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March 2009 |
Hello!
This is March 2009 edition of the New York City-Long Island Section
"e-Happenings" newsletter.
This newsletter is here to serve the Amateur Radio community in our area. We
welcome and
encourage all submissions. Help make this your newsletter. We especially
encourage NLI Radio
clubs and Organizations to submit their meeting announcements, guest
speakers and any special
events. Please submit any information for the February issue prior to the
end of January.
Section News
Section News is available ONLY on the world-wide-web. See the NLI site at:
http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI
INCLUDED IN THIS ISSUE:
* From Mike Lisenco N2YBB, Section Manager
* From Jim Mezey W2FKV, ARES SEC
* From Jim Minor W2DSX, NTS STM
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HAPPENINGS
* From Mike Lisenco N2YBB, Section Manager
Some new things for March!
First, with the addition of Mitch Cohen N2RGA as the new webmaster for NLI,
we've started to update the NLI website. The homepage sports a new logo and
look. As I can, each link will be updated as well. Please log into
www.hudson.arrl.org/nli to see what we've been doing.
Club events are being kept up to date on the "Event Calendar". We've already
received a list of events from GSBARC for the year, and these events with
contact information can be found using the "NLI Events" link at the top of
the homepage. If you would like your club event publicized and listed on the
calendar, please send me an email with the pertinent information. Be sure to
include the dates(s) and contact information for the club/responsible party.
Also be certain to include a link to the information on your website. I will
not cull the information from your club newsletters as I will not assume
that you want the event publicized. You must email me with a specific
request to include the event on the Section calendar.
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I am also very happy to announce that we have included a study guide
designed to help an individual studying for the Technician level license
and/or studying to upgrade to the General class license.
The online "textbook": “An Amateur Radio Technician and General Class
License Study Guide” can be viewed in pdf format and it is for the use of
anyone who is studying to either become a licensed amateur radio operator or
to upgrade their operating privileges.
I would like to acknowledge and publicly thank John Nordlund AD5FU, the
author, for allowing us to publish it and use it on-line free of charge.
John, the current Arkansas ARES Section Emergency Coordinator, along with
his editor Lynette Dowdy, KD5QMD, put a lot of hours into this project and
they deserve the credit and recognition that is due them. On behalf of
everyone in NLI who will make use of this tool, I thank them.
A footnote. It is unfortunate that their work (given freely with only the
request of acknowledgment of authorship) has been plagiarized by another who
refuses to rightfully credit the true author. What is even more unfortunate,
I am sorry to say, is that this has occurred within the NLI section. This
individual has claimed credit for authoring this work on his own. He has
deleted author and editor references from the work, placed his own cover
page on the work with his "logo" and has claimed credit for the work. Such
behavior sullies us all and should be recognized for what it is; cheating!
The irony is that John would have granted this person the right to use his
work had he been asked. He has since asked this person to cease and desist
using his work - but he has been ignored. I would have expected to see this
type of behavior in a
child caught cheating on an exam in elementary school - not an adult. And
particularly not from a fellow ham! Shame!
I bring this to your attention to try to right a wrong that these two good
people have suffered at the hands of this plagiarist. I am appalled at,
though no longer surprised by, his shenanigans. Many of you know who this
is, and I hope that you will bring pressure on this person to right this
wrong and to make him stop this type of contemptuous behavior. Let him know
that he has no respect and sets an example that brings ignominy not only to
the NLI Section, but to his "club", his "friends" and all of Amateur Radio.
Ok. Off my soapbox and on to other things.
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First, congratulations to the Peconic Amateur Radio Club (PARC) on their
very successful qso last week with the International Space Station (NA1ISS)
through the ARISS program. 16 students from the Hampton Bays Middle School
were able to ask some very poignant,
intelligent questions of Commander Mike Fincke who answered them during
their 9 minute window. You can watch a video of the event at:
http://www.27east.com/story_video.cfm?id=98 .
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For those of us who like working HF after dark, March 29, 2009 marks a new
chapter in 40 Meter DXing. As of that date, all Region 1 shortwave
broadcasters are supposed to move to 7200MHz and above, and hams in Region 1
will be allowed to use 7100-7200 MHz for communications. NO MORE SPLIT!!!!
