VK5RA — FT8 station from Australia

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Amateur radio station VK5RA operating from Australia. 18 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 20m, over 4 days, best SNR +11 dB. Heard between 2026-05-14 and 2026-07-19.

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Overview

Total spots

CQ calls

Days active

-4 dB

Avg SNR

Bands

20m

First seen: 2026-05-14
Last seen: 2026-07-19 03:14 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK5RA worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

EA6UE · Balearic Islands

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

Time	Band	VK5RA	Partner	Partner SNR	Msgs
06-12 07:16	20m	0 / -	DH1PS	- / -	2	Partial
05-14 07:32	20m	-10 / -	F4GBD	- / -	5	Partial
05-14 06:56	20m	+10 / -	F4LWD	- / -	2	Partial
05-14 06:43	20m	+3 / -	DL6NDN	- / -12	3	Partial

Station Log

20m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
065130  -9 2019  VK5RA EA3FH JN01
065645 +11 1429  VK5RA F4LWD JN03 (x2)
073245  -5 2480  VK5RA F4GBD JN05 (x3)
073345  -4 2118  VK5RA ON7SD JO10
073415 -14 2480  VK5RA F4GBD JN05 (x2)
064200  +1  703  VK5RA F5UOU -08
071030  -3 2207  VK5RA 9A5E R-17
071630  -2  510  VK5RA DH1PS JO31 (x2)
073545 -17 1307  VK5RA F4LQJ R-16
051445 -22 1427  VK5RA EA6UE 73