On Saturday 6th August 2022 JN1MSO/2 a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Ashitakayama (Echizendake) and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 4 contacts in total working on the 20 metre HF amateur radio band.
The summit of Ashitakayama (Echizendake) is 1504 metres (4934 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.