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Reminder: Important Symposium Dates Approaching
by JoAnne Maenpaa 05 Sep '10

05 Sep '10

Two important deadlines are approaching for AMSAT's 2010 Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting being held on Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10. EARLY SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 15 ------------------------------------------------- The early Symposium conference fee of $40 expires on September 15. Your conference fee includes entrance to the Symposium, refreshments and a copy of the 2010 Symposium Proceedings: $40.00 per person before 15 September 2010 $45.00 from 21 September through 5 October Online registration closes 5 October at Midnight. Registration at the door will be $50.00. You can register for the Symposium on-line at the AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/SymposiumReg.php RESERVED ROOMS SPECIAL RATE EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 24 --------------------------------------------------- The block of reserved hotel rooms at the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn is available until September 24. This hotel is located west of O'Hare Airport at 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. The registration code for the discount rate of $79.00 per night is AMS. The direct link to the www.holidayinn.com hotel web page is: http://tinyurl.com/2aptoeu You can also reach this page from the Symposium web page at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2010/Hotel.php The telephone number at the hotel is 1-847-437-6010 FLIGHT & AIRPORT INFORMATION ---------------------------- Chicago-O'Hare International Airport is the closest to the Chicago/ Elk Grove Holiday Inn Hotel. The hotel offers free hourly shuttle service to and from O'Hare Airport. Call the hotel upon arrival to let them know to come pick you up. Caution! Several cheap flights to/from Chicago go to Midway Airport. Note that Chicago-Midway Airport is approximately 40 miles from the hotel and will require commuting or a $22.00 Shuttle fee. O'Hare Airport is served by all major air carriers. Getting there by car: The hotel address is 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. A map link is included on the hotel web page. The GPS coordinates are 42° 00' 37.30" N 87° 57' 36.5" W. [ANS thanks the 2010 Symposium Committee for the above information] -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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by Aj9n 31 Aug '10

31 Aug '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-09-01 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Konu Milky Way School Contact Exec Committee, Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan, direct via 8J4MY Contact was successful: Mon 2010-08-30 09:15:23 UTC 37 deg (***) The Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine, Oslo, Norway, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2010-09-11 12:16:40 UTC 76 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 552. (***)

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2010-08-30 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 30 Aug '10

30 Aug '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 30, 2010 1. Successful Contact with South Hobart Primary School On Friday, August 27, South Hobart Primary School in South Hobart, Tasmania, Australia experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact via telebridge station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. On-orbit astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC answered 7 out of 10 prepared questions before the ISS went over the horizon. ARISS member Dave Taylor stepped in to provide answers to the last few questions. The ARISS contact was incorporated into the school science curriculum through lessons covering the solar system, space exploration and the history of astronomy. 2. New ARISS-U.S. Delegate AMSAT President Barry Baines has appointed Dave Taylor, W8AAS as the AMSAT U.S. delegate to the ARISS-International team. The press release has been posted to the AMSAT Web site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php 3. ARISS on Facebook Amateur Radio on the International Space Station now has a Facebook page. See: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amateur-Radio-on-the-International-Space-Stat… 4. Crew Sends Birthday Wishes to ARISS Member On August 25, onboard ISS crewmembers Doug Wheelock, Mikhail Kornienko, Alexander Skvortsov and Fyodor Yurchikhin sang "Happy Birthday" to ARISS member Fabiano Moser, CT7ABD during a general ARISS contact. A recording of the contact may be found here: http://www.issfanclub.com/node/28329 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISSat-1 On August 27, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1724 included a status on ARISSat-1. "Ham Radio in Space: Two ARISSats to Head to Russia in September" may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Symposium Poster Presentation & Demonstration Opportunity
by JoAnne Maenpaa 29 Aug '10

