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