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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 090.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
March 31, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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SSTV Transmissions from ISS Set for April 1-2, 2019
Cosmonauts on the International Space Station will transmit slow-scan
television (SSTV) images on April 1 – 2 as part of its International
MAI-75 experiment, aimed at combining the efforts of universities and
radio amateurs in Russia and the US to develop technology and technical
tools that enable students to communicate and collaborate with cosmonauts
and astronauts.
SSTV images will be transmitted on 145.800 MHz using a Kenwood TM-D710
transceiver. It’s expected that images will be transmitted using the PD-
120 SSTV format. Transmissions are scheduled on both days from about 1400
to about 1900 UTC. Listen to the ISS when it is over Russia using the
R4UAB WebSDR.
[ANS thanks R4UAB for the above information.]
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AO73/FUNcube-1 Mode Changes
As reported by a number of users, the transponder on AO73/FUNcube-1
appears to be being affected by its many months in continuous sunlight.
The transponder is presently not working as intended and will therefore
not be activated again for the time being.
We believe that the problem has occurred due to the higher than
anticipated on-board temperatures. We anticipate that the situation may
be resolved when the spacecraft starts to experience eclipses again at
the end of April.
The spacecraft will therefore remain in education mode until that time
with the usual high-power telemetry downlink active.
In addition to the telemetry, Fitter messages also remain available.
Any schools or colleges that would like to have their message transmitted
from space should contact operations@funcube.org.uk with their request,
giving at least two weeks' notice.
[ANS thanks Graham, G3VZV for the above information.]
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AMSAT Academy to be Held Prior to Hamvention Thursday, May 16, 2019
Come joins us the day before Hamvention for AMSAT Academy – a unique
opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working the FM,
linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit.
AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00 AM to 5:00
PM, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, located at
6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio.
Registration Fee includes:
- Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced
amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most
accomplished AMSAT operators.
- Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019
- Edition ($15 value)
- One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)
- Pizza Buffet Lunch.
- Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub
and Eatery in Fairborn.
AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85.00. Registration closes May 10,
2019. No sign ups at the door. No refunds or cancellations.
Registration may be purchased on the AMSAT Store.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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ARISS Out-of-this-Word Auction Starts April 8, 2018
The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will
auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction.
Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC
Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! Or, you could be top bidder on a
special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook!
You could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-
built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater, improved
packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams will enjoy. The
new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the
ISS. You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing
ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole
communities—and inspiring students about science, technology,
engineering, math, and radio!
For complete information see:
https://www.amsat.org/out-of-this-world-auction-sponsored-by-ariss/
Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00
UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC.
[ANS thanks ARISS-US for the above information.]
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International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is
seeking proposals from April 1, through May 15, 2019, from US schools,
museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working
individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew
member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1,
2020 and June 30, 2020.
Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning
opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more
through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program
connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between
NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay
League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space
agencies. The program's goal is to inspire students to pursue interests
and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
and in Amateur Radio.
Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS
program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One
educator wrote, "Many of the middle school students who took part in and
attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school
as a result of that contact." Educators are setting up ham radio clubs
in schools and learning centers because of students'
interest.
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting
education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio
science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to
talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM- related questions.
ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who
can assist with equipment for a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity for
students.
The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May
15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go
to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com
Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be
offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at
9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to
https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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India Space Research Organization to Launch AMSAT India APRS Satellite
with Twenty-Eight Other Satellites on April 1, 2019
India will launch an electronic intelligence satellite, for the Defence
Development and Research Organisation along with twenty-eight private
satellites at 9.30 AM on April 1.
According to ISRO, The PS4 will host three payloads in this mission. The
three payloads include:
- Automatic Identification System (AIS) from ISRO
- Automatic Packet Repeating System (APRS) from AMSAT India
- India and Advanced Retarding Potential Analyzer for
Ionospheric Studies(ARIS) from Indian Institute of Space Science
and technology (IIST).
