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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <logevents lestart="2025-08-24T21:45:30Z" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <logevents>
      <item logid="17697" ns="2" title="User:JerryX" pageid="0" type="newusers" action="create" userid="1428" user="JerryX" timestamp="2025-08-29T04:03:36Z" comment="" />
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      <item logid="17695" ns="6" title="File:Fleetsync.png" pageid="8166" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="6td4i148jax1vkjycsrmjhdlh7lk970" img_timestamp="2025-08-25T02:22:03Z" user="Kovirii" timestamp="2025-08-25T02:22:03Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="17694" ns="6" title="File:FleetSync 2400bd.mp3" pageid="8165" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="ec31wajhqwkogl3q0mbvf6u1x251xeo" img_timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:24Z" user="Kovirii" timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:24Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="17693" ns="6" title="File:FleetSync 1200bd.mp3" pageid="8164" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="jo8mllxavkkn0x4dqzy2qe9c89485fv" img_timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:19Z" user="Kovirii" timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:19Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="17692" ns="6" title="File:FleetSync Databurst.mp3" pageid="8163" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="ff8yqwkaw6omwnbjhww5xprat0btfpp" img_timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:13Z" user="Kovirii" timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:13Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="17691" ns="6" title="File:FleetSync Preamble.mp3" pageid="8162" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="qb0qhk976hc05fuygutdtc9ynrz11ta" img_timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:06Z" user="Kovirii" timestamp="2025-08-25T02:15:06Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="17690" ns="6" title="File:Audio 136846899Hz 17-26-30 24-08-2025.mp3" pageid="8158" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="scpkb5ymnhbqbi5iokwxr58lb9jcqfi" img_timestamp="2025-08-24T22:08:43Z" user="71strad" timestamp="2025-08-24T22:08:43Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="17689" ns="6" title="File:SECOR USB.mp3" pageid="8157" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="gbef11nvmjgupqs42djkqah3ijjg4ex" img_timestamp="2025-08-24T22:06:22Z" user="71strad" timestamp="2025-08-24T22:06:22Z" comment="" />
      <item logid="17688" ns="6" title="File:Audio 136847601Hz 17-19-58 24-08-2025.wav" pageid="8156" type="upload" action="upload" img_sha1="h2kj7x56mcr6fav9hogx7y6hk39tgfs" img_timestamp="2025-08-24T21:53:04Z" user="71strad" timestamp="2025-08-24T21:53:04Z" comment="USB mode recording containing the sweeping carrier signal and the barely audible telemetry tones." />
    </logevents>
  </query>
</api>