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Series Two Episode Five of the ICQ Podcast has been released. Episode includes latest news, latest events and our first outside broadcast with the girl guides, Thinking Day on the Air. News Stories include:-

• World Amateur Radio Day - Emergency Comms
• Engineers Ireland Week of Wonder
• UK Amateur Radio Exam Committee Report 2008
• Calculating Toriod Parameters
• World record EME contact?
• RSGB statement on PLT
• AO-51 2nd repeater for K5D Desecheo Island operation
• Colette Bowe New Ofcom Chair
• Mobile phone use on Ryanair Flights
• The Gnat
• RSGB Morse Certificate of Competency
• St Patrick’s Day station
• Special Rabbie Burns Station

Series Two Episode Four of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include

• Wimbledon Pink with Amateur Thermonuclear Fusion
• Sunspot cycle 24
• New Zealand to get 7.1-7.2 MHz Primary
• US astronaut talks with schools in Greece
• Russian and US satellites collide
• More access for Swedish amateurs
• Silent Key - DJ7ST
• Repeater added to D-Star network
• 2009 International Museums Weekend

Reviews of Amateur Radio books and a review of Herve Pellarin F0FAK Linux Amateur Radio DVD, Shackbox.

Series Two Episode Three of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include:-

• Interesting Antenna
• New Channels for Danish Amateurs
• The Bolton Wireless Club VHF Event
• The QRP Calendar Change
• The Goat Hiker K3Y/0
• Diary Date - OzarkCon
• Soldering Surface Mount Components

James, M0BOV discussing his modification of his IC-7000, a review of this quarters Sprat Magazine and upcoming events

Series Two Epsiode Two of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include

• Trading standards complaint against BT interference
• RSGB Train the Trainers
• Audio Line using Torid
• Testing SWR
• Diary dates for Morse operators
• RF-based TV remote runs forever on single cell
• New Local 2m D-STAR Repeater
• Did you attend the CATS Bazaar 2007?
• Sharing 70cms
• QTH locatoring with Google Maps
• UK Contest news

Series Two Episode One of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include:-

• New Saudi satellite?
• NS-40 website updated
• WebSDR on six bands
• New website for South Coast Repeater and Beacon Group
• Silent Key – Fr Padraic O’Kelly
• SCOUT Leader Steps Out For Charity
• New Amateur Radio Website
• 80m transmitter article

Martin (M1MRB) provides an introduction to the PSK-31, and we conclude Colins amateur radio training with the second part of licence conditions

Episode Fourteen of the ICQ Podcast has been released. This end of year special details how the podcast is going, and includes a review of 2008 and with Martin (M1MRB), Chris Matthieu (N7ICE) and Paul (M0TZO)

The thirteenth episode of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast. News stories include

• 2009 to be more expensive for UK Amateurs
• Ham Radio Videos on the web
• Gadget for QRP Distance
• Kenilworth amateur radio ham honoured
• Local TV honour Amateur / Ham Radio Operators

James, M0BOV, provides a review of Bluetooth Headsets for use with Amateur Radio and the next instalment in Colin's training, Licence Conditions - Part 1a.