The ISRO will launch the satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota,
over 100 km north of Chennai. The satellites would be launched from
onboard the space agency's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
(PSLV) C-45,
Reports inform that the whole flight sequence will take about 180 minutes
from the rocket's lift-off slated at 03:57Z on April 1, 2019.
[ANS thanks Latestly.com for the above information.]
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AMSAT India Requests APRS Reports
An APRS payload from AMSAT India will be flown on PSLV C45 as reported
above. The launch is scheduled on April 1, 2019 at 03:57 UTC.
The prelaunch TLE are also available for download on
http://www.amsatindia.org.
The payload will be powered on approximately over Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Finland, Poland and Moscow. They request stations at these
locations to report the first signals on 145.825 MHz from the payload.
They also request the Amateur Radio fraternity worldwide to use the
payload and Satgates to feed the traffic.
More details about this unique project is available at
http://www.amsatindia.org.
[ANS thanks Nitin, VU3TYG Secretary, AMSAT India for the above
information.]
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GRCon19 to be Held September 16-20, 2019
GNU Radio Conference Call for Submissions
GNU Radio Conference celebrates and showcases the substantial and
remarkable progress of the world's best open source digital signal
processing framework for software-defined radios. In addition to
presenting GNU Radio's vibrant theoretical and practical presence in
academia, industry, the military, and among amateurs and hobbyists, GNU
Radio Conference 2019 will have a very special focus.
Summer 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, which
landed the first humans on the Moon. GNU Radio Conference selected
Huntsville, AL, USA as the site for GNU Radio Conference
2019 in order to highlight and celebrate space exploration, astronomical
research, and communication.
Space communications are challenging and mission critical. Research and
development from space exploration has had and continues to have far-
reaching effect on our communications gear and protocols.
We invite developers and users from the GNU Radio Community to present
your projects, presentations, papers, posters, and problems at GNU Radio
Conference 2019. Submit your talks, demos, and code!
Please share this Call for All with anyone you think needs to read it.
Submitting
You may make one or more submissions under the following categories for
presentation at GRCon. In addition to submitting a presentation, you may
submit a paper to the Technical Proceedings of GRCon19. You do not need
to submit a paper to the Proceedings in order to present at GRCon.
Talks are 20-30 minutes long, including 5 minutes reserved for questions.
Each presentation should be a slide-deck that can be shared publicly
(PDF) after the conference. For presentations that are technical in
nature, talks that present real-world development / testing will be
favored over simulation-only work.
Tutorials are 40 minutes long, and should have an educational or "How-To"
approach. If slides are used, they should be publicly shareable (PDF)
after the conference. Demonstrations or "real- time examples" are
welcome!
Posters can display any type of material that you believe is interesting
to the community, and while most posters are technical, they don't have
to be. There is no poster template, so you can create whatever layout you
would like. Poster easels will be provided.
To submit your content for the conference, visit our dedicated conference
submission site at:
https://openconf.org/GRCon19/openconf.php
Dates
First round closes 1 July 2019. If accepted, your content will be
immediately scheduled. Final round closes 1 September 2019 Space
permitting.
If you have questions or need assistance with OpenConf, or have content
that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over, please write
grcon@gnuradio.org
If your submission is accepted, you must register for the conference or
your talk will be dropped from the schedule.
Please note that submitting a paper to the Technical Proceedings is not
required to submit a Talk, Tutorial, or Poster, but is strongly
encouraged. You also do not need to attend the conference to publish in
the Technical Proceedings.
[ANS thanks GNURadio.org for the above information.]
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This Month in AMSAT History
While celebrating our Golden Jubilee, it's fun to take a look back at the
past fifty years. Here's a peek at some news items from the archives of
"The "AMSAT Journal", aka "Amateur Satellite Report" aka "AMSAT
Newsletter" and "Orbit" as it has been named over the years.
