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The ARRL Letter

Published by the American Radio Relay League ********************************************

September 29, 2022

John E. Ross, KD8IDJ, Editor <news@arrl.org>

ARRL Home Page <http://www.arrl.org/>ARRL Letter Archive <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/>Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/> IN THIS ISSUE

- Amateur Radio Operators Continue Response to Hurricane Ian
- FCC Grants an ARRL Emergency Request to Permit Higher Data Rate
Transmissions for Hurricane Relief Communications
- Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, is Elected as Next ITU Secretary
General
- Brian Daly, WB7OML, Received AT&T Fellows Honor
- Club Grant Application Period Open Until November 4
- Amateur Radio in the News
- ARRL Podcasts
- Announcements
- In Brief...
- The K7RA Solar Update
- Just Ahead in Radiosport
- Upcoming Section, State, and Division Conventions

AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS CONTINUE RESPONSE TO HURRICANE IAN

As Hurricane Ian made its way across Florida, and now heads toward
South Carolina, amateur radio operators have continued to provide communications support for weather updates and requests for assistance.

The hurricane made landfall at 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday,
September 28, 2022, just south of Tampa, Florida, as a Category 4
hurricane with winds of 150 miles per hour. Millions of residents are
without power, and damage was reported as extensive along the storm's
initial path. As of 5 PM ET on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center
(NHC) reported that Ian is "taking aim at the Carolinas and Georgia
with life-threatening flooding, storm surge, and strong winds."

ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, has been
in regular contact with ARRL Section Managers and Section Emergency Coordinators in Florida and throughout the southeastern US. Johnston
said ARRL is also in touch with national-level partners, including FEMA
and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), should
any requests for direct emergency communications via amateur radio be
needed.

Johnston said many ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service <http://www.arrl.org/ares>® (ARES®) volunteers and their groups are
involved across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. "Many ARES groups throughout Florida have been in a state of readiness since before the
weekend," said Johnston. "These amateur radio volunteers are
well-connected with their state and local emergency management partners
in government and non-government organizations." Johnston also said
that there are ARES members, at the request of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, serving in the state Emergency Operations Center.
Many ARES groups are also operating in several shelter locations.

ARRL has previously deployed Ham Aid kits in the region. The kits
include amateur radio equipment for disaster response when
communications equipment is unavailable.

W1AW, the Maxim Memorial Station at ARRL's headquarters in Connecticut,
has activated its Winlink station to handle PACTOR III and IV messages
and traffic, as well as its SHARES station, NCS310.

"In our [ARRL's] experience, amateur radio's response will continue
to play out, sometimes even more significantly, after the storm passes
and communities enter a period of recovery," said Johnston. "As needs
are assessed, such as disruptions to power and communications, our ARRL
Section leaders and ARES groups may receive additional requests for
more activations and deployments."

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Net Manager for the Hurricane Watch Net <https://www.hwn.org/> (HWN), said the net is now transitioning from
receiving weather data to gathering post-storm reports (read "Hurricane
Watch Net Update for Ian <https://www.arrl.org/news/hurricane-watch-net-update-for-ian>," ARRL
News, 9/29/2022).

"These reports include damage and areas that are flooded," said Graves.
"This gives the forecasters additional information they need. Also,
since FEMA has an office in the National Hurricane Center, they look
over these reports to get a bigger picture of what has happened, which
in turn helps them to get help and humanitarian assistance where it is
needed."

Graves added that the HWN will be assisting with emergency, priority,
and any Health and Welfare Traffic. The net may continue operations for
days. The HWN will issue an after-action report to detail the number of
amateur radio operators who participated on the net.

Assistant HWN Net Manager Stan Broadway, N8BHL, said they have been
filing reports since September 26, 2022, and over 125 specific reports
have been filed to the NHC from stations in the area. "We have handled
other reports, not included in the database, for damage and other
storm-related situations," said Broadway. "One such call involved a
relayed report of a woman trapped in her home with a collapsed wall in
the Ft. Meyer area. That report was relayed to Lee County Emergency Communications to dispatch a rescue team."

The VoIP Hurricane Net has been active as well. Director of Operations
for the VoIP Hurricane Net and ARRL Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, said the net will remain
active potentially through 11:00 PM EDT on Thursday evening, supporting
WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center in
Miami, Florida. WX4NHC will be active through this period for as long
as needed.

