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HAM RADIO IN SPACE: STUDENT HAM RADIO D-STAR SATELLITE TO
LAUNCH LATER THIS YEAR
D-Star should be in space before the end of 2012. Students
at the University of Liege in Belgium are hoping their D-
Star based ham radio satellite OUFTI-1 will be launched
towards the end of this year if at all possible.
Plans originally called for it to be carried to orbit on the
maiden flight of the European Space Agency's Vega launch
vehicle. That now appears to be out of the question.
However team leaders say that other opportunities have been
identified and discussions are ongoing with at least one
launch provider.
If and when OUFTI-1 makes it to orbit it could mean a lot of
those on the fence about purchasing D-Star based gear might
just take the plunge. This in turn would likely result in a
major world-wide sales boost for Icom which to date is the
only supplier of D-Star based ham radio gear.
An update on the satellite and plans to get it into space
have been published in the January 2012 issue of the OUFTI-1
Newsletter. That issue focuses on the current status and
near-future of D-Star based bird. You can read it on-line
at tinyurl.com/oufti-1-2012. (Various sources)
Editors note: GO D-STAR!!!! -- de KA9LCF
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