On Thursday 13th October 2022, Rodi OE5ARN/P, a radio amateur from Brazil reached the summit of Großer Pyhrgas and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 19 contacts in total working on the 40 and 20 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Großer Pyhrgas is 2244 metres (7362 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.