On Thursday 3rd November 2022, JH1EWV/I, a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Near Shakushiyama and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 36 contacts in total working on the 6 and 40 metre amateur radio bands.
The summit of Near Shakushiyama is 1640 metres (5381 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Near Shakushiyama is in the Yamanashi Prefecture on Honshu Island.