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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Lots of variables could come into play like where antenna is located in proximity to shack, is there RF coming back down the feed line, how well shielded is transmiiter/antenna tuner, and so on. How many really have well designed stations ? I venture to say a lot of hams just toss together what they *think* is right. I'm on a ham FB page and it seems there are a few messing with old CB equipment and 11 meter amps they try to run on 10m. I wouldn't trust
many of those 11 meter amps to not radiate in shack. Incidental radiation can happen when you least expect... had a nice looking coax switch that radiated all over the place. Jerry N9AVY
From: "'N2MLP' n2mlp@... [070]" <070@...> To: 070@... Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:43 AM Subject: RE: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ In a well designed station you shouldn’t have RF in the shack for safety reasons in the first place. Plus there is always QRP operations. ======================== de N2MLP Brian Monroe County PA ======================== From: 070@... [mailto:070@...] Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:55 AM To: 070@... Subject: Re: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ Some people are restricted from being in areas with RF radiation because they are wearing pacemakers. I know of at least 2 hams who have that problem. Jerry N9AVY From: "'Mike Miller' lists@... [070]" <070@...> To: 070@... Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ I guess I can see a point to the remote operation. Think of those that are in nursing homes or assisted living facilities etc. that want more of a taste of ham radio than echolink can provide but can't have a station in their room or apartment. For awards, the QTH should be the remote location. I think it is just as fair to rent a station as to be able afford to build a super station. Maybe award categories need dollar classes as well as power classes. Just my 2 cents. 73 Mike kc9doa #1040 On 13 Jan 2015 at 6:02, Ted pegduck56@... [070] wrote: > agree > 73, TKK7TRK > > On Monday, January 12, 2015 4:26 PM, "Jerry > n9avy@... [070]" <070@...> wrote: > > > I would qustion it as well. For me, it would "Cheapen" > awards like DXCC. > > For me the competition has always been with myself. One > station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern > Illinois. > > To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC > via the internet. There's been a lot of discussion about the > over the past few years. I think for some areas DXCC and other > awards should have an endorsement for the area of the world you > work from. > > Now this will probably stir up a lot of controversy. But I > really think this will have a definite effect on all awards. > Jerry N9AVY > From: "Ted pegduck56@... [070]" > <070@...> > To: 070 PSK Club <070@...> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 6:16 PM > Subject: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ > > this keeps popping up on my Facebook side. Curious as to > what people think of this concept. There is the 'novelty' > factor and of course the cost factor. After looking at their > stuff and the concept, I just am not comfortable with the > concept. I guess I could sign into one of their big gun east > coast stations and fill my log with a bunch of EU that is > difficult to get from my own station (maybe a quick way to get > that Ukraine sticker !) , but I question the 'legality' of that > . 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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
In a well designed station you shouldn’t have RF in the shack for safety reasons in the first place. Plus there is always QRP operations.
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From: 070@... [mailto:070@...]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:55 AM To: 070@... Subject: Re: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Some people are restricted from being in areas with RF radiation because they are wearing pacemakers. I know of at least 2 hams who have that problem.
Jerry N9AVY
From: "'Mike Miller' lists@... [070]" <070@...>
I guess I can see a point to the remote operation. Think of
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Some people are restricted from being in areas with RF radiation because they are wearing pacemakers. I know of at least 2 hams who have that problem. Jerry N9AVY
From: "'Mike Miller' lists@... [070]" <070@...> To: 070@... Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ I guess I can see a point to the remote operation. Think of
those that are in nursing homes or assisted living facilities etc. that want more of a taste of ham radio than echolink can provide but can't have a station in their room or apartment. For awards, the QTH should be the remote location. I think it is just as fair to rent a station as to be able afford to build a super station. Maybe award categories need dollar classes as well as power classes. Just my 2 cents. 73 Mike kc9doa #1040 On 13 Jan 2015 at 6:02, Ted pegduck56@... [070] wrote: > agree > 73, TKK7TRK > > On Monday, January 12, 2015 4:26 PM, "Jerry > n9avy@... [070]" <070@...> wrote: > > > I would qustion it as well. For me, it would "Cheapen" > awards like DXCC. > > For me the competition has always been with myself. One > station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern > Illinois. > > To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC > via the internet. There's been a lot of discussion about the > over the past few years. I think for some areas DXCC and other > awards should have an endorsement for the area of the world you > work from. > > Now this will probably stir up a lot of controversy. But I > really think this will have a definite effect on all awards. > Jerry N9AVY > From: "Ted pegduck56@... [070]" > <070@...> > To: 070 PSK Club <070@...> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 6:16 PM > Subject: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ > > this keeps popping up on my Facebook side. Curious as to > what people think of this concept. There is the 'novelty' > factor and of course the cost factor. After looking at their > stuff and the concept, I just am not comfortable with the > concept. I guess I could sign into one of their big gun east > coast stations and fill my log with a bunch of EU that is > difficult to get from my own station (maybe a quick way to get > that Ukraine sticker !) , but I question the 'legality' of that > . 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Re: remote radio
David Westbrook
Very well written James on all points ... 110% agree! A large part of ham radio is about experimentation and innovation -- remote use and internet integration is an excellent example of that! --david KJ4IZW
On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 9:55 AM, nf8i@... [070] <070@...> wrote:
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Re: remote radio
It's not nearly so simple.
