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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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• Italian Radio Amateurs can use the 70 MHz (4m) Band until the end of 2025

• Registration Opens For Ham Radio Bootcamp

• Ham Radio Friedrichshafen Selects "Remote" Theme

• Islanders say they cannot escape the mysterious humming

• Trees as Conductors: Measuring Natural Impacts on HF Radio

• New Book Featuring 15 Portable Antennas, Beautifully Rendered

• ARRL Establishes Virtual NTS Traffic Net

• Yaesu Releases FTX-1 Series of Radios

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

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