29 Aug '10

Hello Once Again Everyone, Here is a relay of even more Symposium news from the AMSAT News Service Bulletins ... SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-241.03 Symposium Poster Presentation & Demonstration Opportunity AMSAT News Service Bulletin 241.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. August 29, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-241.03 The poster presentation and demonstration area proved to be a popular place to visit at the Baltimore Symposium. The 2010 Symposium Committee plans to duplicate this success at the Chicago Symposium. So, if you don't have time to generate a paper or presentation please consider setting up a Poster Presentation or demonstration. We had the opportunity to view actual CubeSats, PPod launchers, ARISSat-1 proto- types. If you plan on setting up a Poster or demonstration please contact the 2010 Symposium Proceedings Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa K9JKM via e-mail at k9jkm(a)amsat.org. We'll reserve table space for you! [ANS thanks the 2010 Symposium Committee for the above information] /EX PS - If you don't get the AMSAT News Service weekly bulletins you can sign up on-line at: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Exciting Symposium Papers and Presentations Rolling In
by JoAnne Maenpaa 29 Aug '10

29 Aug '10

Hello Again Everyone, Here is a relay of more Symposium news from the AMSAT News Service Bulletins ... SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-241.02 Exciting Papers and Presentations Rolling In AMSAT News Service Bulletin 241.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. August 29, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-241.02 As of this week the 2010 Symposium Committee has had several exciting offers for papers and presentations. Topics that have arrived include the list below. Exploration and definition of AMSAT's opportunities to grow our outreach in the educational areas: + ARISS and Education + ARISS Operation Update + Education Paradigm Shift for AMSAT to Support Subsidized Launch Opportunities + University of Louisiana Satellite Program Get up-to-date on AMSAT's next platform in space: + Assembling ARISSat + ARISSatTLM, a telemetry display program for ARISSat-1 + Software Radio Technology on ARISSat-1 + ARISSat-1 Overview + ARISSat-1 Power System + BPSK-1000 format for ARISSat-1 Discussion of AMSAT's future satellite technology: + Elmersat -- A Modest Proposal for Future Satellites + Using ham radio satellites to distribute amateur radio news in both voice and data formats + Characteristics of simulated data multicasts transmitted over K3IO's proposed GEO-Eagle communications platform + Proposal for Digital Television Aboard the ISS Updates and information of current AMSAT topics: + ITAR Legal Update + AMSAT-FOX + SUNY-AMSAT System Development + AO-51 Battery Capacity and Spin Trends + South Africa AMSAT Update + AMSAT Publications - Future Direction for the Journal, News Service, & Web Building up your satellite station: + Flex Radio V/U Module - 2m/70cm full duplex transverter module for the Flex 5000 + Low Cost, Lightweight Homebrew Dish Construction Teaching others how we do it: + How to Work the FM Ham Satellites With Your Handheld Radio + Successful Hamfest Demonstrations Authors are reminded to send in your completed papers as soon as possible. Presentations should be in Powerpoint format. Bring your presentation loaded on a thumb drive which can be loaded into the projection system prior to your speaking time slot. [ANS thanks the 2010 Symposium Committee for the above information] /EX PS - If you don't get the AMSAT News Service weekly bulletins you can sign up on-line at: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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David Taylor W8AAS Appointed AMSAT's US Delegate to ARISS-International
by JoAnne Maenpaa 29 Aug '10

