RADIO ACTIVE Newsletter of the Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club June 2003 Serving Las Vegas since April 1961 ------------------------ The President's Corner Charlie Kunz, AA5QJ On May 31st, Art Sheldon K7ZE and I traveled to Reno and participated in EMCOMMWEST 2003, an ARRL Operating Specialty Convention sponsored by the ARRL Nevada Section and Northern Nevada Amateur Radio Services, Inc. This event was specifically oriented toward emergency communications. The following summarizes the speakers and their topics: ? Dick Flanagan W6OLD, Nevada ARRL Section Manager spoke about ARES' changing role and the need for Official Emergency Stations. ? Roger Lamoni, Chief Meteorologist, NWS Reno spoke on the role of the amateur radio operator in the Skywarn Program. He showed an excellent recruiting video created by the Reno NWS office. ? Jim Utterback KC6TWC, Disaster Services Manager, Reno-Tahoe Chapter, discussed Amateur radio and the American Red Cross. ? Alex King, Disaster Services Coordinator, Reno spoke on the Salvation Army and SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network). ? Tony Chedester K7AIR, assisted by Joe Giraudo N7JEH, both from Nevada Army MARS discussed how ARES, RACES and MARS are on the same team. ? Bart Lee KV6LEE is the OES Auxiliary Communications System Liaison Officer and ARRL ARES EC for San Francisco. He was an eyewitness to the events of 9/11 and related his experiences as a volunteer at 'ground zero'. ? Dan Miller K3UFG, ARRL ARECC Course Manager presented a 3 hour seminar on training and education through the Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Courses. In addition to the speakers, VE exams were held for both ham and Emergency Communications Course exams, a training session was given on ARRL Radiogram & Traffic Handling, and a Comm Vehicle Competition judged and awards presented in individual and group classes. EMCOMMWEST has been held in Northern California the past 3 years, but this year moved to Reno, and is hoped to be a permanent 2-day event in coming years. I really felt revitalized after listening to the speakers and comments from the 100 plus participants. I was able to meet and chat with our Section Emergency Coordinator, Dick Creley KJ7UK, Paul Cavnar NN7B, Northern District Emergency Coordinator and other leaders in ARES in Northern Nevada and California. Of particular import was the briefing by Bart Lee on his experiences related to 9/11. He started his briefing with the profound statement: IN A TIME OF CRISIS, YOU WILL NOT RISE TO THE OCCASION. YOU WILL SINK TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR TRAINING. He strongly emphasized, as did other speakers, the importance of Emergency Communications Training, regardless of the years of experience you might have. All 3 levels of the ARRL EmComm online course are now eligible for reimbursement through the Homeland Security Grant to ARRL. Clark County ARES/RACES will be looking at conducting 'hybrid' classes where you register and test online, but the course materials are presented locally, which will also be eligible for reimbursement. Another thing emphasized: Nowhere in Part 97 does the word 'hobby' appear, but 'service' appears 11 times. As important as training is PRACTICE. Invaluable is your participation in public services events like the ones LVRAC has supported this past spring, and the upcoming FIELD DAY on June 28-29. You don't have to be there the whole 24 hours of operating and the time before and after for setup and breakdown – we'll welcome you with open arms if you do! – but come join us for a few hours, for the potluck on Saturday evening, whatever, but come join in. Give Jamie N3TOY a page at 381-2148 and tell him what you'd like to do to help. 73 Charlie AA5QJ ------------------------ FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Frank Kelley, KB7PVU Well friends, this July will make the twelfth newsletter I've been editor of. It's had its ups and downs but overall it's been fun. Alas, as my regular job has gotten progressively more complex requiring even more of my time (gee, I'm tired of the 12 hour days!), I find I have even less time to spend with my wife. Prospects for the job easing up anytime soon are nil, so my choice is simple. Spend even less time with the wife and keep doing the newsletter or give up the newsletter editor position, and spend the quality time with the wife. As you may have already heard, I'm resigning as editor effective 1 August 2003. Our club president will be looking for someone to be the new editor and, of course, he is always there to provide "his support". But the best part of being the editor is in the education that is provided. I have learned a wealth of information on ham radio from both club member articles and searching the web. It's a great opportunity and a fun way to learn more about ham radio. If you like a challenge and have the desire to learn, I encourage you to consider being the editor. ------------------------ Field Day 28 - 29 June 2003 The Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club (LVRAC) will be co- hosting with Frontier Amateur Radio Society (FARS) and Nellis Radio Amateur Club (NRAC) the 2003 Field Day at Sunset Park on June 28th and 29th. The event will begin with equipment set up at dawn on Saturday; contest starts at noon Saturday and runs until noon Sunday, with tear down Sunday afternoon. This event provides not only a chance to demonstrate and operate an emergency communications type set up but also to meet and work with new and fellow local amateurs. We will be operating 5 HF stations, a GOTA station, a VHF/UHF station, APRS, Packet, PSK31, ATV, SSTV, Satellite, and a T-Hunt demo. The recently acquired LVRAC Emergency Communications trailer can also be viewed at the event. There will be a potluck barbecue dinner at 1800 Saturday evening (bring dish to pass around) where good food and many eyeball QSOs can be enjoyed with fellow amateurs from around the Las Vegas valley. Tom, KE4ULL will provide a great breakfast at 0600 Sunday for weary eyed operators and all that want to enjoy the fresh air. We need volunteers to set up on Saturday at 0600, tear down on Sunday at 1200 noon, many station operators, workers for potluck dinner and breakfast, provide equipment delivery from storage unit to site and back, and provide coffee maker and supplies, extension cords, ice, pop, water, coolers, grills, charcoal, lighter fluid, etc There will be plenty to do, so be sure to stop by and visit, if even for a short time. If you want to help with the event, contact Fred Homuth, K9GAJ at k9gaj@arrl.net or Jamie Gorr N3TOY at n3toy@qsl.net or 381-2148. ------------------------ Amateur Radio Exams Tim Hunt, WA6TNW June 7th and July 5th given in room A107 n the CCSN - Henderson campus. The exams start promply at 12 noon (Pacific time). It is suggested that you arrive between 11:30AM and 11:45AM. This will give you adequate time to be seated and fill out the necessary paperwork. Be prepared to bring the following to the test session: ? $10 - Exam fee. ? Proper identification, preferably a picture ID with your signature. Normally applicants provide a driver's license or student ID. ? Social Security Number (SSN) or Taxpayer ID number (TIN) if you are not eligible for a SSN. ? If you presently have an Amateur Radio license, we will need the original plus a photocopy. ? If you have a CSCE, we must see the original plus a photocopy. ? Pen and pencil. You may bring a calculator as long as the memory can be "flushed" before you take the exam. ------------------------ YOUR CLUB NEEDS NET CONTROLLERS To conduct the Tuesday night nets. Contact Howard Mark, K3HM (256-3662) or hmark@earthlink.net to learn how to become a net controller and get in on all the fun. ------------------------ 24-Hour Turnaround for New Licenses CQ Magazine Posted: 2003-05-23 17:11:58.063 "Newsline" and the W5YI VEC report on a new method of electronically filing license applications that is trimming the time between testing and license issuance for some new hams to 24 hours or less. The new system, in which a Volunteer Examiner team electronically files applications with the VE Coordinator (which already makes electronic submissions to the FCC) got a "live test" recently when a group of 81 students at the University of Wisconsin's Stouts College of Technology, Engineering and Management passed Technician exams as part of a college course. The VE team submitted the results electronically to the W5YI VEC, which in turn sent them online to the FCC for processing. The new amateurs had their call signs less than 24 hours after passing their exams! ------------------------ SELF WORTH Pat Thies (KD7HAB) A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, Who would like this $20 bill? Hands started going up. He said, I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, Who still wants it? Still the hands were up in the air. Well, he replied, What if I do this? And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. Now, who still wants it? Still the hands went into the air. My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value: dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE. You are special - Don't EVER forget it. Count your blessings, not your problems. Never be afraid to try something new. ------------------------ Andy Rooney's tips for telemarketers Three Little Words That Work !! (1) The three little words are: "Hold On, Please..." Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt. Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task. These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting. (2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end? This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone. This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to call back and get someone at home. What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Since doing this, my phone calls have decreased dramatically. (3) Another Good Idea: When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away. When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the! mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope. Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 37cents postage "IF" and when they receive them back. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before! the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes. One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them. You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin getting their own junk back in the mail. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice! Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea! If enough people follow these tips, it will work----I have been doing this for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore. ------------------------ ARES Report – May 2003 Charlie Kunz AA5QJ Emergency Coordinator, Clark County ARES/RACES - Charlie Kunz AA5QJ, EC/RACES Radio Officer, and Dan Starr AA7I, AEC RACES/Alternate RACES Radio Officer attended the Clark County Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting. - Vern Garman K0EGA, AEC Training/Alternate RACES Radio Officer, attended a meeting at McCarran Airport related to preparation for a triennial aviation disaster exercise to be held Wed Oct 22. - The Race for the Cure was held on May 3rd in downtown Las Vegas with an estimated 15,000 runners. Tom Petrakis KE4ULL coordinated the event. 24 hams provided support. - The ADA Tour de Cure bike ride was held on May 17th in the Green Valley area. Howard Mark K3HM coordinated the event. 18 hams provided support. - UMC and Lake Mead Hospital have received their equipment orders. Howard Mark K3HM, AEC Hospital Support and Frank Kostelac N7ZEV will be working with them on their installations. - Clark County Office of Emergency Management has received grant funds to purchase additional equipment for our Emergency Communications Center at the Clark Count Government Building. - A general membership meeting will be held Sat June 7th at 9 am at the Clark County Government Building. Briefings will be given on upcoming events and updates on activities, and the communications trailer will be viewed and your suggestions solicited. ------------------------ AMSAT Adds Echolink Conference CQ Magazine Posted: 2003-04-22 16:43:42.127 AMSAT has established an Echolink conference server called *AMSAT*. According the AMSAT News Service, the server is up continuously and gives satellite users around the world a place "to congregate and chat." Echolink allows repeaters and individual amateurs to link their stations together via the internet. More information is available at http://www.amsat.org/echolink/. AMSAT had previously started a beginners' net on the IRLP internet linking system. ------------------------ Nevada Section of the Pacific Division of the ARRL Tue, May 13, 2003 at 3:51 AM ET Greetings to everyone in the Nevada Section! I am pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Hartman KK7LV of Las Vegas, Nevada, as Assistant Section Manager (ASM) for the Nevada Section. Gary has been very active the last 15 years, serving as ARES Emergency Coordinator in Boulder City, Nevada, for several years and currently as ARES Emergency Coordinator for Henderson, Nevada. Gary is very interested in promoting interest and activity in all areas of emergency communications and is looking forward to representing the Section in Southern Nevada. Shortly after his appointment as ASM, Gary attended the monthly meeting of the Nellis (AFB) Radio Amateur Club (NRAC) where he was welcomed by President John Bigley N7UR . Congratulations to Steven Goldman N7JAZ for his recent appointment as an Official Observer within the Amateur Auxiliary. Steven will be working with Official Observer Coordinator (OOC) Tim Hunt WA6TNW . Bill Cornelius K8XC did a great job of organizing the amateur radio activities at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas, April 5-10. Along with ARRL President Jim Haynie W5JBP , visitors had a chance to chat with ARRL Vice-President Fried Heyn WA6WZO , Pacific Division Director Bob Vallio W6RGG , Pacific Division Vice- Director Andy Oppel N6AJO , Southeastern Division Vice-Director Sandy Donahue W4RU and yours truly. On the Tuesday during the NAB convention, we all had the pleasure of attending the regularly scheduled meeting of the Las Vegas Amateur Radio Club (LVRAC) which had some very special moments. In addition to comments by all of the ARRL officials, three very special things took place that night: ? Harold Leary K7ZOK was awarded a special Certificate of Recognition by ARRL President Jim Haynie for his fifty years of continuous ARRL membership, ? LVRAC President Charlie Kunz AA5QJ presented ARRL President Haynie with a check for one thousand dollars for the ARRL Education and Technology Program ("The Big Project"), ? Bob Heil K9EID gave one of his ever-lively presentations on the history and science of audio in commercial and amateur radio. On the Friday after the convention we had a nice lunch with old friend "Squeak" Porray AD7K and meet with Section Technical Coordinator Kent Johnson W7AOR . Afterwards, we drove to Pahrump to attend the regular monthly meeting of the Pahrump Amateur