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More information on ARCH and Air-Evac on the [[Medical Helicopters / EMS Agencies (Area Wide) (MO)]] page
 
 
*[http://www.scanillinois.com/maps/il_ems-regions_map-largertext.gif State EMS Region Map]
 
 
 
==Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)==
 
==Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)==
 
* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/IL-IDPH IDPH EMS Call Signs]
 
* [http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/IL-IDPH IDPH EMS Call Signs]
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'''IDPH I-REACH/VHF Interoperbility Radios:'''
 
'''IDPH I-REACH/VHF Interoperbility Radios:'''
*XTL-5000 (mobile), HT-1250 (portable), MTR-2000 (Base Station)
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* XTL-5000 (mobile), HT-1250 (portable), MTR-2000 (Base Station)
 
In base radio, 110wt VHF, with up to 16 channels:
 
In base radio, 110wt VHF, with up to 16 channels:
*1) 155.28 141.3 PL - Statewide Hospital Disaster Coordination
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* 1) 155.2800 141.3 PL - Statewide Hospital Disaster Coordination
*2) 155.34 210.7 PL - Statewide MERCI Tone
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* 2) 155.3400 210.7 PL - Statewide MERCI Tone
*3) 155.34, 155.4, 155.16, 155.22 (with Local Tone)
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* 3) 155.3400, 155.4000, 155.1600, 155.2200 (with Local Tone)
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* [http://www.scanillinois.com/maps/il_ems-regions_map-largertext.gif State EMS Region Map]
  
===Illinois IDPH EMS Systems===
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=== Illinois IDPH EMS Systems ===
 
'''North Egypt EMS System'''
 
'''North Egypt EMS System'''
 
The North Egypt E.M.S. System was established in 1979 and serves Jefferson, Marion, Franklin, Washington, Perry, and Saline County. The North Egypt E.M.S. System is located in E.M.S. Region Five as established by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The paramedics within the North Egypt E.M.S. System operate under direct medical direction and standing medical orders
 
The North Egypt E.M.S. System was established in 1979 and serves Jefferson, Marion, Franklin, Washington, Perry, and Saline County. The North Egypt E.M.S. System is located in E.M.S. Region Five as established by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The paramedics within the North Egypt E.M.S. System operate under direct medical direction and standing medical orders
  
=Air Helos/Med-Evac=
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== Air Helos/Med-Evac ==
==Air Angels (Bolingbrook)==
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=== Air Angels (Bolingbrook) ===
*2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business
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* 2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business
*Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago)
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* Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago)
*Seen on crew handhelds: "Princeton" and "Gary" channels (trunked?)  
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* Seen on crew handhelds: "Princeton" and "Gary" channels (trunked?)  
*Former use on A-Beep / Sears2 - UHF (Chicago) LTR Standard Possibly using talkgroup 0-20-101
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* Former use on A-Beep / Sears2 - UHF (Chicago) LTR Standard Possibly using talkgroup 0-20-101
 
 
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
463.47500 468.47500 WPIE265 RM 162.2 PL AirAngels U4 Chicago Alternate  
 
463.47500 468.47500 WPIE265 RM 162.2 PL AirAngels U4 Chicago Alternate  
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</pre>
  
===Air Evac Lifeteam===
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=== Air Evac Lifeteam ===
*Serves Central and Southern Illinois (& surrounding states)
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* See also [[Air Evac Lifeteam (US Nationwide)|Air Evac Nationwide WikiPage]]
*See also [http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&aid=2197#cid-8097 AirEvac (Missouri)]
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* Serves Central and Southern Illinois (& surrounding states)
*See also [[Air Evac Lifeteam (US Nationwide)|Air Evac Nationwide WikiPage]]
 
*Communications can be heard hundreds of miles away
 
*[http://www.lifeteam.net/ AirEvac - Communications Center]
 
*[http://www.nationalinterop.com/20080131_PR_AEL.pdf Additional information on Air-Evac PDF]
 
  
==Air Methods==
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* Communications may be heard hundreds of miles away
*[http://www.airmethods.com/lifenet/24hr_dispatch/index.cfm Air Methods Website]
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* [http://www.lifeteam.net/ AirEvac - Communications Center]
*WQWX343 - 464.525 Repeater, 468.875 Mobile (11K at Bradley-Kankakee)
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* [http://www.nationalinterop.com/20080131_PR_AEL.pdf Additional information on Air-Evac PDF]
  
