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Today's Topics:
1. Re: AO-95 (Robert McGwier)
2. Re: Comet Wirtanen (Greg D)
3. Re: new JY1SAT / Jordan-OSCAR 97 TLEs (Wouter Weggelaar)
4. EAGLET-1 Cubesat on SSO-A launch (Nico Janssen)
5. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-12-12 23:30 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
6. HM58 Rover (Pedro Dutra Sousa)
7. Re: Comet Wirtanen (Rick Tejera)
8. Rocket Lab Launch scrubbed for today (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
9. Re: AO-7 (Ron VE8RT)
10. AO-85 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
11. Your AO-95 Support (Jerry Buxton)
12. Operating Question (Chris Pohlad-Thomas)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:12:38 -0500
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@?????.???>
To: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@?????.???>
Cc: amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-95
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I want to thank Jerry, Drew, and others for the transparency that has been
observed here. It is appreciated.
Bob
N4HY
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 2:03 AM Jerry Buxton <n0jy@?????.???> wrote:
> On 12/9/2018 18:17, Fred Castello wrote:
> > I am just curious why we are not discussing the apparent failure of the
> receiver of AO-95. Do we know anything more about the issue?
> > Thanks all,
> > Fred ? KF4FC
> >
> Hi Fred,
>
> I'm not sure if you were referring to We the amsat-bb list members? I
> have to say that I figured there would be much more chatter here than I
> have seen so far, anyway.
>
> If by We you mean We the AMSAT Engineering team, of course we have been
> discussing the problem, possible causes, and working on leads ever since
> the anomaly became known. Certainly many of us are unhappy at not
> succeeding in making everybody else happy, but that is not the reason
> for my silence in terms of sharing with the public. Right now, with no
> readily apparent reason or reasons for the behavior, there is nothing
> else to report.
>
> The situation has gone from a commissioning to being challenge, which is
> actually fun and we're on it. We are looking at data from a number of
> sources, as well as our past experiences with the other Fox-1 satellites
> during their journey from the BOM to orbit. Ideas such as the one Drew
> mentioned about employing a mega-QRO station to see if it can be heard
> by the bird have been on the table for several days but I don't plan to
> report or discuss every thought we have in working this unless and until
> it is something of merit or actionable. As you probably know, our
> resources are limited and it's all volunteered time. Most if not all of
> our remaining Fox-1 engineers are also involved in the GOLF-TEE project
> so I have asked them to give that first priority with their available
> volunteer time in order to keep the schedule. AO-95 is in orbit now and
> we can vary the amount of attention on her as resources allow in order
> to achieve both goals. If the results of our investigation point to a
> possibility of recovery be it partial, full, or some workaround method,
> we would all like to see her working as much as the rest of you and that
> is a driver for this investigation. But perhaps the most important
> driver is that there are lessons to be learned for the betterment of
> future missions. I expect us to continue to look for the cause or
> causes until we have results or reach a dead end because of the
> inability to take the lid off and look inside AO-95.
>
> The main point of the ANS is to let everyone know that commissioning
> won't be happening, certainly not in the period that everyone has grown
> accustomed to if at all, so that members and users can get on with
> enjoying their activities on all of the other satellites. Many had been
> waiting in anticipation and wondering why talk of AO-95 commissioning
> seemed so quiet, so once we were sure that it didn't appear to be an
> intermittent thing we shared the news. And as I said in the ANS, I will
> certainly be keeping everyone posted when we have something new to
> report so in the meantime please carry on and enjoy the birds!
>
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
>
>
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Chief Scientist: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and
Technology
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:30:22 -0800
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@?????.???>
To: Bill Booth <ve3nxk@?????.???>, amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Comet Wirtanen
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Hi Bill,
46P is a little below and to the right of M45, aka the Pleiades / 7
Sisters. It's supposed to be easily visible with binoculars, plus or
minus the cloud cover we're currently blessed with. Might be clear
tonight, fingers crossed. It'd make for an interesting DSO image in a
few days, as it passes M45.
See:
https://earthsky.org/space/46p-wirtanen-possibly-visible-to-eye-dec-2018
Interesting the comment (toward the bottom of the page) that it is
visually crossing the Geo satellite ring about now
https://theskylive.com/46p-info gives RA / Dec coordinates for the comet
over the next week.
Greg KO6TH
Bill Booth wrote:
> Not really part of AMSAT stuff but close. Has anyone got numbers,
> software or a location spot on the net for the Comet 46P/Wirtanen.
>
> I can find lots of sky charts but nothing like a readout/print we
> would have for satellites.
