icqpodcast's Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Fault Finding.

We would like to thank our Peter Weston (2E0DED) and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• STEM On and Off the Air
• Award Recognises Dxpeditions with Remote Operations
• WIA asks for Changes to Sub-Antarctic Callsign Prefixes
• CW Ops Needed to Copy Data from Tokyo-Built Cubesat
• Closure of BBC Radio 4 on Long Wave (LW)
• Salty Walt Goes "Next Level" with New Portable Antenna Sketchbook
• New Edition of No Nonsense Technician Class License Study Guide
• Morse Code Used as Part of a Hack to Steal $200,000 Worth of Cryptocurrency
• Cat Pix on the Air - 2026

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 AMSAT President Drew KO4MA

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• Free antenna booklet by Jukka Siitari
• Hamlib Named Winner of the 2026 Amateur Radio Software Award
• FCC Grants Frequencies' Use for Satellite Service
• Linux Kernel Drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio Subsystem Support
• Rocket Lab Launches Eight JAXA Satellites on Kakushin Rising Mission
• Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution
• Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Colin Butler M6BOY to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Home brewing / Kit building.

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• ITU Corporation Re-purposes Linton Armoury Facility to House Iconic Amateur Radio Manufacturing

• New Regulations for Hams in Norway

• Students are 'Over The Moon'

• Station's Experiments Explore Use of 4m and 8m Bands

• Arrest for Interference with Emergency Radio Channels

• Britain Seeks Views Before it Drops the Hammer on Signal Jammers

• 2026 ARRL Field Day Merch Now Shipping

• VOA Museum Announces Expanded Hours During Hamvention

• Your TP-Link Router is Under Attack from Russian State Hackers

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Bob K0NR: VHF, Summits and More

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• Hams Respond to Historic Floods in Hawaii
• FCC Warns Pittsburgh Amateur Radio Operator for 911 Interference
• Doomsday Radio awakens after 50 Years - Repeats "Degazator"
• Starlink Satellite Broke Apart in Orbit after Suffering an Unexplained "anomaly."
• Cat Pix on the Air CPOTA 2026
• ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts in 2027

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 Baofeng UV-5R Mini Review.

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• FO-29 Enters Full Sunlight: Veteran Satellite Sees Renewed Activity in 2026
• New Indiana Law Protects Ham Radio Antennas, Towers
• Radio Interference Has Landed U.S. Airlines With an $8 Million Bill to Fix Faulty Equipment on Boeing 787s
• Tennessee Approves Credentials for Amateur Radio Technician License
• 630M at Dayton Hamvention
• New Microwave Capabilities for the NRC
• Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026
• Judge Orders Voice Of America Back On The Air
• WRTC 2026 Not Permitting National Flags, Symbols

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 QRP Labs Q&A.

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• Hams Help Forecasters with Real-Time Data on Northeast Blizzard

• Hamclock Users Get Free Backend Server

• Drone Video Captures East Texas Hot Air Balloon Rescue at 1,100 Feet

• Listen out for RSGB President operating as GB5CC

• British Science Week: What Are Your Plans?

• Astro Pi Mission Zero Challenge Offers Youth Chance to Run Code Aboard ISS

• RAC Names Recipients of Amateur of the Year Award 2025

• K9 Veterans Day Activation Honors Military Dogs

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 Bylaw 46 Changes.

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• Victory in Scotland for Amateur's Tower Installation
• Hams Respond to Tragedy In Chilean Andes
• Indiana BMV Unveils New Amateur Radio License Plate
• Not Moonbounce, Rather Building- And Pedestrian-Bounce
• HAM Radio Operators Bridge UP200 Communications
• Radio Clubs Encouraged to Plan Now for April Ham Radio Open House
• Amateur Radio Software Award Nominations Open
• Construction Competition in UK Eyes Maker Community
• Ofcom Approves VMO2's Request to Provide Satellite Connectivity to UK Smartphones

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 QRV App

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Details of the QRV App, and how to claim your free trail can be found at - https://www.icqpodcast.com/download-the-show

• Thailand's KNACKSAT-2 CubeSat Preparing for Deployment from the ISS
• RSGB Band Plans: Key Changes You Need to Know
• Radio Club Keeping Communication Open During Extreme Weather
• Amazon Asks FCC for 2-Year Extension in Leo Satellite Deployment Deadline, Citing a Rocket Shortage
• World Thinking Day
• Student Coding Competition is Underway - $25,000 Award
• Register Now for HamSCI 2026, Hosted by ARRL
• 3Y0K Bouvet 2026

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 475 - Expanding Portable OPs on 70cm/2m.

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• Biggest solar storm in 20 years hits Earth
• Can Ham Radio Help Taiwan Survive?
• UK Regulator Eyes Frequency-Sharing By Devices
• German Amateurs' Access To 70 Mhz Band In Limbo
• SOTA 2026 Challenge Brings Back Activity to 2m/70cm SSB/CW
• New 60-Meter Frequencies Available as of 13th February 2026
• Maritime Radio Days 2026 April
• Silent Key's Rig Donated to Assist American Red Cross

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 New Radio Shack Additions.

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• Easing The Way For Blind Hams To Use Digital Modes
• AMSAT Youth Initiative Takes a Closer Look at Climate Change
• New Zealand Hams Use "ZM" Prefix for Centenary Year
• Starlink is Lowering Thousands of Satellites' Orbits to Reduce the Risk of Collisions
• Broadcast Marks Historic Radio Site's 100th year
• FCC Reminds Experimental HF Stations to Identify Themselves
• 2026 is ARRL's Year of the Club -- A Celebration of Amateur Radio Clubs
• HamSCI Speaker Series Explores WSPR Spectral Width
• First Desecheo Island Activation Since 2009

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, Is AI about to kill Ham Radio?

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• Up to $25,000 at Stake in New ARRL Student Coding Competition

• Student Success with DMR Project In India

• Jim Shaffer, KE5AL, Advocate For Blind Hams Becomes SK At 72

• ARDC Launches 44Net Connect

• International Reply Coupons (IRCs) to End

• New Satellite Tracking Application Released

• Four Buchanan Students Earn FCC License

• World Wide Check-In on Talk Group 91

• New Technician Class Question Pool Released

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 Do I need a Thermal Camera?

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• "Space Sailors" Seeking Download Help from Ham Radio Operators
• ARISS Video Promotes School Contacts Through ISS and Amateur Radio
• New Restrictions for Short-Range UHF Radios in Germany
• Indian Amateurs Help a Woman Lost in Bangladesh
• Dr Bob Whelan, G3PJT - Silent Key
• First HamTV Transmission from ISS Since 2018
• SAQ Grimeton to Transmit CW Message

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Krampus event and Yaseu UK

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• Happy 12th Birthday to AO-73 (FUNcube-1)
• Neural Codec Called 'Milestone' for Digital Voice
• Pirate Radio Broadcaster Agrees To $7,200 Payment
• Opinion: futureGEO is the Most Important Amateur Radio Initiative of this Decade. Why is no one Talking About it?
• Yasme Grant Supports Hams' Initiatives at Bangladesh Universities
• Santa Net Returns for 20th Consecutive Year
• The RSGB Accessibility Champion
• FT8 Warning to UK Hams

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 Going to Bouvet Island.

We would like to thank Koos Van Den Hout (PE4KH), Anonymous Donor, Dave Renton (G1REN), Michael Nutt (K3LOE) and Michael Currier-Casavant (N1XRR) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Eakinomics: Time to Jettison Legacy FCC Rules
• 2025 "Dream Rig" Essay Contest for Young Ham Radio Operators
• Australian Band Plan Gets Sweeping Review
• Mountain Radio Challenge Tests Skills, Propagation
• DRM Says It's the Best Choice for Digital Radio in India
• ISS SSTV Event to Celebrate 25 Years of the International Space Station
• NARA Hosts Club Week Special Event

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 Club open day and RSGB win an award.

We would like to thank Walter Turner (W8LN), Walter Washburn (KT0D), David LeBlanc (KF7KAF), Frank Westphal (K6FW), Nicholas Bradley (G4IWO) and Ken DeLap II (KX9U) and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free.

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• Ham to Chair Newly Created University Department
• Reminder: Keep Clear of Emergency Frequencies
• Young Amateurs Learn New Modes for Emcomm
• No, SDRs Haven't Ruined DX'ing
• Astronomy Trade Fair to Debut at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen
• YOTA Month: Book Your GB25YOTA Operating
• Is AO-7 Still the Oldest Satellite?
• Latvia's Hams Honor Nation's First Broadcast Radio at 100

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 Portable Power.

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• FCC Denies Approval of 4 Chinese-Owned Electronics Labs
• What ChatGPT Would do to Attract Young People to Amateur Radio
• Do we even need QST?
• Satellites Are Leaking the World's Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
• Japanese CubeSats Deployed from ISS
• Zoe Rodriguez Named 2025 Craigie Memorial Educator
• ARRL Year of the Club Newsletter Contest - Call for Submissions

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 Allan Wiener WBCQ.

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• Amateur Radio Preps to Defend Antenna Legislation

• FCC Legalizes Jamming Of Mobile Phones By Prisons

• A Big Dxpedition Win For African Teen

• Hams Needed to Track NASA Moon Mission

• A First For Hams at Nuclear Cleanup Site

• ISS SSTV Events Upcoming

• OFCOM Reviews License Procedures for Some Satellites

• WRTC 2026 UK Updates

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 UK Hamfest Review Part Two.

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• All Amateur Radio Licenses in Equatorial Guinea re Temporarily Suspended
• CubeSats to Deploy from ISS on 19 September 2025
• FCC Grants Limited Use of Amateur Bands to AST Spacemobile
• Doubts About Solar Cycle Prediction Methodology
• UK Regulator Mulls Satellite-to-Cell Phone Service
• Icom UK Supports The Scouts with IC-9700 Radio for JOTA Activities
• New Book Release: ARRL On the Air Yearbooks
• Fire Prevention Week Special Event
• Antenna Removal Takes Away Amateur Life
• RSGB Outreach Team Launches its First Official DMR Youth Net

In this special release episode, we review the first part of our Interviews from UK Hamfest 2025, including the big hardware announcement from ICOM, the IC7300 MK2.

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• ICOM Announce the Launch of the IC7300 Mk2

• The Work of the RSGB Makers Group - UK Hamfest 2025

• The Work of Vintage Military Amateur Radio Society (VMARS) - UK Hamfest 2025

• Introduction to SDRSwitch - UK Hamfest 2025

• Kanga Products Radio Kits - UK Hamfest 2025

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 Q&A Plus.

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• Hurricane Watch Net Marks 60 Years of Service
• Resilience Through Amateur Radio for National Preparedness Month 2025
• Hams Help Sonoma Springs Residents with GMRS
• A Radio Homecoming, One Century Later
• Ocean Washes Away Almost All Expeditioners' Equipment
• NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Orion Spacecraft in 2026
• WRTC 2026 Announces PRIME Sponsor!
• Icom Unveils the IC-7300MK2 — The Evolution of a HF Legend!
• Hans Summers, G0UPL Confirmed as the RSGB Convention After-Dinner Speaker
• ESC Announces Updated Version of the Direct to Full Syllabus
• UK National Hamfest Pre-Show Walkaround Video

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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• Two new RSGB activities for National Coding Week
• Hams Over IP Invites Hamshack Hotline Users to Apply
• US Legacy Weather Satellites Being Decommissioned
• South Florida Pirate Radio Operator Arrested on Felony Charge
• TAP: A Morse Alternative Mode for HAM Radio Operators
• Women in Amateur Radio Panel at RSGB Convention in October
• Radio Club of America Technical Symposium Registration is Open
• Bochum Space Days 2025
• Telford Hamfest

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Service Aids.

