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February 2020 QRP/CW Sprint (#184)
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See General Sprint Rules for rules common to every NAQCC sprint.
Rules specific to this month's sprint: None
Date and time:
Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 0130-0330 Z
Entry Deadline:
All entries must have been received before 2400Z Sunday, Feb 16, 2020.
N2CN Comments -
92 logs received. Cross-checking is complete. Results are final.
Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KN1H 27 27 54 18 972 x2 1944 400' END FED WIRE
N2CN 18 18 36 14 504 x2 1008 40m dipole at 60 feet
WB1GYZ 15 15 30 11 330 x2 660 Sloping LW
W1PQO 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 Dipole@25'
K1IEE 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 OCF 120FT long @30FT
K1IX 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 HB vert 4 raised radials
KQ1P 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80/40 dipole@30'
W2 Division
W2SH 33 31 64 21 1344 x2 2688 Inverted L 86'V, 68'H;270' cf dpl@45'
WA2NYY 35 35 70 18 1260 x2 2520 80m OCF dipole @30'
AA2VG 28 26 54 21 1134 x2 2268 Carolina Windom 80m-10m @ 42'
KA2KGP 26 26 52 20 1040 x2 2080 G5RV up 25 ft.
WA2JSG 7 7 14 6 84 x2 168 Vertical
KN2G 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 73ft Homebrew vertical
W2JEK 2 2 4 1 4 x2 8 End fed wire 110 ft long
W3 Division
KC3MIO 19 19 38 13 494 x2 988 Doublet 125' @ 50'
KD3CA 16 16 32 9 288 x2 576 OCF Windom @55 ft
W3TTT 9 9 18 5 90 x2 180 Vertical fed wid ladder line wid tuner
AK3X 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 40 meter EDZ at 27 ft
W4 Division
WG8Y 28 26 54 20 1080 x2 2160 Hf2v vert & maxcon OCF@35ft
KC5F 26 26 52 19 988 x2 1976 80m End Fed up 40 ft
WT4U 21 21 42 16 672 x2 1344 132' end-fed Inv V @ 35'
K4KBL 16 16 32 11 352 x2 704 OCF dipole @ 45'
K4JPN 12 12 24 9 216 x2 432 80M CF Zepp
WX4RM 9 9 18 9 162 x2 324 6BTV gnd mtd vert
K4RLC 6 5 11 5 55 x2 110 Dipole at 60 ft
AC4NY 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Flat Top Dipole 30 feet
W8DXU 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 Indoor end fed wire
K4KRW 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 Inverted V @ 65'
N4FI 4 4 8 2 16 x2 32 115' random wire @ 25
NA4O 4 4 8 2 16 x2 32 30' wire@25'
W4DUK 1 1 2 1 2 x2 4 135 ft End-fed Wire at 20 ft
W5 Division
WI5H 17 17 34 14 476 x2 952 OCFD @ 36 ft on 40M, wire loop on 80M
N5GW 18 18 36 9 324 x2 648 Doublet at 25'
K5TSK 13 13 26 12 312 x2 624 33 ft gnd mnt vertical; 140 ft dipole-80
N5NK 6 5 11 5 55 x2 110 40m, 80m, 160m inverted Vee up 50 feet
KA5HZV 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 Dipole@20'
KA5TJS 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80 mtr inverted vee @ 30ft
W6 Division
WK6L 3 3 6 2 12 x2 24 Windom Inv. Vee.,20 and 40M
