ICQ Podcast Episode 278 - Hamfest 2018

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Matthew Nassau M0NJX 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 - Hamfest 2018

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• The Chill of Solar Minimum

• WW2 Allied Bombing Altered Ionosphere

• Rare Lizard Tracked by Tiny Radio Tags

• ARRL and FCC Discuss Uncertified Imported VHF/UHF Transceivers

• FUNcube Operations Update

• RSGB Past President GI3KYP SK

• EchoLink Now Connected to Irish DMR Network

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ICQ Podcast Episode 277 - The Classic Bird 43 Wattmeter

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, 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 - The Classic Bird 43 Wattmeter.

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• EI Station Works Japan on 70cms Moonbounce for EI First

• Moon Bounce on a Dipole

• Ofcom Issues M5 prefix Calls Again

• Spectrum Management and the Impact on Amateur Radio

• FCC to Impose Two-Way VHF/UHF Radio Restrictions

• Swedish Amateur Radio Regulation Changes

• Russia Proposes DRM on 65.9-74.0 MHz

• ExseedSat Ham Radio FM Transponder Satellite

The Classic Bird 43 Wattmeter Feature

The Classic Bird 43 Wattmeter Calculator (Excel File)

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ICQ Podcast Episode 276 - Antennas for Portable Amateur / Ham Radio Operation

In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Leslie G0CIB, Edmund M0MNG, Matthew M0NJX and Bill N3JIX to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episode’s feature is - Antenna for Portable Amateur / Ham Radio Operation bu Ed Durrant DD5LP

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• 100th Anniversary of the First Radio Contact Between Australia and United Kingdom

• MB7PBR DAPNET POCSAG Pager Gateway Licensed

• Teenage Amateur Radio Operator Makes Contact with Spanish Royalty

• UK Amateur Radio Licensing History

• Lunar Satellite Transmits Pictures to Radio Hams

• 100th Anniversary of Poland's Independence

• Brazilian Access to Amateur Radio Bands Increases

• Introduction to Amateur Digital Television Booklet

Portable Antenna Feature Links

Off Centre Fed dipole - Aerial-51 model 404-UL - https://www.aerial-51.com/model-404-ul/

Linked dipole - SOTABeams Band hopper - https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/four-band-portable-dipole-antenna-system-for-20-30-40-80m/

6 metre fibreglass mast (German) - http://www.lambdahalbe.de/zubehoer/gfk-masten/6m-gfk-mast/index.html

6 metre fibreglass mast (Google English) - https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lambdahalbe.de%2Fzubehoer%2Fgfk-masten%2F6m-gfk-mast%2Findex.html&edit-text=

Rig mounting vertical loaded whip - Diamond RHM-8B - all Diamond antenna stockists here for example W&S - http://hamradiostore.co.uk/diamond-rhm-8b.html

HF J-Pole antennas - (referred to simply as KW-Monoband Drahtantennen on this site) (German) - http://www.lambdahalbe.de/drahtantennen/kw-amateur-monoband/index.html 

HF J-Pole antennas - (referred to simply as KW-Monoband Drahtantennen on this site) (Google English) - https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lambdahalbe.de%2Fdrahtantennen%2Fkw-amateur-monoband%2Findex.html&edit-text=

WSPR-Lite antenna test device - https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/wsprlite-classic 

WSPR-Lite antenna test device "flexi" version - https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/wsprlite-flexi