Radio Repeater Association (PARRA) where we enjoyed the hospitality of President Foster Paulis W4HCK and the other club members. Finally, on our way home Saturday, we attended the bi-monthly meeting of the Rural Amateur Radio Association (RARA) in Pahrump, hosted by President John Hughes WB6QGH where several new members were introduced. The Carson Valley Radio Club (CVRC) just finished their General License upgrade class and, in cooperation with the Douglas County Amateur Radio Team (DCART), began their first ARECC Emergency Communications Level I classroom course. They expect their first graduates by mid-June. Part of the CVRC's regular April meeting was a full SKYWARN Weather Spotter class taught by Roger Lamoni from the Reno Office of the National Weather Service. After the two-and-a-half hour training session, everyone came away with a much greater understanding of (and respect for) our role in the presence of severe weather. Paul Cavnar NN7B is Event Coordinator for EMCOMMWEST 2003, a full-day emergency communications symposium in Reno, Nevada. For full information and on-line pre-registration, check out their web site at http://www.cvrc.net/emcommwest/. By this time next month Field Day will be almost upon us. Please support your local club and join in the fun! For a current list of all ARRL Nevada Section Field Appointments, you can always check http://www.pdarrl.org/nevsec/officers.html. Please send me your concerns, opinions, questions and newsletters. Until next month, 73, Dick W6OLD ----------------------------- SECRETARY'S REPORT Paul Webster, KC7QJR – May 13, 2003 President Charlie Kunz, AA5QJ, called the meeting to order at 707pm. and introductions were made. Welcome and Introductions: 67 People Attending Reports Secretary: In consequence of the newsletter not reaching everyone by meeting time approval of the last three months meeting minutes will be held in the June meeting. Treasurer: Treasurer gone to Dayton. Report to be presented in June. Trustee: Problem with .94 controller solved. Newsletter: Frank has will leave post in August due to work commitments, new volunteer sought. Librarian: Shelly to obtain new Technician exam question pool. Her e-mail is as posted in the newsletter Old Business Speedway Dinner: All went well. A good time was had by all. Race for the Cure: May 3rd. 11,300 people showed up for the event. 25 Hams worked the race. Trailer, the new vests and magnetic signs were used to good effect. Tour de Cure: May 17th Bike ride. Henderson. Trackers to be used. Have need for more hams. Info sent to volunteers by e-mail. Lund to Hiko: May 18th More hams needed. Please sign up. Will be reimbursed for gas. Field Day: June 28-29. 6pm Pot luck dinner and Sunday morning breakfast. Southwest corner of Sunrise Park. Please sign up. Net Control Ops: Need one more volunteer. Please contact Howard Mark, K3HM. Comm. Trailer: Some rewiring done, but no "renovations" yet. ARRL Dues: We receive a new member kick-back, so if you are considering a new ARRL membership or it has been 2 years since you were a member, please join through the club. Also Please update your record on the members only web page as to your ARRL membership status. New Business Web Page: Up and running. Library to be added soon. Big Project: We have received a certificate of appreciation from ARRL for our donation last month. Please investigate your elementary schools; we want a candidate for a Big Project school here in Las Vegas. Homeschoolers have a curriculum list available on ARRL's website for use at home. Break 8:01pm Call to order 8:13pm Program: Pat O'Gara N7QE , "SWR 101" Raffle: The following won prizes: Bag & Pen Joe EsprecionWH6CYB 811A Tubes Clayton Hughes KD7PHB SWR Meter John Rees KD7QYB Video Production Handbook Steve Portnoff KD7LVX SWR Meter Clayton Hughes KD7PHB Bag & Pen Clayton Hughes KD7PHB Bag & Pen Jean Widmeyer K7JYW SWR Meter Bob Carroll KC7IUM Solar Panel Dave Mescon WB6LNX SWR Meter Dave Friedman N0CLU Meeting Adjourned: 9:14pm ------------------------ Treasurer's Report will be presented at the monthly meeting ------------------------ Gambler's Classic October 2003. Southern Nevada's Multiple Sclerosis 150 mile bike tour. This year, riders will again travel from Henderson to Laughlin. Amateur Radio operators needed. Please contact Joe Scanlan, N7XSD at 896-0507 to volunteer. ------------------------ Current ISS Crew May Have More Time for Hamming CQ Magazine Posted: 2003-05-23 17:12:20.127 The two-man "caretaker" crew on board the International Space Station may have more time than originally planned for ham radio operation. "Newsline" reports that the crew's workload has been reduced due to the fact that only two crew members instead of the usual three are on board, awaiting the return to service of the U.S. shuttle fleet. This may result in more time for Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP, and Astronaut Ed Lu, KC5WKJ, to make ham contacts during their six-month stay which began in late April. ------------------------ 60 Meters to Open on July 3 CQ Magazine Posted: 2003-06-03 12:40:38.033 