VK5IU — FT8 station from Australia

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Amateur radio station VK5IU operating from Australia. 14 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 40m, 20m, 10m, over 3 days, best SNR +8 dB. Heard between 2026-04-27 and 2026-06-08.

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Overview

Total spots

CQ calls

Days active

-8 dB

Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m 10m

First seen: 2026-04-27
Last seen: 2026-06-08 04:07 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK5IU worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

IK2TDM · Italy IK5PWQ · Italy EX7CQ · Kyrgyzstan

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

Time	Band	VK5IU	Partner	Partner SNR	Msgs
06-08 06:05	40m	-4 / -	F8NHF	- / -19	4	Partial
06-01 06:34	20m	-21 / -	IZ8EYN	- / -19	4	Partial
06-01 06:32	20m	+2 / -	IK2TDM	- / -6	2	✓ Confirmed
04-27 07:21	10m	-7 / -	EX7CQ	- / -9	3	✓ Confirmed

Station Log

40m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
060530  -6 1323  VK5IU F8NHF R-19 (x4)

20m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
063245  -4 2120  VK5IU IK2TDM -06 (x2)
063445 -18 1684  VK5IU IZ8EYN -19 (x4)
064615  +6 2068  VK5IU IK5PWQ 73

10m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
072130  -4 2023  VK5IU EX7CQ -09 (x3)