On Saturday 16th July 2022 Matt JG1BOK a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Makonoyama and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 15 contacts in total working on the 2 metre VHF, 70 cm UHF and the 40 and 20 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Makonoyama is 1700 metres (5577 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA groups database.
Mountains, Misc
Links: www.sotadata.org.uk, sotl.as, www.youtube.com
By: Mike_bjm