Some countries have already allowed their hams to use that portion of the 40
Meter band, with the rest to follow suit shortly. ITU Region 1 encompasses
Europe, Northern Asia (Russia east to the Bering Strait border with the US),
the Middle East and Africa. Region 2, already using 40 Meters up to 7300
MHz, includes all of the Americas. The USA 40 meter band plan will not
change.
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The Triple Play Award continues. I received my certificate (#53) last week
and I must say that it is rather nice. The TPA requires confirming contacts
in all three modes (phone, cw and digital) with all 50 states for a total of
150 contacts. Each contact must be confirmed using Logbook of the World. For
more information on the Triple Play Award and other ARRL awards go to:
http://www.arrl.org/awards.
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My dance card is already rather full for the month of March. I will
attending meetings at the Northeast Wireless ARC, the Nassau County Police
ARC, LIMARC and possibly one or two more this month. If you would like me to
attend an upcoming meeting of your club, please email me at
n2ybb@arrl.org
and I'll be more than happy to set it up.
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I attended the Hudson Division Cabinet/Club Presidents meeting on February
7th. It was a great meeting with a number of Section club presidents in
attendance. There were a few power point presentations and a discussions on
a number of topics of interest and concern. For those who would like to hear
what went on, a podcast of the meeting is available on the Hudson Division
Website: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/pages/podcast.htm
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Congratulations go to Radio Central ARC. Their February 2009 newsletter -
"RANDOM Oscillations" won the February Division Newsletter of the Month.
Congratulations to editor and president, Neil M. Heft, KC2KY for on a job
well done. To be considered for this monthly award, clubs need to submit
their newsletter to Frank Fallon N2FF, Hudson Division Director at
n2ff@arrl.org.
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Once again, let's not forget the LIMARC Hamfest Sunday, March 8th. For more
info go to the club website at www.limarc.org. Other upcoming Hamfests
include the GSBARC Hamfest on May 9th (www.gsbarc.org) and the HOSARC
Hamfest in June (www.hosarc.org).
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Congratulations to Walter Wenzel, KA2RGI, who has been named executive
director of the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts. Walter is the ARES
Emergency Coordinator and RACES Radio Officer for the Town of Babylon.
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That's it for me this month. I will be at the ARRL table at the LIMARC
Hamfest on March 8th. Please stop by and say hello.
73,
Mike N2YBB
n2ybb@arrl.org
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From Jim Mezey W2FKV, ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
The NY/LI DEC's and I had a reorganization meeting where the subject of the
meeting was
"Where are we are now? ... Where are we going?" A lot of information and
ideas passed hands.
Some ideas included:
Assist other Districts in events/ share info
Develop a Section Emergency Plan following NIMS and ICS
Establish a working relationship between Districts
Establish our assets, resources and needs within the Section
Consider mutual aid assistance when needed
We have a lot of work a head of us and I am hoping we will get full
cooperation of all EC's in all Districts.
73,
Jim W2FKV
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From Jim Minor W2DSX, NTS Section Traffic Manager
THE ARRL PUBLIC SERVICE HONOR ROLL
Month of JANUARY 2009
New York City/Long Island Section
Monthly qualifying total: 70 or more points
[STATION] [PSHR CATEGORY/POINTS] [TOTAL]
˝/3/4/5/6/ TOTAL
K2YYD 35/0/30/15/10/50 = 140
W2KFV 40/7/30/30/10/20 = 137
K2BRG 26/1/30/15/25/40 = 137
NY3H 37/3/30/30/15/20 = 135
N2RDB 40/3/30/10/10/10 = 133
N2VGA 17/0/10/20/40/20 = 107
W2LIE 11/0/10/25/15/40 = 101
KB2KLH 40/40/20/0/0/0 = 100
K2TV 40/40/10/0/0/10 = 100
WB2WAK 0/0/30/25/5/40 = 100
W2DSX 32/40/20/0/0/0 = 92
KA2EJD 9/0/10/25/5/40 = 89
WB2HPI 3/0/30/25/10/20 = 88
All stations are encouraged to report even if activity is less than
qualifying total!