Use these additional links for more information:

- The Hurricane Watch Net - Useful Links <https://hwn.org/tools/useful-links.html>

- VoIP Hurricane Net <https://voipwx.net/>

FCC GRANTS AN ARRL EMERGENCY REQUEST TO PERMIT HIGHER DATA RATE

TRANSMISSIONS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF COMMUNICATIONS

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted an ARRL <http://www.arrl.org/> emergency request for a 60-day temporary waiver
intended to facilitate amateur radio emergency communications for
hurricane relief. The waiver was adopted on Tuesday, September 27,
2022, and immediately permitted amateur radio operators supporting
amateur data transmission for Hurricane Ian traffic to employ a higher
symbol rate for data transmissions than the current limit of 300 baud.

In its Order (DA 22-1011 <https://www.fcc.gov/document/wtb-grants-arrls-temporary-waiver-hurricane-relief>),

the FCC concluded "that granting the requested waiver is in the public interest. Puerto Rico was recently hit by Hurricane Fiona and Hurricane
Ian is predicted to cause significant damage, including disruption to electricity and communications services. Thus, to accommodate amateur
radio operators assisting in the recovery efforts, we grant the ARRL's
waiver request for the period of 60 days from the date of this Order to
operate in any parts of the United States and its territories impacted
by hurricanes. The waiver is limited to amateur radio operators in the
United States and its territories using publicly documented data
protocols that are compatible with FCC rules, with the exception of the
data rate limit waived here, for those directly involved with HF
hurricane relief communications."

ARRL's request stated that trained amateur radio operators are working
with emergency management officials and relief organizations to assist
with disaster relief communications in anticipation of Hurricane Ian.
ARRL sought the waiver for Amateur Radio Emergency Service <http://www.arrl.org/ares>® (ARES®) volunteers, and other amateur radio
support groups working with federal, state, and local emergency
management officials to assist with disaster relief.

Pursuant to ARRL's request and similar to written waivers granted by
the FCC in earlier years, three conditions must be met to qualify. A
protocol or mode exceeding the 300 baud symbol rate limit must be
publicly documented, use no more bandwidth than the currently
permissible slower protocols (generally accepted to be the bandwidth of
an SSB signal, or 2.8 kHz), and be used solely for communications
related to hurricane relief.

ARRL also explained that radio amateurs using higher-speed emissions
for hurricane-related messages in the US and its territories must be
able to communicate with similar stations in the US. They may also need
the ability to communicate with Caribbean-based stations directly
involved with hurricane relief efforts. Additionally, amateurs must be
able to communicate with federal stations on the five channels in the 5
MHz band involved with the SHARES network and other interoperability
partners on those frequencies.

ARRL also pointed out that the past FCC temporary waivers have allowed
such protocols in similar events, including hurricanes Maria, Dorian,
Laura, and Ida, typhoon relief communications in Hawaii, and wildfires
in the western areas of the US.

In 2016, in response to an ARRL petition for rulemaking, the FCC
proposed to remove the symbol rate limitations. It concluded that such limitations had become unnecessary due to advances in modulation
techniques, and they no longer served a useful purpose. That
proceeding, WT Docket 16-239, is still pending.

DOREEN BOGDAN-MARTIN, KD2JTX, IS ELECTED AS NEXT ITU SECRETARY

GENERAL

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations
specialized agency for information and communication technologies, has announced the election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States of
America as the next ITU Secretary-General. Bogdan-Martin will assume
office on January 1, 2023. She is radio amateur; call sign KD2JTX.

The election took place during ITU's Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22)
in Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Bogdan-Martin
won the position with 139 votes, out of 172 votes cast by
representatives of Member States.

Read the ITU press release <https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2022-09-29-ITU-SG-elected-Doreen-Bogdan-Martin.aspx>.


"This is an exciting development for ITU," said International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) President Tim Ellam, VE6SH. "...she will be
the first female SG [Secretary General] and only the third to hold an
amateur license. Doreen has an exciting agenda for ITU."

The US Department of State has published a statement <https://www.state.gov/doreen-bogdan-martin-itu-secretary-general-candidate/> from Bogdan-Martin, as well as her biography, and vision.

"She will make an outstanding ITU Secretary-General and one IARU will
be proud to work with on behalf of the Amateur Services," said Ellam.

BRIAN DALY, WB7OML, RECEIVED AT&T FELLOWS HONOR

ARRL member Brian Daly, WB7OML, who the received the AT&T Fellows Honor
in 2021, is being recognized by AT&T as a trailblazer in the
telecommunications standards industry.

The AT&T Fellows Honor is given to individuals in the AT&T technical
community who have made sustained and notable contributions through
scientific and technical achievements that have impacted AT&T's
business.

Daly is the Assistant Vice President of Standards and Industry
Alliances for AT&T and helped develop wireless services, including
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and AT&T's nationwide public safety
network FirstNet®.

