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Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers Assist in California Fire
Response
ARRL Board of Directors' Committee Seeks Input for Proposed ARES
Strategic Plan
ARRL Comments in "Strong Opposition" to Part 15 Modification Petition
Affecting 5 GHz
The Doctor Will See You Now!
Collegiate QSO Party to Debut in September
VP6D Ducie Island 2018 DXpedition Receives ARRL Colvin Award
Hamvention Officials Say No New Building for 2019
Amateur Radio Satellite Pioneer, Past AMSAT President Bill Tynan,
W3XO, SK
Launch of Es'hail-2 with First Phase 4 Amateur Transponders Expected
Later this Year
In Brief...
The K7RA Solar Update
Just Ahead in Radiosport
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
Amateur Radio Emergency Service Volunteers Assist in California Fire
Response
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers pitched in to
assist where needed to provide or support communication during the
catastrophic fire in California. Volunteers from multiple ARRL
Sections in the state stepped up to help. The fires have claimed
several lives, destroyed more than 1,000 homes, and forced countless
residents to evacuate, including radio amateurs. ARRL Sacramento
Valley Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC) Greg Kruckewitt, KG6SJT,
said that the last ARES volunteers deployed to support American Red
Cross shelter stood down on August 7. Other shelter communicators
deployed earlier remained on duty for 10 days. Initially, there were
four shelters in Redding. On August 5, the Shasta-Tehama ARES team was
able to take its communications trailer to Trinity County to support a
shelter in Weaverville opened for Carr Fire evacuees, he said.
"This relieved the Sacramento County ARES volunteers who had been up
there for several days," Kruckewitt said, adding that communications
at the shelter were important, as power and cell phone coverage was
often spotty, with power going off for hours at a time. CalFire
reported on August 9 that the Carr Fire in Shasta and Trinity counties
covered more than 176,000 acres and was 47% contained. Evacuations and
road closures are in effect. At one point, more than a dozen ARES
volunteers from Shasta, Sacramento, Butte, Placer, Trinity, and El
Dorado counties were working at shelters opened in the wake of the
Carr Fire.
Sacramento Valley ARES member Michael Joseph, KK6ZGB, at the Red Cross
Gold County Region Disaster Operations Center.
Sacramento Valley ARES member Michael Joseph, KK6ZGB, served as the
liaison at the Red Cross Gold County Region Disaster Operations Center
(DOC) in Sacramento, Kruckewitt noted, adding that Joseph had been in
the DOC since the fire started.
Kruckewitt said Winlink was the go-to mode, as fire has damaged
several repeaters and no repeater path exists to the Gold County
Region of the Red Cross in Sacramento.
"One difficulty we ran into this weekend was that the Red Cross needed
[ARES Emergency Coordinator and SEC] contact information for various
counties that also are experiencing fires and having to open
shelters," he said. Completing that task involved lots of phone calls.
"We encourage all ARES members to get to know their neighboring ARES
groups and...check into their nets."
Joseph reported last weekend that the Mendocino Complex Fire was being
closely monitored, although no additional requests for ARES assistance
were being made. The Ranch Fire in the Mendocino Complex as of August
9 covered some 253,200 acres and was 46% contained. The Mendocino
Complex Fire is being called the largest wildfire in California
history, although the Carr Fire has been more devastating.
ARES teams in other California Sections remained on standby in case
they were needed.
ARRL Board of Directors' Committee Seeks Input for Proposed ARES
Strategic Plan
Following up on an ARRL Board of Directors directive at its July
meeting, the Public Service Enhancement Working Group (PSEWG) has
contacted all ARRL Section Managers (SMs) and Section Emergency
Coordinators (SECs) seeking comments and suggestions regarding the
proposed ARES Strategic Plan, via an online form. The deadline is
October 31, in order to give the PSEWG sufficient time to review the
comments and suggestions, formulate any necessary revisions, and
submit the revised document to the Board for consideration at its
January meeting.
Created in 1935, ARES has undergone very few changes over the years,
while the agencies ARES serves have undergone many. The PSEWG
evaluated the ARES program for 2 years and drafted several proposed
enhancements aimed at updating the program.