March/April 2009
- Bill Tynan, W3XO recalls events of AMSAT's first decade.
- Owen Garrett, W5LFL writes about two generations of hams in space
as a father-son pair to travel in space.
- Barry Baines, WD4ASW reports that a team of AMSAT volunteers
removed equipment from what was the AMSAT Integration Lab.
- Gould Smith, WA4SXM describes the software and electronics developed
for first CW and FM signals for SuitSat-2.
March/April 1999
- Keith Baker, KB1SF things about how AMSAT's early experimenters
did not realize how their MICROSAT and UoSat designs would spawn
a new billion-dollar industry.
- SUNSAT-OSCAR 35 is successfully launched. After many months of
delays, a Delta II rocket carried the South African satellite
into orbit.
- Bob Bruninga, WB4APR describes how students worked six weeks
through Christmas vacations for prepare NATsweb Sat for orbit.
Last minute Technology Export License requirements posed by the
State Department cost the project its free ride.
March/April 1984
- Shigetake Morimoto, JA1NET et al describe JAS-1, Japan's first
amateur radio satellite.
- Harold Winard reports how AX.25 specification opened a new world of
digital communications to ground-based and space-faring
experimenters. Development of Layer 3, the networking layer,
lies ahead.
- Harold Price, NK6K extensively describes the sleepless nights and
sweat that went into the construction on UoSat-B to meet a fresh
launch opportunity.
March, 1980
- Joe Kasser, G3ZCZ looks forward to the new era in amateur satellite
communications with the upcoming launch of AMSAT Phase III
satellites when QSO's between stations in Europe, the USA and
Japan will become commonplace.
- Gregory Roberts, ZS1BI tells us to point our antennas skyward and
comb the satellite frequencies for a new style of rare DX.
- Dick Jansson, WD4FAB introduces us to some interesting ideas for
70cm antenna techniques.
1979
- President Perry Klein, W3PK celebrates AMSAT's accomplishment in
its first ten years. Membership has grown from 250 to 4,300
members in 75 countries.
- Britain's first amateur spacecraft will be built at Surrey
University with features that will depart from those of the OSCAR
series. Construction will take two years and $300,000.
- Pat Gowen, G3IOR instructs us how to build a real-time tracker for
RS satellites with two pieces of still cardboard.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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AmazonSmile for AMSAT!
You're participation does make a difference:
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, recently received a quarterly
donation of $428.76 thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com.
To date, AmazonSmile has donated a total of:
$3,615.82 to Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
$124,651,081.04 to all charities
Thank you for supporting Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation by shopping
at smile.amazon.com. You can track your impact throughout the year at
your My Impact page.
[ANS thanks Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO for the above information.]
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Microwave Update Conference October 3-5, 2019 in Lewisville, TX
The North Texas Microwave Society would like to invite you to the annual
Microwave Update Conference to be held October 3rd through the 5th 2019
at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in Lewisville (Dallas)
Texas.
Microwave Update is the premier microwave conference of the year and was
initially started by Don Hilliard W0PW (SK) back in 1985. This is the
ideal conference to meet fellow microwave enthusiasts and share ideas and
techniques that will help you conquer your next microwave band.
A full slate of speakers already includes Rex VK7MO, Tony Emanuele K8ZR,
Rick Fogle WA5TNY, Paul Wade W1GHZ, Joe Jurecka N5PYK, Doug Miller K6JEY,
Greg McIntire AA5C, Steve Kostro N2CEI, Kent Britain WA5VJB, Bob
Stricklin N5BRG, Barry Malowanchuk VE4MA, Tom Williams WA1MBA, Tom Apel
K5TRA, Tom McDermott N5EG and Al Ward W5LUA. If you are interested in
speaking, please let them know.
Topics will include small dish EME, microwave propagation, parabolic dish
feed horn design and construction, SSPAs, circuit design, latest
microwave devices, software defined radios and digital modes just to name
a few.
