ST: agree there are a lot less providers now, but equally, there's a lot less traffic, especially military, so arguably the need for a radar service is less than it was. I've been struck in the last year or two by how quiet almost all frequencies are these days. Did a long trip virtually the whole length of the UK and back last week, mostly on a traffic service with LARS units, and was given almost no traffic info.
Your example's a case in point. At one time Cottesmore had all Tornado type training for UK Germany and Italy while down the road at Wittering there were 3 Harrier squadrons and a training unit. Now there's nothing at either.
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