LATE PSHR FOR DECEMBER 2009
K2TV 40/40/10/0/0/10 = 100
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STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS:
The following stations have submitted activity reports for the
Month of JANUARY 2009
CALL ORIGINATED RECEIVED SENT DELIVERED TOTAL
K2TV O/1 R/45 S/48 D/6 = 100
W2DSX O/0 R/42 S/2 D/19 = 63
KB2KLH O/0 R/21 S/11 D/9 = 41
Brass Pounder's League:
Month of JANUARY 2009
No one qualified for the BPL this month.
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Section Traffic Manager Monthly Report
MONTH OF JANUARY 2009
Section and Local Nets:
Net Name Abbreviation Sessions QNI QTC/QSP Net Manager
NY PUBLIC OPER. NYPON 31 397 154/150 N2YJZ
NY PHONE NYP 9 74 16/* AK2Z
BIG APPLE VHF BAVHF 31 449 30/30 KB2KLH
NASSAU CO VHF NCVHF 31 275 44/31 W2DSX
SUFFOLK CO VHF SCVHF * **
EMPIRE SLOW SP. ESS 31 435 88/* WI2G
* = report not received in time for posting.
** = position open, please contact w2dsx if interested in position
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NTS SECTION LEVEL and INDEPENDENT CW nets : *//* STATEWIDE CW NETS:
/*NYS/M*/ 10am local time daily /*NYS/E*/ 7pm local time daily /*NYS/L*/
10pm local time daily -
As of now the frequency for all things NTS in NY is 3576. Also, there is the
daytime alternate freq. of 7042 kHz and a alternate of 1807 kHz if 80
Meters goes long. This is a change as this is the new 2RN alternate
frequency (thanks Anne WI2G)
INDEPENDENT CW NETS which maintain close association with the NTS.
*/Empire Slow Speed Net/* (ESS) 6pm daily on 3576 kHz . Alt. 7044
*/Hit and Bounce Net/* (HBN) 8:30am daily on 3576 kHz .
*/Hit and Bounce Slow Net/* (HBSN) 7:30am daily on 3576 kHz, alt. may be
7114
NTS SECTION LEVEL HF/phone nets:
/*New York Phone*/ (NYP) 1pm *Now WEEKENDS ONLY*, but try to give them a
check-in if able so as to keep the net running. Alt. 7237 kHz.
/*New York Public Operations Net*/ (NYPON) 5pm (NORMALLY, MAY MEET 15 MIN
EARLY IN EFFORT TO PASS TFC BEFORE 80 GOES LONG) daily on 3925 kHz QRM,
alternate freq. 3913 kHz
4)The NTS "local nets" are: (PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME FOR BIG APPLE - THEY'RE
BACK TO THE OLD TIME!!!)
*/Big Apple VHF Net/* 8:00pm daily on 146.430 MHz (1 MHz split)
/*Nassau Co. VHF Net*/ 7:30pm on 146.805 MHz (136.5pl) Alternate freq. of
147.135 (136.5) - SKYWARN alternate also
/*Suffolk Co. VHF Net*/ Not meeting at this time, however if you're
interested in participating, */please/* let me know
w2dsx@arrl.net
Curious as to what all this means? See
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec2-ch1.html,
and one of my favorites, Dan K2UL's (STM SNJ) page:
http://home.att.net/~k2ul/resource.htm
End of report, respectfully submitted by
Jim Minor W2DSX, NLI STM
Any corrections, comments and questions to w2dsx@arrl.net
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UPCOMING Club Events/Meetings
The listing needs updating. Please submit your meeting information to
n2ybb@arrl.org
NOTE - Always check with the club to verify the date, time and location of
the events/meetings listed here.
575 Long Island Amateur Radio Simplex Club
The LIARS Club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Newfield High
School in Selden, NY at 7:30PM.
All are welcome. Our web site is:
www.lisimplex.org
Contact: Tim MoDavis, KA2VZX at ka2vzx@arrl.net
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ECS-ARC
Meets at the American Red Cross Queens Area Office,
138-02 Queens Blvd., 1st Floor
Briarwood, NY 11435
Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday Monthly 7:30 PM
Home page URL: http://www.arcecs.org
Please contact Leonard Smith (PIO) at: n2ldv@arrl.net for information.
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Grumman ARC (GARC) http://www.qsl.net/wa2lqo/
Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at the
Allen Ellsworth Park in Farmingdale, starting at 5:30 PM
GARC VE sessions are held on the second Tuesday of each month at Briarcliffe
College in Bethpage,
Room: Long Beach #5, starting at 5:00 PM.
