On Saturday 15th June 2024, Masanori JO2BWZ/2 a radio amateur from Japan, reached the summit of Bessan and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 13 contacts in total working on the 70cm and 40m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Bessan is 2283 metres (7490 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
The summit of Bessan is in the Gifu Prefecture on Honshu Island.