On Friday 24th November 2023, John VK5HAA, a radio amateur from South Australia, reached the summit of Florentine Peak and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 11 contacts in total working on the 2m, 40m and 20m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Florentine Peak is 1376 metres (4514 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.