diff --git a/tests/test-80-SAME-datastream b/tests/test-80-SAME-datastream
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+MINIMODEM="${MINIMODEM-./minimodem}"
+[ -f "$MINIMODEM" ] || {
+    MINIMODEM="../src/minimodem"
+    [ -f "$MINIMODEM" ] || {
+	echo "E: cannot find minimodem in ./ or ../src/" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+    }
+}
+
+
+teststring="Testing 0 1 2 3 4.  This is only a test.  Testing 5 6 7 8 9.  This is only a test."
+[ "$1" != "" ] && teststring="$1"
+
+
+TMPF="/tmp/minimodem-test-$$"
+trap "rm -f $TMPF.*" 0
+
+set -e
+
+minimodem_tx_args="SAME"
+minimodem_rx_args="SAME"
+
+
+# insert the 0xAB SAME sync byte to simulate the start of a SAME
+# protocol bytestream.
+printf "JUNK\\xAB${teststring}" \
+| $MINIMODEM --tx --file $TMPF.wav $minimodem_tx_args
+
+# cp $TMPF.wav /tmp/x.wav
+
+$MINIMODEM --rx --file $TMPF.wav $minimodem_rx_args \
+	> $TMPF.out 2> $TMPF.err || {
+    cat $TMPF.err
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# printf "$teststring" | cmp - $TMPF.out
+printf "$teststring" | diff - $TMPF.out
+
+{
+    read xlitcarrier
+    read xlitblankline
+    read xlithashes xlitnocarrier stats
+    stats="${stats% ###}"
+} < $TMPF.err
+
+
+result="OK     "
+exitcode=0
+
+echo -e "$result $stats"
+
+exit $exitcode