{"id":2039,"date":"2025-12-12T20:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:40:33","slug":"december-2025-dispatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/2025\/12\/12\/december-2025-dispatch\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2025 Dispatch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-44687446-7fff-5d42-9c11-845735d95168\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Welcome to the December edition of\u00a0 \u201cW6 SOTA Dispatch\u201d, a monthly digest of what\u2019s new in W6 SOTA. <br><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">This month, we\u2019ve published three <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/category\/news\/\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">news articles on the W6 SOTA Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> along with some other items at <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration:none;\" href=\"http:\/\/w6sota.org\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">W6SOTA.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p\u00a0dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><\/span><h1><span\u00a0id=\"docs-internal-guid-44687446-7fff-5d42-9c11-845735d95168\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-e768dd79-7fff-6bf4-c72a-b9489fb8b8b4\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">W6SOTA Site Updates<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span\u00a0id=\"docs-internal-guid-44687446-7fff-5d42-9c11-845735d95168\"><\/h1><\/p\u00a0dir=\"ltr\">\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Below are some of the news, updates, and other changes on the <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration:none;\" href=\"http:\/\/w6sota.org\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">W6SOTA.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> website.<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-459fa091-7fff-4e48-2a7a-15319bf4dafa\"><br><\/b><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><a style=\"text-decoration:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/2025\/12\/08\/ben-ag6n-2x-goat\/\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Ben AG6N \u2013 2X Goat<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Congratulations Ben <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">on achieving 2X Mountain Goat!<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><br><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">We thank all our contributors for their recent <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/trip-reports\/\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Trip Reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">.\u00a0 Mike K6MII (KO6BGB) reported success at using his new CW skills on 20 and 40m. \u00a0 Jeff KM6NQX was able to make a QRP contact with Sweden.\u00a0 Lorene W6LOR and Mike K6STR did a bike-packing overnighter then the following long day made it to Tinta Ridge. We are glad they all shared their journeys with us.<br><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\">The W6 <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/trip-reports\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Trip Reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"> have grown from 135 reports to 150.\u00a0 We think these can be especially helpful to visitors and others who are trying to knock out some W6 Summits.\u00a0 Login and create your trip report(s) (<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/why-create-a-trip-report\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Why we think you should<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\">).\u00a0 Adding photos to your report is especially nice.<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\"><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Need help creating yours?\u00a0 Just use the contact form under the about menu item.<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\">We\u2019ve created a page called \u201c<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/why-create-a-trip-report\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Why create a Trip Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\">\u201d to answer that very question.<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\"><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">You can now click on the map on our home page, opening up a tab showing all the regions in W6 which allows drill-down on that region.<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\">We\u2019ve added the slack channel to the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/w6-sota-communities\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Communities page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\">.<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\">We\u2019ve added <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/trail-road-conditions-closures\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Area and Road Closure Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"> that holds links to sources for this info to support expedition planning with links from <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/trip-reports\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Trip Reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"> and the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/activating-chasing-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Activating &amp; Chasing Tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"> pages.\u00a0 If you have any links that should be added, please email <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"mailto:w6webadmin@w6sota.org\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">w6webadmin@w6sota.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"> or use the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\">Contact<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline;\"> page.<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br><\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;\">See the full list of changes on the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 11pt; text-wrap-mode: wrap;\" href=\"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/w6-release-notes\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Release Notes page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-wrap-mode: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;\">. <\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div><font\u00a0color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-f22116bb-7fff-0990-a9c8-35bab70e1ad5\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">2025 is almost over!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&nbsp; Don\u2019t leave any points on the table, get out there and activate or chase.<\/span><\/span><\/font\u00a0color=\"#000000\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Be a publisher:<\/span><span 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style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Do you know a SOTA operator that isn\u2019t subscribed to NorCalSOTA or SoCalSOTA mailing lists?\u00a0 Have them subscribe and join the conversation.<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br><\/b><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Thank you to those who have registered for an account on W6SOTA.org<\/span><\/p><br><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span 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