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Radio properties of BL Lac type objects

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New radio observations of nine BL Lac type objects are discussed. It is shown that in their radio properties, these objects range from highly variable sources with a strong centimetre excess to non-variable sources with comparatively steep spectra. All the evidence strongly suggests that the most variable BL Lac type objects are extremely young.

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