On Wednesday 23rd August 2023, Manuel HB9DQM/P, a radio amateur from Switzerland, reached the summit of Mont Vélan and became the first to activate this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 47 contacts in total working on the 2m, 40m, 30m and 20m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Mont Vélan is 3726 metres (12224 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.