29 Aug '10

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-241.04 David Taylor W8AAS Appointed AMSAT's US Delegate to ARISS-International AMSAT News Service Bulletin 241.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. August 29, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-241.04 AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW has appointed David Taylor, W8AAS of Columbia, MD as AMSAT's US delegate to ARISS-International (ARISS-I). Dave replaces Barry Baines, WD4ASW who was holding the position temporarily following the resignation of Will Marchant, WC6ROL in 2009. ARISS is 'Amateur Radio on the International Space Station'. Barry noted, "I am pleased to appoint Dave, W8AAS as our new ARISS- International delegate. Dave has extensive experience with the ARISS program, having participated as a trainer and procedure writer, ground station operator, school contact mentor and operations coordinator. His extensive knowledge of day-to-day operations of ARISS coupled with his exposure to the workings of ARISS-I as an observer as well as sup- porting the efforts of past AMSAT human spaceflight activities makes him well qualified to serve as AMSAT's representative and advocate for amateur radio in space." Dave was first licensed in 1970 and has been involved with SAREX/ARISS since 2000. He holds an Extra Class amateur radio license. ARISS-I is a working group consisting of a consortium of national amateur radio organizations and AMSAT organizations of the host countries represented on the International Space Station. ARISS-I serves as the 'unified voice of amateur radio' in working with the space agencies that manage the ISS. Since ARISS is international in scope, the team coordinates locally with their respective space agency (e.g. ESA, NASA, JAXA, CSA, and the Russian Space Agency) and as an international team through ARISS working group meetings, teleconferences and through electronic mail. In North America, the US delegates are Rosalie White, K1STO (appoint- ed by the ARRL) and David Taylor, W8AAS (appointed by AMSAT). The Canadian delegates are Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA (appointed by Radio Amateurs of Canada) and Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG (appointed by AMSAT). In addition there are four European delegates, two Japan- ese delegates, and two Russian delegates. The Chairman of ARRIS-I is Gaston Bertels, ON4WF. Information on the activities of ARISS can be found at: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm [ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW and ARISS-International for the above information] /EX -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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It's Time to Register for the 2010 AMSAT Symposium
by JoAnne Maenpaa 29 Aug '10

29 Aug '10

Hello Everyone, Here is a relay of Symposium news from the AMSAT News Service Bulletins ... SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-241.01 It's Time to Register for the 2010 AMSAT Symposium AMSAT News Service Bulletin 241.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. August 29, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-241.01 It is time to register for the 2010 AMSAT Space Symposium and General meeting. You can register on-line at the AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/SymposiumReg.php Your conference fee includes entrance to the Symposium, refreshments and a copy of the 2010 Symposium Proceedings: $40.00 per person before 15 September 2010 $45.00 from 21 September through 5 October Online registration closes 5 October at Midnight. Registration at the door will be $50.00. The Saturday Night Banquet is the highlight of the Space Symposium. Join us for great food, major announcements and the traditional banquet prize awards. Saturday Evening Banquet $45.00 per person. The keynote speaker at the banquet will be Dr. Albert Stebbins, a theoretical astrophysicist working with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey in the Fermilab Theoretical Astrophysics Group. AMSAT Area Coordinators typically gather to exchange ideas and tech- niques for supporting AMSAT members and promoting amateur satellite operations. Sunday Morning Area Coordinator's Breakfast: $15.00 per person Symposium Hotel Information: ---------------------------- The Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn is located west of O'Hare Airport at 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Telephone 1-847-437-6010. The registration code for the discount rate of $79.00 per night is AMS. The direct link to the www.holidayinn.com hotel web page is: http://tinyurl.com/2aptoeu You can also reach this page from the Symposium web page at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2010/Hotel.php Flight & Airport Information: ----------------------------- Chicago-O'Hare International Airport is the closest to the Chicago/ Elk Grove Holiday Inn Hotel. The hotel offers free hourly shuttle service to and from O'Hare Airport. Call the hotel upon arrival to let them know to come pick you up. Note that Chicago-Midway Airport is approximately 40 miles from the hotel and will require commuting or a $22.00 Shuttle fee. O'Hare Airport is served by all major air carriers. Getting there by car: The hotel address is 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. A map link is included on the hotel web page. The GPS coordinates are 42° 00' 37.30" N 87° 57' 36.5" W. Sunday Afternoon Tour --------------------- At the conclusion of the Symposium activities you are invited to participate in a tour of the Tevatron at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory on Sunday. Part of the tour will include a tour of the multi-megawatt RF portions of the particle accelerator as well as a tour of the new Super Conducting RF Test Facility. The Symposium registration form includes a place to indicate whether you can help with the car pools for travel to FermiLab and back to the hotel. The planned start time for the FermiLab tour will be 12 Noon. [ANS thanks the 2010 Symposium Committee for the above information] /EX PS - If you don't get the AMSAT News Service weekly bulletins you can sign up on-line at: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Konu Milky Way School, Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 28 Aug '10

