Originally Posted by
ChrisJ800
Romeo means Received eg Message Received, similar to Roger. It does not necessarily mean Yes.
Ah, so Romeo was a sailor and Roger was a pilot. That explains why I was told that I would have to buy the beer if I said “Roger” on the boat radio. I have learned something new today.. Thank you.
I also learned something else today. Although “over” and “out” are not normally used in aviation VHF comms, it seems that these terms may still be applicable to HF. ICAO Annex 10 Vol II implies this. Though I imagine such use in our part of the world would bring forth sheep noises, and worse.