NF6R 0 0 0 0 0 x2 0 EFHW Sloping up to 35'
W7 Division
KF7WNS 16 16 32 15 480 x2 960 232 foot OCF Long Wire
KC7DM 17 17 34 11 374 x2 748 480' horizontal loop @ 60'
W8 Division
N8RQJ 9 9 18 6 108 x2 216 Alpha Delta DXCC
WB8LZG 8 7 15 7 105 x2 210 Dipoles @ 30'
NF8M 6 6 12 5 60 x2 120 80m OCF dipole & Beverage
W9 Division
WB9HFK 26 25 51 21 1071 x2 2142 OCF Dipole/Vertical
KA9FQG 6 6 12 6 72 x2 144 G5RV @ 37 FT
N8HWV 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 EFHW AT 15 FT
W0 Division
N0TA 41 39 80 22 1760 x2 3520 Doublet at 25'
KD0V 25 23 48 15 720 x2 1440 Cf Zepp @ 30 feet
N0AR 19 17 36 12 432 x2 864 43' Vertical or 88' dipole up 20'
NN0SS 16 16 32 13 416 x2 832 80 meter Inv Vee @40ft
AA0W 17 17 34 11 374 x2 748 Dipole @ 28 feet
AA5LH 12 10 22 10 220 x2 440 40-10 Delta Loop @ 25'
N8LA 9 7 16 8 128 x2 256 Dipole @ 35'
KD0DK 5 5 10 4 40 x2 80 130ft end fed long wire
AD0YM 4 4 8 4 32 x2 64 OCF Dipole @ 30 FT
K0LAR 3 3 6 3 18 x2 36 OCF Windom @ 20'
K2HT 2 2 4 2 8 x2 16 80 Meter Horizontal Loop (40'-20')
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
W2 Division
W3 Division
NN3E 3 3 6 2 12 x1.5 18 40-80 Mtr inverted vee @ 50 '
W4 Division
WY4X 13 12 25 11 275 x1.5 413 G5RV @ 30'
K3RLL 10 9 19 8 152 x1.5 228 30' wire up and over garage
W5 Division
W5ODS 32 29 61 20 1220 x1.5 1830 G5RV@50FT.
K5GQ 5 4 9 4 36 x1.5 54 Dipole @ 22 ' ; END feed long wire
@K1DW 14 14 28 12 336 x1.5 504 45 FT VERT
W6 Division
W6SMF 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 EFHW 45'
W7 Division
W8 Division
K8NGW 7 7 14 6 84 x1.5 126 43' gnd mtd vert w/ 32 radials
N8XMS 2 2 4 2 8 x1.5 12 R7 Vertical
W9 Division
AA9L 5 5 10 4 40 x1.5 60 160-80-40 trap dipole @ 50 feet
K9DRP 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 EFHW 80 @ 40'
W0 Division
W0KFG 1 1 2 1 2 x1.5 3 Wire loop in garage attic @ 16'
Canada Division
DX Division
SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
W1 Division
KB1M 16 16 32 12 384 384 20m inv v, 40 m dipole @ 30'
W2 Division
N2EI 15 15 30 11 330 330 Dipole @35'
WA1GWH 14 14 28 11 308 308 100 ft end fed wire, L net, grnd syst
N2ESE 5 5 10 5 50 50 40mtr.dipole@35ft.
W3 Division
W4 Division
KB9ILT 27 27 54 17 918 918 End fed wire at 60 feet
WB4OMM 26 26 52 16 832 832 G5RV at 35 feet
K4BAI 20 20 40 15 600 600 40M dip at 30', 80M inv vee at 50: apex
N4MJ 16 16 32 12 384 384 Windom @ 40 feet
KE4I 14 14 28 9 252 252 Dipole @ 25'
N4SO 7 7 14 5 70 70 Half Square for 40M at 30 feet
KU4A 3 3 6 3 18 18 40m slp dip@40', Alpha-Delta model B@40'
W5 Division
KE5YUM 2 2 4 2 8 8 EFHW for 80 meters @ 25 feet
W6 Division
W6JIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 End Fed @ 35'
W7 Division
W8 Division
WI8J 32 30 62 18 1116 1116 130 ft End-fed at 20 feet
W8RTJ 28 27 55 17 935 935 End fed wire @ 25'
WA8SAN 10 10 20 6 120 120 End Fed wire @ 25 Ft.
