On Sunday 17th July 2022 Ward WC0Y a radio amateur from Fort Wayne, IN reached the summit of Black Elk Peak and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 15 contacts in total working on the 2 metre VHF and the 20 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Black Elk Peak is 2207 metres (7241 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA groups database.