VK5BL — FT8 station from Australia

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Amateur radio station VK5BL operating from Australia. 8 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 20m, over 3 days, best SNR -2 dB. Heard between 2026-04-22 and 2026-05-10.

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Overview

Total spots

CQ calls

Days active

-4 dB

Avg SNR

Bands

20m

First seen: 2026-04-22
Last seen: 2026-05-10 23:12 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK5BL worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

IZ8VYU · Italy W3ICM · United States

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

Time	Band	VK5BL	Partner	Partner SNR	Msgs
05-11 01:10	20m	-4 / -	W3ICM	- / -22	4	✓ Confirmed
05-08 04:31	20m	-6 / -	IZ8VYU	- / -18	2	✓ Confirmed
04-22 05:36	20m	-4 / -	UR3LM	- / -	2	Partial

Station Log

20m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
053615  -4 1580  VK5BL UR3LM KN89 (x2)
043115  -6  766  VK5BL IZ8VYU R-18 (x2)
011045  -2  566  VK5BL W3ICM FM18 (x4)