Katsuura, Chiba

Went to Katsuura City, Chiba to operate amateur radio in the Minamiboso Quasi-National Park (WFF JAFF-048) and in the vicinity of the Katuura Lighthouse (ARLHS JPN-245) last Sunday and Monday. "Minami" means south, "Bo" is the short form of Awa, the name of an old province and "So" is also the short form of another old province Fusa. "Fusa" was divided into two provinces of Kazusa (Kadusa, Kamitsu-fusa) and Shimousa (Shimotsu-fusa.) Katsuura belonged to the former.

The lighthouse viewed from the Cape Hachiman.

I parked my car on the western side of the cape, about 500m from the lighthouse Sunday afternoon local time. The cove of Katsuura was in front of me.

 

I went to a parking lot near a monument to commemorate the soldiers who lost their lives due to a shipwreck on their way to Hakodate, Hokkaido in the civil war of 1868 Monday morning local time. This place faces northeast and about 700m from the lighthouse. The small sign reads "Keep clean in the natural park area."

 

Total number of contacts  78
Japan                            66
Oversea                         12 (EU 2, NA 3, OC 2, AS 4, MM 1)   

日曜・月曜に房総半島の勝浦へアマ無線の移動運用をやりに行きました。遠くとの交信は、残念ながらあまりできませんでした。一昨年の１月に日帰りで行って、時間不足で見残したところがあったので、今度の再訪で気になっていた懸案をいちおう果たしました。