DF0ESA /p on Wartburg Castle

After founding of the COTA-team Germany, one of
the first activities from the members of the
amateur-radio club-station DF0ESA was a portable
weekend from the historic castle Wartburg.

This castle have the thuringia castle number THB-001.
The team operated several times from this location.
On HF we worked with the transceiver FT890 from
YAESU and antenna was a longwire fixed in a tree,

because it was not allowed to use the wall from the
castle.

On VHF we worked with several equipment on 2m
and 70cm in FM via relais DB0THB and in SSB also.

We have here around our city Eisenach some other
historic places and we will try to get a operation from
there.

Some historical facts about the Wartburg:

-1067 was the foundation of the castle by
"Ludwig dem Springer".With him began the
unprecedented development of the clan
"Ludovinger" for moe as 200 years.

-1130 The family appointed as landgraves

-1206 The legendary Minnesinger`s Contest was
here and the Holy Elizabeth lived here at this time.

-1221 The hungarian princess married the landgrave
Ludwig IV. After the death of her husband 1227 in palestine
(crosswar) Elizabeth was going to city of Marburg in order
to live her life in proverty, chastity and humility.

-1521 was Martin Luther here and translate the holy bible.

-1777 Johann Wolfgang Goethe visits the Wartburg

-1999 The Wartburg is part of the World`s Heritage now....

Over some centauries was much of reconstruction and
upgrading.

DL5AWI Gerhard Kaiser virtual marketing team















Klaus DO5AWE on VHF














QSL card DF0ESA with the Wartburg

Amateur-Radio from Castles in Germany

In the year 2007 we found the COTA-team Germany. At the beginning the idea stood to come on the other side of the Pile Ups without to need a bunch of money.
Thus we want to be a platform for portable activities in connection with castles and palaces in Germany.
We look for the contact with other amateurradio representatives in Germany, Europe and the world with the same interests.
It lies in our interest to promote the portable activities to give new impulses and help working new diplomas concerning castles and palaces.
The activation of castles and palaces promotes also the public work of the DARC( German Amateur-Radio Club), we are at the sites and concomitantly interlocuter for the interested public.
The Flyer of the DARC containing a brief description of the own local radio club are handed over to interested one, then in many sites the first contact takes place.
On the picture are Stefan Dix DL1ATR and Gerhard Kaiser DL5AWI, two of the founders.
The next step was to coordinate the european activities. In 2008 it was succeeded that much of
national teams worldwide joined a activity weekend May 17/18th. We hope it will be succesful for a couple of years.

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