On Sunday 5th February 2023, JG4LCS/5, a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Tsurugisan and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 23 contacts in total working on the 40 and 15 metre HF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Tsurugisan is 1955 metres (6414 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Tsurugisan is in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island.