WB8ENE 5 5 10 3 30 30 135' doublet @ 15'
W9 Division
AB9BZ 1 1 2 1 2 2 EndFed @ 30ft
W0 Division
K9OSC 13 13 26 11 286 286 CF Zepp @ 30 feet
K0EW 5 5 10 5 50 50 OCF Dipole @ 25'
NO2D 1 1 2 1 2 2 80 M doublet @ 30'
Canada Division
VE3DQN 18 17 35 14 490 490 40/80m dipoles @40ft
DX Division
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call QSOs Mbrs Pts Mul Sco Bon Final 80-40-20 Antenna
Straight Key
Bug
Keyer/Keyboard
Not eligible for certificate or prize for the following reason(s):
@ Non-member
$ QRO power
! Late log
~ Submitted as check log
CERTIFICATES |
SWA STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KN1H | N2CN | WB1GYZ |
W2 | W2SH | WA2NYY | AA2VG |
W3 | KC3MIO | KD3CA | W3TTT |
W4 | WG8Y | KC5F | WT4U |
W5 | WI5H | N5GW | K5TSK |
W6 | WK6L | NF6R | - |
W7 | KF7WNS | KC7DM | - |
W8 | N8RQJ | WB8LZG | NF8M |
W9 | WB9HFK | KA9FQG | N8HWV |
W0 | N0TA | KD0V | N0AR |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA BUG CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | - | - | - |
W2 | - | - | - |
W3 | NN3E | - | - |
W4 | WY4X | K3RLL | - |
W5 | W5ODS | K5GQ | K1DW |
W6 | W6SMF | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | K8NGW | N8XMS | - |
W9 | AA9L | K9DRP | - |
W0 | W0KFG | - | - |
Canada | - | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
SWA KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY |
Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
W1 | KB1M | - | - |
W2 | N2EI | WA1GWH | N2ESE |
W3 | - | - | - |
W4 | KB9ILT | WB4OMM | K4BAI |
W5 | KE5YUM | - | - |
W6 | W6JIM | - | - |
W7 | - | - | - |
W8 | WI8J | W8RTJ | WA8SAN |
W9 | AB9BZ | - | - |
W0 | K9OSC | K0EW | NO2D |
Canada | VE3DQN | - | - |
DX | - | - | - |
GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | - | - | - |
BUG | - | - | - |
K/K | - | - | - |
FIRST TIME ENTRANT HIGH SCORE |
Key Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
SK | KC3MIO | K4RLC | - |
BUG | K1DW | NN3E | - |
K/K | N4SO | - | - |
PRIZE DRAWING WINNER |
Prizes | AB9BZ |
STATS:
Logs submitted: 92
Total participants found in cross-checking spreadsheet: 137
Total QSOs in master cross-checking spreadsheet: 1071
States represented: 39 + ON
SOAPBOX:
W0KFG - Only able to work part of the sprint and w/high local QRN at that. Heard a number of vy weak sigs, though. Just not workable. Fun regardless! .
KN2G - Tried out my new home brew 73 ft vertical grounded to an abandoned well casing. Wasn't really focused though lots of sig's on both 40 and 80. I just keep liking this laid back sprint more and more!
WB1GYZ - Long haul contact was OR on 40, best sigs were all from NY on 80. Enjoyed another fun Sprint.
K1IX - first sprint in 1 year & had to QRT early. Temporary set up but glad to be back on air. tnx for the Q's 73 , Frank ...-.-
N0AR - GE, Conditions were wild up here. 40 was good then quickly bad. Went back and forth until the "Electrolux QRN machine came on-line" in the neighborhood. Who does this at night? Anyway worked out just fine. Rig 590 at 5 watts. 72's all Scott
WI8J - Stayed on 80M for the duration. Lots of signals. Had a great time again. Thanks for all the contacts. Rig was FT=817 with 500hz CW filter. 72 dd
AA2VG - Started out with my old Heathkit HW-9. I had one QSO (K1DW tnx).Hardly any filters so it was difficult to know who was calling. It also drifts. Then switched to my KD1JV tribander (kit radio I built) which did well on 40m. I ended up with the KX3 which is always a pleasure to use. 72 Peter AA2VG
KD3CA - Band conditions not very good here QRN was 5s to 9s at times. Sri to a few stations that called and I just wasn't able to get all the info with the QRN . I was in and out, and shut down early . Best 73 to all Don
WB8ENE - Looks like 80 meters was the place to be. Heard some nice strong signals. Thanks for the contacts. 73, Art .