==ARCH Air Medical Services==
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=== Air Methods ===
*owned by Air Methods; serves Central/Southwest IL and most of MO
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* [http://www.airmethods.com/lifenet/24hr_dispatch/index.cfm Air Methods Website]
[[Image:‎ARCHAirMedicalService_LandingZoneSafetyGuidelines.jpg|100px|Map]]
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* WQWX343 - 461.5250 Repeater, 468.8750 Mobile (11K at Bradley-Kankakee), used by Lifestar Chicago (Joliet)
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*ARCH Air Medical Services (formerly "Area Rescue Consortum of Hospitals")
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=== ARCH Air Medical Services ===
*[http://www.archairmedical.com/ ARCH Website with bases & pictures]
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* [[ARCH Medical Helicopter (US-MO/IL)|New ARCH Wiki Page]]
*See all ARCH info on the [http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR_D&aid=2197#cid-8218 Missouri Page]
 
<pre>
 
ARCH 2 - Litchfield Airport in Montgomery County
 
ARCH 3 - Sparta
 
ARCH 9 - Effingham Memorial Airport in Effingham IL
 
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'''Terms used on air by ARCH'''
 
<pre>
 
Abbott - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Lifeforce)
 
AirEvac - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (Lifeteam)
 
BJC - Barnes-Jewish (Corporation) Hospitals
 
Christian - Christian Hospitals in St. Louis? (NE or NW)
 
Coordinates - Coordinates (longitude/latitude) of Landing Zone area or current air location
 
Downtown Base - Base @ downtown St. Louis
 
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival? (for a scene, hospital or other destination)
 
ETE - Estimated Time En-Route
 
Fire Mutual Aid - Refers to Missouri, 154.28
 
Full Bladder - Full gas tank
 
I-REACH - Refers to Illinois, 155.055
 
Glennon - Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis
 
LC - Loud & Clear
 
LifeBeat - Name of ARCH service in Cape Girardeau
 
LifeForce - EMS agency that serves St. Louis County and the MetroEast IL areas (Abbott)
 
LifeTeam - Refering to other AirEMS service in the area (AirEvac)
 
LZ - Landing Zone (for helicopter)
 
MedStar - EMS agency that serves St. Clair/Randolph Co in IL
 
MED 9 - Refers to dispatch frequency of 462.95 162.2pL
 
MERCI - Refers to hospital frequency, 155.34
 
POB - Persons on Board (Souls)
 
St. Johns Mercy - Hospital @ ....
 
Ship - Aircraft/Helicopter
 
Simmons - EMS agency that serves St. Clair County IL
 
SLU - St. Louis University Hospital
 
Souls - People (on board)
 
Spirit - Spirit of St. Louis Airport - Chesterfield MO
 
"Trauma Rotation" - All hospitals in the St. Louis area get to "take turns" so none are left out
 
Status B - unknown (heard enroute to Hospital in Marion)
 
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*9/07 - Heard ARCH Base doing morning radio check with ARCH 3 on 159.7125 D032 from Cape Girardeau, MO
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=== Superior Air Med ===
*11/08 - ARCH Helicopter has added a base at St Johns Hospital Springfield, named "Saints Flight"  SJR Article  Helicopter Pic
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* In addition to their STARCOM21 talkgroup (36531), [http://www.superiorambulance.com/critical-care/superior-air-med/ Superior Air Med] utilizes Outerlink Global Solutions' satellite-based service [http://www.outerlink.com/iris/ IRIS], which includes Push-To-Talk VoIP radio.
*7/11 - ARCH Dispatcher St Louis is now refererred to as AIRCOM
 
*461.525 - St. Louis Repeater - Located at High Ridge? (Jefferson Co MO) - licensed in Randolph County MO) (FX1 - Repeater input was located in downtown StL at the old base, but may now be located in Granite City)
 
  
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=== University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN) ===
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* UCAN Base (129.475) has been heard acting as the Chicago-area base for aeromed helos from outside the Chicago area, including SAMARITAN 2 (Parkview Health, based at Rochester, Indiana).
  