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• A Lightweight M17 Hotspot
• Joint India-Us Satellite Eyes Natural Disasters
• Two WW2-Era Code-Related Events - One For Navajo Code Talkers, Another For Enigma Machine
• Pakistan Hikes Radio-Related Fees
• HamTV is Active on the International Space Station
• Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library
• India, Sweden Introduce New Callsign Suffixes, Prefixes
• RSGB National Radio Centre Tourist Award
• PRESENTER OPINION : Go to Church on Sept 13th 2025…and Bring an HF Radio!

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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part Two

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• Hams Decode SSMIS Satellite Data Removed by DoD, NOAA
• MMDVM Project Drops Support for M17 Mode
• M17 Foundation Responds to Statements made by MMDVM Project Maintainer
• 23cm Restrictions To Be Imposed In Europe
• Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live
• Canadian Amateurs in Yukon Territory Get Separate Section
• The RSGB Releases High-Contrast Logbook to Improve Accessibility
• National Bodies Protect 70cm Band

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 Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2025 Part One.

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• PRSENTER OPINION : Is it time to bring back the club leadership course?

• POTA Activator Dies in Accidental Electrocution

• Volunteers Bring Last Commercial Maritime Station Back on Air for 26th Year

• Hamshack Hotline To Be Discontinued

• Grant to Aid Clublog Operations Upgrade

• Testing for WRTC 2026 in Suffolk

• Bye Bye Friedrichshafen for another year!

• HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party 11-12 August 2025

• International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend

• 100th Anniversary of JARL and Amateur Radio in Japan

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) 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 Kit Building Advice.

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• Exam Standards Committee Annual Report
• Radio Signals Have 'Upward Propagation' Through Ice, Stone
• Wireless Institute of Australia Highlights Concerns Regarding IARU Restructuring Plan
• Senate Confirms Olivia Trusty to FCC
• ARRL Announces Logbook of The World® Systems Upgrade
• Local, County, and State Governments Proclaim Value of Amateur Radio
• 2025 ARRL Field Day this Weekend

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 Xiegu G90 one year on.

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• Shame on the ARRL Again
• Iranian Special Event Station Honours Persian Gulf History
• Indiana Emcomm Group in Debate Over Digital Switch
• Broadcast Honors Armstrong's Demo of FM Radio
• 13 Colonies Event Founder Passing the Reins After 16 Years
• Father's Day activity at the RSGB National Radio Centre
• Ham Radio Ireland Magazine

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 Making 433 Come Alive

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• ARRL Influence Over IARU Could be Reduced with Proposed Restructuring
• On-Loan DMR Kit Starts Young UK Hams On Their Journeys
• Special Event Follows Trail of 19th Century Explorers
• RETEVIS Launches High-Power Portable Repeater, Transforming Off-Grid Communication
• U.S. FM Landscape by the Numbers
• Newcomer Survey 2021-22 Results
• New Book Release - Using the Baofeng® Radio
• RSGB 2025 Convention
• ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications in June

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MN 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 Are Radio Scanners Still Relevant?

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• IARU Considers Consolidation
• Weather-Watching Satellites Entering End-of-Life Stage
• University Station Activates to Welcome New Pope
• New Grant Boosts Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications
• City Police Stations Prepare to Add Amateur Radio
• Record Number of Licence Test-Takers in Bangladesh
• Promote Your Club's 2025 ARRL Field Day With Posters
• The RSGB EMC Committee has Updated Leaflets on Mains Wiring and Earthing Requirements
• Help the RSGB celebrate International Women in Engineering Day

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

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 Did you Know - Q and A

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• Ham Radio Operators Serving During California Firestorms
• Consultation Which Seeks to Simplify the Licensing of Amateur Radio Visitors to the UK
• Ham Radio Ireland, The Digital Magazine, Is Back
• Girls Missed the Bus - Helped by Hams
• DMR Radios Open Up The World To Students in India
• RSGB is the Official British Science Week partner
• Ham Radio Event for European Capital of Culture 2025
• HB9RG Trophy Celebrates First Amateur Radio Contact via Satellite

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 In The Grid.

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• Ham Operator Must Pay in First-Responder Interference Case

• Georgia Club Donates Radio Books to Local Library

• Year-Long Special Event Celebrates Britain's Railways

• Parker Solar Probe 'touches' the Sun

• Deadline Extended for ARRL Foundation Scholarship Applications

• Straight Key Month

• HamCation POTA Meet-up

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 Portable Antennas Data Review.

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• How Ghost Radio Signals Could Hold The Key To Finding Missing Flight MH370
• YOTA Month Draws To A Close But Is Still Busy On The Air
• Intrepid DX Group Youth Essay Contest Announces Winners
• AM Bill Is Not Part of Congressional Stopgap Funding
• Disappointment Immediately after Liftoff
• Updated Equipment Can Save Lives
• HAMSCI Plans Conference for its 'Big Year'
• Holiday SSTV Experiment from the International Space Station
• RSGB is looking for a new Lecture Coordinator
• ARRL Straight Key Night 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 End of Year Workshop Tips

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• Brazilian loggers take over retired UHF MilSat
• Meet the Newest Operattor in Australia: Santa!
• Scientists and Engineers Produce The World's First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery With a Potential Lifespan of Thousands of Years
• Nationwide Fault Causes Delays Across Rail Network
• Yaesu Releases New Mobile Radios
• 2025 Youth on the Air Camp Application Period Open
• Hamsci Launches Free Quarterly Newsletter

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB,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 Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO.

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• RADIO D.A.R.C. to broadcast out of England from January 2025
• Changes Underway in ARRL's Vec Program
• A Big Brother-Ish Use Of The 5.9 Ghz Band?
• Encourage Youngsters on the Air
• 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day
• Santa Net Runs Through Christmas Eve
• RSGB HF Contest Changes

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRb, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwelll (M0SGL) and Leslie Butteresfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio News. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episodes feature is Multimeters Revisited.

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- Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years - Turn Your Android Phone into a Ham Radio with this Open-Source Project - ISS SSTV Event Celebrates Amateur Radio in Human Spaceflight - ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction - HAMSCI Receives Grant - 2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published - RSGB launches its 2025 Construction Competition - Special Event Station - AU2JCB

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 Weekend Projects

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• Dream Rig Contest Underway
• PRSENTER OPINON : Hurricane Helene has changed my outlook on emergency communications
• Tunisian Ham Camp for Youngsters Gets Yasme Grant
• AI Presenter Experiment Pulled From Polish Radio Station After One-Week
• Boeing-Built Satellite Explodes in Orbit
• Hams in Brazil Honor Pioneer of Wireless Telephony
• RSGB President honoured with RAYNET-UK award
• ARRL Members Raise $47,000 for STEM Education in Online Auction
• HAMSCI Receives Grant

In this episode, we join Martin Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is UK Ham Fest 2024 Part 2.

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• An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story
• WRTC and WRL Announce Partnership to Launch New Live Ham Radio Competition Technology
• Balloon to Take Ham Payloads Aloft in South Africa
• Hams Respond to 2nd Hurricane in Southern US
• Jamboree On The Air EME Event
• Volunteer as an RSGB Youth Champion
• New ARDC Director of Technology

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 UK Ham Fest 2024 Part1

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• PRESENTER OPINION : The ARRL elections this year are a sham?
• UK, NZ Hams Mark 100 Years of Two-Way Radio Communication
• US Lawmakers Wait to Vote on AM Radio Legislation
• Hamsci Researcher Reports on Space-Weather Monitoring Tool
• Dozens of Radio Stations Were Knocked Off the Air by Helene
• Russia and Belarus eligible again for the CQ WW Contest Awards
• RSGB Response to Ofcom Consultation concerning the 2.3GHz band
• Chasing Cornwallis Challenge Continues
• FCC Escalates Enforcement of Pirate Radio in Miami, NYC Metro Area

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 Little Amateur Radio Book Review.

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• ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band
• FT8 - SUPERFOX Cracked
• National Preparedness Month: Ensuring Family Safety
• Canadian Teens Gain Licenses After Ham Radio Coursework
• Sri Lankan Girl Guides Find Power in Ham Radio
• New ACMA Licensing Fees
• UK Paper Amateur Radio Exams to End

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Colin Butler M6BOY 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 Huntsville Hamfest 2024

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• ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members
• PRESENTER OPINION : ARRL IT Security Incident
• The RSGB is getting ready for National Coding Week
• Children's Museum Provides A Spectrum Of Experience
• Silent Key Who Made A Difference
• Route 66 On The Air 2024
• Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood Feature New Transceivers at Ham Fair Japan
• Transistor Promises Faster, More Energy-Efficient Operation

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 The incredible story of G2NM

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• Solar Cycle 25 Producing Record High Sunspot Numbers
• New York High School Helps License Amateur Radio Operators
• Ofcom has Released a New Video on Amateur Radio Licence Revalidation
• New Shortwave Transmitter for Radio New Zealand
• Arctic Circle Broadcasts to Debut as Longwave Radio
• Merchant Navy Day Special Event
• ARRL Expands Publications Archive
• RSGB Morse Competency tests at National Hamfest

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Cybersecurity in a Ham Radio World.

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• Broadcast networks to spread Australian broadcast FM and TV coverage
• ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Adds Third Level
• Spacex Gives Details Of Spacecraft To De-Orbit ISS
• College Ham Club 'found' During Renovation
• WRTC Spots To Be Sold To Highest Bidder
• Celebrating the Dawn of Mass Global Communication
• Spectrum Conference 2024
• Churches and Chapels on the Air 2024

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 a discussion on Behind the Scenes of an Amateur / Ham Radio Special Event Station.

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• ARRL on The Weather Channel
• Band Use by Canadian Hams: Results from the national RAC Survey 2021
• ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report to Advance a 3-Year Strategy
• First M17 Based Radios Begin Shipping
• From Hackers to Hams? Sure!
• Broadcasters Grapple With Global IT Outage
• RSGB Convention Update 2024
• International Dog Day Special Event Highlights Need for Rescue Efforts
• Telford Hamfest

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 a report from Ed Durrant DD5LP from Ham Radio Friedrichshafen.

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• Direct to Full syllabus v2.0
• YOTA Camp Shack Named In Memory Of Bob Heil, K9EID (Sk)
• Spacex Awarded Contract To De-Orbit ISS
• NTS Performance Analysis Tool in Development
• Hams Intervene In Youth-On-Youth Violence In India
• ARRL Logbook of The World Returns to Service
• RSGB British Science Week Challenge
• MESAT1 Amateur Satellite in Orbit
• HamSCI Makes Significant Impact at the NSF's Annual CEDAR Workshop

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 Beginners Fault Finding.

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• ARRL Teachers Institute Kicks Off Summer Cohorts
• PRESENTER OPINION - Do Hams Still Listen to Shortwave? They do in Canada!
• YLS Ascend Summits To Be "Queens Of The Mountains"
• US Military To Improve Tracking Of Hobbyists' Balloons
• Would AM Mandate Force Carmakers to Scrap Safety Features?
• Meme Appreciation Month is on the Air
• GR2HQ Challenge

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 Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 2

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• ARRL Affiliated Club in MS Donates 3D Printer, Books, to Local Library
• In Midst of Cyclone, Man Missing for 4 Years Returns Home
• Changes to the Four-year Planning Rule in England
• PRESENTER - One-Day Tech Class a Success→
• Arrl Gives Its Account Of Recent Network Shutdown
• Russia Withdraws From Worldwide Flora & Fauna
• Japan Tests Suspension of AM Radio Stations
• HAM RADIO 2024 is 28-30 June 2024 in Friedrichshafen
• 2024 ARRL Field Day - Next Weekend
• Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club Announces Scholarship Recipient

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 1.

