W9RAN Wins January QST Cover Plaque Award

The winner of the January QST Cover Plaque award is Robert Nickels, W9RAN, for his article“Virtual Radar from a Digital TV Dongle.”

The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the most popular article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the February issue today.

 

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RFI Scan Across Bands

Radio Frequency Interference. Scanning through bands 160 thru 80 meters. Anyone have an idea what is causing this RFI?
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Past ARRL Foundation Directors Conferred with Emeritus Status

Two past members of the ARRL Foundation Board of Directors have been honored with emeritus status. Named as a Director Emeritus were Thomas W. Comstock, N5TC, who served on the ARRL Foundation Board from 1991 until 2012 and chaired the Scholarship Committee, and Eugene H. Hastings, W1VRK, who served on the ARRL Foundation Board from 1993 until 2014 and was a member of the Scholarship and Propos…

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($20 Digital Police Scanner) SDR# UniTrunker RTL-SDR Tutorial

( Digital Police Scanner) SDR# UniTrunker RTL-SDR Tutorial

See new video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGMXG8e70-M Extra fine tuning steps: ***There is a new version of unitrunker, a preview build that allows you …

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Digital Masters of Ceremony (DMC) Clips_Regional Day 2011

2nd Vision Hampton Roads Regional Day, May 6, 2011 DMC clips • Regional Day DMCs Invitation to be seated • Regional Day DMCs Mayor Krasnoff’s introduction • …

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Latest Software Defined Radio auctions

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1937 ARRL Field Day – The Charleston Amateur Radio Club ( Now W8GK Kanawha Amateur Radio Club)

This film is narrated by the late E.S.Moore W8NCD, Sam in late retirement did a narration of this classic ARRL Field Day in which he was among the young men …

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FCC Opens Brief Window for Comments on WRC-2015 Draft Recommendations

The FCC has invited comments by February 18 on the latest batch of draft recommendations of its Advisory Committee for World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-2015). At its January 27 meeting, the Advisory Committee (WAC) approved draft recommendations on a number of issues that will be considered by WRC-2015. Some items, including one which could possibly lead to changes to 60 meters in …

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Latest Software Defined Radio News

Loctronix' Offers ASR Workbench for Software Defined Radio Module
Loctronix Corporation, a provider of unified positioning solutions for GNSS-challenged environments, has announced the availability of the ASR Workbench, a development toolset for the company's recently released ASR-2300 software-defined radio (SDR) …
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Inmarsat's BGAN SDR Waveform Receives SCA Certification
Inmarsat Government, a leading provider of secure, global, mission-critical telecommunications to the U.S. public sector, announced that its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Software Defined Radio (SDR) waveform has received Software …
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ISS Ham Video Commissioning – Southgate Amateur Radio Club


Southgate Amateur Radio Club

ISS Ham Video Commissioning
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
The Ham Video transmitter will be connected to the ARISS 41 antenna and to the KuPS power supply. The installation procedure comprises a check of the electrical connections. The transmitter will be powered on and will transmit a signal on 2.422 GHz.

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MV6+3 SandPiper Vertical HF 80m-6m

MV6+3 SandPiper Vertical HF 80m-6m

MV6+3 SandPiper Vertical HF 80m-6m.
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This video shows the details of adding a switch to the HF Packer V4 Amp to switch between CW and SSB mode – which was normally selected via an internal jumpe…
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Amazon Gift Card – E-mail – Birthday (Taurus: Apr. 20-May 20)

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Essex Ham Net streamed live – Southgate Amateur Radio Club


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Essex Ham Net streamed live
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Following on from the success of the recent Chelmsford Amateur Radio Skills Night, which allowed regular net participants to meet up socially, one of the net's regulars used the workshop's suggestion form to ask about the possibility of have the net …

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BDBOS, ‘s werelds grootste Tetra-netwerk in aanbouw

Duitsland bouwt momenteel het grootste Tetra-netwerk ter wereld dat uiteindelijk 500.000 gebruikers moet ondersteunen. (Duitstalig)

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Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 2013 HD 1080 (partie 1/2 brocante)

Un beau salon Ham radio 2013, bien réussi, bien couru et bien achalandé et qui a tenu toutes ses promesses. On y reviendra en 2014 les 27, 28 et 29 juin. (pa…
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Here’s your video introduction to ARRL General Class License Manual for Ham Radio, section 5.5, Receiver Structure. These videos are meant as introductions t…
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Cuba Provides its Hams a Slice of 60 Meters

Cuba’s Ministry of Communications is reported to have made available to its radio amateurs a 12 kHz segment of 60 meter spectrum, as opposed to a channelized plan as the US and other countries have done. Access is not immediate. Hams in Cuba must obtain approval and a license modification. Access to 5418 to 5430 kHz will be on a secondary basis, with emphasis on its use during emergencies.

