Program:  What to Expect During the Rising Years of Solar Cycle 25 Presented by: Frank Donovan, W3LPL            Frank W3LPL   Frank Donovan, W3LPL, will tell you that his ham radio story began in 1923 when his grandfather collected parts and built single-tube receivers for his friends and family.  His own journey in ham radio journey began at 12 years old during the W1OP/1 Providence Radio Association 1959 Field Day.  His multioperator, multitransmitter DX contest teams have made more than one million DX contacts in CQWW and ARRL DX contests.  He retired ten years ago as a Chief Engineer at General Dynamics after a 45-year career in electronics and systems engineering. Frank is an accomplished writer for QST with his most recent articles being What to Expect During the Rising Years of Solar Cycle 25 (May 2021, QST Cover Plaque Award winner) and The Beverage Antenna, 100 Years Later (November 2021, QST Cover Plaque Award winner) with co-author Ward Silver N�AX.  He is an active member of the Potomac Valley Radio Club.  His QRZ.COM page contains a picture of his amazing antenna farm and several links about his background including an interview by Tim K3LR at the 2018 Hamvention.