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Compass FM

Air Date June 3, 2001
Frequency 96.4 MHz
Broadcast Area Grimsby
Style Golden Oldies
Group Lincs FM Group

Compass FM is a commercial station broadcasting from Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, which used to be in Humberside until April 1st 1996. The studios are in Wellowgate. Its listenership is comprised primarily of over-40s who want to listen to 'Hits & Memories' in Grimsby and also Immingham and Cleethorpes. Dance music is for its sister station Lincs FM, which can also be heard clearly in Grimsby. It was the NTL Commercial Radio Station of the Year in 2003. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of Great Grimsby Great Grimsby (typically known simply as Grimsby) is a seaport on the river Humber in the north of England, which has a population of 91,000. ... Coat of Arms of Great Grimsby Great Grimsby (typically known simply as Grimsby) is a seaport on the river Humber in the north of England, which has a population of 91,000. ... North East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the north east of England, bordering onto North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire. ... East Yorkshire Holderness Kingston upon Hull Beverley Boothferry Scunthorpe Glanford Great Grimsby Cleethorpes Humberside was an administrative county of England from 1974 until April 1, 1996. ... Immingham is a village near Grimsby, in Lincolnshire, located on the River Humber. ... Cleethorpes, UK, Beach and Pier Cleethorpes is a town in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated at the mouth of the river Humber. ... Lincs FM Broadcasts from studios at Witham Park in Lincoln. ... NTL (NASDAQ: NTLI) is a US listed company providing cable services. ...


The 96.4FM signal comes from a low-powered transmitter at Bevan Flats in East Marsh in north Grimsby.


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FM 55-501 CHAPTER 6 (10086 words)
Compass error, defined as the angular difference between the compass direction and the corresponding true direction, may be easily computed since it is the algebraic sum of variation and deviation (Figure 6-3).
Compass error must be applied to the compass direction to get true direction and must be applied to true direction, with a reversal of the sign, to arrive at compass direction.
Compass course is found by applying the compass error, in terms of variation and deviation, to the true course.
Lensatic Compass (3341 words)
The compass appeared as a navigational aid in Europe sometime between the 12th and 13th centuries as a combination of the wind rose and the Chinese necromantic magnetic needle.
Compass is probably connected with the concept of direction, and the other names with the shape of its container.
FM 21-25 does not mention the use of the short line, but it can probably be used to speed up the setting of an azimuth by saving 15 clicks.
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