{"id":795417,"date":"2025-04-18T05:47:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795417"},"modified":"2025-04-18T05:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:47:04","slug":"issue-245-of-oscar-news-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795417","title":{"rendered":"Issue 245 of OSCAR News Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-36122\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the April 2025 edition of OSCAR News, issue 245, here.<\/p>\n<p>The paper edition edition will be sent to postal members and should arrive in the next 2-3 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In this issue:<br \/>\u2022 From the Secretary\u2019s Keyboard<br \/>\u2022 Satellite News<br \/>\u2022 Team 2: Canada VO100QO by Stefan Wagener VE4SW and John Langille VE1CWJ<br \/>\u2022 Roving in England &amp; Wales by Endaf Buckley N6UTC \/ MW1BQ<br \/>\u2022 A Quadrifilar Helicoidal Antenna by Ron G4LMN<br \/>\u2022 AMSAT-UK Statement of Accounts<br \/>\u2022 The FUNcube-Lite Payload on Jovian-1 by David Bowman, G0MRF<br \/>\u2022 FUNcube Lite \u2013 Project Update by David Bowman, G0MRF<br \/>\u2022 ARISS Contact Report between the Girlguiding Surrey West Association and the International Space Station on 5th October 2024 by Ciaran Morgan M0XTD<br \/>\u2022 Goonhilly Radio Club M0XGH by David Johnson G4DPZ<\/p>\n<div data-shortcode=\"caption\" id=\"attachment_3395\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3395\" 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:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png\" 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\u00d7300\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;AMSAT-UK FUNcube Mission Patch&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;AMSAT-UK FUNcube Mission Patch&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3395\" title=\"20100609_AMSAT-UK_FUNcube_Mission_Patch_Rev4_751x751White-300x300\" src=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=593\" alt=\"AMSAT-UK FUNcube Mission Patch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/20100609_amsat-uk_funcube_mission_patch_rev4_751x751white-300x300.png?w=150&amp;h=150 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3395\" 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 the quarterly publication OSCAR News as a convenient PDF that can be read on laptops, tablets or smartphones anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Join as an E-member at Electronic (PDF) E-membership<\/p>\n<p>PDF sample copy of \u201cOscar News\u201d here.<\/p>\n<p>Join AMSAT-UK using PayPal, Debit or Credit card at<\/p>\n<p>E-members can download their copies of OSCAR News here.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBy Editor<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\"> \u0095 <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tPosted in Daily Updates\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\"> \u0095 <\/span><span class=\"tag-links\">Tagged CubeSats, Oscar News, satellites<\/span><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p><!-- #entry-meta -->\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amsat-uk.org\/2025\/04\/18\/issue-245-of-oscar-news-now-available\/?rand=772143\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the April 2025 edition of OSCAR News, issue 245, here. 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