“Cuba…

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DIY Shortwave Radio Copying SSB – Update – BFO Circuit

In this video I am testing a 455kHz BFO circuit (beat frequency oscillator) that provide the single side band (SSB) demodulation in my home made (home brew) …
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For more on Strymon Mobius, please visit http://strymon.net/mobius Mobius gives you twelve legendary, versatile, and inspirational modulation machines, all i…
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Electrical Line Noise at K4PRO

Electrical Interference generated by the Power Lines of Florida Power & Light and its effects on radio Station K4PRO.
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Radio ham to lose beard – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Radio ham to lose beard
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
An avid amateur radio enthusiast, his call letters include “zzt” at the end. Read the full story at http://murrayledger.com/news/piper-wants-beard-to-go-for-special-olympics/article_6960efc8-856d-11e3-8e6e-001a4bcf887a.html. Share this page with your …

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Kenwood TS 990 Internal PSK31

Kenwood TS 990 Internal PSK31

Kenwood TS 990 Internal PSK31.
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PSK31 on 14070 khz with Degen de1103 +multipsk.
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HAM RADIO OUTLET DE BURBANK CALIFORNIA

EN MI VISITA EL AÑO PASADO A LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA , VISITAMOS LA TIENDA DE HAM RADIO OUTLET EN BURBANK PARA COMPRAR ALGUNAS CHACHARAS QUE NECESITABA E HICE…
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Another new Essex Ham Radio club – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Another new Essex Ham Radio club
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Following the success of a series of weekly 2m simplex nets, a group of amateurs in the Grays Thurrock area met on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 for the first official club night of the Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club. TAARC invited Essex Ham along to …

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APRS Remote Power Control with the Argent Data Tracker2 and Nuvi 350

A quick video demonstrating the remote power control capabilities of the OT2m Tracker from Argent Data.

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10 sdradio playing with your dongle an introduction to software defined radio using cheap tv tuner c

All videos will be at: http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=videos/hack3rcon4/mainlist.
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Ham Radio Now Episode 124 – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Ham Radio Now Episode 124
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Developer Michael Ossmann visited the TAPR/ARRL Digital Communications Conference (DCC) (his first Ham Radio talk) to tell us what the Jawbreaker SDR transceiver is and how it came to be. Watch Episode 124 from the DCC: HackRF – A Low Cost SDR …

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KJ6KO/B Beacon received on a 2 meter J-Pole Antenna

Monitoring KJ6KO’s 2 meter beacon (CM88ws) with my Flex 1500 and Elecraft XV144 transverter. The receiving antenna at grid square CM98iq was an Arrow OSJ 146…

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ARRL Accepting Information for Repeater Directory, TravelPlus

Beginning today repeater owners will be able to submit updated information directly to the ARRL for use in the ARRL Repeater Directory, TravelPlus and other products. The submissions web page is http://www.arrl.org/repeaters.

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NWS Lubbock SKYWARN Training (Part 5 of 5) – Reporting and Staying Safe

In this final module, we explain how to make reports of strong or severe weather to the NWS office in Lubbock, TX. We also cover important safety tips to kee…
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SKYWARN SUPERSTORMS

4th time i posted this Vid now Friends.

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6m and HF,Software Defined Radio kit components

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Amsterdam Island FT5ZM DXpedition Expected On the Air January 25

The Amsterdam Island FT5ZM DXpedition team is on the island, and word is that they be on the air January 25.

“It only took 50 trips to the island, but pretty much everything is ashore,” reported DXpedition pilot Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L. “The first tower is up with a 12 meter Yagi.”