W5ODS - Had to endure S-9 noise level and deep QSB but found lots of stations patient enough to repeat their calls until I got them in the log. Thanks for another fine Sprint. 72 Gary
KN1H - Had fun in the sprint. Both 80 and 40 really long but pretty quiet. Tnx to N0TA for the 2-fer! 72, John,KN1H
K8NGW - Called on 20M for 10 minutes to no avail. Moved to 40M where slow but deep QSB limited me to 1 QSO. Just as it was with last month's sprint, 80M was the place to be! .
N0TA - VERY GOOD EVENING! Thanks for the Q's.
W8RTJ - Nothing at all on 20m , went to 40 where condx were not good only did 3 qs . Much better on 80 where I stayed until end of sprint. Tnx to all look forward to next one. 72 JIM W8RTJ
AB9BZ - Signals were way down by me. Tried 40M, no luck, then switched over to 80M. 73 tnx for the sprint, ab9bz .
WA8SAN - Best Band in my part of Ohio Tonight Was 80 Meters / Thanks to those who do all the work for us. / 72 Mike
K1DW - TNX to Mark K5GQ for inviting me to try, first time in the NAQP. Used a bug for first time in a contest. Am teaching myself how to use a bug at the age of 81. HI HI. Hope to join soon. Operated remote.. XMTR in Folsom La, Operator in Fate TX.
K5TSK - Tnx to all who pulled me out. There was a PBS hour long documentary on boxer Joe Lewis right in the middle of the sprint. Too many memories of watching B&W TV boxing with my dad in childhood to pass that up. 80 meters was great after the show. Much fun. 72, Hank
WG8Y - Hi all, Started half hour late. no 20 or 40M here in N.C. but 80M was pretty gud. Listened a bit then called Cq most of the way. missed a couple. sorry & thanks for the repeats. This makes my 100th regular Sprint. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y
N5NK - I started with CQ on 80m. First answer was after 10 minutes. After 5 more empty minutes I went looking for players. Lotsa nets and regular QSOs but no players. Went to 40m and it was about the same! Finally, in the last 10 minutes I heard some of our guys. I'll be back! 73 .
N2EI - A good night. Everyone was having fun. .
NN3E - Thanks everyone for the QSO's FUN TIME 73 Kevin .
K0EW - 80 Meters was really busy tonight. Lots of stations heard, good sprint.
AA5LH - Best band conditions heard for at least six month. Working 579+ to FL, GA & such. Even made an 80M QSO. Thank you ALL!
AK3X - Just a few contacts to participate. Spent a fun filled weekend in the hospital for suspected flu, but all tests and xrays negative. Still feel lousy but enjoyed my three contacts! 72 to all, Peter
KA2KGP - Nothing on 20m, 40m was weak but 80m was OK here in WNY. Rig: Icom IC 7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 25 ft. 73 to all
WI5H - I had the Aerial-51 404-UL on the Fiberglass Pole again and used it exclusively on 40M. Wire loop on 80M on a cold rainy night. Thanks for the contacts. CU next time DIT DIT
K4KRW - I didn't get much time this week. I didn't hear a lot of activity. Lots of QSB. Thanks everyone! .
N8XMS - I wasn't feeling too well anyway so after 40 minutes and only 2 QSOs I called it quits. I hope that both the propagation and my personal conditions will be better next month! 73
WB8LZG - Hello Fellow Sprinters! Tough start on 40 tonight. Called on 40 fer 15 mins with no answer, then went to 80. 80 was a bit better but vy busy. went back to 40 after a few QSOs es got a couple more there. Nice to work 2 new members KC5F and N4SO. Was called by first timer K1DW, Welcome to NAQCC Dallas. Also nice to here from Don K3RLL, who I hadn't heard in quite a spell. Pulled plug early tonight just as 40 seemed to get going. Another fun sprint. See u all next month. 73 Gregg
K5GQ - noise was S5 to S9 signals would go from loud, readable to unreadable.
