On Saturday 18th November 2023, Ajib YG3DEB, a radio amateur from East Java, Indonesia reached the summit of Gunung Merapi and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 5 contacts in total working on the 15m amateur radio band.
The summit of Gunung Merapi is 2803 metres (9196 feet) asl. It is the highest point of the Ijen volcano complex of composite volcanoes. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Mountains, Misc
Links: www.sotadata.org.uk, sotl.as, en.wikipedia.org, www.vulkane.net, en.wikipedia.org
By: Mike_bjm