The new, restricted, amateur allocation on 5 MHz will be opened to hams as of July 3, 2003. The ARRL reports that the FCC Report and Order establishing the new band was published today (June 3) in the Federal Register. The ruling takes effect 30 days after publication in the Register, meaning that the 60-meter band becomes available to amateurs at midnight, local time, on July 3. This is a unique band, with operation limited to five specific channels, on which hams may operate only upper sideband with a maximum bandwidth of 2.8 kHz and a maximum effective radiated power of 50 watts. In order to operate on the assigned center frequencies of 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373, and 5405 kHz, hams should tune their radios in USB mode to the following readings: 5330.5, 5346.5, 5366.5, 5371.5, and 5403.5 kHz in order to compensate for the single sideband offset from center frequency. The basics of the FCC ruling on the new band will be in the July issue of CQ. Our August issue will include a detailed look at the FCC decision by W5YI and a 60-meter operating guide by WB6NOA. ------------------------ ARRL Posts Ham Glossary on Web CQ Magazine Posted: 2002-10-24 11:44:30.030 The ARRL says is has posted two new references on its website -- a glossary of amateur radio and electronic terms and a list of abbreviations found in ARRL publications (as well as many other publications). The glossary is an HTML document while the abbreviation list is in PDF format and requires an Adobe Acrobat reader. URLs for these two references are as follow: Glossary: http://www.arrl.org/qst/glossary.html Abbreviations: http://www.arrl.org/qst/aguide/Abbrev_AWE.pdf ------------------------ FCC Rules on New Ham Bands CQ Magazine Posted: 2003-05-23 17:21:25.140 The FCC has made its decision on the new allocations requested by the ARRL, and it didn't give hams very much. The Commission decided against even the limited, 2-kHz- wide "sliver band" it had proposed on LF, at 135 kHz, bowing to concerns from power companies about possible interference communications used to control the electrical distribution system. At 5 MHz, faced with objections from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which coordinates federal government frequency allocations, the FCC granted hams five specific frequencies, 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373 and 5405 kHz, USB only, with power limited to 50 watts ERP (effective radiated power). The only "win" for hams was FCC approval of giving amateur radio primary status at 2400-2402 MHz, matching the allocations at 2390-2400 and 2402-2417 MHz. However, a request for a primary allocation to the Amateur Satellite Service on the same frequencies was denied, with the FCC saying the satellite service actually had no current allocation there, but rather was authorized to operate by a footnote to the allocation table on a non-interference basis, essentially on par with unlicensed Part 15 devices. The decision was announced just before the Dayton Hamvention®. Additional details will be found in July's "Zero Bias" editorial and August's "Washington Readout" column. ------------------------ Utah Hamfest 2003 July 11, 12, and 13, 2003 - Ruby's Inn For additional information contact Kelly Vining, AI7J E-mail is ai7j@webpipe.net Phone is 801-544 -1580 Web page: http://www.utahhamfest.org ------------------------ "FUNNY BONE TICKLERS" "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be the "I do" is the longest sentence? Notice in health food shop window: CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS Outside a secondhand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING-BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC….WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN? Spotted in a toilet of a London office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW. In a Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT. In a London Department Store: BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS ------------------------ LVRAC Contact Information President Charlie Kunz, AA5QJ aa5qj@arrl.net 334-1196 Vice President Tom Petrakis, KE4ULL tpetrakis@lvcm.com 368-6763 Secretary Paul Webster, KC7QJR pwebster@ci.las-vegas.nv.us 229-6545 Treasurer Jamie Gorr, N3TOY n3toy@qsl.net 233-2479 Director Byon Garrabrant, N6BG byon@mail.com 228-6950 Director Butch Bussen WA0VJR butchb@shellworld.net 255-4388 Director Larry Hinsdale, WB0SMR lshinsdale@aol.com 434-4944 Newsletter Editor Frank Kelley, KB7PVU dossfc@yahoo.com 438-5176 Past President Shawn Adair, KB7AWG kb7awg@hotmail.com 617-3540 Trustee Pat O'Gara, N7QE patogara@lvcm.com 804-6629 Public Affairs Jim Bassett, W1RO W1RO@aol.com 251-4911 Webmaster Joe Scanlan, N7XSD n7xsd@qsl.net 896-0507 Librarian Shelly Holt, KD7HZK ersh@earthlink.net 642-6871 Net Controllers Howard Mark, K3HM hmark@earthlink.net 256-3662 Frank Drake, KL7IPV sirdrakejr@aol.com 838-3452 Frank Kelley, KB7PVU dossfc@yahoo.com 438-5176 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 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