AD0YM - All my contacts were on 40 meters during the first hour. I dropped down to 80 meters, for the last hour. Tried several stations, but no success. In the final analysis, I only was able to work 1/3 of the stations I copy. It it were easy, it would not be as much fun. Still, glad to participate. 72, Mike
KC7DM - CT, VT, NY, ME and NH - nice pipeline on 40M from the northeast into the northwest (OR) tonight. Good times on 80M as well. Thanks all
KC3MIO - My first all band sprint. Thanks to all ops for a great time and thanks to the NAQCC.
N8RQJ - Had a Great Time. Its been about 9 years since my last try. .
N5GW - At a new QTH using makeshift ant but fun anyway
KA5TJS - Very bad QSB here. Got 2 on 40 and then tried 80 but just could not pull anyone out over the QSB/QRM.
K4RLC - First time in sprint. CW Academy student. Mark K5GQ is my mentor. Very encouraging to all his students. 40 was really noisy. 80 sorta quiet. Using key from 8th grade (1964)...Girlfriend dumped me for my best friend, a ham. He felt bad and gave me his Speed-X..probably held up better than my old girlfriend :-) .
N4MJ - Split op between Fox Hunting and NAQCC Sprint so low NAQCC Sprint numbers. hi Still a fun evening and some new folks. Thanks to all participants. 73 de n4mj .
AA0W - Good Conditions on 40 and 80 tonight. Thanks to all for the QSO's. KX2 Internal Battery
WX4RM - Band conditions were different tonight, mostly North/South contacts. I was glad to work two newer members, and found one of them was only 20 miles away! Had fun as always.
WB9HFK - Fun evening. I took some time out for the 40M Foxhunt and picked up one of the Foxes. I had a very good run on 80M. Thanks for all the Q's and sorry to those I couldn't pull out of the noise. See everyone next month! 72, Mark WB9HFK
W2JEK - GOT ON LATE. BAND CONDITIONS NOT GOOD. HOPE BETTER NEXT MONTH. 72/73 DON W2JEK
WB4OMM - Wow! Bad QSB on 40M...but in spite of it, I worked up and down the Eastern Seaboard with relative ease. Plus, got KF7WNS in OR to boot! (OK, it took a few tries!). Went to 80M after the bands petered out on 40M, but not as much heard (I worked what I heard). Worked lots of folks I haven't "heard" in a long time - glad to "see" everyone tonight! All in all, it was a great night here in Florida! 72/73 to all, Steve WB4OMM
K4JPN - Tried 20M and 40M did not hear anyone and could not raise anyone. 80M had some heavy QRN. Wait till next month and maybe better luck.72, Steve K4JPN
AC4NY - Had a great time and despite the rain. Both 40 and 80 was in great shape. Looking forward to next month. 72 de AC4NY
WA1GWH - Good 80M conditions from here near Syracuse, NY. Managed to work N0TA in CO which was a pleasant surprise. Thanks for the contacts! Garry WA1GWH
KB1M - A slow start but persistence paid off for me, although my eardrums were happy when I called it a night! Thanks for the QSO's and the very fun evening. 72/73, Walt
NF8M - Got home late and on for the last half hour or so. Some QSB on most sigs tonight. Tnx es cu next month. .
KQ1P - Plenty of QRN for me made things a challenge. Fun none the less!
W2SH - A couple of CQs on 20m failed to summon any takers. Almost nothing was heard between the lower band edge and the QRP playpen. 40m was noisy with a long skip that has been usual this winter. But less than a half hour into the sprint, strong signals from New England, 100 to 250 miles distant, resulted in easy QSOs. Long skip signals stayed workable. Not hearing any new ones, I went to 80m, making 20 QSOs there.
