ICQ Amateur Radio Podcast
- August 24, 2025
- ICQPodcast Episode 463 - Handheld LCR Meter
In this episode, we join Martin Butler Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Handheld LCR Meter
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- Two new RSGB activities for National Coding Week
- Hams Over IP Invites Hamshack Hotline Users to Apply
- US Legacy Weather Satellites Being Decommissioned
- South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge
- TAP: A Morse Alternative Mode for HAM Radio Operators
- Women in Amateur Radio Panel at RSGB Convention in October
- Radio Club of America Technical Symposium Registration is Open
- Bochum Space Days 2025
- Telford Hamfest
- August 10, 2025
- ICQPodcast Episode 462 - Service Aids
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 Service Aids.
We would like to thank Charles Carter (AA0RI), John A. D. Andrea Snr (AA5JD), Roy Jones (VK6RR) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate
- A Lightweight M17 Hotspot
- Joint India-Us Satellite Eyes Natural Disasters
- Two WW2-Era Code-Related Events - One For Navajo Code Talkers, Another For Enigma Machine
- Pakistan Hikes Radio-Related Fees
- HamTV is Active on the International Space Station
- Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library
- India, Sweden Introduce New Callsign Suffixes, Prefixes
- RSGB National Radio Centre Tourist Award
- PRESENTER OPINION : Go to Church on Sept 13th 2025…and Bring an HF Radio!
- July 27, 2025
- ICQPodcast Episode 461 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two
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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two
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- Hams Decode SSMIS Satellite Data Removed by DoD, NOAA
- MMDVM Project Drops Support for M17 Mode
- M17 Foundation Responds to Statements made by MMDVM Project Maintainer
- 23cm Restrictions To Be Imposed In Europe
- Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live
- Canadian Amateurs in Yukon Territory Get Separate Section
- The RSGB Releases High-Contrast Logbook to Improve Accessibility
- National Bodies Protect 70cm Band
- July 13, 2025
- ICQPodcast Episode 460 - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One
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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One.
We would like to thank Dino Papas (KL0S), 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
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PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?
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Volunteers Bring Last Commercial Maritime Station Back on Air for 26th Year
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- June 29, 2025
- 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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- 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
- June 15, 2025
- 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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- 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
- June 1, 2025
- ICQPodcast Episode 457 - Making 433 Come 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
We would like to thank John Mendez (KJ5JDM), Mariusz Kliber (G5ANT) along with our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate
- 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
- May 18, 2025
- 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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- 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
- May 4, 2025
- 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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- April 20, 2025
- 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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- 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
- April 6, 2025
- 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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- March 23, 2025
- 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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- 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
- March 9, 2025
- 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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- 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
- February 22, 2025
- 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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- 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
- February 9, 2025
- 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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- 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
- January 26, 2025
- 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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- 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
- January 12, 2025
- 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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- December 29, 2024
- ICQPodcast Episode 446 - Portable Antennas Data Review
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 Portable Antennas Data Review.
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- How Ghost Radio Signals Could Hold The Key To Finding Missing Flight MH370
- YOTA Month Draws To A Close But Is Still Busy On The Air
- Intrepid DX Group Youth Essay Contest Announces Winners
- AM Bill Is Not Part of Congressional Stopgap Funding
- Disappointment Immediately after Liftoff
- Updated Equipment Can Save Lives
- HAMSCI Plans Conference for its 'Big Year'
- Holiday SSTV Experiment from the International Space Station
- RSGB is looking for a new Lecture Coordinator
- ARRL Straight Key Night 2025
- December 15, 2024
- ICQ Podcast Episode 445 - End of Year Workshop Tips
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 End of Year Workshop Tips
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- Brazilian loggers take over retired UHF MilSat
- Meet the Newest Operattor in Australia: Santa!
- Scientists and Engineers Produce The World's First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery With a Potential Lifespan of Thousands of Years
- Nationwide Fault Causes Delays Across Rail Network
- Yaesu Releases New Mobile Radios
- 2025 Youth on the Air Camp Application Period Open
- Hamsci Launches Free Quarterly Newsletter
- December 1, 2024
- ICQ Podcast Episode 444 - Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO
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 Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO.
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- RADIO D.A.R.C. to broadcast out of England from January 2025
- Changes Underway in ARRL's Vec Program
- A Big Brother-Ish Use Of The 5.9 Ghz Band?
- Encourage Youngsters on the Air
- 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day
- Santa Net Runs Through Christmas Eve
- RSGB HF Contest Changes
- November 17, 2024
- ICQ Podcast Episode 443 - Multimeters Revisited
In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRb, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwelll (M0SGL) and Leslie Butteresfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio News. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episodes feature is Multimeters Revisited.
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- Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years
- Turn Your Android Phone into a Ham Radio with this Open-Source Project
- ISS SSTV Event Celebrates Amateur Radio in Human Spaceflight
- ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
- HAMSCI Receives Grant
- 2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published
- RSGB launches its 2025 Construction Competition
- Special Event Station - AU2JCB
- November 3, 2024
- ICQ Podcast Episode 442 - Weekend Projects
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 Weekend Projects
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- Dream Rig Contest Underway
- PRSENTER OPINON : Hurricane Helene has changed my outlook on emergency communications
- Tunisian Ham Camp for Youngsters Gets Yasme Grant
- AI Presenter Experiment Pulled From Polish Radio Station After One-Week
- Boeing-Built Satellite Explodes in Orbit
- Hams in Brazil Honor Pioneer of Wireless Telephony
- RSGB President honoured with RAYNET-UK award
- ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
- HAMSCI Receives Grant
- October 20, 2024
- ICQ Podcast Episode 441 - UK Ham Fest 2024 Part 2
In this episode, we join Martin Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is UK Ham Fest 2024 Part 2.
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- An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story
- WRTC and WRL Announce Partnership to Launch New Live Ham Radio Competition Technology
- Balloon to Take Ham Payloads Aloft in South Africa
- Hams Respond to 2nd Hurricane in Southern US
- Jamboree On The Air EME Event
- Volunteer as an RSGB Youth Champion
- New ARDC Director of Technology
- October 6, 2024
- ICQ Podcast Episode 440 - UK Ham Fest 2024 Part1
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 UK Ham Fest 2024 Part1
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- PRESENTER OPINION : The ARRL elections this year are a sham?
- UK, NZ Hams Mark 100 Years of Two-Way Radio Communication
- US Lawmakers Wait to Vote on AM Radio Legislation
- Hamsci Researcher Reports on Space-Weather Monitoring Tool
- Dozens of Radio Stations Were Knocked Off the Air by Helene
- Russia and Belarus eligible again for the CQ WW Contest Awards
- RSGB Response to Ofcom Consultation concerning the 2.3GHz band
- Chasing Cornwallis Challenge Continues
- FCC Escalates Enforcement of Pirate Radio in Miami, NYC Metro Area
- September 22, 2024
- ICQ Podcast Episode 439 - Amateur Radio Book Review 2024
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 Little Amateur Radio Book Review.
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- ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band
- FT8 - SUPERFOX Cracked
- National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety
- Canadian Teens Gain Licenses After Ham Radio Coursework
- Sri Lankan Girl Guides Find Power in Ham Radio
- New ACMA Licensing Fees
- UK Paper Amateur Radio Exams to End