VK4LW — FT8 station from Australia

Australia Grid: KO27

Amateur radio station VK4LW operating from Australia (grid square KO27). 38 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 40m, over 5 days, best SNR +21 dB. Heard between 2026-05-17 and 2026-05-24.

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Overview

Total spots

CQ calls

Days active

+3 dB

Avg SNR

Bands

40m

First seen: 2026-05-17
Last seen: 2026-05-24 18:37 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK4LW worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

RA9SJG · Asiatic Russia LZ2JE · Bulgaria RA6ZS · European Russia RN1ON · European Russia DL4ME · Fed. Rep. of Germany LZ2HN · Bulgaria R6OJ · European Russia RJ6B · European Russia

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

Time	Band	VK4LW	Partner	Partner SNR	Msgs
05-24 20:35	40m	-2 / -	YL2NX	- / -	4	Partial
05-24 17:03	40m	-2 / -	R6OJ	- / -21	2	✓ Confirmed
05-23 18:03	40m	+12 / -	LZ2JE	- / -18	4	✓ Confirmed
05-23 16:26	40m	+2 / -	LZ2HN	- / +3	2	✓ Confirmed
05-21 17:14	40m	+3 / -	DL4ME	- / -25	2	✓ Confirmed
05-21 17:03	40m	+10 / -	LY100RADIO	- / -23	2	Partial
05-21 16:32	40m	+19 / -	LY100RADIO	- / -22	5	Partial
05-20 18:34	40m	-15 / -	RA9SJG	- / -20	2	✓ Confirmed
05-20 17:18	40m	-12 / -	RA6ZS	- / -22	2	✓ Confirmed
05-17 18:19	40m	-5 / -	RJ6B	- / -2	5	✓ Confirmed
05-17 18:19	40m	+4 / -	RN1ON	- / -24	7	✓ Confirmed

Station Log

40m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
171430  +3 1590  VK4LW DL4ME -25 (x2)
161745  +0 2061  VK4LW LZ2HN +00 (x3)
180315 +11  700  VK4LW LZ2JE -18 (x4)
170315  -1 1144  VK4LW R6OJ -21 (x2)
203530  +2 2773  VK4LW YL2NX KO27 (x4)