On Wednesday 16th August 2023, Carine HB9FZC/P & Rene HB9NBG/P, two radio amateurs from Switzerland, reached the summit of Turtmannspitze/ Pointe de Tourtemagne and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
They made 26 contacts in total working on the 40m and 20m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Turtmannspitze/ Pointe de Tourtemagne is 3080 metres (10105 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Mountains, Misc, Nature - Scenic
Links: www.sotadata.org.uk, sotl.as, www.hikr.org, en.wikipedia.org
By: Mike_bjm