Friday morning will be dedicated to antenna gain measuring led by WA5VJB,
noise figure testing led by W5LUA and phase noise analysis led by AF8Z
and KC4YOE.
We still have several surplus electronics and mechanical places in the
DFW area that may still be worth a visit on Thursday. Those would include
Tanner Electronics in Carrollton, Altex Electronics in Carrollton, and
CDC Surplus in Richardson. Other places that would also handle walk-in
business and be worth a visit include Texas Towers, Ham Radio Outlet and
Fry's Electronics. A complete list is available at www.ntms.org.
On Thursday afternoon, we plan to have a workshop lead by Tom McDermott
N5EG on GNU Radio. GNU Radio is a development and simulation environment
used to create and test software design radio applications. This is a
powerful learning tool and GNU Radio can be used to implement working
radio applications.
Topics to be covered during the workshop will include:
- Installation of the GNU Radio package in Windows.
- Review of GNU Radio capabilities and core concepts.
- Review of important GNU Radio modules, building a project,
implementing and running projects involving hardware.
- Use of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) graphical environment.
- Demonstration of Gnuradio Companion (GRC) application with
Ettus radio.
The attendee is encouraged to bring their 64-bit laptop with Windows 10.
The focus will be on Windows but GNU radio works well in Linux also. Tom,
N5EG has a good deal of experience working with GNU radio and
communication systems. He has made presentations on the topic at the ARRL
TAPR Digital Communication Conference. Tom will also have other speakers
assisting him with the workshop.
The workshop has been tentatively scheduled on Thursday afternoon from 3
PM until 6 PM.
The plan is to have an informal program for the spouses which will
include local shopping and sightseeing in the Lewisville, Grapevine and
greater DFW area on both Friday and Saturday.
The Saturday night banquet speaker will feature Rex VK7MO who has
activated over 100 grid squares on 10 GHz EME in both Australia and New
Zealand. Rex will show us some of the beautiful places he has visited and
talk about his adventures to some of the more remote places down under.
This should be a real treat for hams and spouses.
Kent Britain WA5VJB will coordinate the publishing of the proceedings by
the ARRL. We are always looking for additional papers for the
proceedings. You don't have to be a presenter to have your paper
published in the proceedings. If you have an article on your latest
microwave related project that you would like published, please send your
article to Kent WA5VJB at wa5vjb@flash.net
Hotel registration has been setup. The hotel link is:
https://tinyurl.com/ans-090-hilton
The conference rate for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night is $104 per
night for a King which includes breakfast. The rate on the same days for
a Double Queen is $114 per night including breakfast. The rate for
Wednesday night is $129 per night for a King including breakfast and $132
for a Double Queen. The hotel charges a higher rate on Wednesday as they
have a lot of business travelers. We encourage everyone to register for
the hotel as early as possible.
If your plans change and you can't attend, you have until September 30th
to cancel without any cancellation fee. Special room rate will be
available until September 13. If you book without using the link above
please mention North Texas Microwave Society so we can get credit for the
room nights as this is required for us to keep conference registration
rates as low as possible. The Group Code is "MICRO". If you have any
problems with booking the hotel rate please contact w5lua@sbcglobal.net.
The Microwave Update web page will be updated shortly and it will include
conference registration as well as other helpful information.
[ANS thanks Al Ward, W5LUA and Bob Stricklin, N5BRG Conference Co-
Chairmen for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
* N. Michigan & S. Ontario (EN76/77/78/85/86) – March 30-April 1, 2019
Chris, AA8CH, is hitting the road and heading North, starting March 30th.
FM and Linears.
Rove Day 2 March 31: FM/Linears Passes throughout the day from
EN77/EN78 Start time TBD Evening passes from EN76.
Rove Day 3 April 1st: FM/Linears Passes from EN76, EN85, EN86, mid-
morning local to midafternoon local. Possibly other grids on the way
home. Keep an eye on Chris’ Twitter feed for possible updates:
https://twitter.com/charliehotel10.
