W9 SOTA Association 10th Anniversary Event

 From Tim N9PUZ on the 4 States QRP Group io.group

The SOTA W9 Association (Indiana-Illinois-Wisconsin) is planning an operating event on Saturday July 1st for the association's 10th anniversary. Multiple activations are planned for all 3 states.  A certificate will be available for all activators in Indiana, Illinois or Wisconsin on July 1, as well as for chasers who make at least one contact with an activator in Indiana, Illinois or Wisconsin on July 1.  An endorsement for the chaser certificate is available for contacting at least one station in all 3 states (Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin) on July 1.

How to find the activators:

SOTA Activators almost always use a spotting page so you can find them easily. Activators primarily use CW or SSB, the spotting page also indicates the Mode being used. You can see those spots by visiting this web page:

<https://sotl.as/spots/sotawatch>

Any summit reference in one of the three W9 Association States begins with.. "W9"!

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Also from the ARRL - news about the FCC ULS System

ZCZC AG14

QST de W1AW 

ARRL Bulletin 14  ARLB014

From ARRL Headquarters 

Newington CT  June 27, 2023

To all radio amateurs

SB QST ARL ARLB014

ARLB014 FCC ULS System Restored

The FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) has resumed operations, including the Electronic Batch Filing system (EBF).

As of June 27, 2023, all systems have been reported to be working.However, visitors to the website will see a message referring themto Public Notice DA 23-529 for additional information and guidance

on filing deadline extensions.

The systems were first reported unavailable on June 9, 2023. OnFriday afternoon, June 23, the EBF  system was restored. All VEC organizations use that system for filing exam sessions, individual applications, and club license applications. ARRL VEC staff worked late into Friday night to ensure all backlogged sessions and application files were transmitted to the FCC before the weekend. Approximately 350 backlogged files were successfully submitted toand processed by the FCC before the system's normal shutdown at 8 PM.

ARRL is still monitoring the ULS system, and any further updates will be available at ARRL News.

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72 de Larry W2LJ

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