VK5ARG — FT8 station from Australia
Amateur radio station VK5ARG operating from Australia (grid square IO75). 61 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, over 17 days, best SNR +10 dB. Heard between 2026-04-25 and 2026-07-23.
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Overview
61
Total spots
0
CQ calls
17
Days active
-7 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
80m
40m
60m
20m
First seen: 2026-04-25
Last seen: 2026-07-23 19:36 UTC
Last seen: 2026-07-23 19:36 UTC
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | VK5ARG | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-23 21:35 | 60m | -4 / - | GM0DEQ | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-22 17:12 | 40m | -8 / - | SP1WK | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-19 21:59 | 80m | +8 / - | DL2DBR | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:22 | 20m | -7 / - | TA3RCK | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 18:16 | 40m | -14 / - | SP5AKI | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-06 18:51 | 20m | -18 / - | PD5LDB | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-13 22:18 | 60m | -3 / - | DK2DB | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-13 21:18 | 60m | -8 / - | OZ0A | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-11 22:28 | 60m | -20 / - | SM6LRY | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-07 21:06 | 20m | +8 / - | DL3RWA | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-07 08:01 | 20m | +6 / - | DC1AVL | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 06-01 19:03 | 60m | -8 / - | DL1AAH | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-30 20:41 | 60m | -16 / - | IW0BSQ | - / -13 | 3 | Partial |
| 05-22 22:03 | 20m | -19 / - | IU2UDS | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 05-16 21:24 | 80m | +4 / - | DK1RWR | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-15 20:51 | 80m | -8 / - | DK1RWR | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-14 21:40 | 80m | -2 / - | DK1RWR | - / - | 3 | Partial |
Station Log
60m
UTC dB Freq Message 204145 -15 2014 VK5ARG IW0BSQ -13 (x3) 190345 -8 390 VK5ARG DL1AAH JO52 (x2) 222830 -24 1862 VK5ARG SM6LRY JO66 (x2) 211830 -11 1896 VK5ARG OZ0A JO55 (x2) 221830 -4 2132 VK5ARG DK2DB JN48 (x3) 213545 -4 640 VK5ARG GM0DEQ IO75 (x2)
80m
UTC dB Freq Message 214100 -6 1175 VK5ARG DK1RWR JO31 (x3) 214630 -13 1451 VK5ARG IZ8WGR JM88 215300 -13 1175 VK5ARG DK1RWR JO31 (x7) 215915 +5 2900 VK5ARG DL2DBR JO30 (x3) 221445 -7 1841 VK5ARG EA5HM -19
40m
UTC dB Freq Message 213430 -14 1266 VK5ARG SP2ABE JO94 181645 -13 1335 VK5ARG SP5AKI KO02 (x2) 171215 -7 1033 VK5ARG SP1WK JO73 (x2)
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 220530 -17 2239 VK5ARG IU2UDS JN45 (x2) 080130 +9 2826 VK5ARG DC1AVL JO30 (x5) 210630 +8 2921 VK5ARG DL3RWA JO62 (x3) 185115 -18 1599 VK5ARG PD5LDB JO22 (x2) 172900 -18 2022 VK5ARG G3ROY IO70 202215 -7 2996 VK5ARG TA3RCK KM38 (x2)