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• Hackers Gain Access to ARRL Headquarters-Based Systems
• RSGB Strategic Priorities Update
• SDRplay Spectrum Analyser updated to include RSPdx-R2
• Antenna Damage Forces WWVB To Operate At Reduced Power
• WKHS High Schoolers Receive CRO Certifications
• FCC - Public Comment on the effects of the Recent Severe Geomagnetic Storm
• Nominations for IARU President and Vice President have been Ratified
• 2024 ARRL Field Day
• 80th Anniversary of the Allied Assault on Normandy Special Event

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 Your Feedback.

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• Historic Solar Storms Produce Worldwide HF Radio Blackouts
• ARRL Volunteers Obtain Ham Exemption to Pennsylvania Handsfree Law
• Company Announces Bluetooth Connection to Satellite
• THE Newest Vehicle for Code has 4-Wheel Drive
• ARRL Systems Service Disruption
• 2024 Amateur Radio Software Award Announced
• UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon

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 Marconi Day Fun.

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• MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production
• California Radio Club Faces Homelessness
• Debate Reopens Over AM Radio's Future In Cars
• Hams Prepare for SOS Radio Week
• Updated Spectrum Analyser Software for SDRplay RSPs
• UK Radio Syllabus v1.6 Published

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 ICQPodcast Live session

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• Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park
• NASA confirms ISS debris hit Florida home
• Programs for Disabled Amateurs marks 57 Years
• ESRG March 2024 Key Messages
• Hytera Communications Banned from Worldwide Sale of 2-Way Radios
• Ham's Efforts Help Shed Light on Solar Eclipse
• Ohio NVIS Day 2024
• Club Grant Program to Return
• Radio Communications Foundation Recruiting New Trustees

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 Dover Rally with SDRPlay.

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• World Amateur Radio Day 2024
• International Marconi Day 2024
• POTA Begins Park Prefix Updates
• FCC Implements Two-Factor Authentication For Registration System
• BBC Radio 4 Dropping AM/Medium-Wave in April 2024
• Chris Whitmarsh, G0FDZ receives RSGB Lifetime Achievement Award
• RSGB AGM – Vote and ask a Question
• HamTV Returns to International Space Station
• New Training Course Offered by the ARRL Puerto Rico Section

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 HamSCI Eclipse.

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• Amateur Radio Stands Ready to Support Eclipse Operations
• Discarded "Space Junk" From Iss Falls To Earth Without Incident
• At This Library, Check Out Ham Radio As Well As Books
• FCC Sets Rules For Cellular-Satellite Coverage
• Germany's N-Class License Holders To Get "Dn9" Callsigns
• Dayton Hamvention® 2024 Award Winners Announced
• International Marconi Day 2024

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 Getting Ready For Successful Portable Operation.

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• Bob Heil, K9EID, Silent Key
• YLRL Celebrates International Women's Day with Special Event
• ARISS Celebrates 40 Years of Hams on the Radio Space
• Lunar Lander Still Functions Despite Landing Issues
• UK Amateurs Start to Use New Privileges
• Brandmeister Adds TETRA Based Network
• Applications open for YOTA Czechia
• Pop-Up Net Celebrates National Pi Day

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 Your Ham Questions / Our Amateur Radio Answers.

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• Amateur radio - More Freedom to Innovate
• A Satellite Designed to Inspect Space Junk just Made it to Orbit
• Bill S.3690 to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
• You Must be Joking - Amateur Radio Gets Downright Silly
• California Girl Scouts Get Spaced out
• Errata to the 2024 - 2028 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
• Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Help with Solar Eclipse Project

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 Canvey Island Rally 2024.

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• Alabama Radio Station Owner Reports 200-Foot Tower Stolen
• Two Arrested after Theft of Copper from Destroyed Radio Tower
• The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon, JS1YMG, is Now Transmitting
• AMSAT Makes Plea to Keep Greencube in Service
• New SOTA Group is Growing for West Malaysian Hams
• An Update on the Amateur Radio Licence Exams UK
• AO-92 Satellite Reaches end of Life
• Raspberry Pi Net each Sunday on EchoLink and AllStarLink
• New Challenge for British Science Week

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 GB0ROC Bunkers on the Air Station.

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• Young DXPeditioners Prep for Guyana • Some ARRL Reversals and Deferred Decisions • Ham Club Provides Mobile-Radio Donation to Humanitarian Effort • QRP Self-Spotting Website • Hams get Credit for Advancing the Information Age • HAMSCI Workshop to Review Annular Eclipse Findings • "Underground Radio" has a Different Meaning Inside a Bunker • RSGB British Science Week Activities • Amateur Radio Club Donation Helps Mississippi Library • ARRL Kids Day a Success in Nebraska • Class Licence Structure Arriving in Australia

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) Ed Durrant DD5LP 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 New Year Ham Radio Hints and Tips.

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• Assistance Requested With CubeSat History Project

• Mobile Stations to Expand Frequency use Worldwide

• Student Project Provides New Satellite for India

• Society of Broadcast Engineers Celebrates 60 Years

• Teenage Amateur Radio Operators Featured Network TV

• HamSCI 2024 Workshop

• M0PLA achieves Mountain Goat award

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 Ultra Portable HF Antennas.

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• 2024 10 Metre SOTA Challenge
• Hams Help Community Radio Station Get Back on Air
• Global Response to Signals from Irelands 1st Satellite
• Tradition Carries on in Sweden
• A DXPedition Before a DXPedition
• ARRL Straight Key Night 2024
• The History of Two-Way Radios

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 Quansheng UV-K5 SDR

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• Ofcom Amateur Radio Consultation Statement
• WRC-23: Week-3 Update – 23cm and WPT
• ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines to Communicate RF Safety
• HAMSCI Releases First Solar Eclipse Findings
• 'First light': NASA receives laser-beamed message from 10 million miles away
• New Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
• Proposal Submitted to ESA for Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload

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 SpyRadio and Parasets.

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• Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio
• Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73)
• POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn in Knox County, TN
• Fire Sweeps Through Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Lab
• Using Radiowaves To Diagnose Climate Issues
• Hams Track Down Medicine in Short Supply for Critically Ill Child
• NASA Launches Spot the Station App
• YOTA Month 2023 has begun
• SDRconnect Preview 2 released

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 in the episode's feature is YouTube Channels for Ham Radio

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• The First Worked All States Certificate Awarded for the 33-Centimeter Band
• RSGB Construction Competition
• ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions
• New Satellite Distance Records
• An Easier Way to Report RFI in Germany
• FCC Extends Windows for Comments on 60m Proposal
• C6AQQ New Providence Island
• New SDRplay reseller in Australia

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 in the episode's feature is Amateur Radio, Someone Else's Problem

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- Club opens arms to the Radio Community for a "build-a-long". - FCC Eyes New Approach to Wireless Alerts - FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions - Northern India State Makes Hams Top Priority - End of Teletext Service in Ireland - Saved by 2 Metres - RFI from above is Anything but Heavenly Interference - Broadcast Celebrates 80 Years for UK Shortwave Site - D.A.R.C. Celebrates 100 years of Broadcast Radio in Germany with a Transmission on Medium Wave and other Activities. - RCF funds amateur radio exams for young people - UK Amateur Radio Exam shutdown over festive season - Announcing the D-STAR QSO Party 2023

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 in the episode's feature is The Importance of WRC Agenda 9.1B

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• Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)is on 20-22 October 2023
• Presenter Opinion : Updating the Amateur's Code
• Web-based Antenna Designer and Calculator
• ARRL Urges Comments to FCC on 60-Meter Band
• ARRL Launches The NTS Letter
• A book for all About POTA (Parks on the Air)
• Using Amateur Radio to Play Chess
• GigaParts Expands Facilities

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 in the episode's feature is Simple Test Gear You Can Build,

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• RSGB Director's SOTA challenge
• YL in Philippines is net controller, Aged 10!
• Hams Enjoy a "SOTA ECLIPSE"
• Radio Event in Serbian Parks Honours Pioneering Activator - SK
• The YL CW Net is Back
• Cambridge Amateur Radio Club repeater VE3SWR went QRT
• HEMA Award Scheme Updates
• YOTA Month 2023

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is SOTA, POTA and Hiking Portable Antennas.

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• YOTA Month 2023
• Yes, Learning About Radio Does Matter
• World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service
• US Military Explores Wideband Above 100 GHZ
• US Government Blocks Salvage of Titanic's Wireless
• WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group
• 2023 SET Exercise to Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness

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 in the episode's feature is More Workshop Tips.

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• Polish Railways Fall Victim to Cheap Radio Attack
• Programme Marks 56 Years of Helping Hams with Disabilities
• Retailer Radio Shack Making US Comeback
• Park Activation Marks Anniversary of Deadly Bombing
• Parachute Mobile Ham Sets QSO Record
• UK Radio Fans Launch Petition to Save BBCs Longwave Service
• A Satellite Deployed a Drag Sail and Removed Itself from Orbit Five Years Early
• Switching off 3G and 2G networks: advice for IoT and third-party device suppliers - Ofcom
• RSGB Convention Draft Programme Released
• Radio Connects US Missile Silos for First Time Since 1960s

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 in the episode's feature is History of British Inland and Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA).

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• Tropical Storm Hilary: Amateur Radio Activates
• SDRconnect Preview is available to download
• Arecibo Observatory Officially Shuts Down
• HamSCI Solar Eclipse QSO Parties
• Liquid Metal Battery to Flow into the Commercial Market
• IARU Region 1 General Conference
• RSGB Board Director Co-option

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is Types of Coax Connectors.

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• Satellite Returns via Guided Re-Entry
• Pakistan Launches DRM Radio with Transmitter Project
• ARRL and NASA Team Up to Help Teachers
• Landmark PACT for African Amateur Radio Response
• International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
• GB2RS in Morse code
• When QRP is a Big Deal
• Successful Orbit for CubeSATS Built in the Philippines
• ARRL Files Comments Against "Seriously Flawed" HF Rules Petition

In this episode, we join Martin Butler (M1MRB), Chris Howard (M0TCH), 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 in the episode's feature is Your Ideas and Comments.

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• Students Achieve Radio Surfer Awards
• Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains
• URE Seeks Community Assistance with URESAT-1
• Presenter Opinion : CHOTA 2023
• FCC Recruiting Field Agents
• ARRL Membership Dues Increases from 2024
• BiWota - British Inland Waterways on the Air 2023

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 in the episode's feature is our second half of our Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up.

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• WRTC 2026 Announced – ICQPodcast Joins as Official Media Partner
• Student journalist makes video of GB23C SSES
• Michigan Hams Exempt from "distracted driving" Law
• Hams Honour Retired Search and Rescue Planes
• Study: Commercial Satellite Constellations EMIT RFI
• New N Class licence for Germany - Entry Level Licence to come in in July 2024
• Commercial Interests Petition FCC for High Power Allocation on Shortwave Spectrum
• Team of Ukraine Takes Top Spot in WRTC Competition
• HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science Events

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. This episode's feature is Ham Radio 2023 Round-Up including Elecraft, ICOM, ACOM, QRP-Labs, Arriona, ELAD SDR and IARU.

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• UK Amateur Radio Licence Proposed Changes. ICQPodcast Discusses with RSGB post Ofcom Announcement.
• Report sheds some light on Icom's amateur radio strategy
• Satellite Enthusiasts Encouraged to Take the 'LEDSAT' Challenge
• Edison Research: Motorists Still Love Radio
• RadioGPT to Be Used at Univ. of Fla. Media Lab

In this episode, we discuss the recently released proposed changes to the UK Amateur Radio Licence with RSGB Chairman John McCullagh GI4BWM, President Stewart Bryant G3YSX and General Manager Steve Thomas M1ACB.

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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 in the episode's feature is CW Innovations.

