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L_ Reflections on QRM 2 Wanted & For Sale 7
J piorth Branch Notes 2/3 DX Notes 8
L T.V. Specials 3 Crosswords 8/9
J Sen. Purpose Amplifier 4 Hints & Kinks 10
L Notive Notes 5 Plug & Jack Quiz 11
VHF Notes 5 More VHF Notes 12
LJ F-om Your NB President 5 RTTY 13/14
The IV System Pt.l 6 General ‘ 15
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Reflecticns on GRM
Qi has been produced on a regular basis for the past seven years - a
very splendid effort! Most of the thanks can go to John VK7JV without whose
efforts it might have fallen by the wayside. It was felt however, that the effort
required to produce this magazine should be shared by more than one person = to
this end a production committee has been formed. John, on behalf of all the
members of the North and Northwest branches may we thank you for your hard work
over the years.
The objectives of QRM are again worth looking at. These are to foster
Amateur Radio by keeping Amateurs in the North in touch with one another - and to
provide a medium for discussing technical and administrative matters,
From time to time complaints are heard (grapevine style) about some
aspects of QBM. e.g. ™de don't need QRM because we know everything that goes on"
or "Not enough technical articles" - either that or'its too technical". Unless
constructive feedback is received its difficult to know what members really want.
If articles are received from the same members all the time the field of interest
must be limited.
We want this magazine to be interesting and informative - to achieve
this we need your articles. At our end we can introduce items on different facets
of amateur radio = as we have in this issue, but mainly we need your assistance.
QRM can only be as interesting as the members will allow it to be,
NEd CALLS TC WATCH FOR!
VK7TW : TONY WOODS = lives Mowbray - works Launceston Alrport -
active CW/SSE 20 metres.
VK7AC ¢ GRAHAM COKER = Lives Wynyard - works Wynyard - Watch for
Graham from his 45' boat in the Tamar.
NORTHRAN BRANCH NOT&S BY MAURICE = VK7JU
The following members were selected at the Annual Branch meeting to be
office bearers for the year 1978,
President: Joe Gelston VK7JG
Vice President & Stores Officer: Ian Clements VK71C
Assistant Stores Officer: Mike Wilson VKT7ZViW
Treasurer: Tony Pclowy VK7TP
Secretary: Maurice Burleigh VK7J0
Su @SL Manager: e Col Wrizht VK71Z
Lecture Officer: Wally Morphett VK7ZWX
Librarians Brian Yeoman VK7ZBY
Ac QRM Editor: John McCulloch VK7CCC
Club Room Manager: Bill Tanner VK7TE
Refreshment Officer Roger Wooley
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Please note that if you have not collected surplus Mt. Barrow
equipment and that you are entitled some contact Feter Frith VK7PF and arrange
for collection.
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It was agreed by members at the last meeting that the sum of #50.00
be donated from branch funds to the Glenara Boys Home. The money is needed to
assist in rebuilding part of the home which was destroyed as a result of a
disastrous fire in March,
The Minihamfest was held on the 12th March at Launceston Airport.
Once again the Northwest branch won the cricket match - but only by a slim
margin! In between the various segments of the Air Pageant which was watched
"free of charge" everyone ate and drank their fill. Linsey VK7ZID and family
won the DF Hunt.
Regards,
Maurice VK7JU.
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TV_SPECIALS - Bob, VK7Zr¥
Video amplifier - for feeding cameras or lcw video into T.V. set as monitor
(valve type) - Gain 5 times,
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for valve type transmitters - Short leads important for cathode by-pass and T3,
Place unit in small shielding box.
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GENERAL rURPOSE AMPLIFIER
Good gain 300 times = Maximum output 20 volts. Response 5(Hz to 50Hz = Use
supply 12 to 24 volts. Cheap = cost from club components approximately. ¥
AUDIo AmMP
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| NOVICE NOTES
=10 metres - Openings all day consistently from 0700 EST to late evening. Stations
I contacted using only 20 watts output and 5/8 Hy-Gain G.P. antenna,
‘ All countries USA - USSR, Korea, Phillipines, Canal 4one, Costa Rica, GB,
| Italy, Zaire, Jordan, Egypt, Canada, Helsinki, Stockholm, All prefixes in Japan -
41l VK areas plus numerous others, Most 10 meter VK activity is by Novices,
Sunspot activity is certainly on the up and up.
