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ICQPodcast Episode 448: Did you Know – Q and A

January 26, 2025 By Dan KB6NU Leave a Comment

In this episode, I joined join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss:
  • 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

The January 2025 issue of Ham Radio Ireland is now online and includes articles on POTA, a Meshtastic project, how to get started using the QO-100 satellite, and several others. I’ve just submitted an article to them on how I’ve improved my POTA antenna over the years by tinkering with it. Links to the 2023 issues are also available on line.

Filed Under: Emergency Communications / Public Service, ICQ Podcast Tagged With: California, India, Ireland, UK

ICQ Podcast Episode 420 – Ultra Portable HF Antennas

January 1, 2024 By Dan KB6NU Leave a Comment

In this episode, I  join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss:
  • 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
This episode’s feature is ultra-portable HF antennas.

Filed Under: DX, ICQ Podcast, Satellites Tagged With: community radio, DXpedition, Ireland, SOTA, Sweden

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