KF7WNS - 40m was gang busters tonight. Heard lots of activity on 80m, but not being heard. 72's
NO2D - 40 meters was hopping last evening. I tried to work both the Fox Hunt and the NAQCC but got too confused and only made one contact in each. Despite my meager showing I had fun. Thanks to those who make the sprints possible. Pete, NO2D. .
N4SO - Best listener, KB1M, with very weak signals made a contact. .
K0LAR - This is a first time in a long time for me. Band seemed pretty good and busy. I only had 15 minutes on 80 meters. Made 3 contacts KC5F, W5ODS and W8RTJ. Yeasu FT 450 @ 5 watts into OCF Windom @ 20' 73 till next time!
K1IEE - Stayed on 40M again this sprint. I thought that this was the worst conditions I've heard in a long time on 40M. Thanks to all 73 Dick
W6SMF - fun and challenging at 5w. Tried N0TA and W6JIM, who I always get but not tonight. .
KC5F - Lots of fun for my first regular entry as a member. Out of the country last month, but I'll try harder to manage my schedule in the future!
K9DRP - Only 1 contact tonight; TNX Scott N0AR! I was foxhunting this evening and realized I was about out of time to work the sprint. Hate when both events run concurrently. Next month!
WA2NYY - Usually have conflicting hobbies on sprint night but it was great to be able to get on tonight. Had a blast on 80m! I felt like a big gun with many pileups. Started on 40 but not much action and went to 80. Seemed like I was able to work everyone who called me. Excellent band conditions. 72 Mark
W3TTT - I did the full 2.5 hours in tonight's spring, and did ten contacts. I started with and stayed with 80 meters the whole contest. I was working on 40 meters before the contest started, and the band conditions were not optimal there. 80 meters was ok. My rig was an Yaesu FT 891 cranked down to five watts. Thanks for reminding me to reset it back to 100. My laptop computer froze three times during the sprint. Funny, not. Keep that Attitude of Gratitude.
N8LA - IC-703+; 5W; 200' Dipole @ 35'; CW Morse Black Plastic Hand Key. Got started making contacts about 45 minutes after start of sprint. Was on 20 meters at start and heard nothing in CW portion. Something made me go up to phone portion of 20 and heard two very strong DX stations debating US politics. One station, EV1L, supported one major US political party and the other station, ST1NK, supported the other major US political party. Thanks to all who contacted me. I hope to C U next month. Vy Best (apolitical) 72 To All. Lou, N8LA
KE5YUM - Signals were regional on 80 and 40 and I worked CO and TX in my allotted time. Thanks to N0TA and N5NK. Antenna was QRPGUYS EFHW for 80 meters @ 25 feet at 5 watts. See y'all next month.
VE3DQN - Lots of activity tonight. Wish I'd stayed on 80m longer.
WT4U - 20 a lost cause as always, but 40 was solid and 80 seemed like wall-to-wall signals. Every month I swear I'm going to get some more wire up into the trees, and every time the Sprint sneaks up on me.
W1PQO - Started on 20 meters but heard nothing so moved to 40. Lot of QRM with higher power stations tuning over me. Thanks to N2CN sticking with me on one such occurrence. .
K3RLL - 40m was a little rocky but busy tonight with lots of participation. How nice! Got my 10 contacts in < 30 min and ran into several ops from years ago. Great fun with old E.F. Johnson Speed-X bug. 72/73 ... Don
WY4X - Haven't worked the sprint in a coon's age and had a fantastic time. I'll make time in my schedule for future NAQCC sprints.
KA5HZV - Haven't done a sprint in quite a while. Was running my newly built QRP labs QCX 40 m radio at 3 watts. Lots of noise on 40m so I shut down at 0300. Thank you KD0V, N4KBL and AA9L for the contacts. Great fun... Ron .
K4BAI - 40M not too long and 80M quite good. Got a late start and took out about 30 mins to work QRP Fox N7CQR. Thanks for all QSOs. 73/72 John, K4BAI. .
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