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+[![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/NawfalMotii79/PLFM_RADAR?style=social)](https://github.com/NawfalMotii79/PLFM_RADAR/stargazers)
+[![GitHub forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/NawfalMotii79/PLFM_RADAR?style=social)](https://github.com/NawfalMotii79/PLFM_RADAR/network/members)
+[![GitHub watchers](https://img.shields.io/github/watchers/NawfalMotii79/PLFM_RADAR?style=social)](https://github.com/NawfalMotii79/PLFM_RADAR/watchers)
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+[![Hardware: CERN-OHL-P](https://img.shields.io/badge/Hardware-CERN--OHL--P-blue.svg)](https://ohwr.org/cern_ohl_p_v2.txt)
 # AERIS-10: Open Source Pulse Linear Frequency Modulated Phased Array Radar
 
 [![Hardware: CERN-OHL-P](https://img.shields.io/badge/Hardware-CERN--OHL--P-blue.svg)](https://ohwr.org/cern_ohl_p_v2.txt)
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 **Star ⭐ this repository if you're interested in open-source radar technology!**
 
 *Note: This is an active development project. Some features are still in progress. Check the issues page for known limitations and upcoming features.*
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+## 19,000 stars – Thank you
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+This project started in a small workshop in Morocco. Today, 19,000 engineers on GitHub have starred it.
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+I am genuinely humbled.
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+**What this tells me:**
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+- Open source radar matters
+- Affordable sensing is needed
+- Engineers want to build, not just buy
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+Thank you to everyone who starred, forked, opened issues, submitted PRs, and shared this project.
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+The work continues.
+
+**Nawfal Motii**
+ABAC INDUSTRY