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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 Portable Power. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate FCC Denies Approval of 4 Chinese-Owned Electronics Labs What ChatGPT Would do to Attract Young People to Amateur Radio Do we even need QST? Satellites Are Leaking the World's Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data Japanese CubeSats Deployed from ISS Zoe Rodriguez Named 2025 Craigie Memorial Educator ARRL Year of the Club Newsletter Contest - Call for Submissions
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