DXCC, for instance, does not have the 50-mile rule. For DXCC, all contacts must be made from the same DX entity. Remote operation is allowed as long as transmitter and receiver are located in the same DXCC entity. (DXCC Rule 9) WAS has a 50-mile rule (Rule 3), but it is common to earn WAS by starting from scratch if you move or have a station outside your original 50-mile circle. There is nothing in the WAS rules to prevent you from earning WAS while using a remote station within 50 miles of your home or other station, or making a separate application for WAS completed entirely by remote sites within 50 miles of each other. ARRL has studied the issue extensively and has specifically not prohibited remote operating in its contests. There are rules about "remote receive sites", but these refer to sites that are remote from the operating station, not the operator's location. As long as the rule that "All transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500-meter diameter circle, excluding antennas." is followed, there is no reason you can't operate an ARRL contest from a remote station. I am inclined to disagree with the folks who oppose use of remote stations. While the idea of "paying for QSOs" is a nice sound bite for opponents, please consider: * Not every ham has the ability to put up their own station. (eg, apartment dwellers, college students, HOA victims) * Club stations are often made available to members for personal use, and their use (under a personal call) has not drawn such objections, even though the club station may be much better equipped than the ham's home station. * Remote operating includes not just the heavy-weight stations that are subject to hourly rental, but also club shacks that are more modest and made available to members over the Internet. * Remote operating also includes operating ones own station via the Internet, perhaps while out of town. (I, for one, have been known to operate my own station remotely this way.) * Finally, "paying for QSOs" by renting time at a huge contest site is very little different from buying the best gear, the best antennas, property at the best location, etc. Those with funds to spend have that advantage over others regardless of the way those funds are spent (locally vs remotely). Having a huge, expensive contest station at your home doesn't mean you are particularly skilled, and likewise, paying for use of a remote station doesn't mean you lack the skill. It's simply a question of how you allocate your resources. For what it's worth, I don't operate stations other than my own remotely, but I do sometimes use my own call at my club's station (which is permitted by the club). Having been in circumstances where I couldn't set up my own station (and I still don't have the station I really want), I am very sympathetic to those who want to rent the facility from others. 73, James NF8I
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Mike Miller <lists@...>
I guess I can see a point to the remote operation. Think of
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those that are in nursing homes or assisted living facilities etc. that want more of a taste of ham radio than echolink can provide but can't have a station in their room or apartment. For awards, the QTH should be the remote location. I think it is just as fair to rent a station as to be able afford to build a super station. Maybe award categories need dollar classes as well as power classes. Just my 2 cents. 73 Mike kc9doa #1040
On 13 Jan 2015 at 6:02, Ted pegduck56@... [070] wrote:
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Re: remote radio
I am surprised no one has straighted this out yet. I am not very knowledgeable on the subject but I do know remote operating is addressed in all the awards. Awards like WAS and DXCC are "location" awards. The transmitter must be within 50 miles of your defined station to count. The defined station for most of us is our home station. Here in Florida I know several who have two defined stations, one at home up North and one here for the winter home. If you have a vacation home in another location then you must have two defined locations and can get the award for either or both but all contacts must be made from within 50 miles of that location. I assume you could also get the award from a remote control station could but all contacts for that award would have to be made from that remote station or within 50 miles of the remote station location. The 070 club awards are different in that the awards are not specified as location awards but contact of specific places or people. No station location is specified except for the distance away from home you must be for the APE award. Since I have not a wall paper seeker, except 070 awards!, I only know this as general ham knowledge. There has to be at least one member who is intimate with all the rules. Jump in here and state chapter and verse so this line can end. 73, BIll AG4QX #398
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Ted <pegduck56@...>
uh oh, Robert...Echolink, DStar, et al...another can of worms (personally, none of that is happening in my shack....its strictly RF to RF or what's the point?) 73, Ted (still weeping over my Ducks loss to Ohio) k7trk
