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Series Five Episode Twelve of the ICQ Podcast has been released. News Stories include :-

• Operators needed for Canal Festival
• Volunteers wanted for RSGB Centenary Working Group
• Yaesu FT1D Digital Handheld
• Italian radio amateurs help out after quake
• New transatlantic 144MHz beacon GB3WGI
• Radio transmitter causes bomb scare
• Cuba's Radio Hams get new Digimodes
• Balloon Crossband Repeater Payload over USA
• ACO exam pass = Amateur Radio Foundation pass
• Change in IRTS 40 Metre News Frequency
• 2012 Torch route tracked on APRS
• Worked All Britain Olympic flame award

Chris Howard (2E0CTH and N4CTH) discusses Buying your first amateur radio rig.

Series Five Episode Eleven of the ICQ Podcast has been released. News Stories include :-

• New frequencies for AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1
• 2E0BTR Mountain Goat
• New regulations for the Olympic Games
• Special UK callsigns for Queen's Diamond Jubilee
• D-Star for London 2012 Olympics
• GB3LV repeater back on the air
• UK Propagation charts for May 2012
• US Emergency Services move to Digital
• Glasgow school wins 70cm CanSat launch competition
• RAYNET Isle of Man
• 60 metres 'Gazetted' in Canada
• European Football Championship 2012 on the Air

Martin M1MRB discusses Homebrew D-STAR.

Series Five Episode Ten of the ICQ Podcast has been released. News Stories include :-

• Turing’s code breaking papers released
• Special Event station VX3W
• Amateur Frequencies by Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Ham Radio operators respond when severe weather strikes
• SCOTIA Challenge
• 16 Japanese educational satellites to be launched
• Eurovision Song Contest special callsigns
• Lewes Amateur Radio Society Grows
• Amateur radio club members rewarded for activities
• Bath-based Distance Learning
• Experimenter's Special SDR Receiver
• Dutch Mills on the Air
• Ham Radio in Nursing Home

Martin M1MRB discusses Antenna Planning.

Series Five Episode Ten of the ICQ Podcast has been released. News Stories include :-

• Turing’s code breaking papers released
• Special Event station VX3W
• Amateur Frequencies by Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Ham Radio operators respond when severe weather strikes
• SCOTIA Challenge
• 16 Japanese educational satellites to be launched
• Eurovision Song Contest special callsigns
• Lewes Amateur Radio Society Grows
• Amateur radio club members rewarded for activities
• Bath-based Distance Learning
• Experimenter's Special SDR Receiver
• Dutch Mills on the Air
• Ham Radio in Nursing Home

Martin M1MRB discusses Antenna Planning.

Series Five Episode Nine of the ICQ Podcast has been released. News Stories include :-

• Radio Scouting IRLP Calling Channel
• WUST Award
• RSGB Training and Education Committee
• New frequencies for Polish Radio Amateurs
• ESPN Worldwide Amateur Radio Club
• Ham radio operator needed in Canberra
• GB2CRF - Falklands 30th Anniversary
• The 145.500 MHz FM Calling channel
• 50 to 52 MHz available in Portugal from April 26
• Amateurs must protect new radars in 23 cm band
• Spectacular explosion on the Sun
• England completed by G4MD and G4OIG

Your feedback and Martin M1MRB is joined by Hams from the Cambridgeshire Amateur Radio Group to discuss their upcoming Dxperdition.

Series Five Episode Eight of the ICQ Podcast has been released. News Stories include :-

• Radio Stations for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Titanic special event callsign - GB100MGY
• Optical marking amateur radio exams
• 50W for Foundation holders in Belgium
• Amateur Radio Stamp for Luxembourg
• Ottawa relaxes rules for personal antennas
• New Irish Radio Enthusiast website launched
• Renewal of UK beacon and repeater public/products liability insurance
• V51VHF Beacons
• Lightning strike survivor feels lucky to be alive

Australian report from Ed Durrant VK2ARE and Martin M1MRB discusses a Young Hams Balloon Project with Alex M0WOJ.

Series Five Episode Seven of the ICQ Podcast has been released. News Stories include :-

• RAFARS AOTA event
• London 2012 Games Final Update
• VO-52 to return soon
• 'Birthplace of Radio' awarded City status
• BBC highlight problems with PLT
• Complete collection of QRPp Journal is online
• DXCC Online
• Special Callsign for Naval Social Event
• HMS Collingwood Amateur Radio Special Event station
• Ham moves to 'ideal' North Dakota

Martin M1MRB gets ready for Spring with his Radio Spring Cleaning tips and Ed Durrant, VK2ARE provides an intro to the HF bands.