On Friday 11th November 2022, Gen JS1IFK/1, a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Shakagadake and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 5 contacts in total working on the 20 and 15 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Shakagadake is 1641 metres (5384 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Shakagadake is in the Yamanashi Prefecture on Honshu Island.