On Monday, January 12, 2015 10:17 PM, "Robert Johnstone shopr3@... [070]" <070@...> wrote: Here where the wind sometimes rotates at high rates in small areas, It sometimes takes out; microwave towers, electrical lines, phone lines, cell towers and every normal means of communicating except Amateur Radio so I would not think it would be useful other than a cheat for contests or some non serious use. But not everyone thinks of the radio as gaining proficiency for when all else fails. During Sky Warn Appreciation day they sometimes use echolink and tie into 7 continents and log contacts as fast as they can write, but when the connection to the internet is broken no joy. otherwise shooting fish in a barrel... Just my .02 Robert kd0fip 1396 From: "Jerry n9avy@... [070]" <070@...> To: "070@..." <070@...> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ Peter ... I use a 3 element yagi (4 elements on 10m) and usually have a big signal (40-50 watts) and occasionally get pile ups from Europe. I can switch back and forth to a ground mounted vertical and most times I see little difference in received signal. Transmit is a different story. In the end, it's all about what you do with YOUR little station and the propagation you have to work with. Those who use remote stations are only cheating
themselves. Jerry N9AVY From: "'Peter G. Viscarola' PeterGV@... [070]" <070@...> To: "070@..." <070@...> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:24 PM Subject: RE: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/
For me the competition has always been with myself. One station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern Illinois.
I agree. For many of us, it's about what WE'VE managed to work from OUR stations. But that's not true of everyone... To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC via the internet. I don't see any difference using a station remotely, versus physically traveling to a station and making QSOs from there. As long as I can travel to a big gun, use my call sign, and fill my log book I don't see any reason why remoting to that same station would be any different. But that's not why I was proud when I got my RTTY (well, PSK really) DXCC certificate. I was proud because I did it with my little barefoot radio with my little OCF dipole hung in some trees in my back yard. Might be fun to actually hear what it's like to use a big yagi on a tower someday, though... Peter K1PGV
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Robert Johnstone
Here where the wind sometimes rotates at high rates in small areas, It sometimes takes out; microwave towers, electrical lines, phone lines, cell towers and every normal means of communicating except Amateur Radio so I would not think it would be useful other than a cheat for contests or some non serious use. But not everyone thinks of the radio as gaining proficiency for when all else fails. During Sky Warn Appreciation day they sometimes use echolink and tie into 7 continents and log contacts as fast as they can write, but when the connection to the internet is broken no joy. otherwise shooting fish in a barrel... Just my .02 Robert kd0fip 1396
From: "Jerry n9avy@... [070]" <070@...> To: "070@..." <070@...> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ Peter ... I use a 3 element yagi (4 elements on 10m) and usually have a big signal (40-50 watts) and occasionally get pile ups from Europe. I can switch back and forth to a ground mounted vertical and most times I see little difference in received signal. Transmit is a different story. In the end, it's all about what you do with YOUR little station and the propagation you have to work with. Those who use remote stations are only cheating
themselves. Jerry N9AVY From: "'Peter G. Viscarola' PeterGV@... [070]" <070@...> To: "070@..." <070@...> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:24 PM Subject: RE: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ For me the competition has always been with myself. One station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern Illinois. I agree. For many of us, it's about what WE'VE managed to work from OUR stations. But that's not true of everyone... To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC via the internet. I don't see any difference using a station remotely, versus physically traveling to a station and making QSOs from there. As long as I can travel to a big gun, use my call sign, and fill my log book I don't see any reason why remoting to that same station would be any different. But that's not why I was proud when I got my RTTY (well, PSK really) DXCC certificate. I was proud because I did it with my little barefoot radio with my little OCF dipole hung in some trees in my back yard. Might be fun to actually hear what it's like to use a big yagi on a tower someday, though... Peter K1PGV
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Ted <pegduck56@...>
agree 73, TK K7TRK
On Monday, January 12, 2015 4:26 PM, "Jerry n9avy@... [070]" <070@...> wrote: I would qustion it as well. For me, it would "Cheapen" awards like DXCC. For me the competition has always been with myself. One station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern Illinois. To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC via the internet. There's been a lot of discussion about the over the past few years. I think for some areas DXCC and other awards should have an endorsement for the area of the world you work from. Now this will probably stir up a lot of controversy. But I really think this will have a definite effect on all awards. Jerry N9AVY From: "Ted pegduck56@... [070]" <070@...> To: 070 PSK Club <070@...> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 6:16 PM Subject: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ this keeps popping up on my Facebook side. Curious as to what people think of this concept. There is the 'novelty' factor and of course the cost factor. After looking at their stuff and the concept, I just am not comfortable with the concept. I guess I could sign into one of their big gun east coast stations and fill my log with a bunch of EU that is difficult to get from my own station (maybe a quick way to get that Ukraine sticker !) , but I question the 'legality' of that . I mean, it's not really me using my own equipment from my own QTH...I really don't know anyone have any
