1.0SADARS: Shefford and District Amateur Radio Societyhttps://sadars.co.uk/wprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="G3c3GBlCPF"><a href="https://sadars.co.uk/wp/archives/5112">3 April 2025 – Royal Observer Corps history – Above & Below Ground by John Shere.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sadars.co.uk/wp/archives/5112/embed#?secret=G3c3GBlCPF" width="600" height="338" title="“3 April 2025 – Royal Observer Corps history – Above & Below Ground by John Shere.” — SADARS: Shefford and District Amateur Radio Society" data-secret="G3c3GBlCPF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sadars.co.uk/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> After his time in the RAF, John said in 1980 he joined the Royal Observer Corps. Speaking of the history, he said during 1925 as part of preparations for war the Observer Corps was formed as part of the UK’s aerial defence. The purpose was to report and track enemy and allied aircraft across London … Continue reading →https://sadars.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/John-presenting.jpg262263