In the aftermath of 9/11, Daly was approached by the FCC after congress
passed the Warning, Alert, and Response Network

(WARN) Act to help develop a public warning system using cellular
technology. Daly's team identified the technical and operational
requirements for the technology and paved the way for WEA, which
launched in 2012.

"WEA were sent during the Boston Marathon bombing tragedy, Superstorm
Sandy, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and in countless other
emergencies," said Daly. "Knowing that I had something to do with the
more than 70,000 WEA that have been deployed to inform and protect
people in times of crisis over the past decade, and the fact that 123
children have been found thanks to WEA-delivered AMBER Alerts is one of
the greatest rewards of doing what I do at AT&T."

Daly continues to provide expertise to the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), the National Weather Service (NWS), the US Geological
Survey (USGS), and state, local, and tribal agencies. He is also a
volunteer for the FirstNet Response Operations Group and trained to
deploy a dedicated FirstNet Satellite Cell on Light Truck (SatCOLT) to
restore cell systems damaged by emergencies.

Daly holds an Amateur Extra-class license and is a Technical Specialist
for the ARRL Georgia Section.

CLUB GRANT APPLICATION PERIOD OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 4

The ARRL Foundation Club Grant Program opened a second grant proposal
period which began September 7, 2022, and runs until November 4, 2022,
at 7 PM Eastern Time. Radio clubs can apply now, and information about
the program can be found on the ARRL website at
www.arrl.org/club-grant-program
<http://www.arrl.org/club-grant-program>.

Following the first proposal period that ran earlier this year, 128
clubs applied for grants with a variety of outstanding projects.
Emphasis is placed on projects that have a component of community
involvement, training, new ham development, and club revitalization. Twenty-four clubs were chosen and nearly $270,000 was awarded.

Clubs that applied in the first round and did not receive a grant are
urged to reapply. The ARRL Foundation will award an additional $230,000
in grants at the end of the second application round.

An informational webinar was held on September 7, and a recording of
that event can be seen on ARRL's YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/ZNvc_eeIIwU.

AMATEUR RADIO IN THE NEWS

ARRL Public Information Officers, Coordinators, and many other member-volunteers help keep amateur radio and ARRL in the news <http://www.arrl.org/media-hits>.

"Area Amateur Radio Operators to participate in Communications Exercise <https://www.stltoday.com/pr/news/area-amateur-radio-operators-to-participate-in-communication-excercise/article_40b0852c-3859-11ed-9982-dbce75eaaae2.html>"

/ St. Louis Post - Dispatch (Missouri), September 19, 2022 -- Thanks to
the St. Louis Metro ARES/RACES® team.

"HAM RADIO OPERATOR KEEPS LIFELINES, PEOPLE AND EVENTS CONNECTED WHERE CELLPHONE TECHNOLOGY CANNOT <https://www.lebanonlocalnews.com/ham-radio-operator-keeps-lifelines-people-and-events-connected-where-cellphone-technology-cannot/>"

/ Lebanon Local (Oregon), September 22, 2022 -- Lebanon Amateur Radio
Emergency Services®.

"MARSHALL COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS TO PARTICIPATE IN A DISTRICT
WIDE COMMUNICATIONS EXERCISE" <https://www.am1050.com/2022/09/22/marhall-county-amateur-radio-operators-to-participate-in-a-district-wide-communications-exercise/>

/ WTAC (Indiana), September 22, 2022 -- Thanks to the Marshall County
Amateur Radio Club and the Marshall County ARES/RACES® team.

"Big E to host chat with International Space Station for local students <https://www.westernmassnews.com/2022/09/26/big-e-host-chat-with-international-space-station-local-students/>"

/ WGGB Western Mass News (Massachusetts), September 26, 2022 -- Thanks
to the ARRL New England Division.

"Students to chat with International Space Station at Big E Tuesday <https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/the-big-e-fair/students-to-chat-with-international-space-station-at-big-e-tuesday/>"

/ WWLP (Massachusetts), September 26, 2022

"Ham radio is ready if cell phones go down <https://www.snntv.com/story/47380471/ham-radio-is-ready-if-cell-phones-go-down>"

/ SNN News (Florida), September 27, 2022 -- The Sarasota Emergency
Radio Club is an ARRL Affiliated Club.

"Ham operators hosting Simulated Emergency Test Oct. 8 <https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/28/ham-operators-hosting-simulated-emergency-test-oct-8/69513533007/>"

/ The Monroe News (Michigan), September 28, 2002 -- Thanks to the
Monroe County Amateur Radio Public Service Corps and Monroe County
Radio Communications Association, an ARRL Affiliated Club.