Contact: Robert Wexelbaum w2ilp@optonline.net
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Great South Bay ARC
GSBARC Monthly meetings are the last Thursday of the month, 8PM. Babylon
Town Hall EOC, 200 East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst.
GSBARC Monthly VE are the 4th Sunday starting 12:00 NOON
For more information, see http://www.qsl.net/gsbarc/
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HOSARC
The NY Hall of Science ARC has general membership meetings on the second
Tuesday of each month, with the exception of July and August. The meetings
are a time to take care of club business, listen to a great speaker
regarding an interesting topic related to ham radio, and to make new friends
and catch up with old friends. The club has its meetings at the NY Hall of
Science in Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, NY. Please check the club's website
at www.hosarc.org for more detailed information.
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Town of Huntington ARES/RACES Meetings
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM at the
Senior Citizens Center, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY. The primary agenda
for the meetings will be scheduling special events, training, and technical
discussions. NY. For more information, see:
http://www.wb2lua.com or contact John A. Allocca, WB2LUA at 631-261-3726 or
via e-mail at:
drjohn@allocca.com
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Long Island DX Association (LIDXA)
http://www.qsl.net/lidxa/
Regular meetings are at 8PMon the third Friday of the month at Briarcliffe
College, 1055 Stewart Ave., Bethpage (Room 10 in the Huntington Hallway).
For club details, see our Web site, or contact Ed Whitman, K2MFY, LIDXA
Secretary at edwhit@optonline.net for further information.
There are usually two ARRL DXCC card checkers present: Tom AG2A and John
W2GW. Bring your new DXCC cards and paperwork to these meetings for official
verification and credit.
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Long Island Mobile ARC
LIMARC meets the second Wednesday each month, 8PM at Levittown Hall, 201
Levittown Parkway, Hicksville, NY. All are welcome. Bring a friend!
Webpage is: http://www.limarc.org
Club Contact: President, Rich Cetron, K2KNB
K2KNB@limarc.org
Club PIO: Eddie Muro, K2EPM K2EPM@limarc.org
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Long Island Transmitter Hunters (LITHARC)
Seeking new participants A group of Long Island transmitter hunting
enthusiasts has been conducting hunts on Friday nights with an occasional
Sunday event and we are seeking new participants to join in the fun. Anyone
interested in learning more about the activity of radio direction finding
and radio "fox hunting" is invited to come out as a hunter or rider.
A LITHARC discussion group (Long Island Transmitter Hunters ARC) has been
established on Yahoo Groups as a central information and communications
site.
You are welcome to sign up to keep informed about upcoming events. If you
would like our group to conduct a hunt in your area that would include
members of your radio club, please let us know. For more information,
contact Larry, WA2SUH at wa2suh@aol.com
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Nassau ARC (NARC) http://www.nassauarc.org
Meetings every Monday night at 8 PMin Eisenhower Park in East Meadow at the
Senior Citizen's Center. The General meeting is the last Monday of the month
at 8 PM. All are welcome. Contact Lance Aue, KA2EJD, President at
vze3db97@verizon.net
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Radio Central ARC
Radio Central Amateur Radio Club holds it regular meetings on the last
Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM at the New Village Rec Center in
Centereach. All are welcome. For directions and other club information,
please check out the club web page - http://www.rcarc.org.
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Suffolk County Radio Club (SCRC)
Monthly meeting is the third Tuesday of the month - 8 PM at the Grace
Lutheran Church in Mastic. Contact: Tim Clark KC2LIN, 631-418-5057
http://www.suffolkcountyradioclub.org
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BONAC Amateur Radio Club (BARC)
BARC meets the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM at the Amagansett
Library. For more information please go to the club website at
http://www.bonacarc.org
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The Town of Babylon Amateur Radio Emergency Services
(TOBARES) meetings are on the third Thursday each month at 8:00 PM. Location
is the basement of Babylon Town Hall in the Emergency Operations Center, 200
East Sunrise Hwy, North Lindenhurst, NY. For more information, see their
Website: http://www.tobares.org or contact Babylon town EC Walter Wenzel,
KA2RGI at 631-957-0218 or via e-mail at
tobares@optonline.net
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* Other “stuff”
[DX]
John Reiser, W2GW is the section DXCC card checker and is available for
field checking of QSL cards for your DXCC Award. John is available by
appointment at his home in West Hempsteadfor card checking, and at all LIDXA
meetings. If some lives far from him,
John is willing to meet them half way at a diner or someplace. Contact John
at w2gw@arrl.net
*NLI DX Spotting Clusters
AA2MF Staten Island-NY, dxc.aa2mf.net
W2GSB West Babylon-NY, 24.185.125.244, RF 145.670
K2LS Greensboro- NC. dxc.k2ls.com
*K2LS is still a popular spot for many NLI DXers.