thoughts or concerns/ 73, Ted K7TRK
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Peter ... I use a 3 element yagi (4 elements on 10m) and usually have a big signal (40-50 watts) and occasionally get pile ups from Europe. I can switch back and forth to a ground mounted vertical and most times I see little difference in received signal. Transmit is a different story. In the end, it's all about what you do with YOUR little station and the propagation you have to work with. Those who use remote stations are only cheating
themselves. Jerry N9AVY
From: "'Peter G. Viscarola' PeterGV@... [070]" <070@...> To: "070@..." <070@...> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:24 PM Subject: RE: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ <quote>
For me the competition has always been with myself. One station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern Illinois. I agree. For many of us, it's about what WE'VE managed to work from OUR stations. But that's not true of everyone... To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC via the internet. I don't see any difference using a station remotely, versus physically traveling to a station and making QSOs from there. As long as I can travel to a big gun, use my call sign, and fill my log book I don't see any reason why remoting to that same station would be any different. But that's not why I was proud when I got my RTTY (well, PSK really) DXCC certificate. I was proud because I did it with my little barefoot radio with my little OCF dipole hung in some trees in my back yard. Might be fun to actually hear what it's like to use a big yagi on a tower someday, though... Peter K1PGV
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Peter G. Viscarola
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For me the competition has always been with myself. One station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern Illinois. </quote> I agree. For many of us, it's about what WE'VE managed to work from OUR stations. But that's not true of everyone... <quote> To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC via the internet. </quote> I don't see any difference using a station remotely, versus physically traveling to a station and making QSOs from there. As long as I can travel to a big gun, use my call sign, and fill my log book I don't see any reason why remoting to that same station would be any different. But that's not why I was proud when I got my RTTY (well, PSK really) DXCC certificate. I was proud because I did it with my little barefoot radio with my little OCF dipole hung in some trees in my back yard. Might be fun to actually hear what it's like to use a big yagi on a tower someday, though... Peter K1PGV
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Re: http://www.remotehamradio.com/
I would qustion it as well. For me, it would "Cheapen" awards like DXCC. For me the competition has always been with myself. One station, one antenna from hear in my little corner of Northern Illinois. To go with a remote station is about the same as working DXCC via the internet. There's been a lot of discussion about the over the past few years. I think for some areas DXCC and other awards should have an endorsement for the area of the world you work from. Now this will probably stir up a lot of controversy. But I really think this will have a definite effect on all awards. Jerry N9AVY
From: "Ted pegduck56@... [070]" <070@...> To: 070 PSK Club <070@...> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 6:16 PM Subject: [070] http://www.remotehamradio.com/ this keeps popping up on my Facebook side. Curious as to what people think of this concept. There is the 'novelty' factor and of course the cost factor. After looking at their stuff and the concept, I just am not comfortable with the concept. I guess I could sign into one of their big gun east coast stations and fill my log with a bunch of EU that is difficult to get from my own station (maybe a quick way to get that Ukraine sticker !) , but I question the 'legality' of that . I mean, it's not really me using my own equipment from my own QTH...I really don't know anyone have any
thoughts or concerns/ 73, Ted K7TRK
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http://www.remotehamradio.com/
Ted <pegduck56@...>
this keeps popping up on my Facebook side. Curious as to what people think of this concept. There is the 'novelty' factor and of course the cost factor. After looking at their stuff and the concept, I just am not comfortable with the concept. I guess I could sign into one of their big gun east coast stations and fill my log with a bunch of EU that is difficult to get from my own station (maybe a quick way to get that Ukraine sticker !) , but I question the 'legality' of that . I mean, it's not really me using my own equipment from my own QTH...I really don't know anyone have any thoughts or concerns/ 73, Ted K7TRK
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Re: Welcome Aboard
Les Alverson <kd4sfd2@...>
Welcome - It has been a year since I joined and we have gotten 200
members!!
