On Saturday 7th January 2023, Ryan JK1QXM, a radio amateur from Japan reached the summit of Yakebitaiyama and activated this summit on the amateur radio bands for the Summits on the Air (“SOTA”) group.
He made 13 contacts in total working on the 20, 17 and 15 metre VHF amateur radio bands.
The summit of Yakebitaiyama is 2010 metres (6594 feet) asl. It has a rating of 10 points on the SOTA group database.
Yakebitaiyama is in the Nagano Prefecture on Honshu Island.
Misc, Nature - Scenic
Links: www.sotadata.org.uk, sotl.as, en.wikipedia.org
By: Mike_bjm