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- Distance Learning for Full Licence Exam - Young Dxpeditioners Plan for Guyana Trip - WRTC To Go Forward in Italy Despite Floods - CW OP Who Copied Titanic Signal Fan Page - Take Your Own Photos From Space? - King Hussein UK Radio Shack Donated to RSGB - 2023 ARRL Field Day

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 in the episode's feature is Intro to Spectrum Analyzers.

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• New SO-50 Distance Record
• NCDXF to offer $100k for solutions to deliberate QRM
• Cars Would be Required to Keep AM Radio under a new Bipartisan Bill
• ACMA Licencing Update
• Hamfest India
• Museum Ships On-the-Air Weekend
• AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager Retires

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 in the episode's feature is KISS Technology.

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• Congresswoman Lesko Reintroduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
• Get Ready for Another ARRL Dues Increase
• Indian Amateurs Reunite Family after nearly 10 years
• ARRL Offers Assistance to Hams for RF Compliance
• RSGB supports International Women in Engineering Day
• Celebrating the Power of QRP
• ICQ Podcast Digital Group Granted GB23C
• RSGB team announced for YOTA Hungary
• ID-50E Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Handheld Radio

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 in the episode's feature is MM0UKI Rockall Dxpedition.

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• Artemis 2 Astronauts Flying to the Moon Could Phone Home with Ham Radio
• High-Altitude Balloon Launch
• Online Ham Bootcamp - 13th May 2023
• ARRL Support FCC Proposes Changes to 60-Metre Band
• UK Coronation Call Signs
• Air Travel Chaos Looms as US Leeps 5G Altimeter Refit Deadline
• Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
• SSTV Transmissions from ORBICRAFT-ZORKIY

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is MFJ8504 Review and Understanding HF Controls.

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• Ria Jairam, N2RJ, joins ARDC Board
• Your MultiMeter Might be Lying to You
• Vacuum Tube-Making on the Comeback in the US
• FCC Takes a Deeper Dive into Satellites
• Electrocuted While Helping Another Amateur
• Three Hams Chosen for Artemis Moon Mission
• RSGB Coronation Activities
• National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting Open during 2023 Dayton Hamvention

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 in the episode's feature is Our Recollections of 400 Shows.

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• New Australian Ham Licences Delayed
• ISS Time Traveller
• Broadcaster Shuts Longwave Radio Transmitter in Iceland
• American Clubs Grow with Collaboration
• Ofcom Plan of Work

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 in the episode's feature is Hamzilla 2023.

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• Echo of BBC's first broadcast in Scotland 100 years ago is heard from centenary event at Pacific Quay
• Steubenville-Weirton Amateur Radio Club Donates Books to Library System
• Is there a Better Way to Safeguard Vital Repeaters?
• In the Car, Podcasts and Online Audio Continue to Grow
• FreeDV Aims to Bring Open-Source HF Digital Voice Into the Mainstream
• Astronauts from UAE Taking on Space Education
• Getting Serious About Sat-Phone Service
• Essex Ham Annual Survey
• Connecticut Governor Proclaims Amateur Radio Recognition Week

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 in the episode's feature is Recruiting into Ham Radio.

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CB Radio vs. 10 Meter Radio: Which is better?

Amateur Radio Digital Library is a Treasure Trove

Auto Industry Non-Committal to Keeping AM in New Cars

Hackers Disrupt Russian Radio

NASA Help Wanted: Ham Radio Operators Please Apply

Beware of Radio Selling Scammers

New Satellite Distance Records

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is 23cm Antenna review and ISP Trouble.

• Spy Radio Stations that Still Broadcast Today
• An Expansion on Solar Cycle Prediction
• Another 100 year old Radio Club
• PRESENTER OPINION: There Are Almost as Many GMRS Licenses as Techs…
• Hobby Club's Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF
• Fluke Multimeter Safety Issue
• 2022 Roanoke Division ARRL Service Award Recipient Selected
• New RSGB Youth Champion Appointed

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 in the episode's feature is Thoughts and Reviews from the Caney Island Rally

• 44Net Assessment Survey Results are In!
• The Voice of ChatGPT is Now on the Air
• People across North Central Florida learn to use ham radios for communication
• British Science Week
• Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air!
• World Radio Day 2023: Radio and Peace
• Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contacts two US Schools

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, 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 in the episode's feature is Workshop Experiments.

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• Internal Heating Element Makes These PCBS Self-Soldering
• Amateur Satellite FalconSAT-3 Nears Reentry
• DX-Unlimited, Arnie Coro, CO2KK — SK
• Grid Hunters who Use Satellites Risk Losing an Important Resource
• Natural Phenomenon Affects Radio Waves and Helps Science
• Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club to Celebrate 100 Years
• Mobile App Available to Navigate 2023 Orlando HamCation
• RSGB Coronation Celebration Confirmed

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 in the episode's feature is Working with SMD's.

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• Mysterious Antennas Are Appearing in Utah's Hills and Officials Are Stumped
• India Joins Beaches On The Air
• Amateur Radio Operations at the US Military Academies
• Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Changes to the Amateur Radio
• Goodbye Bluetooth?
• M0RWX Activates All G Summits in One Year
• Hamzilla 2023
• QSOToday Expo March 2023

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 in the episode's feature is Radio Tips to Start 2023.

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• 70MHz, 4 m band released in Switzerland
• German Hams - Temporary Band Access Extended
• An Award for Hams who Help Others Reach DXCC
• Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit
• Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio
• Yaesu Discontinue Models
• Who says CW ops don't have a sense of humour?→
• Malta Operation 2023
• Coronation of King Charles III
• UK Direct to Full Amateur Radio Exam Bookings Open
• ARRL Straight Key Night 2023

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 in the episode's feature is Choosing a Hand Held / Handie Talkie.

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• New General Question Pool Released for Ham Radio Licensing
• Radio Amateur Earns PhD in Electrical Engineering
• Museum of Information Explosion
• New Record Set on Lowest Ham Band in Australia
• Future of the BBC as Presented by Director-General Tim Davie
• Santa is On the Air Via Ham Radio
• John Hislop (G7OHO) joins RSGB's Examinations and Syllabus Review Group
• CAMSAT XW-4 (CAS-10) Satellite To Be Deployed

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's, feature is Kick Start Ham Radio for 2023.

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• Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL/DJ2LR/DL1R, to Be Inducted to the Indian National Academy of Engineering
• YOTA Month
• Big Promise from Ultra-Tiny Battery
• Santa HF Net is Coming to Town
• Filmmaker makes a Documentary - Documentary makes a Future Ham
• 146/147MHz NoV Extension
• FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Special Event Stations
• How to Set Up a High Frequency (HF) Radio Station

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, 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 in the episode's, feature is Restarting Hamfests.

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• Reaching Youth Through Amateur Radio in the Classroom
• Beware of Counterfeit Icom Products
• Germany's Proposed New "N" Class Entry-Level Licence
• RSGB Construction Competition
• QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Heads to YouTube
• RSGB ESC Publishes Annual Report

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 in the episode's feature is Part two of our Hamfest Round-up

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• Amateur Radio Club Members Assist Law Enforcement
• RSGB Construction Competition
• Ham Radio's News Information Channels Shrink By Two
• Got a Problem? Ask a Ham!
• If China declares war, These Ham Radio Enthusiasts Could be Crucial
• RSGB AGM 2023
• RSGB Morse Test Coordinator Appointed
• FoxTelem Version 1.12 Released

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 in the episode's feature News from the Hamfest.

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• San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years
• Meters or MHz?
• December YOTA Month
• Tech Exam Cheat Sheet
• Call for Instructors
• Ham Radio Auction Supports ARRL Programs Underway
• ICOM Withdraw Android Apps

In this episode, we join Martin M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Three mini-reviews.

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• New '5-Year Rule' for Deorbiting Satellites to Address Growing Risk of Orbital Debris
• University Students Learn about Amateur Radio Satellites
• 16 New Radio Amateurs in Cyprus
• Radio Science 2.0: Ham Radio Activities for Kids in Romania
• ITU Elects Ham from US as New Secretary General
• Swiss Ban on the Sale of Anytone Transceiver (HT)
• December YOTA Month
• AMSAT-UK Colloquium Talks to be Live-Streamed
• RSGB 2022 Convention Livestream

In this episode, we join Martin M1MRB, Frank Howell (K4FMH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Tips from the Shack.

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- Amateur Radio Helps Disabled Sailboat to Port

- Radio Amateurs are not Afraid of a Blackout

- The Largest Commercial Communications Array ever has just Launched

- 104-year-old Radio Ham is on the Air

- First 40 MHz SSB contact between UK and South Africa

- 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting

- Videos from Digital Communications Conference 2022

- Latest Version of RSGB EMF Calculator

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature Is 10 Watts Enough?

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• PRESENTER OPINION : How Healthy is your Club?
• New Zealand acts over Importation of Handheld Transceivers
• Special 9/11 Call Sign
• Regulations change Challenges Amateurs in Cambodia
• The Ultimate in SOTA/POTA/Portable All in One event
• New Advocate for Slow CW
• American Clubs Collaborate
• New Entry-Level Licence Class 'N' on its Way
• More African Countries Arrive on 60 m

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank (K4FMH), Chris (M0TCH) and Martin (M0SGL) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature FT8 as a Messaging Network.

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• Simultaneous APRS and Voice Repeater on the International Space Station
• Hams Radio Operators Support American Red Cross in Kentucky Flood Response
• 13-year-old Restoring Old Soviet Tech in Georgia
• Bicycle Mobile Competition at Ham Radio Event
• ARUMS newsletter - Over The Horizon Radars
• New Radio - Icom IC-905
• New Radio - Yaesu FT-710
• United States Special Event
• Free Windows RF Calculator - WinRFCalc
• GB3HA Back on Air in Northumberland

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Chris Howard M0TCH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Edmund Spicer M0MNG previews International Lighthouse and Lightships Weekend 2022.

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ARISS contact with Summer Camp students at Kopernik Observatory and Science Center, Vestal, New York, USA

• A Radio Relic
• Two New Amateur Radio Bands for Canadian Hams
• Hams on SOTA Event Help Prevent Major Forest Fire
• Angola DXpedition Promises People the moon
• Failure in Launching Indian Schoolgirls' Ham Satellite
• NRAO Program to Educate Emerging Generation of Scientists using Amateur Radio
• QSO Expo Returns for Autumn 2022 Show
• Remembrance Day Contest
• AP75PAK Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Pakistan

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB)is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature SOTA Mountain Adventure.

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• UK Direct to Full Examination Syllabus
• Traffic Messages in APRS Map Service
• National ARRL Program for School Teachers
• 144/430 MHz bands to be used for PMR during 2024 Olympics
• Radio Hams to Operate from Hot Air Balloon
• Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest
• Commonwealth Games 2022 Amateur Radio Station on the Air
• Lack of Danish Ham Radio Training

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 2.

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• Indonesia Prepares to Launch its First Amateur Radio Satellite
• EMF – Resources for Tutors and Clubs
• Proposed New Ham Radio Regulations in Slovakia
• Unknown Intruder in 21 MHz Band
• Youth Mentorship Program Launched by Radio Club of America
• British Inland Waterways on the Air 2022

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Friedrichshafen 2022 interviews Part 1.

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• Portugal Takes Action Against Illegal Communications Equipment
• Successful Morse Code Day in Open Air Museum Arnhem
• GNU Radio Aims to Improve Accessibility and Usability
• Ham Radio to the Rescue
• Irish Language Net
• Switzerland: New Repeater List Available
• Thirteen Colonies Special Event Runs Through 8th July 2022
• RSGB Regional Vacancies

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen 2022 Preview.

