SOTA JA/YG-020 3/3

     Sitting alone on the summit of JA/YG-020,  I operated his radio and his morse key without him.  I felt like he was at my side.  Oto,  I'll take you to a higher place.  Higher than heaven.

JO4GMS OTO was 21 y/o
He was an excellent CW man
森山央杜  I'm always here for you
I love you

SOTA JA/YG-020 2/3

     This is the sunset view on the summit of JA/YG-020.  Both of the radio (FT-817ND) and the morse key belong to him (JO4GMS OTO).  I stayed alone in the darkness waiting for signals from far away.

Stay on the summit
waiting for DX signals

SOTA JA/YG-020 1/3

     I made a SOTA activation on 23rd of December, 2017.  I started climbing from the afternoon avoiding mountain climbers, and operated the radio until after sunset.  This SOTA flag is from my friend JO4GMS (Oto Moriyama).  He has passed away in June 2017 without placing it on the summit.  I came to the summit for him.
     May God give you eternal rest, Oto.  I miss you so much.

His SOTA Flag

BMW R80 1986

     For a month in 2-3 months,  I go to work in Tokyo.  Sometimes I ride more than 900 kilometers all the way from Yamaguchi-city to my office.  It takes about 15 hours.

BMW R80