icqpodcast's Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast

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 Marconi Day Fun. 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 MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production California Radio Club Faces Homelessness Debate Reopens Over AM Radio's Future In Cars Hams Prepare for SOS Radio Week Updated Spectrum Analyser Software for SDRplay RSPs UK Radio Syllabus v1.6 Published

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 ICQPodcast Live session We would like to thank Pete Leng (ZL4TE) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park NASA confirms ISS debris hit Florida home Programs for Disabled Amateurs marks 57 Years ESRG March 2024 Key Messages Hytera Communications Banned from Worldwide Sale of 2-Way Radios Ham’s Efforts Help Shed Light on Solar Eclipse Ohio NVIS Day 2024 Club Grant Program to Return Radio Communications Foundation Recruiting New Trustees

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 Dover Rally with SDRPlay. 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 World Amateur Radio Day 2024 International Marconi Day 2024 POTA Begins Park Prefix Updates FCC Implements Two-Factor Authentication For Registration System BBC Radio 4 Dropping AM/Medium-Wave in April 2024 Chris Whitmarsh, G0FDZ receives RSGB Lifetime Achievement Award RSGB AGM – Vote and ask a Question HamTV Returns to International Space Station New Training Course Offered by the ARRL Puerto Rico Section

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 HamSCI Eclipse. We would like to thank Winston Lawerence (KD2WLL) and Martin Malley (WK0E) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Amateur Radio Stands Ready to Support Eclipse Operations Discarded "Space Junk" From Iss Falls To Earth Without Incident At This Library, Check Out Ham Radio As Well As Books FCC Sets Rules For Cellular-Satellite Coverage Germany's N-Class License Holders To Get "Dn9" Callsigns Dayton Hamvention® 2024 Award Winners Announced International Marconi Day 2024

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 Getting Ready For Successful Portable Operation. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Bob Heil, K9EID, Silent Key YLRL Celebrates International Women's Day with Special Event ARISS Celebrates 40 Years of Hams on the Radio Space Lunar Lander Still Functions Despite Landing Issues UK Amateurs Start to Use New Privileges Brandmeister Adds TETRA Based Network Applications open for YOTA Czechia Pop-Up Net Celebrates National Pi Day

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 Your Ham Questions / Our Amateur Radio Answers. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Amateur radio - More Freedom to Innovate A Satellite Designed to Inspect Space Junk just Made it to Orbit Bill S.3690 to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio You Must be Joking - Amateur Radio Gets Downright Silly California Girl Scouts Get Spaced out Errata to the 2024 - 2028 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Help with Solar Eclipse Project

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 Canvey Island Rally 2024. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Alabama Radio Station Owner Reports 200-Foot Tower Stolen Two Arrested after Theft of Copper from Destroyed Radio Tower The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting AMSAT Makes Plea to Keep Greencube in Service New SOTA Group is Growing for West Malaysian Hams An Update on the Amateur Radio Licence Exams UK AO-92 Satellite Reaches end of Life Raspberry Pi Net each Sunday on EchoLink and AllStarLink New Challenge for British Science Week

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 GB0ROC Bunkers on the Air Station. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate •    Young DXPeditioners Prep for Guyana •    Some ARRL Reversals and Deferred Decisions •    Ham Club Provides Mobile-Radio Donation to Humanitarian Effort •    QRP Self-Spotting Website •    Hams get Credit for Advancing the Information Age •    HAMSCI Workshop to Review Annular Eclipse Findings •    "Underground Radio" has a Different Meaning Inside a Bunker •    RSGB British Science Week Activities •    Amateur Radio Club Donation Helps Mississippi Library •    ARRL Kids Day a Success in Nebraska •    Class Licence Structure Arriving in Australia  

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) Ed Durrant DD5LP 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 Year Ham Radio Hints and Tips. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Assistance Requested With CubeSat History Project Mobile Stations to Expand Frequency use Worldwide Student Project Provides New Satellite for India Society of Broadcast Engineers Celebrates 60 Years Teenage Amateur Radio Operators Featured Network TV HamSCI 2024 Workshop M0PLA achieves Mountain Goat award

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 Ultra Portable HF Antennas.  We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate 2024 10 Metre SOTA Challenge Hams Help Community Radio Station Get Back on Air Global Response to Signals from Irelands 1st Satellite Tradition Carries on in Sweden A DXPedition Before a DXPedition ARRL Straight Key Night 2024 The History of Two-Way Radios

