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ICQ Podcast Series Three Episode Thirteen (20 June 2010) – Pratical D-STAR
Series Three Episode Thirteen of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:
- Slow Scan TV on 10 MHz
- ACMA cancels Amateur Radio licence
- VK licence figures show strength
- New 80m SDR Receiver
- Two-way contact achieved on 8.97 kHz
- Feedback added to RSGB blog
- Ham enthusiasts abuzz over traffic ticket
- Feds scrambe in Wireless spectrum crunch
- Amateur's spectacular Channel crossing
- GB3LW back on the air
- Intruders in Amateur Radio Bands
- Croatia 5 MHz and 500 kHz
- London to Brighton cycle ride
- Google Exam Practice Test
- Optimizing wire antennas online
- Apple iPhone Apps
Your feedback, upcoming events and Chris Howard (2E0CTH) talks about pratical D-STAR.
ICQ Podcast Series Three Episode Twelve (06 June 2010) – Introduction to Four Metres
Series Three Episode Eleven of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:
- Is the term 'Amateur Radio' still relevant?
- Redefining Electrical Current Law
- New ICOM Handportable Radios
- IC-9100 Satellite Base Station
- 3D views for beacons maps
- Extension of 40-metre band in Kenya
- WIA Centenary callsign is hot
- Wireless microphone ban
- NZ enforces Amateur Radio regulations
- NZ amateur radio study guides
- Radio Hams assist search
- Questions withdrawn from NCVEC Pool
- VHF & Up at the RSGB Convention
- French QSL mystery resolved
- NASB launches International Shortwave Survey
- Abandoned distress beacon triggers search
Your feedback, upcoming events and Martin (M1MRB) provides an introduction to four metres.
ICQ Podcast Series Three Episode Eleven (23 May 2010) – Travelling to Ireland
Series Three Episode Eleven of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:
- 70.005 MHz WE9XFT beacon operational
- Trip to Mozambique
- Support for South Orkney DXpedition
- Collapsible fabric yagi antenna
- Amateur Services Spectrum Requirements
- Wouxon.US show Chinese HT at Hamvention
- New regulations for Cayman Islands
- Proposed 5MHz changes in USA
- Australia - Options for 403–520 MHz
- Extended 5 MHz experiment
- 70 MHz beacon upgraded to PSK31
- RSGB respond to Ofcom 433 MHz plans
- ZS10 Soccer World Cup Prefix
- GB7HD D-Star Repeater
- 12 year-old operator shines in contest
Your feedback, upcoming events and Martin (M1MRB) tells us about travelling and operating in Ireland.
ICQ Podcast Series Three Episode Ten (9 May 2010) – Holiday Emergency Antenna
Series Three Episode Ten of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:
- Caister Marconi station contacts 29 countries
- Government will kill off FM
- Radio Kuwait cleared from amateur band
- Morse practice via Echolink
- WebSDR Remote Radio in Virginia
- Hamvention D-STAR linking announcement
- Gigabit Powerline Adaptor interference video
- GB3YR now live on internet
- The future of amateur radio is youth
- Global Simulated Emergency Tests 2010
- Retro 75 AM Transceiver kit group formed
- Caiguaran - low-cost Cuban transceiver
- GB3VHF back on the air
- Tyco offers free electronics courses
Your feedback, upcoming events and Martin (M1MRB) tells us about Holiday Emergency Antenna.
ICQ Podcast Series Three Episode Nine (25 April 2010) – A day at the RSGB
Series Three Episode Eight of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:-
- Rescue at Sea
- Belgium to New Zealand with ROS
- The Secrets Of Radar
- Ham foxhunting season begins
- AO-51 CTCSS experiment
- Ham helps victims of heavy Brazilian rains
- 3400 MHz allocation for Estonia
- GB3VHF antenna rigging completed
- Solar powered D-STAR repeater
- MB7PI increase APRS coverage
- Iran’s rejects jamming claim
- Scotish repeater problems solved
- WIA Centenary Award
- Changes to licence application procedures
- Entry level Amateur Radio licence for NZ?
- World DX Club introduces e-membership
- New test version of PC-ALE released
- Beta of SDR-RADIO
Your feedback, upcoming events and Martin (M1MRB) tells us about his day at the RSGB AGM.
ICQ Podcast Series Three Episode Eight (11 April 2010) – Test Equipment Review
Series Three Episode Eight of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:-
- DRM minimum receiver requirements
- The Birth of British Broadcasting
- UK CubeSail satellite (Joke?)
- Calls on Iran to stop jamming
- Peers fear backlash over radio
- 760–780 MHz Experimental License
- GB3GJ online by end of May
- 9kHz Receiving Equipment
- Revival of Worked All Ireland
- Understanding SDR
- Lottery award for ARC
- Ham makes Great Smoky Mountains rescue
- New version of ROS released
- Improvements to licences in Bahrain
- Copper Wire (Joke)
Your feedback, upcoming events and Martin (M1MRB) reviews Peak Electronics test equipment.
ICQ Podcast Series Three Episode Seven (28 March 2010) – Callsigns Uncovered
Series Three Episode Seven of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News Stories include:-
- Canadian access to 137 Khz
- Canadian Surfacewave HF Radar
- 5MHz for Danish hams
- Viet Nam DXpedition include satellite operation
- Iraq DXpedition
- 60M in Czech Republic
- Beeping Morse Code into business
- Changes to SA radio regulations
- New 8.97kHz DX record
- Hams of the Future Sourced
- Popular After-School Club
- Youngster receives DXCC certificate
- Society celebrates 50th Anniversary
- Installing transceivers in vehicles
- Lightning Predictor kit available
Your feedback and Martin (M1MRB) explains callsigns.












