VK9BSA — FT8 station from Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Grid: IN97

Amateur radio station VK9BSA operating from Cocos (Keeling) Islands (grid square IN97). 6,551 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 121 CQ calls, active on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, over 22 days, best SNR +28 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-05-17.

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Overview

6,551
Total spots
121
CQ calls
22
Days active
-2 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-05-17 07:51 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK9BSA worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandVK9BSAPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-16 23:13 160m +21 / - DL1RWN - / - 6 Partial
05-16 23:07 160m +19 / - DL1RWN - / - 2 Partial
05-16 22:38 160m +17 / - SP3PLD - / - 27 Partial
05-16 22:37 160m -8 / - UA6LQZ - / - 6 Partial
05-16 22:29 160m +18 / - SP3PLD - / - 7 Partial
05-16 22:23 160m +15 / - SP3PLD - / - 7 Partial
05-16 22:18 160m +10 / - SP3PLD - / - 4 Partial
05-16 22:13 160m +14 / - SP3PLD - / - 5 Partial
05-16 21:59 160m +17 / - SP3PLD - / - 4 Partial
05-16 21:51 160m +19 / - SP3PLD - / - 9 Partial
05-16 21:50 160m +8 / - DL1RWN - / -18 8 Partial
05-16 21:46 160m 0 / - SM6LRY - / - 2 Partial
05-16 21:43 160m +24 / - SP3PLD - / - 4 Partial
05-16 21:43 160m -16 / - UA6LQZ - / - 7 Partial
05-16 21:42 160m +12 / - DL1RWN - / -18 3 Partial
05-16 21:38 160m +25 / - SP3PLD - / - 3 Partial
05-16 21:22 160m +8 / - SP7MOQ - / - 4 Partial
05-16 21:18 160m +10 / - DL1RWN - / - 13 Partial
05-16 21:12 160m +16 / - SP3PLD - / -19 34 Partial
05-16 21:11 160m +11 / - DL1RWN - / -18 8 Partial
05-16 21:11 160m +13 / - OZ1LWT - / - 7 Partial
05-16 21:10 160m +18 / - SP2MKE - / - 2 Partial
05-16 21:07 160m +12 / - DL1RWN - / - 4 Partial
05-16 21:00 160m +21 / - SP2MKE - / - 2 Partial
05-16 20:59 160m +20 / - SP3PLD - / -19 19 Partial
05-16 20:59 160m +15 / - DL1RWN - / -18 11 Partial
05-16 20:51 160m +17 / - SP3PLD - / - 5 Partial
05-16 20:47 160m +20 / - DL1RWN - / - 3 Partial
05-16 20:36 160m +19 / - DK1WB - / - 5 Partial
05-16 20:35 160m +16 / - DL1RWN - / - 7 Partial
05-16 20:31 160m +19 / - SP3PLD - / - 2 Partial
05-16 20:28 160m +2 / - US0YA - / - 2 Partial
05-16 20:21 160m +19 / - SP3PLD - / - 2 Partial
05-16 20:20 160m -1 / - US0YA - / - 3 Partial
05-16 20:16 160m +20 / - DL1RWN - / - 2 Partial
05-16 20:04 160m +12 / - DL1RWN - / - 4 Partial
05-16 20:00 160m +14 / - DL1RWN - / -16 2 Partial
05-16 19:56 160m +2 / - US0YA - / - 27 Partial
05-16 19:54 160m +19 / - DL1RWN - / - 2 Partial
05-16 19:39 160m +3 / - LZ2FU - / - 5 Partial
05-16 19:38 160m +13 / - DL1RWN - / -18 16 Partial
05-16 19:24 160m +6 / - LZ2FU - / - 3 Partial
05-16 18:56 160m +3 / - LZ2FU - / - 43 Partial
05-16 11:16 10m -13 / - SV4RRK - / -12 5 ✓ Confirmed
05-16 11:16 10m -2 / - SV1IZY - / - 15 Partial
05-16 08:31 20m -10 / - PA5VL - / - 5 Partial
05-16 08:02 20m -8 / - S58N - / - 5 Partial
05-16 01:44 20m +10 / - EA5XA - / - 4 Partial
05-15 18:57 20m -5 / - SP5DFG - / - 15 Partial
05-15 18:52 20m 0 / - G8WVB - / - 15 Partial

Station Log

10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
111900  +2 2041  VK9BSA SV1IZY KM17 (x10)
092630 -19 1528  VK9BSA RT4A LN28
093230 -17 1584  VK9BSA IK7XGH JN81 (x2)
093800 -16 2077  VK9BSA I0OSI JN61
095100 -11  739  VK9BSA F4IDN IN97
160m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
225230 +18  625  VK9BSA SP3PLD JO72 (x7)
230730 +20 2450  VK9BSA DL1RWN JO64 (x8)
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
014530 +10 2646  VK9BSA EA5XA IM98 (x3)
080230  -9 1282  VK9BSA S58N JN76 (x5)
081400  -8 1053  VK9BSA PD4VL JO22
083100  -9 1997  VK9BSA PA5VL JO22 (x5)
151100  -1 1045  VK9BSA SP8AJK KO10
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
212400 -13 1396  VK9BSA IT9KHI JM77 (x8)
213030 +19 2670  VK9BSA SP2BRZ JO94 (x2)
214815  +9 2803  VK9BSA SM6LRY JO66 (x2)
232730  -7 1479  VK9BSA OH6HZH KP22 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
230300  +0 1073  VK9BSA LB1HI JP40
230300  +6  912  VK9BSA LA7GIA JO59
230330  +4 1577  VK9BSA LA4PM R-12
230330 +12  912  VK9BSA LA7GIA JO59
230330 +13 1073  VK9BSA LB1HI JP40 (x2)
230400  -6 1577  VK9BSA LA4PM R-12 (x2)
230430 +13 2869  VK9BSA LB1HI JP40
230530  +0 1577  VK9BSA LA4PM R-12 (x2)
232400  +0 1633  VK9BSA OH6HZH KP22 (x4)

SNR History by Band