Day
• Student Coding Competition is Underway - $25,000 Award
• Register Now for HamSCI 2026, Hosted by ARRL
• 3Y0K Bouvet 2026

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 the episode's feature is 475 - Expanding Portable OPs on 70cm/2m.

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• Biggest solar storm in 20 years hits Earth
• Can Ham Radio Help Taiwan Survive?
• UK Regulator Eyes Frequency-Sharing By Devices
• German Amateurs' Access To 70 Mhz Band In Limbo
• SOTA 2026 Challenge Brings Back Activity to 2m/70cm SSB/CW
• New 60-Meter Frequencies Available as of 13th February 2026
• Maritime Radio Days 2026 April
• Silent Key's Rig Donated to Assist American Red Cross

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 the episode's feature is New Radio Shack Additions.

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• Easing The Way For Blind Hams To Use Digital Modes
• AMSAT Youth Initiative Takes a Closer Look at Climate Change
• New Zealand Hams Use "ZM" Prefix for Centenary Year
• Starlink is Lowering Thousands of Satellites' Orbits to Reduce the Risk of Collisions
• Broadcast Marks Historic Radio Site's 100th year
• FCC Reminds Experimental HF Stations to Identify Themselves
• 2026 is ARRL's Year of the Club -- A Celebration of Amateur Radio Clubs
• HamSCI Speaker Series Explores WSPR Spectral Width
• First Desecheo Island Activation Since 2009

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 the episode's feature is, Is AI about to kill Ham Radio?

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• Up to $25,000 at Stake in New ARRL Student Coding Competition

• Student Success with DMR Project In India

• Jim Shaffer, KE5AL, Advocate For Blind Hams Becomes SK At 72

• ARDC Launches 44Net Connect

• International Reply Coupons (IRCs) to End

• New Satellite Tracking Application Released

• Four Buchanan Students Earn FCC License

• World Wide Check-In on Talk Group 91

• New Technician Class Question Pool Released

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 Do I need a Thermal Camera?

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• "Space Sailors" Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators
• ARISS Video Promotes School Contacts Through ISS and Amateur Radio
• New Restrictions for Short-Range UHF Radios in Germany
• Indian Amateurs Help a Woman Lost in Bangladesh
• Dr Bob Whelan, G3PJT - Silent Key
• First HamTV Transmission from ISS Since 2018
• SAQ Grimeton to Transmit CW Message

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 the episode's feature is Krampus event and Yaseu UK

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• Happy 12th Birthday to AO-73 (FUNcube-1)
• Neural Codec Called 'Milestone' for Digital Voice
• Pirate Radio Broadcaster Agrees To $7,200 Payment
• Opinion: futureGEO is the Most Important Amateur Radio Initiative of this Decade. Why is no one Talking About it?
• Yasme Grant Supports Hams' Initiatives at Bangladesh Universities
• Santa Net Returns for 20th Consecutive Year
• The RSGB Accessibility Champion
• FT8 Warning to UK Hams

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 the episode's feature is Going to Bouvet Island.

We would like to thank Koos Van Den Hout (PE4KH), Anonymous Donor, Dave Renton (G1REN), Michael Nutt (K3LOE) and Michael Currier-Casavant (N1XRR) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Eakinomics: Time to Jettison Legacy FCC Rules
• 2025 "Dream Rig" Essay Contest for Young Ham Radio Operators
• Australian Band Plan Gets Sweeping Review
• Mountain Radio Challenge Tests Skills, Propagation
• DRM Says It's the Best Choice for Digital Radio in India
• ISS SSTV Event to Celebrate 25 Years of the International Space Station
• NARA Hosts Club Week Special Event

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 the episode's feature is Club open day and RSGB win an award.

We would like to thank Walter Turner (W8LN), Walter Washburn (KT0D), David LeBlanc (KF7KAF), Frank Westphal (K6FW), Nicholas Bradley (G4IWO) and Ken DeLap II (KX9U) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free.

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• Ham to Chair Newly Created University Department
• Reminder: Keep Clear of Emergency Frequencies
• Young Amateurs Learn New Modes for Emcomm
• No, SDRs Haven't Ruined DX'ing
• Astronomy Trade Fair to Debut at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen
• YOTA Month: Book Your GB25YOTA Operating
• Is AO-7 Still the Oldest Satellite?
• Latvia's Hams Honor Nation's First Broadcast Radio at 100

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 Portable Power.