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• Young Person's Morse Tutor Kit Building Event
• AMSAT announces Youth Initiative at Hamvention
• The Mainstreaming of Morse Code
• New Insights from Retooled Disaster Drill
• Two Brits Arrested in Albania as Police Accuse them of Spying after Seizing Radio Gear
• Military Use of 50 MHz Frequencies
• Alamogordo Hamfest 2022
• Distance Learning for Full Amateur Radio Licence Exam
• Radio Ham Becomes Archbishop

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Gateways On The Air 2022.

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• "Q" RSL to Celebrate The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
• SOTA on BBC Countryfile
• 23cm Band and Sat-Nav Coexistence: ITU-R WP4C Studies
• The Undead Spacecraft
• Essex Radio Amateur in Queen's Birthday Honours List
• GB70U: From Guernsey to Space – and Back Again
• Boston Amateur Radio Club Field Day 2022

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Frank Howell K4FMH, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature On the Cusp of a Scientific Revolution?

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• Two Students Aged 10 and 11 Get Ham Radio Licenses
• Radio Hams to Show off Skills During Field Day Event
• 6177km (3838 mi) QSO in FM 10 Metres Frequency 29.600 MHz
• Wireless Power Transmission Using 10 GHz
• England Queen's Platinum Jubilee Special Event
• Founders' Trophy Award
• Heil Ham Radio Rebrand
• RSGB Commonwealth Games Activities

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Handy Talkies, New or Secondhand.

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• ARRL Youth Licensing Grant Program
• 40 MHz - Belgium Regulator Considering New Band
• German Radio Hams Celebrate Morse Code Day
• Female Students to visit DARC Amateur Radio Center
• Radio Hams to Commemorate Amelia Earhart's Transatlantic Flight
• New Zealand 60m Sub License Continued by Regulator
• Mobile App Available to Navigate 2022 Dayton Hamvention

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature The Fed Files

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• Youth Preparedness Award for Clovis High School Students
• Solo voyager Horie, 83, Passes Hawaii 3 weeks into Pacific trip
• Amateur Radio Helps Rescue Injured California Outdoorsman
• Pubs and Clubs On The Air (PACOTA) 2022
• FCC Issues Processing Licence Applications and Exam Session Files
• Antarctic Ham Radio Station Active for Children's Day 5 May 2022
• 1943.3 miles QSO in FM 10 Metres Frequency 29.600 MHz

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature, Ham Radio Boot Sale and Podcasters Quiz.

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• Dave Ritter, ND4MR, Receives ARRL Herb S. Brier Instructor of the Year Award
• Amateur Radio Led to a Teenager Embarking on an Electronics Career
• SOTA's 20th Anniversary
• G6WBS - SOTA Mountain Goat
• PRESENTER OPINION : Elvis Left the Building…in 2015
• Youngsters on the Air contest results
• Dan Lloyd to Lead Ofcom's Work Managing the UK's Airwaves
• New FCC Application Fee will not Apply to Amateur Radio License Upgrades

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• ARRL Teachers Institute to Offer Four Sessions this Summer
• Russia and Belarus Suspended from CEPT membership
• Australian Radio Hams Help out after Floods
• AMSAT Receives a Grant From ARDC
• RSGB National Radio Centre re-opens
• International HEMA Day
• RSGB Announce Resignation of Board Director

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• Ukraine Maintains Ham Radio Silence in State of Emergency
• Online Training for Ham Radio Exam in Spain
• Amateur Radio, ISS and STEM
• Successful QO-100 Ham Radio Emergency Communications Exercise
• FCC to Consider Radio Receiver NOI in April
• Workshop for Amateur Radio Operators Working to Advance Science
• St Patrick's Day Award 2020
• World's Oldest Radio Amateur

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Improving your SSB contact ratio.

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• Enthusiast's Radio Collection in the Press
• New Postage Stamps Feature Amateur Radio in Greece
• Amateur Radio - A Life-Long Technical Hobby
• Avro Lancaster 80th Anniversary of the 1st operational sortie
• Amateur Radio in Ukraine
• Amateur Radio Emergency Communication may be hit by New Fees
• Frederike DH9FD - Germany's Youngest Class A radio amateur

• Rye Man Convicted for Making Racial Remarks over Amateur Radio Networks
• Foundation Online Training Course Statistics
• Parks on the Air Radio Ham in the Press
• FreeDV Activity Day
• Pilots Fault Electronics "Spoofing" of GPS Signals
• Platinum Jubilee NoV Now Available
• Beijing Winter Olympics Special Event Station BY1CRA/WO22 is Active
• ARRL Announces New World Wide Digital Contest
• GB100 2MT marking the Centenary of British Broadcasting
• Inventor of APRS, Bob Bruninga W4APR is SK

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is a discussion with Dave CRUMP G8GKQ about Amateur TV and the BATC.

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• Two Radio Amateurs Appointed to the FCC Technological Advisory Council
• US Airlines Warn of Impending 5G Flight Disruption
• ARES Activates as Fire Destroys 1,000 Colorado Homes
• German North Pole DXpedition
• Researchers Build World's Smallest Antenna Using DNA
• Online Classes Help Boost Ham Radio in India
• RSGB Release Board Proceedings
• Advisory Board Aims to Encourage Youth into Ham Radio

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Bares (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature is a discussion with Phil McBride VA3QR, new President of Radio Amateurs of Canada.

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• FAA Update to 5G and FAA
• ARRL Surveying Field Day Participants
• New EMC Rules for Electronic Devices to Benefit Radio Hams
• Physics Professor Awarded NSF Grant for Workshop
• Comreg Amateur Radio License Negotiations
• RSGB Construction Competition
• ARRL Foundation to Create club grants program
• Spanish Radio Amateurs can Continue using 2.4 GHz

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Ham Radio Tips and Tricks 2022.

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• Georgia Club Donates License Manuals to Local Schools
• Norway is Trying to Track Down 2-Meter Intruders
• Amateur Radio Club Bands Together During Pandemic
• Boeing and Airbus Warn US over 5G Safety Concerns
• Finland's Radio Hams Send Gift to Icelandic Amateur Radio Operators
• World RadioSport Team Championship Rescheduled
• Special Event Call Sign OZ50Q
• 75th Anniversary of the Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union UBA

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL) and Frank Howell (K4FMH) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Seasonal Radio Fun.

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• Storm Arwen - Why Power Cuts Left People Unable to Phone for Help
• World's Smallest Moon Lander will Put Ham Radio Transmitter on the Moon
• Senator Blumenthal Supports Amateur Radio at Senate Confirmation Hearing
• 60th Anniversary of Launch of First Ham Radio Satellite
• RSGB National Radio Centre to Close Temporarily
• First GI-QRP Convention
• Monaco Special Event

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Martin Butler M1MRB and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature The right tool for the Job.

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• Using an Arduino to Upgrade a 1970s Ham Radio
• New Law Hits AIS Beacons
• 10-year-old Radio Ham Launches his 3rd High-Altitude APRS Balloon
• US Virgin Island Amateur Radio Group Bolsters Repeater Infrastructure
• Indonesian Radio hams sign MoU with Defense University
• Norway Introduce Programs to get Kids into Ham Radio
• Spain Seeks to Attract Youngsters to Amateur Radio
• New Web-Based RSGB EMF Calculator
• Ofcom Consultation on Protecting 23.6-24 GHz
• The Next ICQ Digital Talk Group Met-up

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature we catch up with the RSGB, covering topics including Tackling RFI, IARU Region 1 Conference, training and a second year of virtual conferencing.

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• Volunteers Needed to Investigate Interference Problems
• October 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report
• Calling All Payphone Users - Thousands of Call Boxes Set for Protection
• Alike, but Not Alike: Broadcast vs Ham Radio
• Ireland and India Join Parks on the Air
• The CWops Award for Advancing the Art of CW
• Digital Radio Operating Manual
• Hamzilla Radio Rally On!!!

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature is The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive.

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- VP0 New Prefix - Laboratory Test Model of 'Sputnik 1 EMC/EMI', 1957 - You can now order Pizza with Morse Code - ARRL Clean Signal Initiative on the Horizon - Broadcaster in Ham Radio 40m Band - High School Students Learn how to use Ham Radio - Denmark's 40 MHz Beacon is Back on the Air - New UK Mock Exam Papers Available - Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Special Event

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature is The Lost Tribe, the Pied Piper and the Executive.

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- VP0 New Prefix - Laboratory Test Model of 'Sputnik 1 EMC/EMI', 1957 - You can now order Pizza with Morse Code - ARRL Clean Signal Initiative on the Horizon - Broadcaster in Ham Radio 40m Band - High School Students Learn how to use Ham Radio - Denmark's 40 MHz Beacon is Back on the Air - New UK Mock Exam Papers Available - Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Special Event

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature is ARDC supporting Amateur Radio.

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- Technician License Training Course Added to ARRL's YouTube Channel -WSJT-X version 2.5.1 released - Licence Fees for 412 MHz Spectrum - BBC TV Archive Clip of 1949 Ham Radio Contact - What's a Long Length of LAN cable? A transmitter, of Course - No Ham Radio for Golden Globe Race 2022 - Oregon Student Satellite Expected to Launch Early Next Year

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature High Power Battery Box.

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• Radio France International Splatter "Untenable"
• Amazon Experimenting with Amateur Radio?
• UK Foundation Exam Practical Assessments
• Amateur Radio Volunteers Assist in Major US Cycling Event
• Exercise Blue Ham
• RSGB New Exam Online Booking System Available
• FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021 Result

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB), Frank Howell (K4FMH), and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode, we feature New Open GD77 Firmware review by Ed Durrant (DD5LP).

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- JOTA-JOTI Looking for Helpers - Satellite Light Pollution - California Club Assists Animal Rescue Group with Communication Support - IRTS Release Results of Amateur Radio Survey - RSGB Release Membership Totals - Radio Spectrum Guide for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - Proposal to Ban all 300-2000 MHz Transmissions in SZM

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Teaching Ham Radio Classes.

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• Radio Amateur Told to Remove His Antenna
• ARRL Board Establishes Program to Cover Initial FCC License Fee for Young Applicants
• Amateur Radio Fees Reduce
• Study Shows Contesters are Aging
• Japanese Amateur Reaches Stricken Boat
• RSGB Remote Invigilation Figures Soar

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Grand Field Day.

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• Woman Says Ham's RF Interferes with Her Insulin Pump
• Ham Saves Long-Distance Radio Friend (by accident)
• Contacts over 5,000 km in 144 MHz Opening
• FCC Application Fees Unlikely to go into Effect Until 2022
• Sailing Vessel with Ham Radio History Marks 100 years
• Vanderbilt's Silent CubeSat Awakens 6 months after Launch
• Bonaire Amateur Radio Club Established

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Martin Butler (M1MRB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode, we feature Questions, Answers and Tips.

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• Ofcom Inquiry About PMR 446 Prosecutions
• Hyderabad Hams Develop Low Cost Transverter for QO-100 Satellite
• ARRL Make Online RF Exposure Calculator Available
• Revised Prediction for Solarcycle 25
• Radio Frequency Interference from Water
• UK Broadband Rollout Trial to Target Hard-to-Reach Homes Through Water Pipes
• Steel Schooner Gedania SP2J/mm Operation
• RSGB 2021 Online Convention
• EI2WRC to Activate Hook Lighthouse for ILLW

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature QSO Today Summer Expo

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• FCC Investigating Alleged "Jamming" on 40 Meters
• What Happens to British Ships When Satellites Don't Work?
• Repeater Troublemaker Caught Red-Handed!
• Free Online Examination Study Tool
• USA Active 40 MHz Experimental Station
• Brazilian Radio Hams Discuss Online Exams with Regulator

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Portable Operations Challenge 2021

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• Swiss Radio Amateurs Face Fee to use QO-100
• Janet K0JE and Janice K0JA - Ham Radio Twins
• FCC Reaffirms Fine for Marketing Non-Compliant RF Equipment
• Ham Radio Helping Lifelong Hobbyists Stay Mentally Fit in Old Age
• Presentation Tracks announced for QSO Expo
• RSGB Publishes Amateur Radio Survey Summary
• Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) Community Meeting

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Ed Durrant (DD5LP) and Frank Howell (K4FMH) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature - 8 Watt Handie Talkie.

