In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB) is joined by Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and in the episode's feature Improving your SSB contact ratio. We would like to thank Daryll McCathery (VK6DMC ), David Pyle (KW1DX), avid Reid (W6KL), and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Enthusiast's Radio Collection in the Press New Postage Stamps Feature Amateur Radio in Greece Amateur Radio - A Life-Long Technical Hobby Avro Lancaster 80th Anniversary of the 1st operational sortie Amateur Radio in Ukraine Amateur Radio Emergency Communication may be hit by New Fees Frederike DH9FD - Germany's Youngest Class A radio amateur