The ARES Strategic Plan introduces changes and a platform for future
growth. For many, this will represent a major paradigm shift; for
others, it will formalize many of the requirements they have employed
routinely for several years.
An independent team of individuals experienced in ARES and emergency
work from across the US has reviewed the proposed plan. Their
suggestions and recommendations were carefully considered, and many
were included in the plan during its development.
Now, the ARRL Board wants SMs and SECs to have the opportunity to
offer comments on the recommended changes prior to implementation of
the plan. While SMs and SECs are invited to reach out to their
Emergency Coordinators (ECs) for their thoughts and feedback, formal
responses must be submitted through SMs and SECs.
The PSEWG asks SMs an SECs to keep their comments respectful, concise,
and on point, and to keep in mind that the ARES framework must remain
as close to universal as possible, even while participants in some
geographical areas may require specific training that others do not
need. Mutual aid pacts may require training specific to adjacent
jurisdictions.
Also, SMs and SECs are reminded that specific agency agreements and
needs must be honored. Those having concerns about a proposed new
policy are requested to offer alternatives.
ARRL Comments in "Strong Opposition" to Part 15 Modification Petition
Affecting 5 GHz
ARRL has commented in "strong opposition" to a Petition for Rulemaking
by RADWIN Ltd. that seeks to amend certain Part 15 rules to permit
point-to-multipoint (P2MP) communication services in portions of the 5
GHz band, at power levels now permitted only for point-to-point
unlicensed systems. ARRL has focused its concern on proposed
high-power P2MP operation in the band from 5.725 - 5.850 MHz, but
points out that the entire 5.650 - 5.925 GHz allocation has been
"subjected to a continuing series of overlays domestically" for more
than 2 decades. Amateur Radio is secondary to military radars on the
band.
ARRL said the Amateur Radio national "weak-signal" calling frequency
of 5.760.1 GHz already has experienced a "very substantial" rise in
ambient noise in many areas that has significantly affected Amateur
Radio operation in the 200 kHz centered on that frequency, where
extremely weak received signal levels are typical. Only low-density
usage and the low-power levels permitted for unlicensed national
information infrastructure (U-NII) devices have sustained "a good deal
of compatibility" between Amateur Radio and U-NII devices at 5 GHz,
ARRL said.
"It is quite obvious that RADWIN's proposal for simultaneous
point-to-multipoint transmission, with higher input power and
[effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP)], using an electronic
steerable antenna system, presents an exceptionally high interference
potential to ongoing, weak-signal Amateur Radio Service
communications," ARRL said in its comments filed on July 30. With
users located "at all points of the compass from the distribution
point," ARRL said, the potential for interference to Amateur Radio "is
much greater." Greater yet, ARRL noted, is the potential of
interference to users of RADWIN's system.
ARRL said the FCC "has no idea at all" about aggregate noise levels in
the 5 GHz band in general, while Amateur Radio and Amateur Satellite
users have reported increased ambient noise levels in the band,
especially near 5.760 GHz. "Both the Petition and the technical
statement accompanying the Petition are silent on potential
interaction between P2MP simultaneous transmission systems operating
at high power, and any Amateur Radio facility," ARRL said. "As a
result, the petition is fatally flawed and should be dismissed,
relative to the 5.725 - 5.850 GHz band."
ARRL asserted that the FCC lacks jurisdiction to authorize Part 15
device operation by rule, "absent a specific finding that the device
will not predictably cause interference." Unlicensed, very low-power
Part 15 devices may not cause interference to licensed services and
must accept any interference caused by a licensed station and must
shut down if notified by the FCC that the device is causing harmful
interference. Read more.
The Doctor Will See You Now!
"Antenna Rotators" is the topic of the current (August 2) episode of
the "ARRL The Doctor is In" podcast. Listen...and learn!
Sponsored by DX Engineering, "ARRL The Doctor is In" is an informative
discussion of all things technical. Listen on your computer, tablet,
or smartphone -- whenever and wherever you like!