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We would like to thank Philip Heckingbottom VK6ADF and Dave Renton G1DUM and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• FCC Seeks Comments in Proceeding Involving 70 and 5 Centimetres
• Australian 2X1 Call Signs
• New Version of WSJT-X July 2021
• 'Woodpecker' is Now a Cultural Heritage Site
• 820,000 Norweigan Kroner to Support Ham Radio Emergency Comms
• JARL Reports First Membership Increase for 27 years
• France: New Online Directory of Radio Amateurs
• New Zealand Frequency Allocation Table

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Parks on the Air by Bill Barnes (WC3B) and XIEGU G90 SDR Transceiver Review by Ed Durrant (DD5LP).

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• Fly Me to the Moon
• WIA Seeks Review of Amateur Radio Exam System
• International Space Station to be in Cross-Band Repeater Mode for Field Day
• Aluminium-Ion Battery Development
• IARU Workshop Future of Amateur Radio - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• RSGB EMF Update June 2021
• FMH Portable Operations Challenge 2021, Parallel Regional or Local Group Competitions

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature have a double feature Hubs, Clubs and Virtual Meetings USA Style and Gateways On The Air Event

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• Publicize your Field Day with these ARRL resources
• SRAL Hold Webinar for Young People
• Action Against Solar Panel Optimizer Causing Radio Interference
• Netherlands Use of Ham Radio Handheld Microphone While Mobile
• HamSCI Science Experiment
• Covid-19 Special Event - TM57COV
• Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan join IARU

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature we discuss the RSGB Survey with the New RSGB President.

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- CANWARN Online Training 2021 - Amateur radio on BBC Essex Breakfast Show - IRTS AGM Rejects New Licence Level Proposal - Congress Seeks to Designate National Amateur Radio Operators Day - Amateur Radio Software Award Goes to KN4CRD for JS8CALL - M0IBG Inducted into CQ Hall of Fame - RSGB National Radio Centre to reopen - Final Details on EMF from Ofcom

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode we feature Do we need to rebrand?

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- More Ham Radio Spectrum in 3-12 MHz Needed - Recognition for Young Operators in Ham Radio Contests - RSGB's Amateur Radio Survey - Online Amateur Radio Training in Germany - Elderly Couple uses Military Morse Code Training to Escape Tennessee Assisted Living Facility - Brazil's Radio Hams Campaign for Tax Exemption - Gothenburg Celebrates 400 Years with Special Callsign SE400G - Full Licence Amateur Radio Mock Exam Papers Updated

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode we feature The not so simple Dipole

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• Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on 3rd May 2021
• New 122GHz DX Record
• Amateur Radio has a New Census
• Radio Amateur Helps Rescuers to Locate Lost Hiker
• YOTA Summer Camp Croatia Postponed to 2022
• GB5UTA Active in June for U3A Event
• 60 Metres in New Zealand

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Ed Durrant (DD5LP) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode, we feature Kit Building Tips - Joe Eisenberg K0NEB

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- NCVEC Question Pool Committee Seeks Input for an Updated Technician Question Pool - HEMA has come to South Germany - Cyprus Radio Hams Remove Discriminatory Language - Radio Frequency Interference from USB 3.0 - Friendship on the Air Award - RSGB Patron - His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - New National Shortwave Listeners Club - Kanga Kits Closes Down - Business Up for Sale

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, Matthew Nassau M0NJX and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode we have a double feature RSGB Quarter 1 Update and Scouting Radio.

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- Ofcom Released Age of Radio Amateurs Data - Modified French Amateur Radio Callsign for Great Britain Nationals - Cooperative Effort to Resolve Potential 70-Centimetre Interference Issue - New RSGB EMF Calculator Available - 4M IRTS News in the East Leinster region - Resuming UK Examinations in Clubs - Ham Radio Friedrichshafen Physical Event Cancelled

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features is an Interview with John Amodeo from Last Man Standing by Ed Durrant DD5LP

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• Bitcoin Transfer via Ham Radio
• Costa Rica and its great VHF National Channel
• Speedily Respond to Report of Interference to Licence-Exempt Devices
• RTÉ to Cease Radio Transmission on DAB Network
• French Ham Radio Exam Changes
• Help for CW Beginners
• RaDAR Challenge 2021
• Belgium to Resume Ham Radio Exams
• RSGB Announce Record Foundation Exam Passes

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features is in an interview with ARRL David Minster NA2AA, and the President, Rick Roderick K5UR as they discuss changes for the ARRL with Frank Howell K4FMH.

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- Concord Student Wins Congressional App Challenge - ARRL Reject Additional VEC's - ARRL to consider covering young members license fee - German Radio Hams Tackling RF Noise Pollution - UK Amateur Radio Operator Celebrates 100th Birthday - The Royal Australian Air Force - 100 Year Centenary. VK100AF & VI100AF - Light Up 2 Meters Night, an FM Simplex Event - ARRL CEO David Minster (NA2AA) to keynote QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features is the Joy of VHF and Above with Tim Kirby (GW4VXE) followed by your listener feedback.

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- Amateur Radio on Hackaday - French Military Seeks Radio Receivers / Jammers - A New Version of WSJT-X is Now Available - Beware of Fake SDRplay Devices - Using Powerline Noise to Map Sporadic E - Extension to Field Day Rule Waivers from 2020, Add Class D and E Power Limit - RSGB's 'Get on the Air to Care' Construction Competition Winners - Additional Free UK Ham Radio Foundation Online Course Planned

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features is the QSO Show Expo.

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- FCC - Radio Users Reminded Not to Use Radios in Crimes - 3,500 German Radio Interference Complaints in 2020 - JARL Wants to Increase Youngsters Amateur Radio Experience Opportunities - Sweden's Oldest Radio Ham on TV - City Antenna Law Upturned By FCC Ruling - Distance Learning Course for Full Exam - Intrepid-DX Group Invites Nominations for Intrepid Spirit Award

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features How to improve your Handy Talkie.

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- New WSJT mode Q65 - Digital Modes on any Android Device - Radio Ham Raises Money for 'NHS Charities Together' - 2021 Carole Perry Educator of the Year Announced - AMSAT/Vanderbilt RadFXSat-2/Fox 1E Set to Launch - Hamvention 2021 Cancelled - QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo March 2021 - Winter 2021 AM QSO Party - Available/Reserved UK Amateur Radio Callsigns

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and in this episode's features we answer your questions.

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- FCC Sets Amateur License Fee at $35 - 3200km opening on 144 MHz in Australia - Ofcom Release New Licences Total - Temporary Licence for 160m Ham Radio Band Extended - FCC Starts Crackdown on Pirate Radio Landlords - Amateur Radio Decline in Japan Continues - Austria Receives 60m and 630m Christmas Present - HB40POLICE - Switzerland Special Event - Ham-Com Event to Close

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Ed Durrant (DD5LP), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Bill Barnes (WC3B) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is RSGB/NHS Christmas update of their Get on the Air to Care Campaign. This feature also includes details of a charity auction of a morse key supporting the NHS and construction contest.

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- UK Amateur Radio Full Licence Study Group - Ham Radio Operator Certificate in Bank Card Format - 99th anniversary of Transatlantic Tests - Free 50 MHz ham radio band ebook - EI YOTA Success - Ham Radio Exams in Germany Stopped - Jersey Based GB7JI Joins the D-STAR Repeater Network - Antarctica Operation RI01ANT

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is TinySA is it any good?

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- Pella Amateur Radio Club APRS Balloon Spans the Globe - Arecibo Dish to be Decommissioned - National Amateur Radio Day resolution Introduced into Congress - Radio Communications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices) Notice 2020 in force - 144Mhz TEP Openings - Sunspot Cycle 25 to Set Records? - Get on the Air for Christmas Campaign Update - Netherlands Radio Amateurs Face 2021 Fee Increases - G Prefix Callsigns New Full Exam Pass

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is an Interview with Wade, VK1MIC.

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- 5G: Using Drones to Beam Signals from the Stratosphere - Shortwave Radio Blackout - Transmitting Morse Code via Raspberry Pi Ethernet RF Leakage - 3000km plus Contact made on 433 MHz - Get on the Air for Christmas Launched by the RSGB - Christmas Special Event - Low-Band Titan John Devoldere, ON4UN, SK

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Matthew Nassau M0NJX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is Interview with Homebrew Hero 2020.

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- New Optical Communications Station - Developer Expresses Puzzlement over FT8 Contest Use - ARRL Urges Members to Strongly Oppose FCC's Application Fees Proposal - Guidelines Issued for ARRL DX Contest Multi Operator Stations - Oldest Known US Radio Amateur, Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP, SK - Successful Mine Rescue Special Event - XR33M - Historic Radio Books Available for Download - Stenigot Radio on the Air

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is HF-PRO-2-PLUS-T Antenna Review by Ed Durrant DD5LP.

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- Mass Amateur Radio Balloon Launch by USA Schools - Sale of Amateur Radio AMPRnet TCP/IP Addresses Raised $108M - ARRL Comments in Orbital Debris Mitigation Proceeding - Radio Ham Attacked in UK - Orlando HamCation Postponed - New Zealand 5 MHz Amateur Band Usage Ceases - Malta added to CEPT Radio Amateur Licence

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features is Massive DXing on 2m, an interview by Edmund Spicer M0MNG with Cesar Regalado Leon EA8CXN

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- Ofcom to introduce new spectrum licence conditions - French Investigation to 5G Risk - AO-27 satellite celebrates 27 years in space - New WSJT Candidate Release Features FST4 - Italy Adopts Remote Oral Amateur Radio Exams - Radio Signals from Mars - Belgium Suspends Ham Radio Exams - EANET Sprint Contest 2020 - Two Astronauts Achieve Amateur Radio Licenses

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In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's features are SDRPlay Announcements and Senhaix 8600 Review by Chris Howard M0TCH

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- Two VU Hams Make Six FM satellite QSOs in Single Day - Plants Grow Faster on 40m Band - Regulator responds to LABRE letter - International Radio Stations now Restricted on TuneIn - Air Force Research Laboratory Tracks Sporadic E - Old TV Caused Village ADSL Broadband Outages for 18 months - Remote Invigilation for the Full licence Exams - Australian WW2 Special Event - FMH Portable Operations Challenge allows 'Patio Portable'

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Hams Celebrate Healthcare Heroes.

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- ARRL Board elects new CEO - Trans-Atlantic Opening on 144 MHz between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean - FCC Proposes Charging Amateur Radio License Fees - ISS 437.800 MHz Cross Band Repeater Activated - Brazil Proposes End of All Amateur Radio Exams - Six Metre Group AGM Goes Online - Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary - EURAO Party - Summer 2020: working on 80m and 40m bands

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is a discussion with Dr. Scott McIntosh of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA regarding Exciting Bumper New Solar Cycle.

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- Researchers Predict a Surge in Cosmic Rays - Radio Hams Assist Teams on Ground with Contact Tracing - International Air Ambulance Week 2020 - Hawaii Ham Radio exams in USA during pandemic - German Radio Amateur Falsely Accused in Greece - UK Ham Completes Lands End to John O Groats Solo Cycle - ARRL Board Elects New CEO - Findlay Radio Club Hamfest Cancelled - FCC Proposes to Reinstate Amateur Radio Service Fees

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Launch Portable Operations Challenge

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• FT8 Experiment on 40 MHz - 1st to 15th August 2020
• Why Hobby Electronics is a great thing to take up?
• Broken Cable Damages Arecibo Observatory
• Portable RF Hacking Tool with a Sub 1GHz RF Transceiver, BLE and USB
• ARRL HF Band Plan Committee submits final recommendation
• Chain Home Radar - Battle of Britain Anniversary Special Event Station
• Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
• GQRP Club Releases Agenda for its Online Convention 2020

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Organising a SOTA Weekend.

