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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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• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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• 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

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

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

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

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.

We would like to thank Steve Anness (KJ5T), Brad Councilman (W1BCC) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

- 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

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

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

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

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

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Colin Butler M6BOY 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 Huntsville Hamfest 2024

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• ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members
• PRESENTER OPINION : ARRL IT Security Incident
• The RSGB is getting ready for National Coding Week
• Children's Museum Provides A Spectrum Of Experience
• Silent Key Who Made A Difference
• Route 66 On The Air 2024
• Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood Feature New Transceivers at Ham Fair Japan
• Transistor Promises Faster, More Energy-Efficient Operation

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 The incredible story of G2NM

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• Solar Cycle 25 Producing Record High Sunspot Numbers
• New York High School Helps License Amateur Radio Operators
• Ofcom has Released a New Video on Amateur Radio Licence Revalidation
• New Shortwave Transmitter for Radio New Zealand
• Arctic Circle Broadcasts to Debut as Longwave Radio
• Merchant Navy Day Special Event
• ARRL Expands Publications Archive
• RSGB Morse Competency tests at National Hamfest

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 Cybersecurity in a Ham Radio World.

We would like to thank Dino Papas KL0S, Nigel Wells (2w0cgm) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Broadcast networks to spread Australian broadcast FM and TV coverage
• ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Adds Third Level
• Spacex Gives Details Of Spacecraft To De-Orbit ISS
• College Ham Club ‘found’ During Renovation
• WRTC Spots To Be Sold To Highest Bidder
• Celebrating the Dawn of Mass Global Communication
• Spectrum Conference 2024
• Churches and Chapels on the Air 2024

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 a discussion on Behind the Scenes of an Amateur / Ham Radio Special Event Station.

We would like to thank D Renton, Roy Jones, Frank Westphal (k6fw1), Simon Wilton (VA3SII and G7HCD), Denny Morrison (GM1BAN), Stephen Leeman (sm5yra), John R Stengel (W8UC) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• ARRL on The Weather Channel
• Band Use by Canadian Hams: Results from the national RAC Survey 2021
• ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy
• First M17 Based Radios Begin Shipping
• From Hackers to Hams? Sure!
• Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage
• RSGB Convention Update 2024
• International Dog Day Special Event Highlights Need for Rescue Efforts
• Telford Hamfest

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 a report from Ed Durrant DD5LP from Ham Radio Friedrichshafen.

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• Direct to Full syllabus v2.0
• YOTA Camp Shack Named In Memory Of Bob Heil, K9EID (Sk)
• Spacex Awarded Contract To De-Orbit ISS
• NTS Performance Analysis Tool in Development
• Hams Intervene In Youth-On-Youth Violence In India
• ARRL Logbook of The World Returns to Service
• RSGB British Science Week Challenge
• MESAT1 Amateur Satellite in Orbit
• HamSCI Makes Significant Impact at the NSF's Annual CEDAR Workshop

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 Beginners Fault Finding.

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• ARRL Teachers Institute Kicks Off Summer Cohorts
• PRESENTER OPINION - Do Hams Still Listen to Shortwave? They do in Canada!
• YLS Ascend Summits To Be "Queens Of The Mountains"
• US Military To Improve Tracking Of Hobbyists' Balloons
• Would AM Mandate Force Carmakers to Scrap Safety Features?
• Meme Appreciation Month is on the Air
• GR2HQ Challenge

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 Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 2

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• ARRL Affiliated Club in MS Donates 3D Printer, Books, to Local Library
• In Midst of Cyclone, Man Missing for 4 Years Returns Home
• Changes to the Four-year Planning Rule in England
• PRESENTER - One-Day Tech Class a Success→
• Arrl Gives Its Account Of Recent Network Shutdown
• Russia Withdraws From Worldwide Flora & Fauna
• Japan Tests Suspension of AM Radio Stations
• HAM RADIO 2024 is 28-30 June 2024 in Friedrichshafen
• 2024 ARRL Field Day - Next Weekend
• Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Announces Scholarship Recipient

In this episode, we join 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 Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 1.

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• Hackers Gain Access to ARRL Headquarters-Based Systems
• RSGB Strategic Priorities Update
• SDRplay Spectrum Analyser updated to include RSPdx-R2
• Antenna Damage Forces WWVB To Operate At Reduced Power
• WKHS High Schoolers Receive CRO Certifications
• FCC - Public Comment on the effects of the Recent Severe Geomagnetic Storm
• Nominations for IARU President and Vice President have been Ratified
• 2024 ARRL Field Day
• 80th Anniversary of the Allied Assault on Normandy Special Event

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 Your Feedback.

