On Thursday 16th February 2023, Kyou JJ1HWM/1, a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Hotakayama and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 13 contacts in total working on the 23cm and 70cm amateur radio bands.
The summit of Hotakayama is 2158 metres (7080 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Hotakayama is in the Gunma Prefecture on Honshu Island.
Mountains, Misc, Nature - Scenic
Links: summits.sota.org.uk, sotl.as, en.wikipedia.org
By: Mike_bjm