VK0DS — FT8 station from Antarctica

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Amateur radio station VK0DS operating from Antarctica. 2,204 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 8 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, 10m, over 29 days, best SNR +22 dB. Heard between 2026-04-27 and 2026-07-26.

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Overview

2,204
Total spots
8
CQ calls
29
Days active
-7 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

40m 20m 10m
First seen: 2026-04-27
Last seen: 2026-07-26 05:29 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK0DS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandVK0DSPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
07-26 07:32 10m -12 / - G0FWX - / -10 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-26 07:26 10m -17 / - PA2RUS - / -14 11 Partial
07-26 07:11 10m +5 / - LA4BJA - / -10 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-24 09:27 10m -8 / - SM6HQL - / - 6 Partial
07-24 09:13 10m -8 / - MD0CCE - / -17 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 09:50 10m -18 / - DG6TOM - / -24 2 Partial
07-13 09:32 10m -8 / - OH4TQ - / -12 5 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 09:30 10m -6 / - SV7BAY - / -4 5 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 09:29 10m -1 / - F4IVI - / -19 3 Partial
07-13 09:28 10m -7 / - IZ6NAL - / - 7 Partial
07-13 09:27 10m -17 / - LZ1JZ - / - 3 Partial
07-13 09:22 10m -18 / - IZ0MIO - / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 09:16 10m -9 / - IC8DJB - / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 09:14 10m -24 / - IU5RBX - / - 3 Partial
07-13 09:14 10m -14 / - F4FSY - / -5 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 09:03 10m -7 / - IK5WER - / -15 7 Partial
07-13 09:01 10m -16 / - IK4PKL - / -13 12 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 08:57 10m -12 / - IK4PKL - / - 3 Partial
07-13 08:40 10m -6 / - IZ6CLN - / -8 3 Partial
07-13 08:38 10m -6 / - DO3SK - / - 21 Partial
07-13 08:32 10m -3 / - DO3SK - / - 4 Partial
07-13 08:32 10m -13 / - IU4COO - / - 2 Partial
07-13 08:31 10m -8 / - IZ6CLN - / - 2 Partial
07-13 03:31 40m +1 / - F4BYA - / -15 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-13 03:14 40m +2 / - F4BYA - / -14 2 Partial
07-11 07:58 10m -10 / - SV4LGX - / -16 3 Partial
07-11 07:52 10m +6 / - OZ1KZX - / -16 8 ✓ Confirmed
07-11 07:46 10m -13 / - IZ8GEL - / -25 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-11 07:37 10m -14 / - IZ8GEL - / - 4 Partial
07-11 07:31 10m -16 / - IZ8GEL - / -25 5 Partial
07-03 11:01 10m -18 / - PA3BOM - / - 2 Partial
07-03 10:51 10m -20 / - EA5AR - / - 4 Partial
07-03 10:13 10m -6 / - EA3FL - / -17 2 Partial
07-03 10:09 10m -21 / - EA2AOW - / - 6 Partial
07-03 10:01 10m -16 / - IT9LCJ - / - 5 Partial
07-03 09:47 10m -18 / - R6DV - / - 3 Partial
07-03 09:33 10m -15 / - F6IRA - / - 5 ✓ Confirmed
07-03 09:26 10m -15 / - IZ8GGE - / - 11 Partial
07-03 09:09 10m -18 / - EA5JLB - / -8 2 Partial
07-03 09:07 10m -24 / - EA3GNL - / -12 2 Partial
06-29 10:32 10m -16 / - G4CFS - / - 3 Partial
06-29 10:31 10m -15 / - LZ3RBS - / - 13 Partial
06-29 10:30 10m -20 / - I5MXX - / - 2 Partial
06-29 10:28 10m -18 / - LZ3RBS - / - 2 Partial
06-29 10:26 10m -14 / - RV3ID - / -18 7 ✓ Confirmed
06-29 10:12 10m -22 / - R1BDX - / - 3 Partial
06-29 10:11 10m -13 / - ON3ONX - / - 11 Partial
06-29 10:10 10m -5 / - SV2AOB - / -2 8 ✓ Confirmed
06-29 10:06 10m -15 / - R6OK - / -16 5 Partial
06-29 10:06 10m -2 / - RZ3EM - / -26 4 ✓ Confirmed

Station Log

10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
071200  +8 2890  VK0DS LA4BJA 73
072600 -11 1209  VK0DS PA2RUS -14 (x9)
073200 -15 1747  VK0DS G0FWX IO82 (x2)
073300 -13 1709  VK0DS PA2RUS -12
073300  -9 1747  VK0DS G0FWX 73
073330 -16 1709  VK0DS PA2RUS -12
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
193245 -19 2020  VK0DS RX3DTN 73
193345 -15 2215  VK0DS R3KFT LO00 (x9)
031430  -2 2983  VK0DS F4BYA JN19 (x5)
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
031845 -15 2221  VK0DS UA3AGW -06 (x3)
133615  -3 2035  VK0DS EA1FCH IN63 (x12)

SNR History by Band