ICQPodcast Episode 494 - Q and A 2026

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP 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 2026 We would like to thank Daryll McCaffery (VK6DMC) and our and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Will RADE Be the Next SSB? New Azores Collective Brings School Amateur Radio Clubs Together UN Agencies Warn: Spectrum Interference Is Putting Early Warning Systems and Climate Science at Risk Summit Activator's 12th Contact of the Day Wasn't on the Radio — It Was a Rescue On This Net, Etiquette Is No Trivial Matter Nearly 1,000 QSOs Made From a 12,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site in Turkey Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Set for 17th November — As AM Radio Bill Awaits Senate Vote RSGB 2027 Construction Competition Is Open RSGB Adds Another Decade of RadCom to the App Two New Federal Inquiries Put RF Exposure Back Under the Microscope