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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.

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•    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, 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. 

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• 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

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• 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, 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

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• 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

I revisit my 2017 interview with Dave Sumner, K1ZZ. He's the ex-CEO and General Manager of the ARRL, retiring in 2016 after a 44-year tenure where he started as an intern. Today, Dave discusses his views on ham radio, operating methods, and his long career at ARRL.

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 in the episode's feature is Your Ideas and Comments.

We would like to thank Roy Jones (VK6RR), Walter Washburn (KT0D), Gary Bridges (WA0VMV), John Bartlett (HK3C) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Students Achieve Radio Surfer Awards
• Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains
• URE Seeks Community Assistance with URESAT-1
• Presenter Opinion : CHOTA 2023
• FCC Recruiting Field Agents
• ARRL Membership Dues Increases from 2024
• BiWota - British Inland Waterways on the Air 2023

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 our second half of our Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up.

We would like to thank Keith Schlottman (KR7RK), Frank Westphal - (K6FW), Dino Papas (KLØS), Ed Jones (K8MEJ), Philip Heckingbottom VK6ADF and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• WRTC 2026 Announced – ICQPodcast Joins as Official Media Partner
• Student journalist makes video of GB23C SSES
• Michigan Hams Exempt from “distracted driving” Law
• Hams Honour Retired Search and Rescue Planes
• Study: Commercial Satellite Constellations EMIT RFI
• New N Class licence for Germany - Entry Level Licence to come in in July 2024
• Commercial Interests Petition FCC for High Power Allocation on Shortwave Spectrum
• Team of Ukraine Takes Top Spot in WRTC Competition
• HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science Events

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 KISS Technology.

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• Congresswoman Lesko Reintroduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
• Get Ready for Another ARRL Dues Increase
• Indian Amateurs Reunite Family after nearly 10 years
• ARRL Offers Assistance to Hams for RF Compliance
• RSGB supports International Women in Engineering Day
• Celebrating the Power of QRP
• ICQ Podcast Digital Group Granted GB23C
• RSGB team announced for YOTA Hungary
• ID-50E Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Handheld 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 in the episode's feature is MM0UKI Rockall Dxpedition.

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• Artemis 2 Astronauts Flying to the Moon Could Phone Home with Ham Radio
• High-Altitude Balloon Launch
• Online Ham Bootcamp - 13th May 2023
• ARRL Support FCC Proposes Changes to 60-Metre Band
• UK Coronation Call Signs
• Air Travel Chaos Looms as US Leeps 5G Altimeter Refit Deadline
• Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
• SSTV Transmissions from ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY

Rick Palm K1CE is a well-known figure in the ham radio community, having spent a career at the ARRL and writing columns and articles that have been widely read and appreciated by fellow enthusiasts. With a particular interest in public safety radio and ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service), Rick has dedicated his time and expertise to ensuring that these critical communication channels remain reliable and effective. Although now retired and based in Florida, Rick remains an active participant in the ham radio community, regularly checking in to nets and staying involved in his local ARES chapter. K1CE is my QSO Today. 

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is 23cm Antenna review and ISP Trouble.

• Spy Radio Stations that Still Broadcast Today
• An Expansion on Solar Cycle Prediction
• Another 100 year old Radio Club
• PRESENTER OPINION: There Are Almost as Many GMRS Licenses as Techs…
• Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF
• Fluke Multimeter Safety Issue
• 2022 Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award Recipient Selected
• New RSGB Youth Champion Appointed

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 Radio Tips to Start 2023.

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• 70MHz, 4 m band released in Switzerland
• German Hams - Temporary Band Access Extended
• An Award for Hams who Help Others Reach DXCC
• Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
• Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
• Yaesu Discontinue Models
• Who says CW ops don’t have a sense of humour?→
• Malta Operation 2023
• Coronation of King Charles III
• UK Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam Bookings Open
• ARRL Straight Key Night 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 News from the Hamfest.

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• San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years
• Meters or MHz?
• December YOTA Month
• Tech Exam Cheat Sheet
• Call for Instructors
• Ham Radio Auction Supports ARRL Programs Underway
• ICOM Withdraw Android Apps

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB)is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB)  to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature SOTA Mountain Adventure.

We would like to thank Scott Wright (K0MD), Richard Langmead (5B4AJG) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• UK Direct to Full Examination Syllabus
• Traffic Messages in APRS Map Service
• National ARRL Program for School Teachers
• 144/430 MHz bands to be used for PMR during 2024 Olympics
• Radio Hams to Operate from Hot Air Balloon
• Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest
• Commonwealth Games 2022 Amateur Radio Station on the Air
• Lack of Danish Ham Radio Training

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank Howell K4FMH, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution?

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• Two Students Aged 10 and 11 Get Ham Radio Licenses
• Radio Hams to Show off Skills During Field Day Event
• 6177km (3838 mi) QSO in FM 10 Metres Frequency 29.600 MHz
• Wireless Power Transmission Using 10 GHz
• England Queen's Platinum Jubilee Special Event
• Founders' Trophy Award
• Heil Ham Radio Rebrand
• RSGB Commonwealth Games Activities

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Handy Talkies, New or Secondhand.

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• ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program
• 40 MHz - Belgium Regulator Considering New Band
• German Radio Hams Celebrate Morse Code Day
• Female Students to visit DARC Amateur Radio Center
• Radio Hams to Commemorate Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic Flight
• New Zealand 60m Sub License Continued by Regulator
• Mobile App Available to Navigate 2022 Dayton Hamvention