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| «FROM YOUR NORTHERN BRANCH PRESIDENT
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for voting me to this
position. Even at this early stage it is not an easy task. To make life easier
“if you have any suggestions on the way you would like the Branch run please let me
know, To help improve relations between members who do not know each other name
tages will be issued to each person, Several years ago we had some made, if you
I ~still have yours please wear it at the next meeting,
HF and 2 metre equipment will alsoc be made available for use., We hope in
athe future to obtain a HF and VHF transceiver for use whenever the store is open
I (2 nights per week) or when the Clubrooms are in use,
The executive meeting is held on the Friday before the general meeting and
| “an open invitation is extended to all,
| - 73 es, Joe Gelston VK7JG
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| I have not been active on 2 metres SSB although Danial VK7DA worked 15
VK3's, on 2 metres SSB and 3 on 432 Miz., Kevin VK7ZAH has also been working
away and missing ait on the DX,
I..__ No 6 metre DX contacts have taken place although on the 29th February
CHf TV was present and I believe that JA's were worked from VK2,
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l OSCAR 8 was launched on 5.2.1978, being first heard on Mode J 432.095 MHz,
he power out appears to be down on this mode. Mode A has been used with very good
=3ignals; although the sattelite still appears to be tumbling as there is very slow
and deep QSB on the signals.
73 till next month,
Falad’
Joe.
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THE TELEVISION SYSTEM ~ PART 1 - MALCOLM VK7ZMM
To understand how a television system works it is necessary to understand a
little about the workings.
The system used in this country consists of 625 lines of information which
forms on frame or single picture as in a movie film, One frame is transmitted every
40 milliseconds and corresponds to a frequency of 25 Hertze Now if only one scan
from top to bottom of the picture were transmitted in this time flicker would occur
whilst viewing the picture. To get around this problem without increasing the rate
at which information is transmitted i.e. the number of fields per second, the
picture or frame is divided into two parts. The first consists of all the odd
numbered lines in the frame, the second part all the even numbered lines. These
two parts of a frame are called FIELDS and are transmitted one after the other.
By using this method the rate at which the picture or the phosphorons of the
receiver is updated is doubled without increasing the rate at which the information
is transmitted. This process is called INTERLACING. It is used in all current
television systems., The advantages are a greater resolution without increasing the
amount of spectrum used by the signal.
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NORTHW®ST BRANCH NOTES ~ JIM VK7NOW
20 members were present at the recent branch meeting. Visitors included
Peter Wolfenden VK3ZPA/NIB; Peter is also Executive Vice President of W.I.A.
New Office Bearers were selected as follows:=
President: Brian Lord VK7ZBL
Vice President: Max Ives VK7MX
Terry Tones VK7TT
Secretary: Kirby Cunningham VK7ZKC
Treasurer; Ivan Line VK7Z0A/NOA
Publicitys Jim Davis VK7NOW
Entertainment: Shane and Stephen
QSL Officers Harold Hancock VK7MZ
Broadcast Officers Terry Tones VK7TT
Auditors Max Ives VK7MX
Council Reps Brian Lord VK7ZBL
Beacon and Repeator Co-Ordinator: Tony VK74X
After the meeting supper was served followed by very interesting films on
Solar Energy and Radio Communication by Bob, VK7BY. Peter, VK3ZPA/NIE also showed
a film on ATC.
NCTE: At the next meeting an auction sale of junk will be held,
73 till next month
Uus Jim VK7NOW
April 1978 4 R M Page 7
WANTED AND FOR SALE
FOR_SALE
SSB/Cw TRANSMITTER (KW VESPA) 80 4O 20 METRES
90 WATTS INPUT HAS FACILITIES FCR 160/15/10 METRES
BUT NEEDS ALIGNINGeeee
POWER SUPPLY HAS FACILITIES TO REDUCE OUTPUT TO
29 WATTS.
FR=-50 AMATEUR BAND RECEIVER 80 - 10 METRES
BOTH IN GOOD CONDITION¢eecooossf250 (0eNoOo)
VK7TW (003-263724)
FOR_SALE
1 - FT75B AND FP75
POWER SUPPLY AND SPEAKER
IMMACULATE AS NEW COMPLETE WITH ALL 10m, 15m, 80m
CRYSTALS AND 1 = 40m AND 120m CRYSTAL
£400.00
ALSO 1 - BELCOM LINEAR 10 METER MOBILE RIG. VXO.
10 KC SHIFT 24 CHANNEL, 10 WATT PEP OUTPUT
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$#240.00 AS NEW.
