On Saturday 22nd July 2023, Doug PY1II, a radio amateur from Brazil, reached the summit of Pico do Alcobaça and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 9 contacts in total working on the 70cm, 2m, 15m and 10m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Pico do Alcobaça is 1811 metres (5942 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.