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== EMS Agencies ==
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=== Abbott Ambulance ===
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* Serves Metro East St Louis (IL) and St Louis
  
===Medstar EMS===
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=== Medstar EMS ===
 
[[Image:‎IL-medstar-fccmap.gif|Map]]
 
[[Image:‎IL-medstar-fccmap.gif|Map]]
  
'''Related links:
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*938.975 D074 Local Repeater (in use Fairview Heights 11/19/17)
*[http://www.scanil.com/maps/il_ems EMS Regions] -  IDPH EMS Regions Map by County & Call Sign prefix  
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*[http://www.mabasradio.org/PDF_Files/PL_Listing_by_Hospital.pdf Hospital PL Tone List] -  from MABASradio.org  
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Freeburg/Swansea/Belleville (618) 234-3088 Fairview Heights (618) 398-8833 Cahokia (618) 332-3088
*[http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/077002150001000R.html IDPH Terms] - Section 215 of ILCS - EMS Adminstrative Code  
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*[http://www.mabasradio.org/PDF_Files/PL_CODE_CHART.pdf IL MERCI PL Tones] -  Statewide Guide to MERCI Hospital PL Tones (updated 2006)
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Serves eastern half of Belleville, Cahokia, Swansea, Fairview Heights (Largest service in the MetroEast - operates 31 rigs in 3 counties)
*[http://www.ilems.com/ ILEMS] -  Illinois Emergency Medical Services  
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*[http://www.mabasradio.org/PDF_Files/MERCI_PL_Listing_3-2006.pdf Motorola PL Tones] -  Motorola to CTCSS Key  
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Ambulances/Units: (Plates: 4 837 xx 05,11,15,24) BLS 64, 65, 101 ALS 34,68,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77*,78,79 (St. Clair County units) * not heard some are back-up vehicles Medivan Units: 43, 4447, 455, 4474 ?? Other units: 101 Utility van (used by janitor)
*[http://www.paems.org/ Peoria EMS] -  Peoria Area EMS System  
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*[http://www.mabasradio.org/PowerPoint_Files/PUBLICHEALTHCOMMS.ppt Radio Communications Orientation for Health Departments] - from MABASradio.org (PowerPoint)
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Bases
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*Sparta (Randolph) ALS 4G25-main, 4G24-main, 4G21-backup Red Bud ALS 4G18-main, 4G26-backup
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*Red Bud  (Randolph)
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*Chester (Randolph) ALS 4G20-main, 4G16-backup
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*Steeleville (Randolph)
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*Swansea (St Clair) ALS, 1209 N. Illinois Street
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*Belleville (St Clair) ALS, 610 East Main Street: 74, 76:: 24 hour units, 73: 7am - 7pm 6 days a week
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*Cahokia (St Clair) ALS (Formerly Braun Ambulance Service)
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*East St Louis (St Clair)
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*Fairview Heights (St Clair) ALS
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*Freeburg (St Clair) ALS (Located in Freeburg VFD) Lebanon ALS (Located in Lebanon VFD)  Unit 76?
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*Lebanon (St Clair)
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*Washington Park (St Clair)
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*Carlyle (Clinton)
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Advanced Life Support
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Notes: Operate 3 - 24 hour ALS trucks with one in Chester, Red Bud, and Sparta along with a 12 hour BLS truck in Steeleville which is a call out truck at night. The Steeleville base can turn into an ALS truck during the day and also a BLS backup for the nights. The three ALS bases also have a backup ALS truck that can be staffed at busy times or mass casuality situations.     
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Has a channel on Wireless USA? called USB-A?
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== Related Links ==
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* [http://www.scanil.com/maps/il_ems EMS Regions] -  IDPH EMS Regions Map by County & Call Sign prefix (OLD)
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* [http://portal.mabas-il.org/DocumentWarehouse/MABAS%20Documents/MERCI_PL_Listing_3-2006.pdf Hospital PL Tone List] -  from MABASradio.org (Link updated 6/13)
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* [http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/077002150001000R.html IDPH Terms]  Section 215 of ILCS - EMS Adminstrative Code  
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* [http://www.ilems.com/ ILEMS] -  Illinois Emergency Medical Services  
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* [http://www.mabasradio.org/PDF_Files/MERCI_PL_Listing_3-2006.pdf Motorola PL Tones] -  Motorola to CTCSS Key  
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* [http://www.paems.org/ Peoria EMS] -  Peoria Area EMS System  
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* [http://portal.mabas-il.org/DocumentWarehouse/MABAS Documents/Forms/MABAS Documents.aspx Other Documents/Downloads from the MABAS Website]
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*[[IL-IDPH]] -- Callsigns list
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Revision as of 14:42, 26 October 2019

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)

IDPH I-REACH/VHF Interoperbility Radios:

  • XTL-5000 (mobile), HT-1250 (portable), MTR-2000 (Base Station)

