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    SOTA From the Top of the Americas

    Mar 01, 2022 6 minutes
    BY MARTIN BUTERA,* PT2ZDX/LU9EFO
    PHOTOS BY DIEGO LIZARRAGA, LU9MZO

    CQ Interviews: Diego Lizarraga, LU9MZO

    Today, I will tell you the story of Diego Lizarraga, LU9MZO, after his Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation of Aconcagua, a colossus rising 6,961 meters (22,838 feet) above sea level and the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere. It is very important for me to write this article as an Argentine now living in Brazil, and to get in touch with a colleague from my country, who achieved an incredible feat.

    Diego Lizarraga is a 38-year-old physical education teacher, mountaineer, and radio amateur who has set the SOTA world record for high-altitude transmission on HF. The key date was January 10, 2022, when Lizarraga managed to transmit “El Aconcagua” from the highest peak in the Americas on 40 meters. (Aconcagua was first activated for SOTA in 2019 by Polish amateur LU/SQ9FVE, but all of his five contacts were made on 2-meter FM.)

    * Email: <martin_butera@yahoo.com.ar>

    El Aconcagua

    Aconcagua is a mountain located in).

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