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- Australian Call Sign Structure - ARRL - What's wrong with ham radio? - Unauthorized Transmissions in 144 MHz Satellite Allocation - HobbyKing Fined Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters - High school Marine Buoy Transmitter Now Active on 20m WSPR - QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo - SOTA Day 2020 (Austrian) - RASA's QTC Magazine Moves to Fully Electronic

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Radio Questions Answered.

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- Successful Foundation Webinar - 5000 km plus Opening on 144 MHz from Cape Verde Islands to Europe - PRESENTER OPINION: The Rebirth of HF? - The Uncertain Future of Ham Radio - Proposed Shortwave Station in Illinois Prompts an Objection - DIY Weather Satellite Ground Station - UK National Hamfest 2020 Cancelled - European SOTA Activity Day 19th September 2020 - ILLW on Track for 2020

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Homebrew CAT and Programming Cable

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• First Ireland & Slovenia Contact made on 40 MHz Band
• Transatlantic Emergency Call
• UK Radio Ham Answers Call for Help
• Ham Radio Saved My Life!
• Presenter Article: Prominent Ham Operators Lead Major Covid-19 Pandemic Effort
• First Annual "Dream Rig" Youth Essay Contest
• Online Remote Invigilation Expanding
• GB100RS Special Event
• Wales Special Event GB0WMZ
• NRRL form Vision and Action Working Group

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Rob Sherwood, NC0B on Transmitter Performance.

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• Credit Card Chip used to make Crystal Radio
• IARU Submitted Paper Raises Rising RF Noise Levels
• AO-73 Now in Fulltime Transponder Mode
• Raspberry Pi FUNcube Satellite Telemetry Decoder Now Available
• PRESENTER OPINION: Collins Driving Another Nail into the Amateur Radio Emcomm Coffin?
• G-QRP Convention 2020 Will be a Virtual Event
• Hamvention 2021 Chair Appointed
• Russian-Ukrainian Radio War Spreads

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is The Futures of Ham Radio.

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- Record Numbers to take UK Foundation Exam - Ham Radio Operators still Transmitting - FT8 Used for Moonbounce (EME) Contact - AO-27 Returns from the Dead - Next Ham Heading to Space Station after Historic Launch - ARISS Establishes Itself as an Independent Organization - APRS Payload Balloons to Race Across North America in Educational Challenge - GQRP Club Online

In this episode, Colin M6BOY is joined by Dan Romanick (KB6NU), Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) and Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the Maintenance Time.

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- RAYNET Helps Elderly Man - Blind Amateur Radio Operator Promotes Hobby with New Aerial and Morse Code - ARRL Seeks Clarification of Amended Amateur Service RF Safety Rules - Wireless Power Transfer: CIS/B/737/CDV rejected - 2020 State of the Hobby Survey - Director, Vice Director Nominations Invited in Five ARRL Divisions - Judge Approves Retrieval of Titanic Marconi Wireless Equipment

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the Restoring Valve/Tube Gear.

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- Register for Next EssexHam Foundation Online Amateur Radio - Long-Lost U.S. Military Satellite found by Amateur Radio Operator - Beyond Exams Resources Launched by the RSGB - FCC Providing Flexibility to Volunteer Examiners in Developing Remote Testing Methods - RASA launches Welcome to AR guidebook for Newcomers - PRESENTER OPINION : A Way Back to Relevance for Amateur Radio? - Coronavirus: How Amateur Radio is Connecting People during Lockdown - Blind Amateur Radio Operator Promotes Hobby with New Aerial and Morse Code - Richard Newstead Retires from SOTABeam - Special Event Station GB0GIG (Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol)

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the National Communication Museum.

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- Centenarian Radio Amateur on BBC Radio Solent - Historic First Trans-Atlantic Contact Made on 432 MHz - Tweet with Morse code - Amateur Radio on BBC Three Counties Radio - Morse Code App - RSGB Launches National Mental Health Campaign in Partnership with the NHS - Essex Ham Foundation Online Training Breaks Records - Japan's Radio Amateurs Gain Expanded Access to 160 and 80 Metres

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barns N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Passion of Shortwave Listening with Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL.

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- USA Conducts First All-Online Ham Radio Exam - Is April the month of Solar Minimum? - PC Magazine article on how to mitigate Zoom risk - Hamvention QSO Party - Lee Jennings Memorial Activity Marathon - GB1COR Special Event Station - IARU 95th Birthday - 144 MHz Trans-Atlantic record Extended to Almost 4,760kms

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barns N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Passion of Shortwave Listening with Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL.

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- USA Conducts First All-Online Ham Radio Exam - Is April the month of Solar Minimum? - PC Magazine article on how to mitigate Zoom risk - Hamvention QSO Party - Lee Jennings Memorial Activity Marathon - GB1COR Special Event Station - IARU 95th Birthday - 144 MHz Trans-Atlantic record Extended to Almost 4,760kms

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barns N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Passion of Shortwave Listening with Thomas Witherspoon K4SWL.

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- USA Conducts First All-Online Ham Radio Exam - Is April the month of Solar Minimum? - PC Magazine article on how to mitigate Zoom risk - Hamvention QSO Party - Lee Jennings Memorial Activity Marathon - GB1COR Special Event Station - IARU 95th Birthday - 144 MHz Trans-Atlantic record Extended to Almost 4,760kms

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Why Coax Fails

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• Scientists Create Quantum Sensor that Covers Entire Radio Frequency Spectrum
• It's Time for Remote Amateur Radio License Exams
• WIA Board Comment
• Need a new hobby? Try amateur radio!
• Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club Begins Daily Health & Welfare Broadcasts
• Errata to 2020-2024 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released
• Hamvention Names 2020 Award Winners
• EU to Impose VAT on Low Value Parcels
• Ofcom Awards Six New Community Radio Licences

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Kit Building Tips.

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- Clubs as Hubs? - New Ham Radio Syllabus: Exam Pass Rate Figures Released - Motorola wins Copyright Infringement Case against Hytera - RSGB Exam Papers - Attracting youth to ham radio: Get out of their way! - A Working Scale Model of a HF Curtain - Ofcom Stops Issuing Short Full Calls - New QO-100 Band Plan Announced - Hamvention Officials Keeping an Eye on Coronavirus

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Dan Romanchik KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Launching the Illinois Young Ham Club and a report from the BRATS Rally.

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• Successful 47 GHz Ham Radio Moon Bounce Test
• Amateur Radio Operating Procedures
• British Radio Antenna Arrives at Space Station
• Spy Radio Found During Archaeological Dig
• SOTA Flavours Challenge DV Week 1-7 March 2020
• ICQPodcast's Ruth on Air
• UK 5 MHz Beacon to Close
• ISWL Callsigns for March 2020
• Distracted Driving Regulations in Canada Update

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell - M0SGL, Frank Howell - K4FMH and Bill Barnes - N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - South Essex Rally Review.

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- ARRL Expands its Roster of Online Discussion Groups for Members - Undersea Expedition Planned to Retrieve Titanic's Radio Gear - Bletchley Park- Build a Radio Receiver - Mysterious Radio Signal from Space is Repeating Every 16 days - French look at 3-Tier CEPT ham radio structure - RSGB Train the Trainer - New Amateur Extra Question Pool Released - Turn the bands Green for St Patricks Day

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - NanoVNA are they any good?

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- Radio hams Rescue Teenage Girl from Kidnappers - Barry Shelley (N1VXY) - Interim ARRL CEO - Continued Access to 3GHz spectrum - New IARU Region 1 record on 134 GHz – 65km - Australian Bushfires Causing Major Telecommunication Outages - Maine Bicentennial Special Event - YOTA Matching Fund Drive - Greenland and Denmark Special Event

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Frank Howell K4FMH, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Questions Answered and Tips.

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- G4KUX extends 432 MHz tropo record to 4,644kms - DARC 70 Years - Going Ham at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School - Tunisia Issues Personal Licenses to Operate - YOTA Month a Success in the Americas - Leadership Elections Highlight ARRL Annual Board Meeting - ARRL On the Air Podcast Premieres - Canvey Radio & Electronics Rally - Special Certificate to Celebrate 30 Years of LUSAT - Swiss Special Event Station

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Ruth Willet KM4LAO, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Is it worth building a SMALL contest/DX station?

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- ARRL - Dare to Imagine - Radio Amateurs Aid in Rescue in Remote NZ park - RSGB Earthing and the Radio Amateur Leaflet Updated - Radio Theory Handbook - 2nd Edition - GB7PY Repeater Stolen - New Irish Beacon on 60 MHz Now on the Air - VO2AC - Canadian Lighthouse Operation

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell - M0SGL, Frank Howell - K4FMH, Ed Durrant - DD5LP and Bill Barnes - N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - Low Band VHF.

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- Ham Radio to Encourage Student Interest in Science - FT4 and JS8 Added to the RFzero - African Parks-on-the-Air Programme - Library artwork honours STEM teacher Barbara Ranson formerly AAØI - ARRL Reshapes its Podcast Offerings for 2020 - DRM Tests from Hungary on 26 MHz continue into 2020 - TM70TAAF Special Event - Australian 70cms Digital Record Extended to 2806 kms!

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is - CW Invaders Game / Training Aid

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- New Ham Radio Antenna Bill being Drafted - Happy Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO73) - Halfords Make Radio Signals Travel 'Super-Fast' - Proposed FCC Auction of C-Band Increases Competition for Allocation - Clearing Radio Amateurs out of 3.4 GHz - UK Beginners licence - KB6NU - M17 DMR - KB6NU - SARL Novice Award - Ham Radio Day Aboard the RMS Queen Mary - Hamvention Admission, Fees to Increase

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Frank Howell K4FMH, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Bob Allison (WB1GCM)

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- IARU Region 1 - Alcohol Ban at YOTA events - Ham Radio Reaching 'an Inflection Point' - W1AW Commemorate Ham Radio Spanning Atlantic - UK University Amateur Radio - YOTA Summer Camp in the Americas - 60m Band a Step Closer in France - Five Train the Trainers Courses for 2020 - ARRL Self-Guided Emergency Communication Course EC-001-S is Now Available On-Demand

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Pocket Electronic Workshop.

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- AM Amateur Radio Europe announce the AM QSO Party 2020 - HackSpace magazine Antenna Article - West Point Cadets use Amateur Radio to Contact ISS - Build a Long-Distance Data Network using Ham Radio - FCC Asked to Clarify Amateur Rules Governing Encrypted or Encoded Messages - New Arkansas Beacon on Air - Saudi Arabia and Seychelles join IARU - Irish Digital Radio Stations to Close

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Frank Howell K4FMH, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Grow, Merge or Disband your Amateur Radio Club!

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- PACTOR Developer SCS Announces Monitoring Software - Can Online Ham Radio Exams Improve Accessibility? - Inspiring Youth with Science in Space - Michigan State University Amateur Radio Club Celebrates Centennial with Second-Century Special Event - New ARRL Online Groups for More Direct Communications - Amateur Radio Operator Faces Fine for Blocking Other Amateurs - RSGB Youth Team Recruiting - December is YOTA Month

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) discusses Propogation Tools with Steve Nicol G0KYA and finds out how the RSGB has modernised the adjudication of RSGB Contests for faster, more accurate results with Simone Wilson M0BOX.