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• FCC Denies Approval of 4 Chinese-Owned Electronics Labs
• What ChatGPT Would do to Attract Young People to Amateur Radio
• Do we even need QST?
• Satellites Are Leaking the World's Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
• Japanese CubeSats Deployed from ISS
• Zoe Rodriguez Named 2025 Craigie Memorial Educator
• ARRL Year of the Club Newsletter Contest - Call for Submissions

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 the episode's feature is Allan Wiener WBCQ.

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• Amateur Radio Preps to Defend Antenna Legislation

• FCC Legalizes Jamming Of Mobile Phones By Prisons

• A Big Dxpedition Win For African Teen

• Hams Needed to Track NASA Moon Mission

• A First For Hams at Nuclear Cleanup Site

• ISS SSTV Events Upcoming

• OFCOM Reviews License Procedures for Some Satellites

• WRTC 2026 UK Updates

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 UK Hamfest Review Part Two.

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• All Amateur Radio Licenses in Equatorial Guinea re Temporarily Suspended
• CubeSats to Deploy from ISS on 19 September 2025
• FCC Grants Limited Use of Amateur Bands to AST Spacemobile
• Doubts About Solar Cycle Prediction Methodology
• UK Regulator Mulls Satellite-to-Cell Phone Service
• Icom UK Supports The Scouts with IC-9700 Radio for JOTA Activities
• New Book Release: ARRL On the Air Yearbooks
• Fire Prevention Week Special Event
• Antenna Removal Takes Away Amateur Life
• RSGB Outreach Team Launches its First Official DMR Youth Net

In this special release episode, we review the first part of our Interviews from UK Hamfest 2025, including the big hardware announcement from ICOM, the IC7300 MK2.

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• ICOM Announce the Launch of the IC7300 Mk2

• The Work of the RSGB Makers Group - UK Hamfest 2025

• The Work of Vintage Military Amateur Radio Society (VMARS) - UK Hamfest 2025

• Introduction to SDRSwitch - UK Hamfest 2025

• Kanga Products Radio Kits - UK Hamfest 2025

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 the episode's feature is Q&A Plus.

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• Hurricane Watch Net Marks 60 Years of Service
• Resilience Through Amateur Radio for National Preparedness Month 2025
• Hams Help Sonoma Springs Residents with GMRS
• A Radio Homecoming, One Century Later
• Ocean Washes Away Almost All Expeditioners' Equipment
• NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Orion Spacecraft in 2026
• WRTC 2026 Announces PRIME Sponsor!
• Icom Unveils the IC-7300MK2 — The Evolution of a HF Legend!
• Hans Summers, G0UPL Confirmed as the RSGB Convention After-Dinner Speaker
• ESC Announces Updated Version of the Direct to Full Syllabus
• UK National Hamfest Pre-Show Walkaround Video

In this episode, we join Martin Butler 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

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• 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

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.

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• 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!

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

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• 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

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 the episode's feature is Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One.

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• PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?

• POTA Activator Dies in Accidental Electrocution

• Volunteers Bring Last Commercial Maritime Station Back on Air for 26th Year

• Hamshack Hotline To Be Discontinued

• Grant to Aid Clublog Operations Upgrade

• Testing for WRTC 2026 in Suffolk

• Bye Bye Friedrichshafen for another year!

• HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party 11-12 August 2025

• International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend

• 100th Anniversary of JARL and Amateur Radio in Japan

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) 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 Kit Building Advice.

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• Exam Standards Committee Annual Report
• Radio Signals Have 'Upward Propagation' Through Ice, Stone
• Wireless Institute of Australia Highlights Concerns Regarding IARU Restructuring Plan
• Senate Confirms Olivia Trusty to FCC
• ARRL Announces Logbook of The World® Systems Upgrade
• Local, County, and State Governments Proclaim Value of Amateur Radio
• 2025 ARRL Field Day this Weekend

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 the episode's feature is Xiegu G90 one year on.

