ICQPodcast Episode 459 - Kit Building Advice

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 458 - Xiegu G90 One Year On

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 457 - 433 Alive

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 456 - Are Radio Scanners Still Relevant?

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 455 - Choose the Right Microphone

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 454 - Hiroyasu CQ7373 Review

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 453 - Q and A Spring 2025

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 452 - ARRL Election Committee Adventures

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 451 - Using a Noise Bridge

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 450 - RigExpert AA-650 Zoom Analyzer

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 449 - A Simple Way to Receive QO-100

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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

ICQPodcast Episode 448 - Did you Know - Q and A

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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ICQPodcast Episode 447 - In The Grid

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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News stories include: -

• 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

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