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• Historic Solar Storms Produce Worldwide HF Radio Blackouts
• ARRL Volunteers Obtain Ham Exemption to Pennsylvania Handsfree Law
• Company Announces Bluetooth Connection to Satellite
• THE Newest Vehicle for Code has 4-Wheel Drive
• ARRL Systems Service Disruption
• 2024 Amateur Radio Software Award Announced
• UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon

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 Marconi Day Fun.

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• MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production
• California Radio Club Faces Homelessness
• Debate Reopens Over AM Radio's Future In Cars
• Hams Prepare for SOS Radio Week
• Updated Spectrum Analyser Software for SDRplay RSPs
• UK Radio Syllabus v1.6 Published

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 ICQPodcast Live session

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• Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park
• NASA confirms ISS debris hit Florida home
• Programs for Disabled Amateurs marks 57 Years
• ESRG March 2024 Key Messages
• Hytera Communications Banned from Worldwide Sale of 2-Way Radios
• Ham’s Efforts Help Shed Light on Solar Eclipse
• Ohio NVIS Day 2024
• Club Grant Program to Return
• Radio Communications Foundation Recruiting New Trustees

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 Dover Rally with SDRPlay.

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• World Amateur Radio Day 2024
• International Marconi Day 2024
• POTA Begins Park Prefix Updates
• FCC Implements Two-Factor Authentication For Registration System
• BBC Radio 4 Dropping AM/Medium-Wave in April 2024
• Chris Whitmarsh, G0FDZ receives RSGB Lifetime Achievement Award
• RSGB AGM – Vote and ask a Question
• HamTV Returns to International Space Station
• New Training Course Offered by the ARRL Puerto Rico Section

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 HamSCI Eclipse.

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• Amateur Radio Stands Ready to Support Eclipse Operations
• Discarded "Space Junk" From Iss Falls To Earth Without Incident
• At This Library, Check Out Ham Radio As Well As Books
• FCC Sets Rules For Cellular-Satellite Coverage
• Germany's N-Class License Holders To Get "Dn9" Callsigns
• Dayton Hamvention® 2024 Award Winners Announced
• International Marconi Day 2024

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 Getting Ready For Successful Portable Operation.

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• Bob Heil, K9EID, Silent Key
• YLRL Celebrates International Women's Day with Special Event
• ARISS Celebrates 40 Years of Hams on the Radio Space
• Lunar Lander Still Functions Despite Landing Issues
• UK Amateurs Start to Use New Privileges
• Brandmeister Adds TETRA Based Network
• Applications open for YOTA Czechia
• Pop-Up Net Celebrates National Pi Day

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 Your Ham Questions / Our Amateur Radio Answers.

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• Amateur radio - More Freedom to Innovate
• A Satellite Designed to Inspect Space Junk just Made it to Orbit
• Bill S.3690 to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
• You Must be Joking - Amateur Radio Gets Downright Silly
• California Girl Scouts Get Spaced out
• Errata to the 2024 - 2028 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
• Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Help with Solar Eclipse Project

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 Canvey Island Rally 2024.

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• Alabama Radio Station Owner Reports 200-Foot Tower Stolen
• Two Arrested after Theft of Copper from Destroyed Radio Tower
• The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting
• AMSAT Makes Plea to Keep Greencube in Service
• New SOTA Group is Growing for West Malaysian Hams
• An Update on the Amateur Radio Licence Exams UK
• AO-92 Satellite Reaches end of Life
• Raspberry Pi Net each Sunday on EchoLink and AllStarLink
• New Challenge for British Science Week

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, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) Ed Durrant DD5LP 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 Year Ham Radio Hints and Tips.

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• Assistance Requested With CubeSat History Project

• Mobile Stations to Expand Frequency use Worldwide

• Student Project Provides New Satellite for India

• Society of Broadcast Engineers Celebrates 60 Years

• Teenage Amateur Radio Operators Featured Network TV

• HamSCI 2024 Workshop

• M0PLA achieves Mountain Goat award

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, 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 SpyRadio and Parasets.

