ICQPodcast Episode 330 In this episode, Martin M1MRB is joined by Chris Howard M0TCH, Martin Rothwell M0SGL, Ed Durrant DD5LP, Frank Howell K4FMH and Bill Barnes WC3B to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief and this episode’s feature is Organising a SOTA Weekend. ICQ AMATEUR/HAM RADIO PODCAST DONORS We would like to thank an anonymous donor along with our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate News stories include: - • Australian Call Sign Structure • ARRL - What's wrong with ham radio? • Unauthorized Transmissions in 144 MHz Satellite Allocation • HobbyKing Fined Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters • High school Marine Buoy Transmitter Now Active on 20m WSPR • QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo • SOTA Day 2020 (Austrian) • RASA’s QTC Magazine Moves to Fully Electronic The ICQPodcast can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com
Sorry if we missed the dates, Please see below. SOTA G/SE Activity Weekend 22nd/23rd August 2020. A number of clubs and individuals are planning an activity weekend to be held on 22nd and 23rd August. Our objective is to activate as many as possible of the 15 summits in Southern England (G/SE) SOTA region. See map and summit list, more detail at www.sotadata.org.uk. If you’re interested in activating a summit, take a look at the info for the summit – this will give you previous activators blogs, really useful information on accessing the summit, suggested car parking and routes to the summit etc. This event is for everyone – those who haven’t “activated” a summit before as well as experienced SOTA operators. Bands and modes are up to the individual SOTA activator – it would be great to have a good 2m presence with as many Summit to Summit (S2S) opportunities as possible. Maybe you know some newly licenced amateurs who this would appeal to. You could introduce them to a fascinating aspect of amateur radio that will take them to new heights! So be it for half an hour or the whole week-end, this is a date for your diary. Clubs in the South of England are especially welcome and invited to take part. If you want more information please contact Tim Price, G4YBU at tim@timprice.org.uk or Richard Perzyna, G8ITB at g8itb@yahoo.co.uk Tim Price, G4YBU and Richard Perzyna, G8ITB