Share <newsmedia@arrl.org> any amateur radio media hits you spot with
us.

ARRL PODCASTS

The latest episode of the ARRL On the Air
<https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> podcast includes QST contributor
Dino Papas, KL0S. Papas provides insight into the construction and
tuning of a J-pole antenna, which he built for On the Air from a design
by John H. Unrath, K6JHU.

Listen to ARRL Audio News <http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news>,
available every Friday. ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week's top
news stories in the world of amateur radio and ARRL, along with
interviews and other features.

The On the Air podcast is available on iTunes (iOS) and Stitcher
(Android). The On the Air podcast and ARRL Audio News are also on
Blubrry -- On the Air <https://blubrry.com/arrlontheair/> | ARRL Audio
News <https://blubrry.com/arrlaudionews/>.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 70th Rock Hill Hamfest and 2022 ARRL South Carolina Section
Convention, originally planned for October 1, 2022, has been postponed.
The event sponsor, York County Amateur Radio Society (YCARS), said the postponement is due to the projected path of Hurricane Ian. YCARS
announced that the make-up date will be Saturday, November 12, 2022.
For more information, visit the YCARS <https://www.ycars.org/> website.

IN BRIEF...

There is still time to register for the 2022 NASA International Space
Apps Challenge, running from October 1 - 2. One of this year's
challenges is Calling All Radio Enthusiasts. Data from the Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) broadcast and
reception systems, as well as networks of ham radio broadcasters, can
be utilized for applied heliophysics research. The challenge is to
develop an application that uses these datasets to construct and
display images of Earth's ionosphere. You can participate in person or virtually. Last year, over 28,000 participants competed from 162
countries and territories. Visit the Space Apps Challenge <https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/> website to register and for more information.

On September 25, 2022, the Mid Cornwall Beacon and Repeater Group
(MCBARG) brought into service three new CW and FT8 beacons at 28.205
MHz, 40.050 MHz, and 60.300 MHz, each using the call sign GB3MCB.
Located at IO70OJ on a 100-foot tower at 1000 feet above sea level,
these beacons, constructed by Peter Taylor, G8BCG, are ideally situated
for transatlantic Es/F2 and trans-equatorial propagation (TEP). The new
beacons are co-located with existing beacons on 50 MHz (as part of the Synchronized Beacon Project), in addition to those on 70 MHz, 144 MHz,
432 MHz, 1296 MHz, and 10 GHz. GB3MCB is, de facto, the UK's premier
beacon cluster. The new low-VHF cluster at 28, 40, 50, 60, and 70 MHz
will enable invaluable propagation monitoring and analysis as the MUF
rises. Reception reports are always welcome, and MCBARG encourages
operators to spot the beacons whenever and wherever they are heard. For
further information and contact details, visit MCBARG <https://gb3nc.org.uk/home/beacons>.

THE K7RA SOLAR UPDATE

Tad Cook, K7RA, of Seattle, Washington, reports for this week's ARRL Propagation Bulletin:

Sunspot activity rose this week, as the average daily sunspot
numbers increased from 68 to 105.1.

But solar flux? Not so much. The average daily solar flux rose from
134.3 to 138.4.

So, the sunspot average rose 55% and solar flux rose only 3%. We
usually expect the numbers to track closer.

Tuesday, September 27, had lots of geomagnetic activity, with the
planetary A index at 24 and middle latitude at 33. At
www.spaceweather.com, blamed an unexpected CME for this activity. They
also reported a huge sunspot beyond the sun's eastern horizon and a helioseismic image at https://bit.ly/3ftpTIN. <https://bit.ly/3ftpTIN>

The Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre issued a geomagnetic
warning at 2146 UTC on September 28, stating, "Geomagnetic 27-day
recurrence patterns indicate that G1 geomagnetic activity is likely
during the interval between September 30 and October 2. INCREASED
GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL HOLE HIGH SPEED WIND
STREAM."

Predicted solar flux is 135 on September 29; 130 on September 30
through October 1; 125 on October 2 - 3; 120 on October 4 - 5; 132 on
October 6 - 7; 135, 130, 128, and 132 on October 8 - 11; 136 on October
12 - 13; 138, 140, 138, and 135 on October 14 - 17; 132, 130, 128, and
125 on October 18 - 21; 130, 140, 142, and 145 on October 22 - 25, and
140, 135, 130, 125, 128, and 130 on October 26 - 31.

Planetary A index is predicted at 8, 20, 60, and 40 on September 29
through October 2; 20, 18, 16, and 10 on October 3 - 6; 8 on October 7
- 14; 10 on October 15 - 16; 8 on October 17 - 19; 12 on October 20 -
21; 8 on October 22 - 23; 10 on October 24 - 25, and 8 on October 26 -
27. Then, in a recurrent disturbance as the sun rotates into the same
position as weeks earlier, 25, 50, 30, 20, 12, and 10 on October 28
through November 2.