* EM47 – April 1, 2019
Greg, WI4T, states he has a 90% chance of activating EM47 soon. Greg
will be on a get-a-way with his lovely XYL around April 1st, but plans to
sneak off for a few satellite passes. Stay tuned to his Twitter feed for
future announcements: https://twitter.com/WI4T_
* Defrosting Trip (EM90, EL99) – April 7-9, 2019 Paul, KE0PBR, has plans
to escape the Land of the 10,000 Frozen Lakes and head down to Florida,
to enjoy a little Global Warming. Will most likely be FM only, and
holiday style. Paul will post announcements on his Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/KE0PBR
* Liechtenstein (JN47) – April 17-19, 2019 Phillippe, EA4NF, is off on
another DXpedition. This time, he is heading to HB0/Lichtenstein.
Phillippe will operate under the call sign HB0/EA4NF from Leichtenstein
and HB9/EA4NF from Switzerland (JN47s, on both FM and SSB satellites.
QSL via LoTW. Updated info & pass announcements (time/frequencies)
available on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT
* Northern Border Security Check (Minnesota to Washington) – April 29 to
May 4 or 5th, 2019 Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his semiannual rover trip
to activate rare and somewhat rare grids, from April 29th to May 4th or
5th (or longer depending on how things go). Alex will fly into
Minneapolis and drive back to my home grid CN88, activating as many
ENx8,ENx7, DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route. The hope is
to hit many corners and lines.
Alex will be on both linear and FM birds. As always, activations and
route details will be posted to his Twitter @N7AGF at
https://twitter.com/N7AGF . Alex will also be on APRS at
https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10 . In areas of limited cell service, he’ll be
using inReach. Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid requests, route
suggestions, or hot tourist attractions in Minot.
* Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) May 31 - June 2, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday,
June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd. Pass list to come in next few
weeks.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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ARISS News
+ Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-28 03:00 UTC
58th Hamilton Scout Group, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, direct via
VE3DC. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled
astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-04-06
18:31:06 UTC 38 deg
+ Completed ARISS Contacts
Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY The ISS callsign
was NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut was David St-Jacques, KG5FYI Contact made: Thu
2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC.
+ ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored
over 100 schools:
- Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135
- Francesco IKØWGF with 132
- Gaston ON4WF with 123
- Sergey RV3DR with 113
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ AMSAT Argentina Announces new ISS SSTV Diploma
To obtain this diploma, radio amateurs (Argentine or worldwide) must
receive, record and upload at least 15 SSTV images obtained as
transmitted from ISS. Received images must originate from at least
two different radio operations, spanning a month or more between
them. Images received before March 1st, 2019 do not apply.
For complete information see: http://amsat.org.ar?f=9
[ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina for the above information.]
+ AMSAT “Dinner at Ticketsö Thursday, April 1, 2019
The annual AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) “Dinner at Ticketsö
party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7
W. Main St, Fairborn, OH.
No program or speaker...just good conversation and great company!
A fine selection of Greek and American food can be ordered from the
menu. Drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the
bar. Leave room for dessert...there’s an in-house ice cream shop!
Come as you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night
before Hamvention.
+ Mars Calling...It could be You!
An exciting new competition is giving citizens of planet Earth the
opportunity to get their voices to Mars in the next phase of the
ExoMars programme. People are encouraged to submit a 30-sescond
sound recording which will be posted on the web site. The public
will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite recording.
Eleven 30-second recording will be stored on a memory chip on the
landing platform, but only one of the recordings will be
transmitted back to earth. The transmission will be used as a test
of the landing platform's ability to successfully transmit telemetry.
Full information is can be seen at:
https://tinyurl.com/ans-090-mars-calling
[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information.]
+ Rocket Lab DARPA R3D2 Launches March 28, 2019
A video of the successful launch can be viewed at:
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream/
[ANS thanks Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC for the above information.]
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