AL50 DAIWA RF550 RF SPEECH PROCESSCR
#115.00
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DX NOTES - COL VK71Z
Last November I advised 7JV that I would not be writing these notes in
1978, John talked me into carrying on until the end of our financial year, now
our worthy President has convinced me that I should keep up the good (?) work
until a successor is found = Any offers? - Unfortunately I had not kept notes
in the interim,
3.5 m/h Andre (VK7AE) is still getting the odd dx station on SSB and
has built his score up to 22 countries on this band,
7 ?/hz No reports have come to hand and I haven't done any listening
here, '
14 " Still on gke "up and up". Reports of Eurcpeans coming through
from 1600Z to 55002 have been received. Southern africans can appear around
06002, sometimes short path and at other times over the long route so check both
ways. West and north Africa has also been ¢SC'ed between 0700 and 0800Z long
path whilst South America came through between 0700 and 10002 - The pick of the
stations logged here were EAGET, ELIL, FB8XS Kerguelen Is., FB8YF, Antarctica,
JW9UV, JY5HH, IX1LT, PY@FN Fernando de Noronha, TR8LE, VPS8PP, VP8PT, ZELUS,
ZS2NF/S8, ZS5KI and 3V&BZ all on SSB.
21 m/£2 Central, South American and South africans have been logged
between 03002 and 06002 and Europeans have been copied from 0730Z onwards
but it doean't happen every day.
28 m/hz Other DXers tell me that there is some good DX appearing at
times but T cannot confirm.
The only DX pedition I*ve received news about is P29JS' visit to the
Cocos Island (VK9) possibly from the 31st May for 14 days.
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CLUES ACROSS
Te A Greek monk said to be mainly responsible for the Russian alphabet,
Usually to be found at the centre of RSARS activity on 3720 KHz. (5)
ko A chain of radio stations. (7)
8o Continuous. The kind of performance needed to win the 559 trophy. (7)
Yo Watchfule The home of VES8RCS. (5)
10 A sandy or coral ridge protruding from the sea. (4)
11, The Oaks and the St Leger are just two of them, (8)
130 The sleventh letter of the Greek alphabet, The symbol of wave length, (6)
156 One of a "bunch of fives", (6)
18, Visitors to one's country., Hopefully, paying guests., (8)
19 Worn by some hi-fi enthusiasts and telegraph operators. (4)
22, At one time most equipment was home this, (5)
23, Sources, (7)
24 Clients otherwise., (7)
256 The VHF boys have these skeletons in their antenna systems, (5)
CLUES DOWN
1o 1 across usually exercises this over 4 across. (7)
2o The limits of a series of possible varistions. Where the cowboy usually
feels at home., (5)
30 Popularly, " a bit pushed", (4)
be A horrifying weapon of modern war used in Viet Nam. (6)
56 To attract the attention of 1 across on 4 across it is necessary to do
this first. (8)
6o 4 temperature inversion may produce this for the VHF boys. (7)
7 Given a breeze can make 2 useful skyhook for that /P antenna, (5)
12, Where the weary YU might dip his feet, (8)
14 Lately VS5MC. (7)
16, Opposes, A non-conductor does this to the passage of a current., (7)
17 To wander, but not frequency-wise, (6)
18, May contain toothpaste or be a source of power. (5)
20, Simply a friend to a ham in Madrid. (5)
21 A propensity without which 18 down wouldn't lust long in most cases, (4)
Page 10 QR M
April 1978
HINTS AND KINKS
Metal Holder for Hand Tools:
This tool holder can be fastened to the top of the workbench
where it will keep small hand tools in an easy-to-reach posi-
tion. It is formed of fairly heavy sheet metal bent to a Z
shape as shown in the detail. The holes to fit the tools are
made to accommodate the ones you have and naturally must be
varied to suit individual requirements
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When no pipe wrench is at hand a substitute may easily be im-
provised from a adjustable wrench ani a pair of slip-joint
pliers. Place one Jjaw of the pliers between the jaws of the
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wrench as shown, then tighten the wrench against the pipe in
the usual way. after which the pipe can be turned in one dir=-
ection. By reversing the arrangement of the two tools the
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used to hold pipe for cutting.
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Plugs and jacks are used not only to connect various units of electronic equipmenttogether,
but also to perform a variety of switching oparations at the same time. To test your sbility to
analyze plug and jack connections, sharpen your pencil and try working the circuit problems
(1-8) shown below. Determine the total equwalent resistance between points A and B in each
circuit BEFORE and AFTER the plug is inserted in the jack. All of the resistors are 6-ohm units.