Every 2 weeks, your host, QST Editor-in-Chief Steve Ford, WB8IMY, and
the Doctor himself, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, will discuss a broad range of
technical topics. You can also email your questions to
doctor@arrl.org, and the Doctor may answer them in a future podcast.
Enjoy "ARRL The Doctor is In" on Apple iTunes, or by using your iPhone
or iPad podcast app (just search for "ARRL The Doctor is In"). You can
also listen online at Blubrry, or at Stitcher (free registration
required, or browse the site as a guest) and through the free Stitcher
app for iOS, Kindle, or Android devices. If you've never listened to a
podcast before, download our beginner's guide.
Just ahead: "Dummy Loads."
Collegiate QSO Party to Debut in September
ARRL's Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative (CARI) will sponsor the
first Collegiate QSO Party in mid-September, just as the fall semester
gets under way. The new operating event is part of the larger effort
to promote a renaissance of Amateur Radio clubs on college and
university campuses.
"Discussion of this sort of event has come up in multiple forums at
hamfests," the Milluzzi brothers -- Andy, KK4LWR, and Tony, KD8RTT --
told ARRL. "It gained more interest in the last couple of years and
was a hot topic of debate at the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio
Initiative Forum at Hamvention® this past May. The rules were
formulated by current students, faculty, and alumni of collegiate
clubs. We are excited to see things materialize and are happy to help
organize the event."
The inaugural Collegiate QSO Party will begin on Saturday, September
15, at 0000 UTC and continue until Sunday, September 16, at 2359 UTC.
Using phone, CW, or digital modes, participants will exchange call
sign, college/university name, or abbreviation and mascot, and
operating class
"Existing contests are great for club activity, but there is a
critical need to get collegiate stations on the air early in the
semester and drum up attention," Andy Milluzzi said. He said the ARRL
School Club Roundup (SCR) has been popular with college students, but
it's later in the semester, when college students are more deeply
involved with their studies. The Society of Midwest Contesters also
created the North American Collegiate Championship in conjunction with
the North American QSO Party (NAQP) SSB event. Andy Milluzzi said the
Collegiate QSO Party hopes to capitalize on the success of both
events.
Andy Miluzzi, KK4LWR, speaks at the CARI Forum at Orlando HamCation
2018. [Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, photo]
In a nutshell, the concept is an Amateur Radio operating event that
focuses on collegiate Amateur Radio, with the goal of promoting
student activity, alumni engagement, and community awareness. The
contest is open to all radio amateurs, including school clubs from
around the world, the Milluzzis said. There is no explicit bonus for
DX and no US-specific awards. Points may be earned by individuals,
clubs, and collegiate stations. New hams are welcome and collegiate
clubs are encouraged to accommodate newcomers.
Full details on the Collegiate QSO Party will appear in the September
2018 issue of QST.
VP6D Ducie Island 2018 DXpedition Receives ARRL Colvin Award
The pending VP6D Ducie Island DXpedition has received a grant from
ARRL's Colvin Award Committee, which the VP6D team has characterized
as "significant."
"We appreciate the confidence ARRL has shown in the VP6D project and
the team," a statement on the DXpedition's website said. The
Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) is sponsoring the DXpedition, set for
October 20 - November 3.
Funded by an endowment established by Lloyd D. Colvin, W6KG (SK),
Colvin Award grants support Amateur Radio projects that promote
international goodwill in the field of DX.
The DXpedition has also announced an addition to the VP6D team -- Rob
Fanfant, N7QT, a DXpedition veteran and participant in the 2017 VK9MA
Mellish Reef DXpedition. Fanfant was also a member of the VK9WA Willis
Island, E51MQT Manihiki, TX5Z Austral Islands, and VK9AN Christmas
Island DXpeditions, among others.
Currently in northern California preparing the equipment for shipment
to M/V Braveheart in New Zealand, the VP6D working group accepted
eight complete Elecraft K3S stations for use at VP6D, and they were
also given a tour of the Elecraft factory. The gear is the same
equipment that operators on the recent KH1/KH7Z Baker Island
DXpedition used to rack up nearly 70,000 contacts. Elecraft had the
gear to refurbish it for the second DXpedition.
