On Friday 18th November 2022, Yuki JF1NDT/0, a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Kumabushiyama and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 27 contacts in total working on the 40, 30, 17 and 15 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Kumabushiyama is 1653 metres (5423 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Kumabushiyama is in the Nagano Prefecture on Honshu Island.