VK4SAM — FT8 station from Australia

Australia Grid: IM98

Amateur radio station VK4SAM operating from Australia (grid square IM98). 15 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 20m, over 4 days, best SNR +9 dB. Heard between 2026-04-23 and 2026-05-02.

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Overview

Total spots

CQ calls

Days active

+1 dB

Avg SNR

Bands

20m

First seen: 2026-04-23
Last seen: 2026-05-02 05:31 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK4SAM worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

F5MYK · France EA3KY · Spain F8NHF · France

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

Time	Band	VK4SAM	Partner	Partner SNR	Msgs
05-02 07:29	20m	+6 / -	EA5XA	- / -	5	Partial
04-28 07:28	20m	+6 / -	F8NHF	- / -13	3	✓ Confirmed
04-24 07:10	20m	+7 / -	EA3KY	- / -14	2	✓ Confirmed
04-23 07:13	20m	-12 / -	EA3IDY	- / -	2	Partial
04-23 07:06	20m	-8 / -	F5MYK	- / -14	2	✓ Confirmed

Station Log

20m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
070630 -14 2532  VK4SAM F5MYK -14 (x2)
071345 -11 1751  VK4SAM EA3IDY JN01 (x2)
071030  +8 2120  VK4SAM EA3KY -14 (x2)
071200 -13  458  VK4SAM F4EIK R-16
072845  +3 2656  VK4SAM F8NHF JO10 (x3)
072915  +7 2733  VK4SAM EA5XA IM98 (x5)