[amsat-bb] Re: great pass

[myles landstein]

I heard it  a few days  ago,   S9  was  really nice  to hear it. 

  Havn't been able  to  receive it since--

Dav
N2EHG/NY



On Dec 27, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:

> John,
> 
> Here is a link with the info.
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=136&retURL=/satellites/status.php
> 
> Dave - KB1PVH
> 
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[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 (37772) decay date update for 2011 Dec 27

[DeYoung James]

Greetings,
 
The decay rate of ARISSat-1 has slowed down from the last decay prediction 
I produced on 2011 Dec. 14.
 
It currently appears that ARISSat-1 (37772) will now decay on 2012 January 3 
plus or minus a day.  Caveat lector.
 
Jim, N8OQ
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[amsat-bb] AO-7 contact

[K4FEG]

Are there any stations in Mexico, Central or South America that is 
interested in working AO7?


I am looking to try and work anyone on AO7 mode B. I am presently trying 
to get my antennas put up for working Mode A but it will be another week 
or more before I am ready to try Mode A.


If anyone is interested in trying to work AO-7 Mode B please email me 
and we can run the predictions to see when would be a good time to try 
and make a contact.


thank you very much & 73's
Frank E. Griffin
K4FEG
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[amsat-bb] Re: great pass

[Clint Bradford]

QST magazine's Feb, 2011 article on working ARISSat-1 reposted with permission 
here for you ...

http://www.work-sat.com/Work-Sat/ARISSat-1.html



Clint Bradford, K6LCS

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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Dead? - No, Sir!

[Craig Gagner]

No I havent posted them anywhere but here are the three from this most
recent pass...

BTW I'm 53 !

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CRAIG W1MSG>> ... Another good pass on the East Coast USA in FN42 ...
Downloaded two images and a really good long recording at 1822 UTC 59 degree
elevation ...


Craig - I have no idea how old you are chronologically. But I am in my
mid-50s, and I STILL get excited with these reports ...

Have you posted your images anywhere???

Clint K6LCS




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[amsat-bb] ARISSat : only a few more days !

[Roland Zurmely]

Within a few days, ARISSat will burn in the atmosphere!
The fall rate dh/dt is increasing dramatically!
Look at theupdatedgraphs of height and fall rate here:

http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/arissat.htm#r

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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

[John Heath]

Hi Jim,
 
Looking forward to your ARISSat-1 decay posting.
My plots suggest the bird will be down to 140km around 11th of January,  
provided the SFI and A index stay  similar to current values
73 John G7HIA



From: DeYoung James 
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Sent: Tuesday, 27 December 2011, 14:05
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

Farrell,
 
An often used rule-of-thumb in astrodynamics for "decay" height is about 140 
kilometers 
which is about 87 miles.  A satellite that gets that far into the atmosophere 
will burn up during  
it's final orbit in short order!  I would recommend you just keep trying until 
you are sure 
the satellite is no longer in orbit.  I will post an updated decay prediction 
on AMSAT-BB this
afternoon for operator planning purposes.
 
Jim, N8OQ
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[amsat-bb] Re: great pass

[Dave Webb KB1PVH]

John,

Here is a link with the info.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=136&retURL=/satellites/status.php

Dave - KB1PVH

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[amsat-bb] Re: great pass

[John Geiger]

Does ARISS have a FM repeater on it, or only a linear transponder?  I can't 
see to find the frequencies for the repeater if there is one, only the 
transponder frequencies.


73s John AA5JG

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Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:14 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] great pass


Driving to my daughters in Ironton Ohio on Sunday afternoon around 2015UTC 
I

had my handheld Wouxun on my 5/8 antenna scanning and heard the ARRISAT 1
pass. Could not believe how clear it was, sorry did not have anything to
write down the particulars to send in. Does anyone have the Azimuth and
elevation of that pass on Sunday EM88 area? Just very curious about the
particulars for that pass.
THANKS
Larry KD8JHW

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[amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

[Robert McGwier]

You just might be right.

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Dee  wrote:

> Robert,
>
> You probably make more sense than some in that condition..HA.
>
> Happy New Year...
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Robert McGwier [mailto:rwmcgw...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:37 PM
> *To:* Gould Smith
> *Cc:* Dee; amsat-bb@amsat.org
> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium
>
> ** **
>
> I remember.  It is DCC that is likely to go to Atlanta this coming year.
>  Ignore me.  I am still sick as a dog with a cold and full of cough syrup.
> 
>
> ** **
>
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Robert McGwier 
> wrote:
>
> Why did I think we were going to Atlanta?
>
> ** **
>
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Gould Smith 
> wrote:
>
> Hi  Dee,
>
> It may a month or two until we get a date settled.  We have to find and
> negotiate with the hotel.
>
> Happy Holidays,
> Gould
>
> -Original Message- From: Dee
> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:32 PM
> To: Amsat BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] 2012 Symposium
>
>
>
> I know the place (Orlando,FL.) but does anyone have the dates so I can
> put it in my calendar??
> Usually weekend of Columbus day...
> 73,
> Dee, NB2F
>
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[amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

[Dee]

Robert,

You probably make more sense than some in that condition..HA.

