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ARLS003 New OSCAR on soon
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Space Bulletin 003  ARLS003
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT  January 25, 1994
To all radio amateurs

New Oscar on soon

Amateur satellite Korean Oscar 25 (KO-25) is expected to be
available for use beginning about February 1.  The satellite,
launched last fall and originally designated KITSAT-B, has been
under test since then.

KO-25 is a 9600 bit/s packet store-and-forward satellite similar to
KO-23, with uplinks on 2 meters and downlinks on 70 cm.

KO-25's builder, the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology (KAIST), thanks potential users of the satellite for
their  cooperation up to now in not attempting to use the KO-25 BBS.

The Institute said that testing is expected to continue after
February 1, and there may be interruptions of service, but they are
not expected to cause any "serious problems."

"We hope you enjoy our new star in space," said Hyungshin Kim of
KAIST.

More information on KO-25 was in October 1993 QST, page 98.
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