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• Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio
• Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73)
• POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn in Knox County, TN
• Fire Sweeps Through Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Lab
• Using Radiowaves To Diagnose Climate Issues
• Hams Track Down Medicine in Short Supply for Critically Ill Child
• NASA Launches Spot the Station App
• YOTA Month 2023 has begun
• SDRconnect Preview 2 released

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 in the episode's feature is YouTube Channels for Ham Radio

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• The First Worked All States Certificate Awarded for the 33-Centimeter Band
• RSGB Construction Competition
• ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions
• New Satellite Distance Records
• An Easier Way to Report RFI in Germany
• FCC Extends Windows for Comments on 60m Proposal
• C6AQQ New Providence Island
• New SDRplay reseller 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 in the episode's feature is Amateur Radio, Someone Else’s Problem

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- Club opens arms to the Radio Community for a "build-a-long".
- FCC Eyes New Approach to Wireless Alerts
- FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions
- Northern India State Makes Hams Top Priority
- End of Teletext Service in Ireland
- Saved by 2 Metres
- RFI from above is Anything but Heavenly Interference
- Broadcast Celebrates 80 Years for UK Shortwave Site
- D.A.R.C. Celebrates 100 years of Broadcast Radio in Germany with a Transmission on Medium Wave and other Activities.
- RCF funds amateur radio exams for young people
- UK Amateur Radio Exam shutdown over festive season
- Announcing the D-STAR QSO Party 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 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

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 Simple Test Gear You Can Build,

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• RSGB Director's SOTA challenge
• YL in Philippines is net controller, Aged 10!
• Hams Enjoy a "SOTA ECLIPSE"
• Radio Event in Serbian Parks Honours Pioneering Activator - SK
• The YL CW Net is Back
• Cambridge Amateur Radio Club repeater VE3SWR went QRT
• HEMA Award Scheme Updates
• YOTA Month 2023

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is SOTA, POTA and Hiking Portable Antennas.

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• YOTA Month 2023
• Yes, Learning About Radio Does Matter
• World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service
• US Military Explores Wideband Above 100 GHZ
• US Government Blocks Salvage of Titanic's Wireless
• WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group
• 2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness

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 More Workshop Tips.

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• Polish Railways Fall Victim to Cheap Radio Attack
• Programme Marks 56 Years of Helping Hams with Disabilities
• Retailer Radio Shack Making US Comeback
• Park Activation Marks Anniversary of Deadly Bombing
• Parachute Mobile Ham Sets QSO Record
• UK Radio Fans Launch Petition to Save BBCs Longwave Service
• A Satellite Deployed a Drag Sail and Removed Itself from Orbit Five Years Early
• Switching off 3G and 2G networks: advice for IoT and third-party device suppliers - Ofcom
• RSGB Convention Draft Programme Released
• Radio Connects US Missile Silos for First Time Since 1960s

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 History of British Inland and Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA).

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• Tropical Storm Hilary: Amateur Radio Activates
• SDRconnect Preview is available to download
• Arecibo Observatory Officially Shuts Down
• HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Parties
• Liquid Metal Battery to Flow into the Commercial Market
• IARU Region 1 General Conference
• RSGB Board Director Co-option

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Types of Coax Connectors.

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• Satellite Returns via Guided Re-Entry
• Pakistan Launches DRM Radio with Transmitter Project
• ARRL and NASA Team Up to Help Teachers
• Landmark PACT for African Amateur Radio Response
• International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
• GB2RS in Morse code
• When QRP is a Big Deal
• Successful Orbit for CubeSATS Built in the Philippines
• ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition

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.

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• 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.

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• 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, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. This episode's feature is Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up including Elecraft, ICOM, ACOM, QRP-Labs, Arriona, ELAD SDR and IARU.

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• UK Amateur Radio Licence Proposed Changes. ICQPodcast Discusses with RSGB post Ofcom Announcement.
• Report sheds some light on Icom’s amateur radio strategy
• Satellite Enthusiasts Encouraged to Take the 'LEDSAT' Challenge
• Edison Research: Motorists Still Love Radio
• RadioGPT to Be Used at Univ. of Fla. Media Lab

In this episode, we discuss the recently released proposed changes to the UK Amateur Radio Licence with RSGB Chairman John McCullagh GI4BWM, President Stewart Bryant G3YSX and General Manager Steve Thomas M1ACB.

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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 in the episode's feature is CW Innovations.

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- Distance Learning for Full Licence Exam
- Young Dxpeditioners Plan for Guyana Trip
- WRTC To Go Forward in Italy Despite Floods
- CW OP Who Copied Titanic Signal Fan Page
- Take Your Own Photos From Space?
- King Hussein UK Radio Shack Donated to RSGB
- 2023 ARRL Field Day

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 Intro to Spectrum Analyzers.

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• New SO-50 Distance Record
• NCDXF to offer $100k for solutions to deliberate QRM
• Cars Would be Required to Keep AM Radio under a new Bipartisan Bill
• ACMA Licencing Update
• Hamfest India
• Museum Ships On-the-Air Weekend
• AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager Retires