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ICQPodcast Episode 484 – New Lead Free Solder
May 30th, 2026 | 
Author: In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 New Lead Free Solder.
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- Senator Ted Cruz Praises Amateur Radio Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness
- Project Pursues Mysteries of Sporadic E-Skip
- Open-Source Software Modem Called a Vara Replacement
- ARISS Announces Plans for Moon-Based Ham Radio
- Helping Girl Guides Earn Licenses in the Caribbean
- Alamogordo Hamfest Turns 40 This September
- Student Joins South Georgia Island Dxpedition Team
- Turn Your Android Phone into a Modern Ham Radio Transceiver
- Icom UK and Icom America Partner to Sponsor WRTC 2026
ICQPodcast Episode 483 – Fault Finding
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 Fault Finding.
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- STEM On and Off the Air
- Award Recognises Dxpeditions with Remote Operations
- WIA asks for Changes to Sub-Antarctic Callsign Prefixes
- CW Ops Needed to Copy Data from Tokyo-Built Cubesat
- Closure of BBC Radio 4 on Long Wave (LW)
- Salty Walt Goes "Next Level" with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook
- New Edition of No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide
- Morse Code Used as Part of a Hack to Steal $200,000 Worth of Cryptocurrency
- Cat Pix on the Air - 2026
ICQPodcast Episode 482 – AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA
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 the episode's feature is AMSAT President Drew KO4MA
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- Free antenna booklet by Jukka Siitari
- Hamlib Named Winner of the 2026 Amateur Radio Software Award
- FCC Grants Frequencies' Use for Satellite Service
- Linux Kernel Drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio Subsystem Support
- Rocket Lab Launches Eight JAXA Satellites on Kakushin Rising Mission
- Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution
- Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
ICQPodcast Episode 481 – Home Brewing & Kit Building
In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Colin Butler M6BOY to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Home brewing / Kit building.
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ICQPodcast Episode 480 – Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More
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 Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More
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- Hams Respond to Historic Floods in Hawaii
- FCC Warns Pittsburgh Amateur Radio Operator for 911 Interference
- Doomsday Radio awakens after 50 Years - Repeats "Degazator"
- Starlink Satellite Broke Apart in Orbit after Suffering an Unexplained "anomaly."
- Cat Pix on the Air CPOTA 2026
- ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027
ICQPodcast Episode 479 – Baofeng UV-5R Mini
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 Baofeng UV-5R Mini Review.
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- FO-29 Enters Full Sunlight: Veteran Satellite Sees Renewed Activity in 2026
- New Indiana Law Protects Ham Radio Antennas, Towers
- Radio Interference Has Landed U.S. Airlines With an $8 Million Bill to Fix Faulty Equipment on Boeing 787s
- Tennessee Approves Credentials for Amateur Radio Technician License
- 630M at Dayton Hamvention
- New Microwave Capabilities for the NRC
- Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026
- Judge Orders Voice Of America Back On The Air
- WRTC 2026 Not Permitting National Flags, Symbols
ICQPodcast Episode 478 – QRP Labs Q&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 QRP Labs Q&A.
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