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MORE VHF NCTES -
Activity for the month has been very high. This being due to the Athol
Johnson contest. In all, thirty two amatenrs were active, and of these, 12 sent
in logs. Eight being from the Southern Branch, two each from North and Northwest,
Congratulations go to Andrew Dixon with a score of 161 peints, followed by
VK7MC, Mike Hennessey with 138, then Dave Cooper, VK7ZDC with 124, I would like to
thank all those who icipated and if you have any suggestions for next year pleasq
pass them onto me C/= P.0. Box 1311 Launceston, During the contest North South
contacts between Kevin VK7ZAH and myself VK7JG with John Grace, VK7ZJG and Peter,
VK7PS were made on both 52 and 144 Miz,
2 Metre inversions have occurred during the month and the VK3 repeaters
have once again been available to mobile operators in launceston., At one stage
Danial VK7DA was overidimg VK3 amateurs trying to use their own repeater,
Toe WWI3G
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IC 22S - &270 Ringo ARX-2 =25 48
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IC 202 -+$ 210 6JS6 - $ 12
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THIS CIRCUIT 1S EASY TO ASSEMBLE AND ADJUST AND DOES A GOOD JOB,
IT WiLL COPY BOTH wWIDE AND NARROwW SHIFT., THE CIRCUIT USES A 741
AS A LIMITER, AN N565 PHASE LOCK LA0P IC, ANOTHER 741 AS VOLTAGE
COMPARATOR OR ** SLICER’’ AND AN MJE340 KEYING TRANSISTOR,
THE TERMINAL UNIT (TU) HAS NO FILTERS BECUASE IT WORKS ON THE
FM PRINCIPAL, THE THEORY OF OPERATION OF THE PHASE LOCK LOOP wiLL
BE EXPLAINED FULLY LATER, BUT A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING NOw WILL BE
HELPFUL. SIMPLY STATED, THE INCOMING SIGNAL LOCKS ON A VOLTAGE
CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR IN THE IC., THE FREQUENCY OF THE OSCILLATOR
IS PLACED BETWEEN THE FREQUENCIES OF THE MARK/SPACE TONES. AS
THESE TONES ALTERNATE THE OUTPUT OF THE PLL CAN BE MADE TO PRODUCE
A PLUS AND MINUS VOLTAGE BY CONNECTING A VOLTAGE COMPARATOR TO IT,
THIS PLUS AND MINUS VOLTAGE CORRESPONDS DIRECTLY TO THE MARK/SPACE
TONES AND CAN BE USED TO KEY THE LOOPCIRCUIT OF THE TELETYPE
MACHINE,
THIS METHOD OF DEMODULATION HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF NO TUNED FILTEL
AS STATED ABOVE AND wiLL TOLERATE CONSIDERABLE DRIFT AND COPY SHIFTS
FROM 170 HZ TO 800 HZ. JUST BY PROPERLY TUNING IN THE SIGNAL,
CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES NO PARTICULAR CARE AND A PERFORATED BOARD
SERVES QUITE WELL. A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY OF 10-12 VDC, PLUS
AND MINUS IS REQUIRED. SOCKETS SHOULD BE USED FOR THE ICS AND
TRANSISTORS, THE PLL IC CAN BE MOUNTED IN A SOCKET OR MOLEX PINS
(AVBL FROM THE CLUBROOMS),
A TUNING METER |5 REQUIRED AND THE SIMPLEST (S A ZERO CENTRE
MILLIAMETER WITH SUITABLE DROPPING RESISTOR, IT IS CONNECTED AS SHOwW!