Happy New Year...

 

From: Robert McGwier [mailto:rwmcgw...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:37 PM
To: Gould Smith
Cc: Dee; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

 

I remember.  It is DCC that is likely to go to Atlanta this coming year.
Ignore me.  I am still sick as a dog with a cold and full of cough
syrup.

 

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Robert McGwier 
wrote:

Why did I think we were going to Atlanta?

 

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Gould Smith 
wrote:

Hi  Dee,

It may a month or two until we get a date settled.  We have to find and
negotiate with the hotel.

Happy Holidays,
Gould

-Original Message- From: Dee
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:32 PM
To: Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2012 Symposium



I know the place (Orlando,FL.) but does anyone have the dates so I can
put it in my calendar??
Usually weekend of Columbus day...
73,
Dee, NB2F



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[amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

[Robert McGwier]

I remember.  It is DCC that is likely to go to Atlanta this coming year.
 Ignore me.  I am still sick as a dog with a cold and full of cough syrup.


On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Robert McGwier  wrote:

> Why did I think we were going to Atlanta?
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Gould Smith wrote:
>
>> Hi  Dee,
>>
>> It may a month or two until we get a date settled.  We have to find and
>> negotiate with the hotel.
>>
>> Happy Holidays,
>> Gould
>>
>> -Original Message- From: Dee
>> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:32 PM
>> To: Amsat BB
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] 2012 Symposium
>>
>>
>> I know the place (Orlando,FL.) but does anyone have the dates so I can
>> put it in my calendar??
>> Usually weekend of Columbus day...
>> 73,
>> Dee, NB2F
>>
>>
>>
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[amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

[Robert McGwier]

Why did I think we were going to Atlanta?

On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Gould Smith  wrote:

> Hi  Dee,
>
> It may a month or two until we get a date settled.  We have to find and
> negotiate with the hotel.
>
> Happy Holidays,
> Gould
>
> -Original Message- From: Dee
> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:32 PM
> To: Amsat BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] 2012 Symposium
>
>
> I know the place (Orlando,FL.) but does anyone have the dates so I can
> put it in my calendar??
> Usually weekend of Columbus day...
> 73,
> Dee, NB2F
>
>
>
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Dead? - No, Sir!

[Clint Bradford]

CRAIG W1MSG>> ... Another good pass on the East Coast USA in FN42 ... 
Downloaded two images and a really good long recording at 1822 UTC 59 degree 
elevation ...


Craig - I have no idea how old you are chronologically. But I am in my mid-50s, 
and I STILL get excited with these reports ...

Have you posted your images anywhere???

Clint K6LCS




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[amsat-bb] great pass

[ld.lucas]

Driving to my daughters in Ironton Ohio on Sunday afternoon around 2015UTC I
had my handheld Wouxun on my 5/8 antenna scanning and heard the ARRISAT 1
pass. Could not believe how clear it was, sorry did not have anything to
write down the particulars to send in. Does anyone have the Azimuth and
elevation of that pass on Sunday EM88 area? Just very curious about the
particulars for that pass.
THANKS
Larry KD8JHW

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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

[Craig Gagner]

Another good pass on the East Coast USA in FN42 ... Downloaded two images
and a really good long recording at 1822 UTC 59 degree elevation.

73

Craig, W1MSG

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Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:21 AM
To: 'Farrell Winder'; 'AMSAT'
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

Ferrll,

There are at least a few more days from an orbital standpoint, and so far
the electronics are holding up.  BOTE calculation gives a descent rate
approaching 5 km/day, and rapidly increasing.  

Just remember that as a practical matter it will be impossible to have Keps
with the accuracy we are use to having, because they are literally changing
significantly from orbit to orbit.  Leave a wide window on the window.  ;)

Alan
WA4SCA


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[amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

[Dee]

Good luck with negotiations...Let's not share the pool with Alligators!
Dee

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Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 2:21 PM
To: Dee; amsat-bb@amsat.org
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Hi  Dee,

It may a month or two until we get a date settled.  We have to find and
negotiate with the hotel.

Happy Holidays,
Gould

-Original Message-
From: Dee
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:32 PM
To: Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2012 Symposium

I know the place (Orlando,FL.) but does anyone have the dates so I can
put it in my calendar??
Usually weekend of Columbus day...
73,
Dee, NB2F



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[amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

[Gould Smith]

Hi  Dee,

It may a month or two until we get a date settled.  We have to find and 
negotiate with the hotel.