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• Shame on the ARRL Again
• Iranian Special Event Station Honours Persian Gulf History
• Indiana Emcomm Group in Debate Over Digital Switch
• Broadcast Honors Armstrong's Demo of FM Radio
• 13 Colonies Event Founder Passing the Reins After 16 Years
• Father's Day activity at the RSGB National Radio Centre
• Ham Radio Ireland Magazine

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 the episode's feature is Making 433 Come Alive

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• ARRL Influence Over IARU Could be Reduced with Proposed Restructuring
• On-Loan DMR Kit Starts Young UK Hams On Their Journeys
• Special Event Follows Trail of 19th Century Explorers
• RETEVIS Launches High-Power Portable Repeater, Transforming Off-Grid Communication
• U.S. FM Landscape by the Numbers
• Newcomer Survey 2021-22 Results
• New Book Release - Using the Baofeng® Radio
• RSGB 2025 Convention
• ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications in June

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MN 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 Are Radio Scanners Still Relevant?

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• IARU Considers Consolidation
• Weather-Watching Satellites Entering End-of-Life Stage
• University Station Activates to Welcome New Pope
• New Grant Boosts Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications
• City Police Stations Prepare to Add Amateur Radio
• Record Number of Licence Test-Takers in Bangladesh
• Promote Your Club's 2025 ARRL Field Day With Posters
• The RSGB EMC Committee has Updated Leaflets on Mains Wiring and Earthing Requirements
• Help the RSGB celebrate International Women in Engineering Day

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 Choose the Right Microphone.

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• Italian Radio Amateurs can use the 70 MHz (4m) Band until the end of 2025

• Registration Opens For Ham Radio Bootcamp

• Ham Radio Friedrichshafen Selects "Remote" Theme

• Islanders say they cannot escape the mysterious humming

• Trees as Conductors: Measuring Natural Impacts on HF Radio

• New Book Featuring 15 Portable Antennas, Beautifully Rendered

• ARRL Establishes Virtual NTS Traffic Net

• Yaesu Releases FTX-1 Series of Radios

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 the episode's feature is Hiroyasu CQ7373 Review.

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• Efforts to Save Marconi Towers in Canada
• Hams Invited to Monitor Meteor Scatter Events
• Ham Radio News Presenter Retires At 101
• This Battery Looks Good on Paper Because it's Paper
• Zero Retries Newsletter Hosting Inaugural Conference
• South African Radio League Commits to Helping Continent's Less-Developed Nations
• RSGB Board Chair and Vice Chair Announced
• RAC Votes to Cancel Attendance at Hamvention

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 the episode's feature is Q and A

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• This Safe Nuclear Battery Could Last Decades on A Single Charge

• Ham Radio, Students and Scientists at the 2025 HamSCI Workshop

• The RSGB has Published New Forms for Exam Question Queries

• Earth-Venus-Earth Bounce a First for Netherlands

• Ofcom Proposes Direct Smartphone-Satellite Connections

• Hams Recognize World Autism Acceptance Week

• CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations

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 the episode's feature is ARRL EE Committee Adventures.

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• ISS FM Repeater, APRS Digipeater Could Be Sunset in Two Years
• ISS Astronauts Reject Call for Early Retirement of the ISS
• VOA, Other International News Services, Marked for Cuts
• Questions Loom After Cuts at United States Weather Agency
• FCC Seeks Public Suggestions On Possible Deregulation
• Work at Repeater Site Costs Ham His County Job In Washington State
• RSGB web app
• Special Event Stations to Celebrate 200 Years of British Train Travel
• "Radio Connects" is 2025 ARRL Field Day Theme
• Mills on the air (MOTA) 2025

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 Using a Noise Bridge.

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• Combined Technologies Help Astronomers Fight RFI
• Get Ready for Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio
• Broadcast Students Get Schooled in Amateur Radio
• Microsoft is retiring Skype
• QRP Silent Antenna Tuning Unit with Built-in Noise Bridge
• British Science Week – will you be taking part in an amateur radio activity?
• ARDC to Host Community Meeting
• Satellite SO-124 FM Repeater Now Active

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 the episode's feature is Rigexpert AA-650 Zoom Analyzer.

