Yoshihiro Sugimoto (JE2HCJ) Visits Dundee

A top Japanese banker attending the G20 Summit at St Andrews took time out to meet up with some of his fellow amateur radio enthusiasts during his visit to Scotland.

Some of the members of Dundee Amateur Radio Club met with Yoshihiro Sugimoto (JE2HCJ), who works for the Bank of Japan and is one of the country’s leading radio amateurs. He has operated radio stations in many parts of the world, including Australia, the US and Mauritius.

As this was his first visit to Scotland, he wanted to meet some local amateurs and was especially interested in the Club's D-Star GB7DD Repeater. He got in touch with the group over the airwaves and arranged to come along to the club during his trip.

Mr Sugimoto met up with a group from the club for a chat. The conversation was mainly about radio and the differences between the Japan and UK radio scenes, although he was also keen to learn about the history of Dundee.

Those who met with him reported that it was great to speak with him, and presented him with some personalised QSL postcards — usually sent between amateurs confirming a long distance radio contact. In return, he presented the club with a banner from the Nippon DX Association.