Happy Holidays,
Gould

-Original Message- 
From: Dee

Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:32 PM
To: Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2012 Symposium

I know the place (Orlando,FL.) but does anyone have the dates so I can
put it in my calendar??
Usually weekend of Columbus day...
73,
Dee, NB2F



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[amsat-bb] Kingston ON, or Watertown NY?

[Bob Bruninga]

Anyone near Kingston Ontario or Watertown, NY that can contact VE3FFR?  

His email is not listed with QRZ and I need to ask him to shut down his
PCSAT beacon.  This would reduce the load on PCSAT so that maybe I can get a
command in to get control and maybe make a recovery.

Next recovery effort will be dawn passes on Wed 28 Dec 2011.

PCSAT is almost responding.  I only need to get one exchange of packets
successfully to do a recovery.

We need everyone to turn off all transmitters and reserve PCSAT power so we
can complete the command/ack sequence.

You may continue to work the ISS, but ONLY if it is in view and is
operating.  Otherwise, please, no transmissions on 145.825.  No unattended
beacons... Adding also to the 145.825 channel QRM is UO-11 that appears to
also have come back to life.

Thanks,

Bob, WB4APR

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[amsat-bb] December 27 On-line Premiere Screening

[JoAnne Maenpaa]

Hello Everyone,

This is one of those news items that would be too late if we waited for the
weekend ANS news cycle:

A reminder that Tuesday, December 27th at 8:30 p.m. Eastern (5:30 Pacific)
the ARRL will present an on-line premiere screening of its new 8 ½ minute
video titled “The DIY Magic of Amateur Radio.” 

To accomplish this, the League has teamed up with Tom Medlin, W5KUB, who
will be streaming it from his website at w5kub.com. 

The video will also be released earlier that day on-line at the ARRL’s own
website at www.arrl.org and on the ARRL video pages on YouTube.com. 

All three releases are a part of a new ARRL public relations campaign to
interest the nation’s “maker and hacker” community in our world of ham
radio. DVD copies will also be available from the ARRL for large audience
public showing.

[ANS thanks Bill Pasternak for this information]

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[amsat-bb] MP3 of Professor Colin Pillinger Beagle 2 BBC Interview

[Trevor .]

Speaking to the BBC about the UK Mars exploration mission Beagle 2 Professor 
Colin Pillinger said that one of the biggest lessons learnt was not having had 
a radio beacon active during the decent phase and therefore not knowing what 
finally happened.

http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/12/27/bbc-interview-with-professor-colin-pillinger/
 

AMSAT-UK: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ 

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[amsat-bb] Testing ANS Formatting Update

[JoAnne Maenpaa]

Hello Everyone,

The ANS news bulletins have traditionally been sent out using a packet
header format. In the year now approaching 2012 we're no longer sure how
many VHF-UHF PBBS systems are re-distributing ANS bulletins via RF-based
AX.25. Perhaps the packet header is no longer a requirement for each
individual news item.

ANS plans to continue to distribute the bulletins in our traditional
plain-ascii format so this is not changing. Previous inquiries have
indicated a very strong preference for the plain-ascii format. I'm working
on an html-mail option with photos, links, etc. to be announced within the
next few months.

Below my signature line is a prototype, updated, clean-looking plain-ascii
ANS format I'm testing. 

I've preserved the simple e-mail style of plain ascii text, 70 character
lines. I preserved packet compatibility by placing a single packet-header
(i.e.: SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-361.01) at the top of the news and a single /EX
at the end of the entire news. If this still goes out by packet it should
still be able to be processed, received, and read.

The "news content" is just the recent ANS-359 bulletin. I updated the day
number (361) and the date (December 27, 2011) in the packet header to
provide a unique ID in case this somehow ends up going out by packet and
collides with the previously released ANS-359.

Please post comments via amsat-bb on how you think it looks? Is it easier to
read, or no difference? Is there anyone who still needs the full packet
header on every news item?

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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE (Testing Prototype Version)
ANS-361

ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North 
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the 
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share 
an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating 
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-edi...@amsat.org

In this edition:
* Help AMSAT to Fly Fox-1: Solar Panel Campaign Begins
* SKN On OSCAR 2012 In Memory Of W1JSM
* FO-29 Satellite Recovery in Progress
* AMSAT-India Announces Linear Transponder
* UK Space Agency Ukube-2 CubeSat Mission Concept Studies
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status - 19 December 2011


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ANS-361 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 361.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 27, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Help AMSAT to Fly Fox-1: Solar Panel Campaign Begins

As AMSAT embarks on the Fox-1 Project, here is an opportunity to
literally put your callsign on the Fox hardware. AMSAT is looking
for major donations to help underwrite the cost of solar cells/
panels, one of the more significant expenses of the project. These
solar cells are needed for the flight unit as well as for the a
flight spare. As Fox-1 will have solar cells on all six sides of
the spacecraft and given the relatively small surface area avail-
able on each side (at most 4" by 4" per side), AMSAT will invest in
high efficiency solar cells to gain as much power as possible to
operate the spacecraft.