In base radio, 110wt VHF, with up to 16 channels:

  • 1) 155.2800 141.3 PL - Statewide Hospital Disaster Coordination
  • 2) 155.3400 210.7 PL - Statewide MERCI Tone
  • 3) 155.3400, 155.4000, 155.1600, 155.2200 (with Local Tone)

Illinois IDPH EMS Systems

North Egypt EMS System The North Egypt E.M.S. System was established in 1979 and serves Jefferson, Marion, Franklin, Washington, Perry, and Saline County. The North Egypt E.M.S. System is located in E.M.S. Region Five as established by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The paramedics within the North Egypt E.M.S. System operate under direct medical direction and standing medical orders

Air Helos/Med-Evac

Air Angels (Bolingbrook)

  • 2/09 - Air Angels copter service goes out of business
  • Locations: Clow International Airport, Bolingbrook & Dupage Airport (W Chicago)
  • Seen on crew handhelds: "Princeton" and "Gary" channels (trunked?)
  • Former use on A-Beep / Sears2 - UHF (Chicago) LTR Standard Possibly using talkgroup 0-20-101
463.47500 468.47500 WPIE265 RM 162.2 PL AirAngels U4 Chicago Alternate 
464.95000 469.95000 WPLE964 RM 047 DPL AirAngels U2 Operations  
469.95000 WPLE964 M 047 DPL AirAngels U3 Ops: Talk Around (w/ dispatcher and on-scene use) 
123.07500 /apps/db/?fccCallsign=M CSQ AirAngels Air Operations 

Air Evac Lifeteam

Air Methods

  • Air Methods Website
  • WQWX343 - 461.5250 Repeater, 468.8750 Mobile (11K at Bradley-Kankakee), used by Lifestar Chicago (Joliet)

ARCH Air Medical Services

Superior Air Med

  • In addition to their STARCOM21 talkgroup (36531), Superior Air Med utilizes Outerlink Global Solutions' satellite-based service IRIS, which includes Push-To-Talk VoIP radio.

University of Chicago Aeromedical Network (UCAN)

  • UCAN Base (129.475) has been heard acting as the Chicago-area base for aeromed helos from outside the Chicago area, including SAMARITAN 2 (Parkview Health, based at Rochester, Indiana).

EMS Agencies

Abbott Ambulance

  • Serves Metro East St Louis (IL) and St Louis

Medstar EMS

Map

  • 938.975 D074 Local Repeater (in use Fairview Heights 11/19/17)

Freeburg/Swansea/Belleville (618) 234-3088 Fairview Heights (618) 398-8833 Cahokia (618) 332-3088

Serves eastern half of Belleville, Cahokia, Swansea, Fairview Heights (Largest service in the MetroEast - operates 31 rigs in 3 counties)

Ambulances/Units: (Plates: 4 837 xx 05,11,15,24) BLS 64, 65, 101 ALS 34,68,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77*,78,79 (St. Clair County units) * not heard some are back-up vehicles Medivan Units: 43, 4447, 455, 4474 ?? Other units: 101 Utility van (used by janitor)

Bases

  • Sparta (Randolph) ALS 4G25-main, 4G24-main, 4G21-backup Red Bud ALS 4G18-main, 4G26-backup
  • Red Bud (Randolph)
  • Chester (Randolph) ALS 4G20-main, 4G16-backup
  • Steeleville (Randolph)
  • Swansea (St Clair) ALS, 1209 N. Illinois Street
  • Belleville (St Clair) ALS, 610 East Main Street: 74, 76:: 24 hour units, 73: 7am - 7pm 6 days a week
  • Cahokia (St Clair) ALS (Formerly Braun Ambulance Service)
  • East St Louis (St Clair)
  • Fairview Heights (St Clair) ALS
  • Freeburg (St Clair) ALS (Located in Freeburg VFD) Lebanon ALS (Located in Lebanon VFD) Unit 76?
  • Lebanon (St Clair)
  • Washington Park (St Clair)
  • Carlyle (Clinton)

Advanced Life Support Notes: Operate 3 - 24 hour ALS trucks with one in Chester, Red Bud, and Sparta along with a 12 hour BLS truck in Steeleville which is a call out truck at night. The Steeleville base can turn into an ALS truck during the day and also a BLS backup for the nights. The three ALS bases also have a backup ALS truck that can be staffed at busy times or mass casuality situations.

Has a channel on Wireless USA? called USB-A?

Related Links



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