"Today, we are continuing the tasks of integrating the radios,
computers, software, configuring the network, and preparing the
shipping cases," the DXpedition members reported. "We plan an
end-to-end test, from the keyboard, to the [satellite internet
antenna], to the log server in the Cloud. We expect to have the
equipment ready for the customs broker by August 7."
The last Ducie Island DXpedition was VP6DX in 2008. Ducie is currently
the 21st most-wanted DXCC entity, according to Club Log. It's believed
that this would be the fourth DXpedition to Ducie.
Hamvention Officials Say No New Building for 2019
Hamvention® and Greene County, Ohio, officials have been unable to
reach agreement on erecting a new building that could accommodate
Hamvention activities at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center
in Xenia, Ohio.
The Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio, has been
home to Hamvention since 2017. [Greg Ordy, W8WWV, photo]
"Hamvention/Dayton Amateur Radio Association has spent many hours
working with Greene County officials to reach an agreement on a
long-term contract where both the Fairgrounds and Hamvention would
feel comfortable erecting a new building," read an August 5 statement
from Hamvention General Chairman Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT, and Assistant
Chair Rick Allnutt, WS8G. "Unfortunately, we have currently been
unable to successfully reach an agreement satisfactory to all
parties." Gerbs was quick to reinforce that Hamvention continues to
have an excellent relationship with the county and the Fair Board, but
it does mean there will not be a new building in time for Hamvention
2019.
In January, Hamvention walked back an earlier announcement that a new
building would be erected in time for the 2018 show. At the time,
then-General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, anticipated that construction
would be completed this year in time for Hamvention 2019.
Gerbs cited some significant upgrades accomplished in 2018, including
improved tent shelters, permanent paths in the flea market area, and
an additional forum room. "More improvements are planned for 2019,"
Gerbs and Allnut said. "We hope the Amateur Radio community will
understand and continue to support the event as enthusiastically as in
the past."
Amateur Radio Satellite Pioneer, Past AMSAT President Bill Tynan,
W3XO, SK
A giant of the Amateur Radio satellite world has fallen. William A.
"Bill" Tynan, W3XO, of Kerrville, Texas, died on August 7, following a
lengthy illness. A past AMSAT President and the editor of QST's "The
World Above 50 MHz" column from 1975 until 1992, Tynan was 91.
As a youngster in Washington, DC, he was entranced by shortwave
broadcasts and police radio traffic on his three-band table radio. "I
started listening to hams on 20 meters and was hooked by the thought
of becoming one," Tynan said in his Amateur Radio biography, My Radio
Life. That didn't happen until after World War II in 1946, when he
became W3KMV. He was an early enthusiast and proponent of FM, which
helped to put him on his path to broadcasting, VHF, and ham radio
satellites.
In late 1951, he signed on with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics
Laboratory, where he worked on US Navy weapons system projects. He
rose to the level of Senior Staff Engineer before retiring in 1988,
when he and his wife Mattie relocated to the Hill Country of Texas.
In 1961, Tynan and Bob Carpenter, W3OTC (SK), founded the Washington,
DC, market's first FM stereo station, WHFS in Bethesda, Maryland.
After he passed his Amateur Extra exam in 1974, Tynan opted for W3XO,
the call sign of Washington's first FM radio station in the
experimental years.
His eager curiosity for VHF and above led him in 1969 to attend the
first meeting of what would become AMSAT. He would become AMSAT
President in 1991, serving for 7 years and rubbing shoulders with
other Amateur Radio satellite titans. In his later years, Tynan served
as AMSAT's OSCAR Number ministrator, the individual who confers
alphanumeric designators on qualifying Amateur Radio satellites. He
stepped down from that volunteer role in July after 2 decades of
service.
Through his QST column, Tynan was an early proponent of using grid
squares as VHF/UHF contest multipliers. That led directly to ARRL's
VUCC operating award program for 50 MHz and above. He also was a
strong proponent of establishing beacon stations on VHF as well as a
DX window and 50.125 MHz domestic calling frequency on 6 meters, and
later 144.200 MHz on 2 meters.
