On Friday 5th August 2022 Colwyn DL/M0YCJP a radio amateur from Scotland reached the summit of Hochgescheid and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 20 contacts in total working on the 40, 20 and 15 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Hochgescheid is 1205 metres (3953 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.