28 Aug '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Konu Milky Way School Contact Exec Committee, Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan on 30 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:15 UTC.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8J4MW. The contact should be audible over Japan. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. We are children from a little town in the country side of Hiroshima, Japan. We started the ARISS School Contact Project one and a half years ago with the help of our parents. We were sixth grade elementary school students back then. When we heard it was possible to talk to you on the ISS we got really excited about it and thought that would be a really cool thing to do.That is how we got started. We have so far had twenty-nine study gatherings and we are now almost ready for our contact with the help of our parents and friends. We are all really looking forward to making contact and believe it will be a truly unforgettable experience. And we continue to practice hard to make this once in a lifetime experience go smoothly. We are looking forward to making contact with you then. Thank you. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the worst thing about being on the ISS? 2. What happens when space debris hits the ISS? 3. What experiments are you doing (on the ISS)? 4. Is the Earth beautiful from space? 5. How do you shower on the ISS? 6. How do you sleep on the ISS? 7. Is there static electricity in space? 8. Do you recycle on the ISS? 9. How much power does the ISS use in a day? 10. Do you want to live on Mars or the Moon if you can in the future? 11. Do you feel homesick? 12. Is it easier to get drunk in space? 13. What is your favourite job on the ISS? 14. When did you become interested in space? 15. What is the first thing you want to do when you return to Earth? 16. Do you get full on space food? 17. Do you feel hot and cold in space? 18. How do you tell the difference between day and night on the ISS? 19. How heavy is a space suit? 20. Are there any inconveniences on the ISS? 21. If you do handstands does the blood rush to your feet? 22. What do you want to eat when you come home? 23. How many Gs do you feel during lift off? 24. What do you do in your free time? 25. Does space look beautiful? 26. Do you have television on the ISS? 27. Do you get motion sickness on the ISS? 28. Did you like studying when you were young? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-08-27 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-08-27 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Fri 2010-08-27 06:43:27 UTC 46 deg (***) Konu Milky Way School Contact Exec Committee, Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan, direct via 8J4MY Contact is a go for: Mon 2010-08-30 09:15:23 UTC 37 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 551. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 35. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ARISS can only suggest; never demand. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2010-08-27 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-08-27 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF Exp. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart, Tasmania, Australia on 27 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 06:43 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over eastern portions of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. South Hobart Primary School is located in one of Hobart's oldest and most diverse suburbs. The picturesque school grounds have Mt Wellington as a backdrop and are adjacent to the Hobart Rivulet. South Hobart Primary School was originally named the Upper Macquarie Street School and the 150th anniversary of the school's founding was celebrated in 2008. Today, the school caters for 246 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 students, from the inner-city suburb of South Hobart, as well as the communities of Fern Tree and Ridgeway. Access to the CBD and the establishment of an on-site Long Day Care Centre and After School Care, has also seen the school attract enrollments from outside the local area. Over the past eight years, the school's student population has doubled. South Hobart Primary's key purpose is to nurture students, promote a positive attitude to life and learning and to develop the skills needed to be an active participant in the community, now and in the future. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How long and wide is the space station? 2. What are the types of emergencies that can happen in the ISS and can fire ignite in zero gravity? 3. What are some of the experiments that you've done and what's one of your favourites? 4. How does it feel to do a space walk, is it scary and how many have you done? 5. How many countries are involved in the ISS and what countries do the astronauts actually come from? 6. How many people can live on the space station at any one time? 7. Is the issue of space junk a concern and how does the ISS steer to avoid it? 8. How long does it take the mind to get used to zero gravity and when you return to Earth does it take the same amount of time to get used to normal gravity? 9. What happens to all the waste: human waste and food scraps that are created while you are on the space station? 10. What level of connection do you have with Earth in regard to receiving current affairs/news and communications with your family? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Konu Milky Way School Contact Exec Committee, Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan, Mon. 30 Aug 2010 09:15 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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