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ICQPodcast Episode 465 – UK Hamfest Review Part One
In this special release episode, we review the first part of our Interviews from UK Hamfest 2025, including the big hardware announcement from ICOM, the IC7300 MK2.
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ICQPodcast Episode 464 – Q&A Plus
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 Q&A Plus.
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- Hurricane Watch Net Marks 60 Years of Service
- Resilience Through Amateur Radio for National Preparedness Month 2025
- Hams Help Sonoma Springs Residents with GMRS
- A Radio Homecoming, One Century Later
- Ocean Washes Away Almost All Expeditioners’ Equipment
- NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Orion Spacecraft in 2026
- WRTC 2026 Announces PRIME Sponsor!
- Icom Unveils the IC-7300MK2 — The Evolution of a HF Legend!
- Hans Summers, G0UPL Confirmed as the RSGB Convention After-Dinner Speaker
- ESC Announces Updated Version of the Direct to Full Syllabus
- UK National Hamfest Pre-Show Walkaround Video
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
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.
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- 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!
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
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.
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PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?
Volunteers Bring Last Commercial Maritime Station Back on Air for 26th Year
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