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Les K4lea 1746 lonp 272
On 1/11/2015 18:34, James Ferris
ferris1727@... [070] wrote:
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Re: Welcome Aboard
John Bower <poppajohnbower@...>
Welcome Have fun - look forward to meeting you on the waterfall John KE4JB
On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 6:34 PM, James Ferris ferris1727@... [070] <070@...> wrote:
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Welcome Aboard
James Ferris <ferris1727@...>
Please join me in welcoming our new PODXS 070 member(s) 1947 F4GYM Fab 1948 WU2M Rocco 1949 W5FKW Rick 73, Jim W5FER
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Re: DX
See XR0YJ on 15m right now and its sad to say how the PSK operators are right now. I'm not even going to try as the all continually stuff their calls in without even letting XR0YJ Answer. SAD.
On Saturday, January 10, 2015 8:36 AM, "Jerry n9avy@... [070]" <070@...> wrote: C5 - Everything is on schedule for the C5X DXpedition to the Gambia starting on 15 January through to the 26th [425DXN 1227]. With two high-power stations, the team (G3VMW, G3XAQ, G3XTT and M0PCB) will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and a little PSK31/63. As the public beach area is not suitable for VDAs, antennas include two Spiderbeams on the five HF bands and dipoles at good height for the lower bands. "We have not specified any TX frequencies by band", Steve G3VMW says, "and will always try to avoid other DXpeditions that may be active. However, we will always work split frequency, listening uo, normally between 1 to 5 kHz". They will also "make frequent checks on our TX frequency, and if necessary, move a few kHz lower or higher to clear the QRM". QSL via M0OXO (preferably through the OQRS at www.m0oxo.com); the logs will be uploaded daily to Club Log and LoTW. [TNX G3VMW
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DX
C5 - Everything is on schedule for the C5X DXpedition to the Gambia starting on 15 January through to the 26th [425DXN 1227]. With two high-power stations, the team (G3VMW, G3XAQ, G3XTT and M0PCB) will be QRV on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and a little PSK31/63. As the public beach area is not suitable for VDAs, antennas include two Spiderbeams on the five HF bands and dipoles at good height for the lower bands. "We have not specified any TX frequencies by band", Steve G3VMW says, "and will always try to avoid other DXpeditions that may be active. However, we will always work split frequency, listening uo, normally between 1 to 5 kHz". They will also "make frequent checks on our TX frequency, and if necessary, move a few kHz lower or higher to clear the QRM". QSL via M0OXO (preferably through the OQRS at www.m0oxo.com); the logs will be uploaded daily to Club Log and LoTW. [TNX G3VMW
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Re: Welcome Aboard
ljl2002@att.net
Welcome to both. You will find plenty of PSK here!! I'll be looking for you on the air. 73 Joe KA1PPV #1482 EPC # 6622
On Friday, January 9, 2015 5:52 PM, "James Ferris ferris1727@... [070]" <070@...> wrote: Please join me in welcoming our new PODXS 070 member(s) 1945 YL73EPC EPC Club Station - Latvia 1946 KC9LOX Todd 73, Jim W5FER
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