ROMANS ON THE AIR (ROTA)

I don’t want to upset anyone so please remove if it contravenes the rules.

Tomorrow I’m doing a POTA activation in Perthshire and then I’m going to Ardoch Roman fort to do a Romans on the Air (ROTA) activation. Essentially I’ll be calling CQ when I set up. I have a number of Roman camps and signal stations in the area and I like the idea of activating them with slightly more modern comms. It’ll be mid a’noon on 40, 20, 17m SSB dependent on band conditions.

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Salve Signifer

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The only Roman on the air I know is @DL3TU

:grin:

73 Armin

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Will your callsign be a problem. I get 2 is II but zero? Nullus?

73
Ron
VK3AFW

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“Romanes eunt domus”

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Ok - now you write that 100 times … and then never do that again…

73 Armin

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What’s this then? People called Romanes they go the house?

My Latin teacher was just like that centurion.

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As was mine, ‘Hoppy’ Cassidy who would punctuate the failings in my conjugation with cuffs from his massive hands around my head.

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Certa Cito!

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This time last week… I was in Tuscany and was wishing there was an ‘Olive Grove On The Air’ scheme!!

Good luck with your ‘ROTA’, 73

Salvete Paul’

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Heading there now hope to be up on the QRP COA on 40/20/17 in 30-45 mins. Wet n windy here.

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vade ad illum filium meum

I was just about to go out for a new bottle of cooking whiskey for Mrs PJZ’s cold - but I’ll quieti a dum

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Gave up after 30 mins one QSO on 20m with Denmark.

veni, dixi, i domum iterum

You forgot to add, I got wet and windswept!

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I just discovered that Google Translate does not include Latin. The horror…

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I’m not sure that even a Latin teacher would be of much use translating some of the Latin above Scott :joy::joy:

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That must have been dissapointing. I guess the problem is calling CQ using QRP when you cannot post a spot which people will see.

Are any of these forts in POTA or WWFF sites? If they are this might be the answer if you post on their websites. I activated on an obscure WWFF site in France earlier this year on 20m and had a reply from the USA.

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