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 Quansheng UV-K5 SDR We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Ofcom Amateur Radio Consultation Statement WRC-23: Week-3 Update – 23cm and WPT ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety HAMSCI Releases First Solar Eclipse Findings ‘First light’: NASA receives laser-beamed message from 10 million miles away New Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released Proposal Submitted to ESA for Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload

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 SpyRadio and Parasets. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73) POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn in Knox County, TN Fire Sweeps Through Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Lab Using Radiowaves To Diagnose Climate Issues Hams Track Down Medicine in Short Supply for Critically Ill Child NASA Launches Spot the Station App YOTA Month 2023 has begun SDRconnect Preview 2 released

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 in the episode's feature is YouTube Channels for Ham Radio We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate The First Worked All States Certificate Awarded for the 33-Centimeter Band RSGB Construction Competition ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions New Satellite Distance Records An Easier Way to Report RFI in Germany FCC Extends Windows for Comments on 60m Proposal C6AQQ New Providence Island New SDRplay reseller in Australia

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 Amateur Radio, Someone Else’s Problem We would like to thank an anonymous donor and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate - Club opens arms to the Radio Community for a "build-a-long". - FCC Eyes New Approach to Wireless Alerts - FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions - Northern India State Makes Hams Top Priority - End of Teletext Service in Ireland - Saved by 2 Metres - RFI from above is Anything but Heavenly Interference - Broadcast Celebrates 80 Years for UK Shortwave Site - D.A.R.C. Celebrates 100 years of Broadcast Radio in Germany with a Transmission on Medium Wave and other Activities. - RCF funds amateur radio exams for young people - UK Amateur Radio Exam shutdown over festive season - Announcing the D-STAR QSO Party 2023

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 The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B 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 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)is on 20-22 October 2023 Presenter Opinion : Updating the Amateur’s Code Web-based Antenna Designer and Calculator ARRL Urges Comments to FCC on 60-Meter Band ARRL Launches The NTS Letter A book for all About POTA (Parks on the Air) Using Amateur Radio to Play Chess GigaParts Expands Facilities

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 Simple Test Gear You Can Build, 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 RSGB Director's SOTA challenge YL in Philippines is net controller, Aged 10! Hams Enjoy a "SOTA ECLIPSE" Radio Event in Serbian Parks Honours Pioneering Activator - SK The YL CW Net is Back Cambridge Amateur Radio Club repeater VE3SWR went QRT HEMA Award Scheme Updates YOTA Month 2023

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is SOTA, POTA and Hiking Portable Antennas. We would like to thank our Patrick Bean, John Rees (GW0JRF) and Robert Swain monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate YOTA Month 2023 Yes, Learning About Radio Does Matter World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service US Military Explores Wideband Above 100 GHZ US Government Blocks Salvage of Titanic's Wireless WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group 2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness

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 More Workshop Tips. We would like to thank our John Bartlett (HK3C) and John Adams monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Polish Railways Fall Victim to Cheap Radio Attack Programme Marks 56 Years of Helping Hams with Disabilities Retailer Radio Shack Making US Comeback Park Activation Marks Anniversary of Deadly Bombing Parachute Mobile Ham Sets QSO Record UK Radio Fans Launch Petition to Save BBCs Longwave Service A Satellite Deployed a Drag Sail and Removed Itself from Orbit Five Years Early Switching off 3G and 2G networks: advice for IoT and third-party device suppliers - Ofcom RSGB Convention Draft Programme Released Radio Connects US Missile Silos for First Time Since 1960s

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 History of British Inland and Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA). 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 Tropical Storm Hilary: Amateur Radio Activates SDRconnect Preview is available to download Arecibo Observatory Officially Shuts Down HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Parties Liquid Metal Battery to Flow into the Commercial Market IARU Region 1 General Conference RSGB Board Director Co-option

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Types of Coax Connectors. We would like to thank Nigel Wells (2W0CGM) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Satellite Returns via Guided Re-Entry Pakistan Launches DRM Radio with Transmitter Project ARRL and NASA Team Up to Help Teachers Landmark PACT for African Amateur Radio Response International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend GB2RS in Morse code When QRP is a Big Deal Successful Orbit for CubeSATS Built in the Philippines ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition