On Friday 1st July Richard KJ7RTO a radio amateur from Sedro Woolley, WA reached the summit of Silver Star Mountain and became the first to activate this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 4 contacts in total working on the 20 metre HF amateur radio band.
The summit of Silver Star Mountain is 2705 metres (8875feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA groups database.