A laboratory experiment is performed in a cold chamber to produce microdischarges between frozen hydrometeors. A charged icicle is placed close to an uncharged one connected to a transient analyser. The electric current signature obtained during each event is then studied and characterized in function of both temperature and net charge. The existence of a transition temperature of about -15 ¿C is detected, whereas net charge clearly governs the microdischarge characteristics. Furthermore, the radiated electric field is calculated and the spectral analysis, by means of fast Fourier transform, shows that this elementary phenomenon radiates within the VHF range. Comparisons are made with previous similar work by on microdischarges between water drops. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995