Tynan played a key role as AMSAT's Vice President for Human
Spaceflight (earlier "Manned Space") in convincing NASA to permit
Amateur Radio operation from the space shuttles. The early SAREX
(Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment) led to the current Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station (ARISS) program that offers students a
chance to speak directly to International Space Station (ISS) crew
members via ham radio. He also was a significant supporter of the
ARISS interoperable radio system project, soon set to fly to the ISS.
Tynan was among the initial proponents of AMSAT's ambitious Phase 3D
geostationary satellite program, working tirelessly to raise the
considerable funds needed and to recruit the personnel to determine
the project's direction. The Phase 3D satellite, designated as AO-40,
was successfully launched in 2000.
Tynan was a Life Member of ARRL, AMSAT (holding Life Member No. 10),
and IEEE. In addition to his time as AMSAT President, Tynan served on
the AMSAT Board of Directors from 1986 until 2003 and was its chairman
for his final 5 years. In 1996, he was named as the 1996 Hamvention®
"Amateur of the Year."
"Amateur Radio is becoming more exciting to me every day," he said in
concluding My Radio Life, written while he was in his 80s. "And, I'm
still learning." Read more.
Launch of Es'hail-2 with First Phase 4 Amateur Transponders Expected
Later this Year
Es'hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has tweeted that it's
anticipating that SpaceX will launch its geostationary Es'hail-2
satellite sometime in the fourth quarter of 2018. The commercial
Qatari satellite will provide the first Amateur Radio geostationary
communication and will be capable of linking amateurs from Brazil to
Thailand.
Es'hail-2 will carry two AMSAT-DL-designed Phase 4 Amateur Radio
transponders operating in the 2.4 GHz and 10.450 GHz bands. A 250 kHz
bandwidth linear transponder is intended for conventional analog
operation, while an 8 MHz bandwidth transponder will serve
experimental digital modulation schemes and DVB amateur television.
The satellite will be positioned at 26° east. Es'hailSat said the new
satellite "will allow also the AMSAT community to validate and
demonstrate their DVB standard."
The narrowband analog linear transponder downlink will cover 10489.550
- 10489.800 MHz with 100 W output. The uplink will be 2400.050 -
2400.300 MHz. The wideband digital transponder will downlink on
10491.000 - 10499.000 MHz with 100 W output. The uplink passband will
be 2401.500 - 2409.500 MHz.
Both transponders will be equipped with antennas capable of providing
full coverage over about one-third of Earth's surface. The Qatar
Amateur Radio Society (A71A) and Qatar Satellite Company are
cooperating on the Amateur Radio project. AMSAT-DL is providing
technical support. Read more.
In Brief...
Microwave Update (MUD) 2018 has issued a call for papers. The
international conference, dedicated to microwave equipment design,
construction, and operation, is focused on, but not limited to,
Amateur Radio on the microwave bands. Sponsored by the Midwest VHF/UHF
Society, the event will take place October 11 - 14 at the Holiday Inn,
2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, Ohio. The program committee is
calling for papers and presentations on the technical and operational
aspects of microwave Amateur Radio communications. Email your
proposals, questions, and submissions to John Ackermann, N8UR.
Presentations selected for the technical program may be given in
person or by proxy. Abstracts and expected length are due by August
25. Presenters may submit a companion paper for publication in the
Proceedings (this could be a copy of a slide presentation), no later
than September 1. ditional material for inclusion on the Proceedings
CD must arrive by September 25. All conference attendees will receive
a copy of the book and CD. Details are on the MUD website.
The BIRDS-2 CubeSats will deploy from the ISS on August 10. All three
carry APRS digipeaters. The trio -- BHUTAN-1, MAYA-1, and UiTMSat-1 --
will transmit 30 minutes after deployment. Initial mode should be CW
on 70 centimeters; each satellite uses the same frequency of 437.375
MHz. The normal transmission order is BHUTAN-1 (JG6YKL), MAYA-1
(JG6YKM), and UiTMSat-1 (JG6YKN). Each CubeSat also has an APRS
digipeater on 145.825 MHz. Because the CubeSats will be released at
the same time, it's possible that the beacon signals from three
CubeSats will interfere with each other, as they will turn on at
almost at the same time, making copy difficult. Once on, one of the
first things it does is transmit the beacon signal, but the CubeSats
are programmed so that each will wait a certain amount of time before
transmitting the beacon signal. The first satellite released will be
the first to transmit, but it will remain silent for long enough to
let other two satellites finish their beacon transmissions.