Team member Michel Brunelle, FM5CD, reported that at 2230 local time, the team finally was able to get a little sl…

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Ham Radio Deluxe with CAT cable interface and audio cable to YAESU FT897D on gb3mn repeter fm

Ham Radio Deluxe with CAT cable interface and audio cable to YAESU FT897D on gb3mn repeter fm

Ham Radio Deluxe with CAT cable interface and audio cable to YAESU FT897D on gb3mn repeter fm.
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SoftRock 5.0 Software Defined Radio

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SoftRock 5.0 Software Defined Radio

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I got my SDR kit in the mail today from Tony Parks, KB9YIG. I will hopefully soon have a 40 meter receiver plugged into my computer from these tiny bags of parts.

I ordered it at the SDR website.

Here’s a link to some photos of the Finished Product.

Once finished, you plug this into your computer via the sound card and you can tune the band with free software that you use on your computer.

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Demonstration eines SDR-Empfängers durch DL2HVM.
Im Prinzip nur ein Radio

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Want to become a ham radio operator? – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Want to become a ham radio operator?
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
Besides emergency communications, other reasons to become an amateur radio operator range from an interest in electronics to communicating with others around the world or even out in space (many astronauts on the International Space Station are radio …

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2013 APRS無線機を使った”救護訓練”

GPS・APRS機能を搭載した無線機、VX-8G・VX-8Dを使って”救護訓練”をしました。 方角と距離を元に捜索に向かいます。さて、無事に見つけられるか？
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Um den Ballon gut zu hören waren wir heute Nacht auf dem Hohen Meissner. Perfekte Bedingungen da wir in der Mitte des gesamten Fluges standen. APRS funktioni…
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psk31

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Esempio di collegamento in PSK31 di IZ5OTA.
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Merry X-Mas PSK31 40M

Merry X-Mas PSK31 40M.

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Amateur radio enthusiasts ham it up at Plant City convention – Tbo.com

Amateur radio enthusiasts ham it up at Plant City convention
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Recently, hundreds of amateur radio operators, vendors and others gathered at the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds for Tampa Bay Hamfest, a two-day convention that included forums, exhibitions and more. Plant City was selected for the 38th annual …

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Santa Monicans remember Northridge earthquake

Santa Monicans remember Northridge earthquake
SAFE: Displaced residents after the Northridge earthquake rest in temporary quarters in the Red Cross shelter at SMC. (Photos courtesy Santa Monica History Museum/Outlook … GWARTZ: One of our repeaters wasn't working so that morning I was assigned to …
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N4LQ Using RTL Dongle SDR# and Ham it Up Converter

The idea came from a QST article, Jan. 2013. Using an European TV dongle to receive VHF – UHF and an UP Converter to receive Zero to 30 mHz. Parts came from …
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How to take NOAA satellite pictures using RTL-SDR for under 50$

Here is short video how to download satellite pictures of earth for under 50$ . Software links: SDR Sharp: http://sdrsharp.com/downloads/sdr-install.zip (Tune…
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Retired ARRL Staff Member Walt Ireland, WB7CSL, SK

Retired ARRL Technical Relations Specialist Walter Ireland, WB7CSL, of Henderson, Nevada, died January 20. He was 76. Ireland spent 11 years on the staff of the League’s Technical Relations Office (TRO) in Fairfax, Virginia, retiring in 2008. Prior to arriving at ARRL in 1997, Ireland spent 37 years in a variety of roles working for the federal government, including for the Voice of America (VO…

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The K7RA Solar Update

Average daily sunspot numbers increased slightly this week from 111.4 to 113.3, but average daily solar flux declined by 22 points from 155.4 to 133.4. Although there seems to be no shortage of sunspots, they are anemic and not magnetically complex, and thus radiation from the spots is feeble, indicated by lower solar flux values.

Predicted solar flux for the near term is 135 on January 24, 130 …

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uLog – Simple Ham Radio Logger – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

uLog – Simple Ham Radio Logger
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
uLog was unveiled at the recent CARS Amateur Radio Skills Workshop. Its 'flexi-input' was of particular interest, as you can type the QSO details into a single box, and the software intelligently works out in which fields to put the information. Find …

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QSL CARDS PRINTING WITH an Epson C-44

Un video de la impresora preparando unas cuantas QSL……… La verdad es que ya va un poco cascada y los rodillos de arrastre fallan algo pero aún así el r…

40 Jahre DARC - AFZ Baunatal 2012 ; Teil 2 ( QSL - Verwaltung )

Feier ( mit Tag der offene Tür ) zum 40. Bestehen des DARC – Amateurfunkzentrums in Baunatal . Zu sehen sind Bilder vom QSL – Verwaltungs – Gebäude ( Lindena…
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Canada to Get Five 60 Meter Channels

Industry Canada has granted Amateur Radio operators there the use of five 60 meter channels on a non-interference basis. The center-channel frequencies harmonize with those available to US radio amateurs on 60 meters: 5332 kHz, 5348 kHz, 5358.5 kHz, 5373 kHz, and 5405 kHz.

