Series Six Episode Seven of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast has been released. The latest news, listener mailbag feedback and Martin Butler (M1MRB & W9ICQ) discusses amateur / ham radio scanners

• UK Budget to impact Ham Radio?

• National broadcasters reduce shortwave broadcast

• Looming loss of 2300-2302 MHz

• PLC for Smart Meters?

• Fall in UK amateur radio exams

• Raspberry Pi as WSPR transmitter up to 250 MHz

• 2000km DX using the Raspberry Pi

• World Amateur Radio Day 2013

• Radio Ham wins AF Harvey Engineering Research Prize

• Lighthouses having their first activation

• VK National Field Day