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• 2019 Construction Competition Winners
• New On the Air Magazine
• Concern and Confusion in California's Amateur Radio Ranks
• Apply now to run GB19YOTA

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Matthew Nassau M0NJX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Homebrew Heroes.

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- OR Prefix Celebrates Belgium Princess Birthday - US radio ham flies to UK to present First Class Operator Club Honor - SOTA Mountain Goat Award - Ofcom 2018/19 Annual Report - GB3JV London TV Repeater - Melbourne QRP by the Bay - HAREC exams at HAMEXPO show 12 October 2019

In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) reviews headphones from BHI Noise Cancelation Products, A Handheld Radio Programming Guide and we speak to Chris Taylor from Moonraker regarding Rola Masts, Network Radio and a Dual Band DMR Radio with Bluetooth Connectivity to any device.

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• ARRL Online Auction
• Exercise Blue Ham 2019
• South Hampshire Repeater Group Launches 70cm 'Internet Free' Linking
• Netherlands - Changes to Ham Radio Call Sign Policy

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Ed Durrant DD5LP, and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is UK Hamfest 2019.

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- North Korea tests DRM on Amateur Radio Band - Bulgarian hams Gain Limited Access to 50 MHz - Pirate DAB multiplexes take to the Air - Saltwater and Plastic Antenna - Wanna hijack a USAF orbiting satellite? - Volunteer Monitor Program to Debut - National Club of the Year 2018 Winners Announced - VK Licence Conditions Changes - OR Prefix Celebrates Belgium Princess Birthday

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Ruth Willet KM4LAO to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Rob Sherwood from Sherwood Engineering.

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- ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Reactivated - VDSL - PTA Imposes Restrictions on Radio Amateur - Radio Hams Track Interfering Signals - Good News for Amateur Radio Two Metre Band - Hamvention to Stay at Xenia for next 5 Years - AMSAT-LU PicoBalloons Travels around the Globe - North Korea tests DRM on Amateur Radio Band - GB100GP Active for Jamboree on the Air

In this episode, Colin Butler (M6BOY) discusses training, licencing and growing the amateur radio hobby with Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ), Chris Howard M0TCH and Dan Romanchik (KB6NU).

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• International Air Ambulance Week 2019
• Eddie De Young (AE7AA) Named CQ Awards Editor

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the GB55RC activation onboard Radio Caroline at the start of August.

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- Parks on the Air Come to England - World's First FT8 Contact on 122 GHz - VRT Withdraws Slur Against Radio Amateurs - BBC Service to Kashmir on Shortwave Increased - Ideas Sought for the Next FUNcube Satellite - Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday Celebration - Radio Hams Continue Support of RNLI - Automated Contacts Prohibited - RSGB Release Mock Exam Papers

In this episode, Frank Howell (K4FMH) talks to ARRL CEO and Secretary Howard Michel (WB2ITX), who provides an update from the recent ARRL committee meeting. Martin (M1MRB) and Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the Amateur Radio announcement this week.

• GQRP Convention 2019

• Join W1AW 150th Birthday Celebration

• AMSAT Space Symposium Call for Papers

• MFJ Joins Corporate Prize Donor List for HomeBrew Heroes Award

ARRL BoD Minutes - http://www.arrl.org/files/file/2019%20Board%20of%20Directors/Final%20Minutes%20July%202019.pdf

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Matthew Nassau M0NJX, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Ruth Willet KM4LAO and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Long Island CW Club.

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• Radio Spectrum Management Traces an Activated Unregistered Personal Locator Beacon
• The Internet's Impact on International Radio
• Australia: WIA board comment
• AMSAT member wins Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award
• First UK 288 GHz CW Contact
• FT8 Digital Mode Club 2nd Anniversary
• BARTG GB60ATG Special Event
• 146MHz band Gets Extra Year

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is AMSAT US with Keith KB1SF.

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- No Consensus Reached for FCC on 'Symbol Rate' Issues - Brazilian Students Building QO-100 Ground Station - Distracted Driving Measure Among Many New State Laws - New Raspberry Pi 4 Problem Reported with Certain USB-C Cables - Millions of AMPRNet Internet Addresses Sold to Fund Grants and Scholarships - Missing Amateur Radio Operator - ILLW 2019 Final Countdown - Siglent Joins as Homebrew Heroes Award Corporate Sponsor

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Bill Barnes N3JIX, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Leslie Butterfield G0CIB to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Mike Duke (K5XU).

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- Sensational First-Ever Contact via Moon Orbiting Transponder DSLWP-B - Scientist Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG, Honored for Ionospheric Imaging Research - 104-year-old Radio Ham who Helped put Humans on the Moon - RSGB Considering Single Full Amateur Radio Exam - Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday Celebration - French Consultation on 5 MHz Amateur Band - New Science Museum Exhibition - US Apollo 11 Special Event - Nominate Your RAC Amateur of the Year

In this episode, Martin (M1MRB) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH), Dan Romanchik (KB6NU) and Frank Howell (K4FMH) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Ham Radio 2019.

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• UK Amateur Radio Exam Statistics for 2018 Released
• Using AIS Metadata to Monitor Propagation in the 2m Band
• 16-year-old Ham Radio Satellite Builder
• New 8-Meter Amateur Band?
• 144 MHz and the WRC Process
• ARRL Amping up Code Proficiency Awards
• Walmart Parking Lots on the Air 2019
• Scientist Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG, Honored for Ionospheric Imaging Research
• Friedrichshafen Ham Radio - Attendance Falls Again
• AM3WRG - World Roller Games

In this episode, Colin M6BOY is joined by Bill Barnes (N3JIX), Leslie Butterfield (G0CIB). Edmund Spicer (M0MNG) and Ed Durrant (DD5LP) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is HMS Belfast, D-Day's Communication Ship.

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- New Beta Version of FT4 Now Available

- AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal

- French Proposes 144-146 MHz for Aeronautical Mobile Service

- PW Contest Used to Publicise Amateur Ham Radio

- Could a New Licence Counter Threats at VHF and Above?

- Ham Radio at Women in Tech Event

- YCP Group Taking Part in IARU HF Contest

- RASA Calls for 1 kW for Australia

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is a double feature, a fictional book featuring amateur radio called Equinox and 40 years of BYLARA.

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• ARRL Considering Move of Corporation from CT to DE
• Number of Radio Amateurs in France
• 175th Anniversary of Morse Code
• New Ham Radio Regulations in Belgium
• Sheffield & District Wireless Society - 100 year anniversary
• SARL Youth Sprint and World QRP Day
• Germany Permits 50 MHz Ham Radio Contest Operation
• Sharon White to Step Down as Ofcom Chief Executive

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Bill Barnes N3JIX and Edmund Spicer M0MNG to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Dayton Hamvention 2019.

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• VOA Museum to host 75th-anniversary commemoration of D-Day
• Record Number of South African Candidates for Radio Amateur Exam
• CEPT Annual Radio Interference Statistics
• Arizona Homeowners Association - Outdoor Antenna Guidelines
• British Inland Waterways on the Air 2019
• GCARC Special Event Station
• Proposed 60m Trial in Australia

In this special edition of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast, we interview the breaking hardware announcements from Dayton Hamvention, Yaesu's FT-3DR Handheld, FlexRadio Multiplex Software and Elecraft K4.

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In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Frank Howell K4FMH and Dan Romanick KB6NU to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is the WOLFWave Audio Processor by Martin Butler M1MRB.

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- Amateur Radio Club Lends a Hand to Firefighters - Arduino and RF from kHz to 1 GHz - RM-11828 Technician Enhancement - Update - First on-air test of FreeDV 2020 - Radio Experiments by Colonel Dennis EI2B - Dayton Hamvention Providing Information Radio Station on 1620 AM

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Bill Barnes N3JIX and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Martin M1MRB, Edmund M0MNG and Colin M6BOY visit to Yaesu to get hands-on with the new FTDX 101D.

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- UK Foundation Licence Changes - Bouvet Island DXpedition News - New Digital Mode FT4 - Radio Ham to Set Up Emergency Communications Centre - RSGB ARDF Championships 2019 - Experts Predict Long and Deep Solar Minimum

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is The S-meter by Martin (M1MRB).

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- FCC Asked to Allow All-Digital on AM Band - MagPi Features Ham Radio - New Packet Radio - Hamnet over 70cm - Petition Seeks to Limit Digital Modes to Open-Source Software - 2019 State of the Hobby Results - Take In National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting During Hamvention - Amateur Radio SSTV Art Expo - Successful Club Expands Training Team

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is an interview with Howard Michel, WB2ITX, CEO of the ARRL, discusses his vision for the organisation.

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• FCC Invites Comments on ARRL Technician Enhancement Proposal
• New 47 GHz and 122 GHz Records Set
• Modified Digital QST App Now Available for Apple iOS Users
• Ham Radio Geostationary Satellite Transponders
• AMSAT's 50th Anniversary
• Czech Amateur Radio Team to Activate Jersey
• Greece Makes 60m Available to Amateur Radio

ICQPodcast Event : Work ARRL CEO Howard Michel - https://www.icqpodcast.com/news/2019/3/18/icqpodcast-event-work-arrl-ceo-howard-michel

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is a review of the UHF/VHF Weekender Transceiver Kit by Martin M1MRB.

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• Radar makes 5 MHz Band 'Useless'
• Neil G0WPO - SOTA Mountain Goat
• Free Foundation Training Books for Australian Amateur Radio Students
• Radio Ham Takes on Department of Justice
• ITU Strengthening Emergency Telecommunications in the Americas
• GQRP Club Founder the Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV, SK
• State of the Hobby Survey 2019
• BYLARA Launches New Bulletin Publication
• RSGB AGM Online Voting

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, Bill Barnes N3JIX and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is an interview by Frank Howell (K4FMH) with Amateur Radio Author Don Keith (N4KC)

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• Cricket World Cup Amateur Radio Marathon
• Comments Wanted on Amateur Radio Related Petition for Rule Making
• Radio Hams Transfer Crypto Currency on 40m Band
• Golden Globe Sailing Race - Penalty Given for Ham Radio Use
• Carole Perry (WB2MGP) is First Recipient of Award Named in Her Honor
• Tate Gallery Features Ham Radio Art
• St Patrick's Day Special Events Station GB1SPD
• VeroRoute
• Highest Ever SOTA Activation

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is 50 years of Worked All Britain.

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• Ham Radio License in a Day
• Qatar OSCAR-100 Web Receiver Live
• Supporting Innovation through Wireless Technology
• Two Milestones in Distance Learning
• Electronics Notes Opens a Ham Radio Store
• Reflecting on 50 years in the Radio Business
• Reshaping ARRL Objectives
• US Navy Explores Amateur Radio as a Training Adjunct
• RSGB Company Secretary Vacancy
• US Amateur Radio Population Grows Slightly in 2018

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie Butterfield G0CIB, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is Peanut the Dstar App.

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• Student Promotes Ham Radio
• Bloomington South School on the Air
• Public Consultation on Electromagnetic Field Regulations
• PocketRxTx v3 Released
• Geoffrey Starks Sworn in as FCC Commissioner
• Nominate for CWops Award

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Ed Durrant DD5LP and Frank Howell K4FMH to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode's feature is our first impression of the ICOM IC-9700.

We would like to thank Charles Benet (AI6TT) along with our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

• Record Year for Online Amateur Radio Training Course

• D-STAR ONE Launched, Telemetry Received

• VHF/UHF Workshop Aims To Boost Activity Above 30 MHz

• New Amateur / Ham Radio General Class Question Pool Released

• Amateur Radio eBooks Available for Download

• Court Ruling - Excessive Antenna Application Fees Violated Reasonable Accommodation

• Amateur Radio Exam Success in Holland

• French Amateur Radio "Tax" Removed

• New Amateur Radio Technical Requirements in Bulgaria