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• New Scout, Cadet and Girlguiding Youth Champion
• Lawmakers Reconsider Measure To Protect Antennas In HOAs
• Ham Radio Operator is Front-Runner to Lead Germany
• Ofcom Mulls Over 6 Ghz Band Sharing For Wi-Fi And Mobile
• Video Tribute Honours New Zealand CW Op
• As Dogs Pull Sleds, Hams Pull Long Shifts On Air
• Operation Veritable Special Event
• George Washington's Birthday Special Event
• Attending WRTC2026
• RigExpert's Administrative Office Destroyed in Russian Missile Attack

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), 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 A Simple Way to Receive QO-100

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• AMSAT-Switzerland Honours Historic Ham Satellite QSO
• Mesh Network for 70cm A Project in Canada
• Great Falls Library Adds Ham Radio Instruction Books
• How Are You Celebrating World Radio Day 2025?
• Austria's Historic Moosbrunn Shortwave Site Dismantled
• Lonar Meteor Lake Special Event AU6LON
• Ham Radio Outlet Employee Honoured for 60 Years in Amateur Radio
• New RSGB Emerging Technology Web Page

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 the episode's feature is Did you Know - Q and A

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• Ham Radio Operators Serving During California Firestorms
• Consultation Which Seeks to Simplify the Licensing of Amateur Radio Visitors to the UK
• Ham Radio Ireland, The Digital Magazine, Is Back
• Girls Missed the Bus - Helped by Hams
• DMR Radios Open Up The World To Students in India
• RSGB is the Official British Science Week partner
• Ham Radio Event for European Capital of Culture 2025
• HB9RG Trophy Celebrates First Amateur Radio Contact via Satellite

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 In The Grid.

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• Ham Operator Must Pay in First-Responder Interference Case

• Georgia Club Donates Radio Books to Local Library

• Year-Long Special Event Celebrates Britain's Railways

• Parker Solar Probe 'touches' the Sun

• Deadline Extended for ARRL Foundation Scholarship Applications

• Straight Key Month

• HamCation POTA Meet-up

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 the episode's feature is Portable Antennas Data Review.

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• How Ghost Radio Signals Could Hold The Key To Finding Missing Flight MH370
• YOTA Month Draws To A Close But Is Still Busy On The Air
• Intrepid DX Group Youth Essay Contest Announces Winners
• AM Bill Is Not Part of Congressional Stopgap Funding
• Disappointment Immediately after Liftoff
• Updated Equipment Can Save Lives
• HAMSCI Plans Conference for its 'Big Year'
• Holiday SSTV Experiment from the International Space Station
• RSGB is looking for a new Lecture Coordinator
• ARRL Straight Key Night 2025

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 End of Year Workshop Tips

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• Brazilian loggers take over retired UHF MilSat
• Meet the Newest Operattor in Australia: Santa!
• Scientists and Engineers Produce The World's First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery With a Potential Lifespan of Thousands of Years
• Nationwide Fault Causes Delays Across Rail Network
• Yaesu Releases New Mobile Radios
• 2025 Youth on the Air Camp Application Period Open
• Hamsci Launches Free Quarterly Newsletter

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 Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO.

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• RADIO D.A.R.C. to broadcast out of England from January 2025
• Changes Underway in ARRL's Vec Program
• A Big Brother-Ish Use Of The 5.9 Ghz Band?
• Encourage Youngsters on the Air
• 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day
• Santa Net Runs Through Christmas Eve
• RSGB HF Contest Changes

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRb, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwelll (M0SGL) and Leslie Butteresfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio News. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episodes feature is Multimeters Revisited.

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- Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years - Turn Your Android Phone into a Ham Radio with this Open-Source Project - ISS SSTV Event Celebrates Amateur Radio in Human Spaceflight - ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction - HAMSCI Receives Grant - 2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published - RSGB launches its 2025 Construction Competition - Special Event Station - AU2JCB

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 the episode's feature is Weekend Projects

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• Dream Rig Contest Underway
• PRSENTER OPINON : Hurricane Helene has changed my outlook on emergency communications
• Tunisian Ham Camp for Youngsters Gets Yasme Grant
• AI Presenter Experiment Pulled From Polish Radio Station After One-Week
• Boeing-Built Satellite Explodes in Orbit
• Hams in Brazil Honor Pioneer of Wireless Telephony
• RSGB President honoured with RAYNET-UK award
• ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
• HAMSCI Receives Grant

In this episode, we join Martin Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is UK Ham Fest 2024 Part 2.