To protect the installed solar panels prior to launch, a lexan cover
for each side will be fabricated and mounted to protect the cells.
Prior to placement of the flight spacecraft into the 'P-Pod' that
will house the cubesats on the launch vehicle, the lexan covers will
be removed.

"Friends of Fox" are encouraged to consider several levels of fund-
ing support:

1. Donate $1,000 to support purchase of one panel that will cover
one side of the spacecraft.

2. Donate $6,500 to support the purchase of six sets of solar panels
to cover the entire spacecraft.

Donors who contribute at these levels will have their callsign etched
on the lexan cover protecting solar panels of the flight unit and the
flight spare. Following the launch of Fox-1, donors will receive the
lexan solar panel cover with their callsign for 'their' solar panel
mounted on a plaque commemorating their contribution to the Fox-1
project and highlighting the purpose of the lexan cover. A letter of
authenticity will be provided attesting to the use of the lexan cover
to help protect the solar panels.

Other potential donor levels are also available:

1. Donate $500 for one solar cell (two cells make up a 'panel' on
one side of the spacecraft).

2. Donate $250 for one-half of a solar cell (one-quarter of the
solar panel for one side of the spacecraft.

Donors contributing at these levels will receive a letter affirming
their contribution, including specifying which side of the spacecraft
'their' cells are located.

If you're interested in supporting AMSAT's need to purchase solar
cells, please return the Fox-1 fundraisingform sent to members. We
expect significant interest so mak

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

[Alan P. Biddle]

Ferrll,

There are at least a few more days from an orbital standpoint, and so far
the electronics are holding up.  BOTE calculation gives a descent rate
approaching 5 km/day, and rapidly increasing.  

Just remember that as a practical matter it will be impossible to have Keps
with the accuracy we are use to having, because they are literally changing
significantly from orbit to orbit.  Leave a wide window on the window.  ;)

Alan
WA4SCA



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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Farrell Winder
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 9:04 AM
To: AMSAT
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

Does anyone have a  prediction  of the lowest altitude for  ARISSat-1 and
still have it be functional?   With the latest Keps I show its altitude
around 155 miles.
Depending of signal strength on today's Cincinnati passes I might try
another SSTV via the Transponder  adjusting  my Tx to receive  on 145.930
MHz (+/-  depending  on location). Hope others will also try with voice and
video.
Farrell Winder, W8ZCF
Cincinnati, Ohio
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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

[DeYoung James]

Farrell,
 
An often used rule-of-thumb in astrodynamics for "decay" height is about 140 
kilometers 
which is about 87 miles.  A satellite that gets that far into the atmosophere 
will burn up during  
it's final orbit in short order!  I would recommend you just keep trying until 
you are sure 
the satellite is no longer in orbit.  I will post an updated decay prediction 
on AMSAT-BB this
afternoon for operator planning purposes.
 
Jim, N8OQ
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[amsat-bb] PCSAT-1 recovery (not)

[Bob Bruninga]

Almost recovered.  Mike got command over Germany (DK3WN) but it did not
hold.

At 1300z pass over east coast,  I got 3 telemetry packets, 5, 6 and 8
minutes into the pass with Latitude between 29N and 39N.  The first packet
showed +Z (best panel) current was 93 mA.

Above that latitude, packets got weaker.

One person got a perfect digipeat just about when I was going to try to
command at 7 minutes into the pass.  So I waited 1 minute and tried to
COMMAND at 8 minutes into the pass, but it killed it.  No response after the
first ACK.

TLM did not appear again until 10 minutes into the pass.  But +Z current was
down to 59 mA.  Only decoded that one packet for the rest of the pass.

WE MUST GET EVERYONE TO STOP TRYING TO DIGIPEAT.  Chances are, that one
successful user packet should have been mine for control, it was at the
right time, and best sun angle.  It used up all the power and so I had to
wait another minute, but by then the power had dropped.

Bob, WB4APR

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[amsat-bb] FO-29 Operative Schedule

[Mineo Wakita]

2011
Dec 29 03:58 UTC
Dec 31 03:53 UTC

2012
Jan  1 04:43 UTC
Jan  3 04:37 UTC
Jan  4 05:28 UTC

JTA of Sat will turn off soon into eclipse by UVC computer
due to the decrease in NiCad battery performance.

JE9PEL Mineo Wakita


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