The Concept

SMART stands for Saturday Morning Amateur Radio Time. The idea is to meet up regularly on a Saturday morning to demonstrate and explain what Amateur Radio is all about. This is a fortnightly pilot starting on the 13th of January 2024 for eight sessions. Should the pilot prove successful it is hoped we can continue showing a fun hobby with a fun way to learn a lot of life skills. A lot of schools are using the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program for teaching. Amateur Radio fits well with these subjects and is a fun way to learn these subjects with real-world applications. As well as covering the main topics of STEM, Amateur Radio also gives a good insight into Languages, Geography and History. These sessions are offered free to members of the public who have an inquiring mind and want to have fun. Many youngsters who had Amateur Radio as their hobby have gone on into successful careers in technical industries.

Sunday, 11 January 2026

ICQPodcast Episode 474 - New Radio Shack Additions

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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News stories include: -

  • 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

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


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