VK5KDS — FT8 station from Australia
Amateur radio station VK5KDS operating from Australia. 23 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 2 CQ calls, active on 20m, 10m, over 4 days, best SNR +13 dB. Heard between 2026-04-28 and 2026-05-14.
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Overview
23
Total spots
2
CQ calls
4
Days active
-7 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
20m
10m
First seen: 2026-04-28
Last seen: 2026-05-14 05:17 UTC
Last seen: 2026-05-14 05:17 UTC
Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO
Stations VK5KDS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | VK5KDS | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-14 06:56 | 20m | -7 / - | F5CKQ | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-14 06:46 | 20m | -9 / - | F5SZB | - / -6 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-14 06:36 | 20m | +11 / - | F8RZ | - / -7 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-03 08:03 | 10m | - / -16 | DG0OFT | -18 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 04-28 20:02 | 20m | -15 / - | SP8HKT | - / -21 | 2 | Partial |
| 04-28 19:51 | 20m | -5 / - | RN3AOE | - / -22 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
Station Log
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 200200 -14 774 VK5KDS SP8HKT KO11 (x2) 072615 -10 1549 VK5KDS F4LWD -15 063600 +13 769 VK5KDS F8RZ IN95 (x3) 064600 -8 1380 VK5KDS F5SZB IN95 (x2) 065600 -9 2371 VK5KDS F5CKQ IN95 (x2) 065700 -6 939 VK5KDS R1WBJ KO47 065700 -6 2371 VK5KDS F5CKQ IN95 070100 +0 1855 VK5KDS F6KHM -10 070400 +0 1106 VK5KDS M8HAG -16 071715 -8 2350 VK5KDS OK1GK -04
10m
UTC dB Freq Message 074645 -8 1131 VK5KDS IZ8EGE -13 064815 -19 2192 CQ VK5KDS PF94 065245 -22 2193 IU8JPG VK5KDS RR73 074215 -12 2497 VK5KDS SP2XF RR73 074330 -21 2193 CQ VK5KDS PF94 a1 080330 -19 2194 DG0OFT VK5KDS R-16 (x2) 080600 -17 2194 E77D VK5KDS R-11