>
> Bill Booth VE3NXK
> Sundridge ON, Canada
> 79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N
> FN05ns
>
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>
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:44:14 +0100
From: Wouter Weggelaar <wouterweg@?????.???>
To: Nico Janssen <hamsat@??????.??>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] new JY1SAT / Jordan-OSCAR 97 TLEs
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This is indeed also what we find now after more precise observations.
I have also informed CSpOC of this, and I would encourage everyone to
use 43803 / 2018-099AX
Wouter PA3WEG
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:41 PM Nico Janssen <hamsat@??????.??> wrote:
>
> Wouter,
>
> With the new TLEs available I find that the best fit for JO 97 is now
> object 43803.
> But separation from object 43801 is only 2 s.
>
> 73, Nico
>
> On 11-12-18 17:42, Wouter Weggelaar wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > New TLEs have been released by CSpOC, and currently we are looking at
> > object 2018-099AV / 43801 for JY1Sat.
> > Very close are also objects AX and AY, but the coming passes will show
> > which one may produce a good fit.
> >
> > *note* the objects have not yet been assigned, so AV is still our best
> > estimate. More observations are needed to confirm or amend.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Wouter PA3WEG
> > _______________________________________________
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 22:53:09 +0100
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat@??????.??>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Graham Shirville
<graham@?????????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] EAGLET-1 Cubesat on SSO-A launch
Message-ID: <0b953d55-56a4-f5b6-ae05-a77382b17374@??????.??>
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One of the many Cubesats launched on the recent SSO-A mission was
the Italian 3U Cubesat EAGLET-1. This satellite transmits telemetry on
435.200 MHz and it is to relay AIS signals emitted by ships from one of
two VHF frequencies to 435.800 MHz. As far as I can see these
frequencies have not been coordinated by the IARU. The operations of
this satellite have nothing to do with amateur radio. It is a commercial
satellite, so an experimental license also does not apply. For details see:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3378&context=smalls
at
After this satellite a constellation of 20 similar satellites is planned.
Can/should we do something about this?
73,
Nico PA0DLO
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:05:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: <aj9n@???.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-12-12
23:30 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-12-12 23:30 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth, United Kingdom, direct via
GB4KHS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Contact is go for: Fri 2018-12-14 12:55:54 UTC 70 deg (***)
Watch for live stream at: https://live.ariss.org/ (***)
?
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
?
The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018
has now closed.? The next window should go open in the spring of 2019.
The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/??
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
?
Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board
the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from
September to October and from February to April.
Please refer to details and the application form at
www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email
to:? school.selection.manager@????????.???
?
ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and
Australia and Russia)
?
Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by
filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate
regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically
listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are
unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada
representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate
coordinator.
?
For the application, click here.
ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan
Amateur Radio League (JARL)
ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR)
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ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.?
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n@?????.??? or aj9n@???.???.
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Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
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Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to?
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this?site.
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Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS???
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete?
details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?
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If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:?
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 108
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The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date
webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional
ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know.
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.
All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-12-12 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
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1284.
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1227. ?
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
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The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and
the Virgin Islands.
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QSL?information may be found at:??
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html?
ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-12-11 02:30 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
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 56 on orbit
Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT
Alexander Gerst KF5ONO
Sergei Propopev
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Exp. 58 on orbit
Oleg Konenenko
David St-Jacques KG5FYI
Anne McClain
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:36:08 -0100
From: Pedro Dutra Sousa <pedro@??????????.????>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] HM58 Rover
Message-ID: <DA94E5DE-9DCB-47C7-B031-BAAAF7FD624B@??????????.????>
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Hello to all,
Like these past years I?ll be in HM58 for the Holidays.
This time it will not be Christmas but New Year?s long weekend (at least for
me).
At the end of the Yaesu FT-817 and 857 duo there will be an Alaskan Arrow,
which means FM and SSB are both possible.
Expected days are December 30 through January 2.
Confirmations via LoTW using plain CU2ZG will be uploaded the following
week, and any direct QSL will get a proper reply.
Skeds are accepted and preferred, but keep in mind that being a family trip
availability constrains might occur.
73 de CU2ZG
Pedro
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:52:50 -0700
From: "Rick Tejera" <SaguaroAstro@???.???>
To: "'Bill Booth'" <ve3nxk@?????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Comet Wirtanen
Message-ID: <001501d49286$8e98f990$abcaecb0$@???.???>
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Bill,
Go here for an ephemeris:
https://in-the-sky.org/ephemeris.php?objtxt=0046p
Note it will not include Alt/az position, just RA & Dec.
If I ca figure out why my planetarium program wont load Comet data, I can
run on with Alt/az for you.. If...
Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.W7TBC.org
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of Bill Booth
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 7:17 AM
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Comet Wirtanen
Not really part of AMSAT stuff but close. Has anyone got numbers, software
or a location spot on the net for the Comet 46P/Wirtanen.
I can find lots of sky charts but nothing like a readout/print we would have
for satellites.
Bill Booth VE3NXK
Sundridge ON, Canada
79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N
FN05ns
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:23:19 +1300
From: "Wendy and Terry Osborne" <wandtosborne@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch scrubbed for today
Message-ID: <B4C98B65BC204D258CCB474C8276DB61@??????????>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi Launch Watchers,
Looks like thunder storms are coming to the Launch site.
>From Rocket Lab Twitter feed:
The weather is deteriorating over Launch Complex 1, so we're standing down
from today's #ELaNa19 launch. Tomorrow's weather is similar, but we'll
continue to assess and then establish a new target T-0 date/time.
73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:11:34 -0700
From: Ron VE8RT <ve8rt@?????.??>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7
Message-ID: <20181212211134.6ac10f0efbef1d4c0d5cb62d@?????.??>
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Now that you mention it Hans, I don't recall hearing the beacon. But I
did hear my own downlink. I haven't been baqck on the air for a few
weeks, the TLE's need to be updated and I should give a listen to AO7.
A note on the downlink when I used it, as I recollect the downlink
frequency seemed a little unstable. On 70cm I'm only running 10W
maximum into 75 feet of feedline and a RH helix antenna and no
elevation rotator. On 2M again its 10W max and the antenna is an 8
element quad.
73 Ron VE8RT
On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:43:33 +0800
Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???> wrote:
> Are the beacons still working? I've tried to get them many times, but
> not a trace. Might be my modest setup, though.
>
> 73 de Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>
> On 12/12/2018 08:56 PM, Peter Goodhall wrote:
> > AO-7 is still working although attention to uplink power needs observed,
> > keep it low as possible.
> >
> > It switches between U/V & V/A & still the go to satellite for working DX
> >
> > You can see the status of all the satellites via the status page
> > http://www.amsat.org/status/
> >
> > Look forward to hearing you on the birds
> >
> > Peter, 2M0SQL
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 12 Dec 2018, 12:41 Meeko Kittika <meekoblue@???????.??.?? wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >> Whats the current operational status of AO-7?
> >>
> >> I ask because I'm returning to amateur radio after a lapse of about
> >> *cough*30 plus years!
> >> AO-7 is like sn old friend i remember and wkuld love to try working
> >> sometime soon for old times sake.
> >>
> >> I understand its only operational when not eclipsed, but wondering about
> >> prefered mode/power etc and frankly does anyone else still use the old
dear
> >> anymore?
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance
> >> Meeko
> >> M0FVD
> >> _______________________________________________
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:16:09 -0500
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@??????????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Cc: ans-editor@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85
Message-ID: <02c201d492e6$03648640$0a2d92c0$@??????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
AO-85 is back in transponder mode and open for use with a few conditions.
Please do not use the satellite while in eclipse. If the footprint of the
satellite does not touch any part of the ground that is in daylight, the
satellite is in eclipse. This will give us a little extra battery life, and
extend the satellite's usable life. Please also do not "kerchunk" the
satellite while in eclipse. I know this has been done to increase the number
of telemetry packets received, but it is no longer acceptable. Thank you for
your understanding and cooperation.
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:38:44 -0600
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@?????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Your AO-95 Support
Message-ID: <3c716d5b-10c9-d691-36b0-96af7e64d398@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Last night on our weekly GOLF-TEE meeting, the Engineering Team was
expressing their appreciation for all of the appreciation you have
expressed here on amsat-bb.
On behalf of all of the volunteers who make up AMSAT Engineering, I
would like to thank you all for supporting us.? Your understanding of
the risks involved and continued support through words and also by just
getting on the birds and having fun, or capturing telemetry to help us
monitor, troubleshoot, and make the next satellites better, is most
gratifying!
--
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
Vice President - Engineering
Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.
(AMSAT)
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:11:22 -0500
From: Chris Pohlad-Thomas <chrispohladthomas@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Operating Question
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To this point I have only ever listened to the satellites using the
RemoteHams station and the long wire that's in place there. I am hoping
soon to pick up an Arrow so I can start not only listening but interacting
as well.
I wanted to ask about a setup I am thinking of to see if everyone thinks it
would work.
I have a VX-7R right now that I plan to use for TX connected into the
Arrow. I know it's not full duplex, but I was thinking about using my
BC246T scanner for the RX side with some headphones plugged in. Does this
seem like a viable option?
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Chris Pohlad-Thomas
K <http://about.me/chrispt>C1E
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