On Saturday 30th July 2022 Doug PY1II a radio amateur from Brazil reached the summit of Pedra Comprida de Araras and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 7 contacts in total working on the 40 and 15 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Pedra Comprida de Araras is 1710 metres (5610 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA groups database.