{"id":295254,"date":"2017-03-31T09:47:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T13:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/?p=31233"},"modified":"2017-03-31T09:47:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T13:47:53","slug":"spring-issue-of-oscar-news-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=295254","title":{"rendered":"Spring issue of OSCAR News now available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2017\/03\/31\/spring-2017-oscar-news\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"422,597\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OSCAR News 217 March 2017 Front Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg?w=212&#038;h=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg?w=422\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-31234\" src=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg?w=212&#038;h=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg?w=212&amp;h=300 212w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg?w=106&amp;h=150 106w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/oscar-news-217-march-2017-front-cover.jpg 422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><a title=\"http:\/\/shop.amsat.org.uk\/shop\/article_44\/Electronic-Membership-%28New-Member%29.html\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.amsat-uk.org\/Membership_-_for_renewals_and_new_members\/p3815740_15604963.aspx\" >E-members<\/a> of AMSAT-UK can now download the Spring edition of OSCAR News <a title=\"http:\/\/www.amsatuk.me.uk\/on\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amsatuk.me.uk\/on\/\" >here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This edition has the latest information on the new Nayif-1 EO-88 CubeSat which carries a 435\/145 MHz amateur radio linear transponder.<\/p>\n<p>The paper edition should be sent to postal members in 2-3 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In this issue:<br \/>\n\u2022 From the Secretary<br \/>\n\u2022 2017 Meetings &amp; Events calendar<br \/>\n\u2022 UK Space Agency announces new Chief Executive<br \/>\n\u2022 Nayif-1 EO88 Launch and successful early operations<br \/>\n\u2022 AMSAT-UK Colloquium \u2013 2017<br \/>\n\u2022 LAUNCH UK<br \/>\n\u2022 Using DVB-S2X and Annex M to implement low-cost Phase 4B Earth Station Terminals<br \/>\n\u2022 Erin Ryan Listens to ISS Astronaut Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD<br \/>\n\u2022 Chertsey Radio Club YOTA callsign<br \/>\n\u2022 ESEO Payloads &#8211; Reproduction of an A0 poster being used to promote ESEO at Surrey<br \/>\n\u2022 JSpOC Recommendations for Optimal CubeSat Operations<br \/>\n\u2022 The principle of forward error correction<\/p>\n<div data-shortcode=\"caption\" id=\"attachment_3395\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uk.amsat.org\/?attachment_id=3395\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3395\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/funcube\/funcube-cubesat\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=593\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20100609_AMSAT-UK_FUNcube_Mission_Patch_Rev4_751x751White-300&#215;300\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AMSAT-UK FUNcube Mission Patch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=593?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=593?w=300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3395\" title=\"20100609_AMSAT-UK_FUNcube_Mission_Patch_Rev4_751x751White-300x300\" src=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=593\" alt=\"AMSAT-UK FUNcube Mission Patch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">AMSAT-UK FUNcube Mission Patch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Membership of AMSAT-UK is open to anyone who has an interest in amateur radio satellites or space activities, including the International Space Station (ISS).<\/p>\n<p>E-members of AMSAT-UK are able to download OSCAR News as a convenient PDF that can be read on laptops, tablets or smartphones anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Join as an E-member at <a title=\"http:\/\/shop.amsat.org.uk\/shop\/article_44\/Electronic-Membership-%28New-Member%29.html\" href=\"http:\/\/shop.amsat-uk.org\/Membership_-_for_renewals_and_new_members\/p3815740_15604963.aspx\" >Electronic (PDF) E-membership<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PDF sample copy of \u201cOscar News\u201d <a title=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/on_193_final.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/ukamsat.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/on_193_final.pdf\" >here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join AMSAT-UK using PayPal, Debit or Credit card at<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.amsat-uk.org\/\" >http:\/\/shop.amsat-uk.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>E-members can download their copies of OSCAR News <a title=\"http:\/\/www.amsatuk.me.uk\/on\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amsatuk.me.uk\/on\/\" >here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.wp.com\/b.gif?host=amsat-uk.org&#038;blog=41081109&#038;%23038;post=31233&#038;%23038;subd=ukamsat&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Spring edition of OSCAR News here. This edition has the latest information on the new Nayif-1 EO-88 CubeSat which carries a 435\/145 MHz amateur radio linear transponder. The paper edition should be sent &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2017\/03\/31\/spring-2017-oscar-news\/\">Continue reading <span>&rarr;<\/span><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.wp.com\/b.gif?host=amsat-uk.org&amp;blog=41081109&amp;post=31233&amp;subd=ukamsat&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":615444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-295254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-AMSAT"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=295254"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295255,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295254\/revisions\/295255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/615444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=295254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=295254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=295254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}