ICQPodcast Episode 488 - World RadioSport Team Championship (WRTC) 2026

In this special episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB), Chris Howard (M0TCH) and Colin Butler (M6BOY) attended and brought you a flavour of the World Radiosport Team Championship 2026 taking place in the UK.

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ICQPodcast Episode 487 - A Taste of Ham Radio Friedrichshafen

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 the episode's feature is a Taste of Ham Radio Friedrichshafen.

We would like to thank Frank Westphal (K6FW), Ken Delap (KX9U), Reggie Waller (G6YAJ) and Pete Weston (2E0DED) 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: 

• Germany Likely to Get Full 4 Metres Band Back
• Eyeball-to-Eyeball Off-the-Air QSO Party
• Canada Reviewing Policy on Antennas, Towers
• Researchers Create Space 'Wall' to Weaken Solar Storms
• YOTA CAMP Region 1 - Austria July 2026
• RSGB Offers RFI Workshop Using SDRPlay at This Year’s Convention
• OSCAR LOCATOR Web Generator Turns Live Elements Into Printable Tracking Sheets

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ICQPodcast Episode 486 - Windows 10 to Linux

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 Windows 10 to Linux

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News stories include: 

• Volunteers Wanted for Intruder Watch team
• Young Ham Radio Operator Supports the America250 Celebration
• Tour De France is a Tour De Callsigns
• Radio Has a "Senior Moment" to Remember
• New Annual Verification Process by RadioID.net
• 2026 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
• New Technician Question Pool Takes Effect 1st July 2026
• WRTC 2026 Update

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ICQPodcast Episode 483 - Fault Finding

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.

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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 485 - World Cup Special Event Station

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 World Cup 2026 Special Event Station.

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News stories include: -

• Number of Amateur Radio Operators in Japan Continues Declining
• Find the Right Rig: New Comparison Tool for ARRL Members
• PRESENTER OPINION: Button, button. Who’s got the button?
• Sale Keeps Two More Ham Brands Alive
• HAMSCI asks Canada to reconsider the shortwave shutdown
• Amateur Radio Has The Power Of Awareness
• OscarWatch Tracker: A New Satellite Tracking Program
• FCC Relaxes Amazon's Satellite Internet Deadline
• The MINT STAR – Creating the STEM Future

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ICQPodcast Episode 484 - New Lead Free Solder

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 New Lead Free Solder.

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News stories include: -

• Senator Ted Cruz Praises Amateur Radio Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness
• Project Pursues Mysteries of Sporadic E-Skip
• Open-Source Software Modem Called a Vara Replacement
• ARISS Announces Plans for Moon-Based Ham Radio
• Helping Girl Guides Earn Licenses in the Caribbean
• Alamogordo Hamfest Turns 40 This September
• Student Joins South Georgia Island Dxpedition Team
• Turn Your Android Phone into a Modern Ham Radio Transceiver
• Icom UK and Icom America Partner to Sponsor WRTC 2026

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