IN THE DIAGRAM, IT INDICATES A PLUS CURRENT ON MARK AND MUNUS ON
SPACE, WHEN RECEIVING A PROPERLY TUNED FSK SIGNAL THE NEEDLE TENDS
TO HOVER AROUND ZeRO CENTRE, IF NO ZERO CENTRE METER IS AVAILABLE
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gSE A VTVM SET AT ABOUT 25 VDC AND ADVANCE THE NEEDLE TO CENTRE
CALE,
ADJUSTMENT IS EASYs AFTER CONNECTING THE LOOP VOLTAGE AND THE
POWER SUPPLY FOR THE TU, CHECK THE PLUS AND MINUS VOLTAGES,
THESE CAN BE 10-12 VOLTS BUT SHOULD BE THE SAME OR WITHIN .5 VOLTS
INPUT CAN BE 500 OHMS OR EVEN THE SPEAKER OUTPUT OF THE RECEIVER
WHICH WORKS QUITE wELL, NEXT, CLOSE SW1 , TUNE IN A GOOD STEADY
NARROW SHIFT RTTY SIGNAL, PREFERABLY RUNNING A TAPE, THE RECEIVED
TONES SHOULD BE IN THE VICINITY OFiMOO0 HZ, THIS CAN BE DONE BY
EAR AND IS NOT CRITICAL, SET R1 AT THE END OF ROTATION WHICH IS
MAX IMUM RESISTANCE, THE SERO CENTRez METER SHOULD READ APPROXIMATELY
ZERO OR A LITTLE ON THE PLUS SIDE, NOW ADVANCE R1 . THE METER SHOULD
MOVE MORE TO THE PLUS SIDE AND FLICKER BACK TOWARDS ZERO, IF IT DOES
NOT, CHANGE SIDEBANDS IF YOU ARE RECEIVING IN THE SSB MODE, IF YOU
ARE RECEIVING IN THE CwW MODE, MOVt THz BFO TO THE OTHER SIDE. OPEN
SW1 AND TURN ON THE TELETYPE MACHINE, AS Ri IS FURTHER ADVANCED A
POINT WILL BE REACHED WHERE THE MACHINE WILL BEGIN TO PRINT AND THE
NEEDLE OF THE METER WILL STAY PRETTY NEAR ZERO DURING COPY AND
MAX IMUM PLUS ON MARK/HOLD TONE, THIS IS THE SPOT WHERE R1 SHOULD BE
SET. AS R1 IS ADVANCED WTILL MORE THE NEEDLE WILL GO BACK TOWARD
THE MINUS SIDE AND EVENTUALLY THE MACHINE WILL RUN OPEN, WITH A
LITTLE PRACTICE IN TUNING AND WATCHING THE METER A SIGNAL CAN BE
TUNED IN WITH NO TROUBLE AT ALL, AFTER A WHILE YOU MAY WANT TO
CHANGE R1, SLIGHTLY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TO RECEIVE SIGNALS BETTER
AT SOME SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TONE. BUT ONE IT IS SET PROPERLY IT
NEED NEVER BE CHANGED,
APRIL 1978 QRM PAGE 15
PLL DEMOD CONTINUED.
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WITH AUDIO INPUT OFF THE . VCO CAN BE HEARD BY CONNECTING HEAD=-
PHONES TO PINS 4=5 AND GROUND,
IT 1S POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE BOTH WIND AND NARROW SHIFT WITH ONE
SETTING OF R1 BUT IF IT 1S SET TO RECEIVE NARROW SHIFT, THe WIDE
SHIFT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO TUNE WITH THE SAME SETTING., HOWEVER,
SINCE NARROW SHIFT IS GERERALLY USED NOW , ONE SETTING FOR IT SHOULD
SUFFICE, IF YOU EXPECT TO RECEIVE BOTH SHIFTS REGULARLY IT WOULD
BE WELL TO INSTALL A SECOND POT WITH A SWITCH TO SELECT EITHER WiDE
OR NARROW SHIFT,
73 TILL NEXT MONTH, MAC, VK7CCC
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WANTED+++++ ARTICLES FOR QRM, NOMATTER WHETHER TECHNICAL OR
OTHERWISE, AND ON ANY SUBJECT, WE WILL REDRAW ANY ARTICLES FOR
YOU, AND BOB, VK7ZRF WILL CHECK |T OUT TECHNACALWISE I|F YOU WISH,
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DEADLINE FOR GRM ARTICKLES IS 20TH OF APRIL,.. REPEAT 20TH APRIL,
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OSCAR EIGHT ORBITS WILL APPEAR IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF QRM, COURTESY
PETER, VK7PF,, ALSO WE ARE STARTING A PERSONALITY PAGE, IF YOU
CAN SUPPLY A SMALL PHOTOGRAPH AND A FEW DETAILS ETC, WHERE YOU WORK,
HOW MANY KIDS , XYL’S NAME, HOW LONG IN RADIO, MAIN INTERESTS ETC,
THE IDEA IS THAT OTHER MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO MATCH NAMES AND CALL-
SIGNS TO FACES... THANKS
NoRmweld oad WNoRn WEST Membas (&,QSCB\&Q.S) Alesse AR
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‘ 89 OLIVE St., NEWSTEAD, PHONE 311677
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3 135 HOBART Rd., KINGS MEADOWS, PHONE 444710
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