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[From ARRL]
Finding ham radio classes a mouse click away! A new user-friendly feature on
the ARRL Web site--the ARRL Amateur Licensing Class Search Page--lets
prospective hams search for a
licensing class in their area. It also allows ARRL registered instructors to
list their classes on the Web. Visitors can search for classes by ZIP code,
ARRL Section or state.
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/courses/
ARRL C-CE course advance registration opportunities via e-mail. A service
now allows those interested in taking an ARRL Certification and Continuing
Education (C-CE) course in the future to receive advance word of
registration opportunities via e-mail. To take advantage, send
an e-mail to prereg@arrl.org. On the subject line, include the course name
or number (eg, 00#). In the message body, include your name, call sign,
e-mail address, and the month you want to start the course. To learn more,
visit the ARRL Certification and Continuing Education Web page <http://www.arrl.org/cce/>
and the C-CE Links found there. For more information, contact Emergency
Communications Course Manager Dan Miller, K3UFG,
dmiller@arrl.org
860-594-0340.
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ARES E-Letter, sign up now!
The ARES E-Letter is an e-mail digest of news and information of interest to
active members of the ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and to
hams concerned with public service and emergency communications ARRL members
may subscribe to The ARES E-Letter by going to the Member Data Page at:
http://www.arrl.org/members-only/memdata.html?modify=1
Check the box for "ARES E-Letter (monthly public service and emergency
communications news)" and you're all set. Past issues of The ARES E-Letter
are available at http://www.arrl.org/ares-el/ . Issues are posted to this
page after publication.
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[Repeaters]
MetroCor is coordinating body for the New York metro area. MetroCor is the
established coordinating body for the New York Metro area, inclusive of New
York City - Long Island, Westchester County and the majority of Northern New
Jersey. You must apply for coordination through MetroCor if you wish to
establish a new system on Amateur Radio Spectrum above 29.5 MHz. These and
any other matters related to repeater systems' coordination are welcomed by
MetroCor. They invite you to visit their website at:
http://www.metrocor.net
You can also direct questions to their e-mail at
metrocor@metrocor.net
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Section VE Sessions
Section VE Sessions -available on the web at:
http://www.hudson.arrl.org/nli/nlive.htm
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NLI Webpage:
The Section Webpage is in the process of being upgraded. The site contain
LOTS of great information on section happenings, VE session, Education,
Clubs, section staff, and much more!
See http://hudson.arrl.org/nli
NLI Section News is available at:
http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=NLI
Please continue to help make this newsletter even more interesting and
informative by sending me news about YOUR club and events.
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NLI Staff
NLI ARES:
SEC NLI - Jim Mezey W2KFV w2kfv@arrl.net
DEC New York City - Russ Logar KC2LSB kc2lsb@arrl.net
DEC Nassau County - Harris Stein NY3H ny3h@arrl.net
DEC Suffolk County - Bill Scheibel N2NFI n2nfi@arrl.net
Affiliated Club Coordinator – Phil Lewis N2MUN
n2mun@optonline.net
Technical Coordinator – Steve Barreres K2CX k2cx@arrl.net
Public Information Coordinator – Ed Muro K2EPM
k2epm@arrl.net
State Government Liason – George Tranos N2GA n2ga@arrl.net
Section Traffic Manager – Jim Minor W2DSX
w2dsx@optonline.net
Official Observer Coordinator - VACANT
Webmaster - Mitch Cohen N2RGA n2rga@arrl.net
Assistant Section Managers:
Suffolk County - Len Battista W2FX w2fx@arrl.net
Digital Communications - John Blowsky KB2SCS
kb2scs@arrl.net
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