VK5BU — FT8 station from Australia
Amateur radio station VK5BU operating from Australia (grid square IO81). 58 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 1 CQ calls, active on 20m, over 3 days, best SNR +15 dB. Heard between 2026-05-02 and 2026-05-13.
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Overview
58
Total spots
1
CQ calls
3
Days active
-5 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
20m
First seen: 2026-05-02
Last seen: 2026-05-13 05:29 UTC
Last seen: 2026-05-13 05:29 UTC
Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO
Stations VK5BU worked most often, as logged from our receiver:
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | VK5BU | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-13 07:26 | 20m | -3 / - | GW0SGL | - / - | 7 | Partial |
| 05-13 07:21 | 20m | +2 / - | F4LQJ | - / -8 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-13 07:13 | 20m | -6 / - | EA3KI | - / -16 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-13 07:12 | 20m | +10 / - | F1RHS | - / -5 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-13 07:11 | 20m | -6 / - | M8HAG | - / -14 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-13 06:58 | 20m | +2 / - | EA3AYQ | - / -15 | 4 | Partial |
| 05-13 06:57 | 20m | -5 / - | LA6RJA | - / -11 | 5 | Partial |
| 05-13 03:44 | 20m | - / -18 | UR5WIF | -18 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-13 03:42 | 20m | - / -21 | EA5D | -18 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-13 03:33 | 20m | -17 / - | EU6MM | - / -11 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-09 08:38 | 20m | -12 / - | CT7AUT | - / -20 | 3 | Partial |
| 05-02 07:09 | 20m | +12 / - | EA5RR | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-02 07:05 | 20m | +4 / - | IZ5UGE | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 05-02 06:59 | 20m | -7 / - | PD1ADA | - / -15 | 3 | Partial |
| 05-02 06:52 | 20m | - / - | E51WL | -18 / - | 4 | Partial |
Station Log
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 071645 -9 1843 VK5BU EA3KI 73 071745 -9 1974 VK5BU M9VMT -20 071815 +3 1463 VK5BU PD7RF -16 071945 -7 1382 VK5BU GW0SGL IO81 072115 +3 1143 VK5BU F4LQJ JN23 (x3) 072215 -6 293 VK5BU G0ANH IO94 072645 -1 1383 VK5BU GW0SGL IO81 (x7)