On Friday 9th February 2024, Brandon ZS6LZ, a radio amateur from Sandton, South Africa, reached the summit of Vaalkop and became the first to activate this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 35 contacts in total working on the 40m, 30m, 20m and 10m amateur radio bands.
The summit of Vaalkop is 2096 metres (6877 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.