The radio operators from 497 (Daventry) and 489 (Acocks Green) Squadrons recently took part in a tri-service radio operating contest against the Army and Sea cadets. The competition was over 24 hours from 2pm Saturday until 2pm Sunday without any breaks and involved contacting as many other units on as many of the allocated frequencies as possible. The cadets operated in 3 shifts of 3 cadets each throughout day and night communicating with units from Scotland down to Cornwall.