Sunspot numbers for September 22 through 28, were 99, 111, 128, 96,
120, 110, and 72, with a mean of 105.1. The 10.7-centimeter flux was
136.7, 146.3, 146.5, 134.7, 135.1, 134.5, and 134.8, with a mean of
138.4. Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 12, 13, 7, 6, 24, and 5,
with a mean of 10.4. Middle latitude A index was 5, 12, 10, 5, 5, 33,
and 3, with a mean of 10.4.

Send your tips, questions, or comments to k7ra@arrl.net.

A comprehensive K7RA Solar Update is posted Fridays on the ARRL
website. For more information concerning radio propagation, visit <http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals> the ARRL Technical
Information Service, read
<http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere> "What the Numbers
Mean..." and check out <http://k9la.us/> the Propagation Page of Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA.

A propagation bulletin archive <http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation> is available. For customizable propagation charts, visit the VOACAP Online for Ham Radio <https://www.voacap.com/hf/> website.

Share <k7ra@arrl.net> your reports and observations.

A weekly, full report is posted on ARRL News
<http://www.arrl.org/news>.

JUST AHEAD IN RADIOSPORT

- October 1 - 2 -- Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest (CW)

- October 1 - 2 -- Oceania DX Contest (phone)

- October 1 - 2 -- Russian WW Digital Contest (digital)

- October 1 - 2 -- IARU Region 1 UHF Microwaves Contest (CW, phone,
digital)

- October 1 - 2 -- International HELL-Contest (Hell)

- October 1 - 2 -- California QSO Party (CW, phone)

- October 1 - 2 -- SKCC QSO Party (CW)

- October 1 - 2 -- UBA ON Contest SSB (phone)

- October 1 - 2 -- RSGB DX Contest (CW, phone)

- October 2 -- Peanut Power QRP Sprint (CW phone)

- October 3 -- RSGB 80-Meter Autumn Series (CW)

- October 4 -- ARS Spartan Sprint (CW)

- October 5 -- 432 MHz Fall Sprint (CW, phone, digital)

- October 5 -- 5 UKEICC 80-Meter Contest (phone)

- October 6 -- SARL 80-Meter QSO Party (phone)

- October 6 -- NRAU 10-Meter Activity Contest (CW, phone, digital)

- October 6 -- SKCC Sprint Europe (CW)

Visit the ARRL Contest Calendar <http://www.arrl.org/contest-calendar>
for more events and information.

UPCOMING SECTION, STATE, AND DIVISION CONVENTIONS

- October 1 | Wichita Area Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/wichita-area-hamfest-arrl-kansas-state-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Kansas State Convention, Wichita, Kansas

- October 7- 8 | Melbourne Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/melbourne-hamfest-arrl-florida-state-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Florida State Convention, Melbourne, Florida

- October 7- 8 | Slidell EOC Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/slidell-eoc-hamfest-arrl-louisiana-state-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Louisiana State Convention, Slidell, Louisiana

- October 7- 9 | ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/arrl-rocky-mountain-division-convention>, Cheyenne, Wyoming

- October 9 | Nutmeg Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/nutmeg-hamfest-arrl-connecticut-state-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Connecticut State Convention, North Haven, Connecticut

- October 14 - 16 | Pacificon <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/pacificon-arrl-pacifc-division-convention>, hosting the ARRL Pacific Division Convention, San Ramon, California

- October 15 | Wisconsin ARES/RACES Conference 2022 <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/wisconsin-ares-races-conference-2022-arrl-wisconsin-state-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Wisconsin State Convention, Wisconsin Rapids,
Wisconsin

- October 29 | CopaFest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/copafest-arrl-arizona-state-convention>,
hosting the ARRL Arizona State Convention, Maricopa, Arizona

- November 5 - 6 | Stone Mountain Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/stone-mountain-hamfest-arrl-georgia-section-convention>,

hosting the ARRL Georgia Section Convention, Lawrenceville, Georgia

- November 12 | Montgomery ARC Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/montgomery-arc-hamfest-arrl-alabama-state-convention-1>,

hosting the ARRL Alabama State Convention, Montgomery, Alabama

- November 12 | Rock Hill Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/70th-annual-rock-hill-hamfest-arrl-south-carolina-section-convention>,

hosting the ARRL South Carolina Section Convention, Rock Hill, South
Carolina

Search the ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database
<http://www.arrl.org/hamfests> to find events in your area.

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