On Friday 30th December 2022, Jamie N6JFD/P, a radio amateur from San Diego, CA reached the summit of Mauna Kea 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 and the 17 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Mauna Kea is 4205 metres (13796 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Mountains, Misc, Nature - Scenic
Links: www.sotadata.org.uk, sotl.as, en.wikipedia.org
By: Mike_bjm