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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Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

AmateurLogic 208: Huntsville Hamfest Adventure


AmateurLogic.TV Episode 208 is now available for download.

Join Tommy and George for an exciting adventure at Huntsville Hamfest 2025. New stuff, old treasures and friends make for an enjoyable time at the ‘Worlds Friendliest Hamfest’.
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George Thomas, W5JDX, is co-host of AmateurLogic.TV, an original amateur radio video program hosted by George Thomas (W5JDX), Tommy Martin (N5ZNO), Peter Berrett (VK3PB), and Emile Diodene (KE5QKR). Contact him at [email protected].

Icom does it again!

 
IC-7300MK2

For those Icom fans out there, the company has announced that (hopefully) by the end of 2025, a new IC- 7300 now called the IC-7300MK2. Those who already have the IC-7300, and there are many of those you may be interested in the upgrades done. There is a CW decoder, an HDMI port for an external monitor, RX antenna in/out, improved RMDR (reciprocle mixing dynamic range click HERE for more info), LAN Ethernet port for remote operation, and the USB port is now a USB-C port. I am not sure about the price point on this radio, but for sure more than the IC-7300. I wonder in the new year if we will see lots of IC-7300 coming on the market? Also, if you have been holding off on a new Ic-7300, you may find some nice discounts to move the radios off the shelf and make room for the MK2. 
Looking at the back
 
Let me know your thoughts on the rig and if you have heard any other news. Are you going to pick one up and maybe sell your IC-7300 to gather some needed ham bucks?


Mike Weir, VE9KK, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from New Brunswick, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 395

Amateur Radio Weekly

Apple Ham Radio Weekly
Controlling your Baofeng radio from your Apple device, the latest software updates, going digital with your Mac and learning about Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak and his Ham Radio roots.
Andrew Woodward

What’s new at Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications — August 2025
DLARC added two late-1970s documents from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, documents that had never been available to the public before.
Zero Retries

Radio Catalog
An open-source project supporting the preservation and modernization of long-standing Amateur Radio software projects.
Radio Catalog

Demo LinHT M17 decode
Transmitting a reference M17 RF signal with the recently updated gr-m17.
M17 Project

ARRL Awards
ARRL honors the work of Amateur Radio operators who grow the hobby by advancing technology used within, and the operating culture, of the Amateur Radio Service.
ARRL

A chat about FreeDV
Some illustrations of the use of the FreeDV app.
marxy’s musing on technology

Historical Sites On The Air
Join our community of Canadian Ham Radio operators and history enthusiasts as we activate iconic historic sites.
Historical Sites On The Air

A visit to “Shine 800 AM”
The site is said to have the largest AM transmitter in the Western Hemisphere. Seeing this high-power station was worth the effort.
Radio World

AllStarLink is definitely worth a donation of time or treasure
Four years ago, approximately 2,000 nodes were logged into our servers at any one time. We are now seeing more than 10,000 nodes.
KB6NU

Video

The biggest Ham Radio event in the south
Huntsville Hamfest 2025 walkthrough.
KM4ACK

The coil-making process
A top Japanese manufacturer driven by artisan spirit.
ProsessX

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LHS Episode #591: Netbird Deep Dive

Hello and welcome to Episode #591 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this deep dive episode, the hosts discuss Netbird, a wireguard-based VPN solution that is akin to TailScale. Topics include use cases, download and installation, basic configuration, gotchas, chaining with other VPNs and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.

73 de The LHS Crew


Russ Woodman, K5TUX, co-hosts the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast which is available for download in both MP3 and OGG audio format. Contact him at [email protected].

Icom 7610 ver 32?


 

 Hey all you Icom fans out there, as we all know, the IC-7610 is a great radio, as I have one and am super pleased with it. BUT there seems to be something fishy going on south of the border in the U.S of A. A large Amateur radio supplier in the U.S. called GigaParts is now advertising an IC-7610 ver 22 and an IC 7610 ver 32, but the catch is that the version 32 is $600.00 U.S. more. On GigaParts site, once you click on the ver 32 7610, you are informed it has "enhanced performance". 


Things just don't add up.......
- Icom's website says nothing about a version 32 or lists any enhanced improvements? 
- Icom just introduced the IC-7760, so why add internal competition? 
- To increase the rig by $600.00, which is worth at least a QST page introducing this?
- Dayton or whatever it is called now just pasted without mention of this, and believe me, these things are known well in advance at Icom or whoever. 


What does add up is the U.S. tariffs on electronics from Japan of 25%.  I am not saying the price jump is a tariff, but it is one explanation. You may ask why Icom just does not just say it is a threat; my answer to that is the big baby bear south of the border does not take kindly to that. Icom may just add a few improvements (that in the past were free updates) and call it "enhancements".  In time, let's see if Kenwood and Yaesu add "enhancements".


What are your thoughts on it...... 


Mike Weir, VE9KK, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from New Brunswick, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 394

Amateur Radio Weekly

Doozy for Windows and Android
Make QSO’s on DSTAR without the need for a hotspot.
PA7LIM

DIY Guide to setting up a GOES-R satellite receiver
High-resolution weather imagery and atmospheric data can be received by Amateur Radio operators and weather enthusiasts using relatively affordable equipment.
DXR Electronics

Go to church on Sept 13th 2025… and bring an HF radio!
Here in the U.S., Churches and Chapels on the Air is a new concept.
K4FMH

A Ham Radio license makes me feel safer as someone with hemophilia
Having reliable communication and connection puts my mind at ease.
Hemophilia News Today

Meshtastic at Open Sauce 2025
If someone set up a Ham Radio testing booth, it could get some action at Open Sauce next year.
Zero Retries

Decoding distant signals over the web?
One of the many challenges associated with being a Radio Amateur is being able to listen to weak signals.
Foundations of Amateur Radio

Setting up an AudioCodes 440HD phone with Hams Over IP
The first step is to ensure the 440HD is running the latest available firmware.
K4HCK

What’s wrong with ARDC?
I’m not being quiet about it, and neither should you.
Bruce Perens

What should you use to clean screens on your Amateur Radio transceivers?
A customer reported that he applied typical household window cleaner to the display of his Yaesu FTDX10 resulting in the touchscreen no longer working.
OnAllBands

RadioSport SDR
Portable receiver software for RTL-SDR.
RTL-SDR

Video

Turn any Android device into a full VHF radio
Version 2 of the fabulous KV4P Android controlled VHF transceiver.
Tech Minds

Distress: The history of S.O.S
Its meaning has gone beyond the code from which it was created.
The History Guy

Receiving NOAA-15 one last time
The last of the Polar Operation Environment Satellites, NOAA 15 and 19, are being shut down this week.
Save it for Parts

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