VK5MRD — FT8 station from Australia

Australia Grid: EM31

Amateur radio station VK5MRD operating from Australia (grid square EM31). 29 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 20m, over 3 days, best SNR +5 dB. Heard between 2026-04-25 and 2026-06-09.

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Overview

Total spots

CQ calls

Days active

-9 dB

Avg SNR

Bands

20m

First seen: 2026-04-25
Last seen: 2026-06-09 21:59 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK5MRD worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

IU4BJC · Italy MI7RDK · Northern Ireland ON5TTT · Belgium UW8SM · Ukraine PE5I · Netherlands PA2RO · Netherlands

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

Time	Band	VK5MRD	Partner	Partner SNR	Msgs
05-01 05:03	20m	0 / -	UA3GDJ	- / -	3	Partial
04-25 08:51	20m	-20 / -	IU4BJC	- / -	2	✓ Confirmed
04-25 08:46	20m	-5 / -	M7FCX	- / -	4	Partial
04-25 08:45	20m	-1 / -	PE5I	- / -12	2	✓ Confirmed
04-25 08:36	20m	-12 / -	MI7RDK	- / -	2	✓ Confirmed
04-25 08:36	20m	-13 / -	ON7DJ	- / -	5	Partial
04-25 08:15	20m	-14 / -	OK2QA	- / -	2	Partial
04-25 08:12	20m	+2 / -	ON5TTT	- / -14	2	✓ Confirmed

Station Log

20m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
084515  +0  327  VK5MRD PE5I R-12 (x2)
084615  -3 1080  VK5MRD M7FCX IO91 (x4)
085145 -18 1428  VK5MRD IU4BJC JN54 (x2)
050145 -13 1893  UW8SM VK5MRD RR73
050330 -11  387  VK5MRD 9A5CY R-11
050330  +1 1891  VK5MRD UA3GDJ KO92 (x3)
235600 -18 1297  VK5MRD TT1GD -08
235930 -12 2418  VK5MRD WW5G EM31