VK0DS — FT8 station from Antarctica

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Amateur radio station VK0DS operating from Antarctica. 2,363 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 7 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, 10m, over 29 days, best SNR +22 dB. Heard between 2026-05-09 and 2026-08-07.

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Overview

2,363
Total spots
7
CQ calls
29
Days active
-8 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

40m 20m 10m
First seen: 2026-05-09
Last seen: 2026-08-07 02:11 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
08-07 03:11 40m -18 / - DF2UU - / -16 2 Partial
08-07 03:06 40m -17 / - DF2UU - / - 2 Partial
08-07 02:57 40m -19 / - W2CG - / - 4 Partial
08-07 02:50 40m -19 / - W2CG - / - 5 Partial
08-07 02:47 40m -19 / - LZ3RG - / - 2 Partial
08-07 02:45 40m -20 / - W2CG - / -22 2 Partial
08-07 02:28 40m -8 / - RG6OO - / -17 2 ✓ Confirmed
08-07 02:28 40m -14 / - YO4NF - / -19 2 Partial
08-07 02:23 40m -17 / - RV6C - / -20 2 ✓ Confirmed
08-07 02:03 40m -12 / - IU4BJC - / -12 2 ✓ Confirmed
08-07 02:01 40m -10 / - IZ8DBJ - / -17 3 ✓ Confirmed
08-07 01:56 40m -1 / - RV3ID - / -17 4 ✓ Confirmed
08-06 03:47 40m -12 / - PA3BUD - / -17 5 ✓ Confirmed
08-05 22:46 40m -5 / - DL3MIB - / -17 6 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 21:24 40m -7 / - OK1CT - / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:46 40m -16 / - PA3BUD - / - 6 Partial
07-30 03:40 40m -8 / - MW0USK - / -13 5 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:38 40m -23 / - EA1JZB - / -16 4 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:37 40m -13 / - F5PBG - / -13 4 Partial
07-30 03:33 40m -19 / - F5PBG - / - 2 Partial
07-30 03:25 40m -3 / - IK3SSW - / -24 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:21 40m -13 / - HB9ALO - / -14 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:16 40m 0 / - HB9DBM - / -17 6 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:04 40m -17 / - IZ1ANU - / - 10 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:02 40m -2 / - M5RJR - / -18 4 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 03:01 40m -19 / - F5PBG - / - 3 Partial
07-30 02:50 40m -15 / - YO2LXE - / -17 5 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 02:49 40m -12 / - YO8RAW - / -15 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 02:46 40m -10 / - DL1STG - / -12 4 ✓ Confirmed
07-30 02:45 40m -11 / - LA9GX - / -15 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-29 05:44 20m -20 / - EA5IT - / - 7 Partial
07-29 05:44 20m -4 / - 2E0GSZ - / - 3 Partial
07-29 05:41 20m -3 / - GW4GOQ - / - 5 Partial
07-27 10:43 10m -22 / - EA3HJ - / - 2 Partial
07-27 10:42 10m -23 / - SQ8SV - / - 5 Partial
07-27 10:33 10m -19 / - SQ8SV - / - 5 Partial
07-27 10:29 10m -16 / - HB9HLG - / - 2 Partial
07-27 10:27 10m -18 / - RW2Z - / -5 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-27 10:26 10m -16 / - F4EBT - / - 2 Partial
07-27 10:26 10m -10 / - HB9SNR - / - 19 ✓ Confirmed
07-27 10:21 10m -14 / - ON7VZ - / -13 10 Partial
07-27 10:13 10m -3 / - HB9EHJ - / -2 14 ✓ Confirmed
07-27 10:09 10m -12 / - ON7VZ - / -7 7 Partial
07-27 10:04 10m -8 / - R5BD - / -10 4 ✓ Confirmed
07-27 09:47 10m -12 / - UX7IW - / - 4 Partial
07-27 09:01 10m -16 / - ON3BEN - / - 3 Partial
07-27 08:54 10m -15 / - ON3BEN - / - 4 Partial
07-27 08:26 10m -20 / - M8FQT - / -2 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-27 08:24 10m -14 / - G4TTQ - / - 2 Partial
07-27 08:16 10m -12 / - PA3CGJ - / - 7 ✓ Confirmed

Station Log

40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
025200 -19 1360  VK0DS W2CG FN20 (x7)
030130 -21 1363  VK0DS DF2UU -15 (x7)
041100  -8  638  VK0DS F6BLP RR73
10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
103630  -8 1331  VK0DS HB9SNR JN36 (x3)
103730 -20 2279  VK0DS SQ8SV KN19
103800 -10 1331  VK0DS HB9SNR R+00 (x2)
103830 -17 2280  VK0DS SQ8SV KN19 (x2)
104300 -23 1436  VK0DS EA3HJ JN11 (x2)
104400 -24 1950  VK0DS SQ8SV KN19 (x4)
103745 -17 2136  VK0DS R2EA -19
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
054130  -1  933  VK0DS GW4GOQ IO81 (x4)
054400  -2 1968  VK0DS 2E0GSZ IO94
054430 -22 1352  VK0DS EA5IT IM99
054430  -3 1968  VK0DS 2E0GSZ IO94 (x2)
054630 -22 1352  VK0DS EA5IT IM99 (x6)
054930  -3 2577  VK0DS MI0OBC -18

SNR History by Band