VK9BSA — FT8 station from Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Grid: JN88

Amateur radio station VK9BSA operating from Cocos (Keeling) Islands (grid square JN88). 5,550 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 121 CQ calls, active on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, over 19 days, best SNR +28 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-05-14.

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Overview

5,550
Total spots
121
CQ calls
19
Days active
-3 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-05-14 15:24 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
05-14 17:15 80m -1 / - OM1II - / - 15 Partial
05-13 21:48 40m +6 / - SM6LRY - / - 2 Partial
05-13 21:30 40m +18 / - SP2BRZ - / - 2 Partial
05-13 21:18 40m -6 / - IT9KHI - / -9 18 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 21:13 40m -6 / - UT7HX - / -18 3 Partial
05-13 18:58 20m +14 / - UA6LQZ - / -17 2 Partial
05-13 18:26 20m -3 / - RN1ON - / - 5 Partial
05-13 18:19 20m +7 / - RN1ON - / - 7 Partial
05-13 18:17 20m -14 / - OH5UQ - / - 2 Partial
05-13 18:12 20m -21 / - OH8KFN - / - 2 Partial
05-13 18:06 20m 0 / - R4RZ - / - 7 Partial
05-13 18:04 20m +2 / - RN1ON - / -14 11 Partial
05-13 18:03 20m -17 / - OH8ETB - / - 4 Partial
05-13 17:59 20m -9 / - SM5VSS - / - 9 Partial
05-13 17:56 20m -3 / - IT9KHI - / -16 2 Partial
05-13 17:56 20m +10 / - R4RZ - / - 8 Partial
05-13 17:56 20m +5 / - RN1ON - / -11 10 Partial
05-13 17:53 20m -15 / - OH8ETB - / - 2 Partial
05-13 17:52 20m +5 / - R4RZ - / - 3 Partial
05-13 17:52 20m +5 / - UI5D - / -18 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 17:49 20m +6 / - OH5KNL - / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 17:48 20m -2 / - UI5D - / - 2 Partial
05-13 17:43 20m -2 / - OH8ETB - / - 2 Partial
05-13 17:42 20m -1 / - DL6UJ - / - 11 Partial
05-13 17:42 20m +16 / - R4RZ - / - 2 Partial
05-13 17:39 20m -8 / - OH6FSO - / -18 12 Partial
05-13 17:38 20m 0 / - ES1TAR - / - 2 Partial
05-13 17:37 20m +10 / - R4RZ - / - 4 Partial
05-13 17:32 20m +1 / - R1CF - / - 6 Partial
05-13 17:29 20m -6 / - OH7VV - / - 3 Partial
05-13 15:29 20m -5 / - UA3IKI - / - 5 Partial
05-13 15:29 20m -4 / - RG5A - / - 2 Partial
05-13 15:26 20m -18 / - OH8ETB - / - 5 Partial
05-13 15:21 20m -7 / - UA3IKI - / - 6 Partial
05-13 10:05 10m - / +3 HF2W -23 / - 5 Partial
05-13 09:58 10m - / - 4Z4WN -18 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 09:56 10m - / - SQ4MIK -19 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 04:23 20m -8 / - EA5IT - / - 9 Partial
05-13 00:57 20m -23 / - BG0DLA - / -8 2 Partial
05-13 00:51 20m -14 / - BG0DLA - / -25 2 Partial
05-13 00:37 20m -13 / - HK1X - / -16 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 00:33 20m -5 / - BG0DLA - / - 3 Partial
05-13 00:24 20m +10 / - BG0DLA - / - 2 Partial
05-13 00:16 20m +1 / - BG0DLA - / - 6 Partial
05-12 22:40 80m -1 / - IT9KHI - / - 3 Partial
05-12 22:29 80m -8 / - CT3MD - / -17 7 ✓ Confirmed
05-12 13:36 10m -19 / - F5JGL - / -2 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-12 13:18 10m -20 / - UY7VV -22 / -8 3 ✓ Complete
05-12 13:17 10m -9 / - RX3RZ -16 / - 6 Partial
05-12 13:12 10m -8 / - RX3RZ - / - 2 Partial

Station Log

80m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
171530  -9 2002  VK9BSA OM1II JN88 (x15)
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
181945  +7  335  VK9BSA RN1ON LP04 (x11)
184700 -20  756  VK9BSA JF2DJV PM84
185800 +13 1408  VK9BSA UA6LQZ LN08 (x2)
124045 -13 1875  VK9BSA JA9OGE -15
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
212230  -2 1396  VK9BSA IT9KHI JM77 (x11)
213030 +19 2670  VK9BSA SP2BRZ JO94 (x2)
214815  +9 2803  VK9BSA SM6LRY JO66 (x2)
10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
095545 -21 1439  R4HHG VK9BSA 73
095645 -19 1439  SQ4MIK VK9BSA +15 (x2)
095745 -17 1439  CQ VK9BSA NH87
095815 -17 1439  4Z4WN VK9BSA +16 (x2)
100245 -19 1439  CQ VK9BSA NH87
100545 -22 1439  HF2W VK9BSA +03 (x5)
101945 -22 1441  PB7Z VK9BSA RR73
102115 -24 1441  CQ VK9BSA NH87 (x2)
160m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
182600 +20 2519  VK9BSA LZ2FU KN22 (x15)

SNR History by Band