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ICQPodcast Episode 473 – Is AI About to Kill Ham Radio?

December 28, 2025 By Dan KB6NU Leave a Comment

ICQ Podcast logo.In this episode, I join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. On this episode, we discuss:
  • 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
This episode’s feature is, “Is AI about to kill ham radio?”

Related posts:

  1. ICQ Podcast Episode 422 – GB0ROC Bunkers on the Air Station
  2. ICQ Podcast Episode 432 – Dayton Hamvention 2024 Part 2
  3. ICQPodcast Episode 448: Did you Know – Q and A
  4. ICQPodcast Episode 452 – Disqualified ARRL board nominees tell their stories

Filed Under: ARDC, ARRL, ICQ Podcast Tagged With: DMR, India

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