On Saturday 16th September 2023, Justin NB3A, a radio amateur from Warrenton, VA reached the summit of Picea Benchmark and became the first to activate this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 5 contacts in total working on the 2m amateur radio band.
The summit of Picea Benchmark is 1406 metres (4613 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Mountains, Misc
Links: www.sotadata.org.uk, sotl.as, www.peakbagger.com, worldsummits.net
By: Mike_bjm