“[G]iven that use of these frequencies was requested, in part, to allow for cross-border communications in times of emergen…

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February QST Delivery Delayed to Some Destinations

Mail delivery of February QST may be delayed to some members.

Our printer has reported that all copies now are in transit, but there was a delay of a few days with the February issue, as several of the printer’s Midwest divisions were shut down due to inclement weather.

Members who haven’t yet received the February issue should get their copies shortly. The digital version of the February issue i…

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Nice Yaesu photos

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From Gran Tokyo South Tower

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Above Tokyo station

From Gran Tokyo South Tower

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Above Tokyo station

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Oregon SM Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ, Named ARRL Northwestern Division Vice Director

ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has tapped Oregon Section Manager Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ, of Sheridan, as the League’s Northwestern Division Vice Director, succeeding Jim Pace, K7CEX. Pace acceded to ARRL Northwestern Division Director after former director Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF, was elected ARRL Second Vice President earlier this month at the ARRL Board of Directors annual meeting.

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Cool ARRL images

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Flowers on the museum walk

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When will football kick out bigotry once and for all?

When will football kick out bigotry once and for all?
But the timing of his declaration does not in any way diminish the courage of Hitzlsperger, a highly regarded player with Aston Villa, Everton and West Ham in making it at all. He is still a young man and evidently an … He would be an asset in any …
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Just the two of us
Pedro will be active between January 11-15th, from the village Buntu (where he does charity care), and has set up his permanent base station (Kenwood TRC-80 Bush Radio and a brand new 5 band Spiderbeam). He says: "Additionally, I will put up some …
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AX for Australia Day

Australia Day is January 26, and all radio amateurs in Australia may use the AX call sign prefix on that day, instead of VK. Australia Day marks the First Fleet’s arrival in 1788 at Sydney Cove, the establishment of a settlement at Port Jackson, and the raising of the British flag by Admiral and Governor-designate Arthur Phillip.

On Australia Day many celebrate their country and culture. This in…

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Haig Armen Part 02: What is Digital Strategy: Designers’ Intensive?

Haig Armen Part 02: What is Digital Strategy: Designers' Intensive?

Digital Strategy: Designers’ Intensive August 6-9 | Friday to Monday | 9 – 6 pm: SFU Summer Publishing Workshops Enhance your online and digital design skill…
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Welcome to UK Amateur Radio (Old ver)

This video gives a brief overview of the amateur radio hobby in the UK, and explains what happens on a Foundation training course. Note: Updated version avai…
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Jan 6th 2014 – Just received a new QRP radio in the mail and filmed a quick unboxing for anyone interested in the same radio. X1M Platinum QRP Transceiver fr…
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Eastern VHF-UHF-Microwave Conference Set for April 11-13

The 40th Eastern VHF-UHF-Microwave Conference will take place April 11-13 at the Baymont Inn and Suites, 20 Taylor Street in Manchester, Connecticut, sponsored by the Eastern VHF/UHF Society and the North East Weak Signal Group (NEWS). Online registration is available. Banquet speaker will be Dave Olean, K1WHS. Registration is $ 25 before April 1, $ 30 after April 1 and at the door. Banquet ticke…

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DUAL BAND MAGNETIC MOUNT ANTENNA REVIEW-TRAM 1185(144-148mhz/435-450Mhz

DUAL BAND MAGNETIC MOUNT ANTENNA REVIEW-TRAM 1185(144-148mhz/435-450Mhz

An unbelievable Dual band Magnetic Mount Antenna, built like a tank for under ! Large diameter magnet, not the “newer” quarter size ones that get knocked …

I have found publications in old Radio Amateur magazine regarding long wire antenna and it’s benefits from my understanding conclusion was as follows : In th…
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SO-50 Amateur Radio Satellite with Baofeng UV-5R Jan 2014

Tuning into low earth orbit satellite SO-50 on 436.795 FM January 9 2014. Using a sub dollar radio and a Nagoya NA-775 (under 10 dollar) antenna. Sat pas…
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