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• An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story
• WRTC and WRL Announce Partnership to Launch New Live Ham Radio Competition Technology
• Balloon to Take Ham Payloads Aloft in South Africa
• Hams Respond to 2nd Hurricane in Southern US
• Jamboree On The Air EME Event
• Volunteer as an RSGB Youth Champion
• New ARDC Director of Technology

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 the episode's feature is UK Ham Fest 2024 Part1

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• PRESENTER OPINION : The ARRL elections this year are a sham?
• UK, NZ Hams Mark 100 Years of Two-Way Radio Communication
• US Lawmakers Wait to Vote on AM Radio Legislation
• Hamsci Researcher Reports on Space-Weather Monitoring Tool
• Dozens of Radio Stations Were Knocked Off the Air by Helene
• Russia and Belarus eligible again for the CQ WW Contest Awards
• RSGB Response to Ofcom Consultation concerning the 2.3GHz band
• Chasing Cornwallis Challenge Continues
• FCC Escalates Enforcement of Pirate Radio in Miami, NYC Metro Area

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 the episode's feature is Little Amateur Radio Book Review.

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• ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band
• FT8 - SUPERFOX Cracked
• National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety
• Canadian Teens Gain Licenses After Ham Radio Coursework
• Sri Lankan Girl Guides Find Power in Ham Radio
• New ACMA Licensing Fees
• UK Paper Amateur Radio Exams to End

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Colin Butler M6BOY 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 Huntsville Hamfest 2024

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• ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members
• PRESENTER OPINION : ARRL IT Security Incident
• The RSGB is getting ready for National Coding Week
• Children's Museum Provides A Spectrum Of Experience
• Silent Key Who Made A Difference
• Route 66 On The Air 2024
• Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood Feature New Transceivers at Ham Fair Japan
• Transistor Promises Faster, More Energy-Efficient Operation

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 The incredible story of G2NM

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• Solar Cycle 25 Producing Record High Sunspot Numbers
• New York High School Helps License Amateur Radio Operators
• Ofcom has Released a New Video on Amateur Radio Licence Revalidation
• New Shortwave Transmitter for Radio New Zealand
• Arctic Circle Broadcasts to Debut as Longwave Radio
• Merchant Navy Day Special Event
• ARRL Expands Publications Archive
• RSGB Morse Competency tests at National Hamfest

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 Cybersecurity in a Ham Radio World.

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• Broadcast networks to spread Australian broadcast FM and TV coverage
• ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Adds Third Level
• Spacex Gives Details Of Spacecraft To De-Orbit ISS
• College Ham Club 'found' During Renovation
• WRTC Spots To Be Sold To Highest Bidder
• Celebrating the Dawn of Mass Global Communication
• Spectrum Conference 2024
• Churches and Chapels on the Air 2024

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 a discussion on Behind the Scenes of an Amateur / Ham Radio Special Event Station.

We would like to thank D Renton, Roy Jones, Frank Westphal (k6fw1), Simon Wilton (VA3SII and G7HCD), Denny Morrison (GM1BAN), Stephen Leeman (sm5yra), John R Stengel (W8UC) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• ARRL on The Weather Channel
• Band Use by Canadian Hams: Results from the national RAC Survey 2021
• ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy
• First M17 Based Radios Begin Shipping
• From Hackers to Hams? Sure!
• Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage
• RSGB Convention Update 2024
• International Dog Day Special Event Highlights Need for Rescue Efforts
• Telford Hamfest

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 the episode's feature is a report from Ed Durrant DD5LP from Ham Radio Friedrichshafen.

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• Direct to Full syllabus v2.0
• YOTA Camp Shack Named In Memory Of Bob Heil, K9EID (Sk)
• Spacex Awarded Contract To De-Orbit ISS
• NTS Performance Analysis Tool in Development
• Hams Intervene In Youth-On-Youth Violence In India
• ARRL Logbook of The World Returns to Service
• RSGB British Science Week Challenge
• MESAT1 Amateur Satellite in Orbit
• HamSCI Makes Significant Impact at the NSF's Annual CEDAR Workshop