On Sunday 24th July 2022 Kevin WA9VFD a radio amateur from Indian Trail, NC reached the summit of Mount Mitchell and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 49 contacts in total working on the 20 metre HF amateur radio band.
The summit of Mount Mitchell is 2037 metres (6683 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA groups database.