Great Lakes HamCon 2.0, set to occur in October at Michigan
International Speedway, has been cancelled. The second Great Lakes
HamCon had been sanctioned as the 2018 ARRL Michigan State Convention.
In announcing the cancellation, sponsors said failure to come to a
final agreement for the use of the Speedway led to the difficult
decision to cancel the event. "With just 2 months remaining before the
event, the issues caused by the lack of agreement were found to be
insurmountable," sponsors said. All who purchased tickets will receive
refunds. PayPal ticket purchases will be handled via PayPal.
The K7RA Solar Update
Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, reports: According to Spaceweather.com
reported on August 8, "Solar minimum conditions are in effect. The sun
has been without sunspots for 39 of the past 42 days."
Spaceweather.com said a similar stretch of blank suns has not happened
since 2009, "when the sun was experiencing the deepest solar minimum
in a century."
For the third week in a row, we report an average daily sunspot number
of 1.6, because in the three most-recent reporting periods, there was
only 1 day with any sunspots, and each time that daily sunspot number
was 11.
Average daily solar flux rose slightly from 68 to 69.7, while average
daily planetary A index rose from 5 to 5.7, and average mid-latitude A
index edged upward from 5.1 to 6.9. Six meters has experienced some
excellent openings recently, with some operators taking advantage of
FT8.
Sunspot numbers for August 2-8 were 11, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a
mean of 1.6. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 69.9, 70.2, 70.4, 69.2,
69.1, 69.5, and 69.6, with a mean of 69.7. Estimated planetary A
indices were 6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 10, and 5, with a mean of 5.7. Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 6, 6, 8, 6, 5, 11, and 6, with a mean of
6.9. My Friday propagation bulletin will include additional details.
Send me your propagation and space weather observations.
Just Ahead in Radiosport
August 11-12 -- WAE DX Contest (CW)
August 11-12 -- SKCC Weekend Sprintathon (CW)
August 11-12 -- Maryland-DC QSO Party (CW, phone, digital)
August 11-13 -- MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint (CW,
phone, digital)
August 13 -- 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint (CW, phone)
August 15 -- NAQCC CW Sprint
See the ARRL Contest Calendar for more information. For in-depth
reporting on Amateur Radio contesting, subscribe to The ARRL Contest
Update via your ARRL member profile email preferences.
Upcoming ARRL Section, State, and Division Conventions
August 18-19 -- Southeastern Division Convention, Huntsville, Alabama
August 19 -- Kansas State Convention, Salina, Kansas
August 24-26 -- West Virginia State Convention, Weston, West Virginia
August 31-September 2 -- Roanoke Division Convention, Shelby, North
Carolina
September 1 -- Pennsylvania State Convention, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
September 7-9 -- New England Division Convention, Boxborough,
Massachusetts
September 7-9 -- Northwest APRS Convention, North Bend, Washington
September 8 -- Kentucky State Convention, Shepherdsville, Kentucky
September 8 -- Virginia Section Convention, Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 14-16 -- W9DXCC Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
September 15 -- Wyoming State Convention, Rock Springs, Wyoming
September 16 -- Southern New Jersey Section Convention, Mullica Hill,
New Jersey
September 21-22 -- W4DXCC/SEDCO Convention, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
September 21-23 -- Rocky Mountain Division Convention, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
September 22 -- Washington State Convention, Spokane Valley,
Washington
September 28-29 -- Wisconsin State Convention, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 28-30 -- Mid-Atlantic States VHF Conference, Bensalem,
Pennsylvania
September 29 -- North Dakota State Convention, West Fargo, North
Dakota
Find conventions and hamfests in your area.
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