W3BAL — FT8 station from United States
Amateur radio station W3BAL operating from United States. 42 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, over 15 days, best SNR +23 dB. Heard between 2026-04-26 and 2026-06-09.
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Overview
42
Total spots
0
CQ calls
15
Days active
-1 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
80m
20m
40m
60m
First seen: 2026-04-26
Last seen: 2026-06-09 23:54 UTC
Last seen: 2026-06-09 23:54 UTC
Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO
Stations W3BAL worked most often, as logged from our receiver:
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | W3BAL | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-10 01:54 | 20m | -18 / - | A93MO | - / -14 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-08 02:53 | 40m | +12 / - | DL3MIB | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 06-08 02:52 | 40m | 0 / - | S58MU | - / -9 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-02 01:59 | 80m | -4 / - | PI4DX | - / -15 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-29 01:18 | 80m | +3 / - | MI7XHT | - / -23 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-27 01:44 | 80m | -12 / - | KB1EFS | - / -7 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-26 01:28 | 20m | -8 / - | KF0MSJ | - / +8 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 03:10 | 20m | +21 / - | 5B4AMX | - / -23 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 02:46 | 40m | -13 / - | KI1U | - / -3 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-23 00:53 | 40m | +5 / - | GB9SOS | - / -22 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-11 01:16 | 40m | -24 / - | K3HMA | - / -4 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-08 01:35 | 40m | +5 / - | GB9SOS | - / -19 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-06 01:10 | 40m | +10 / - | PI4DX | - / +4 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 04-27 02:00 | 60m | +5 / - | HG8LXL | - / -17 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 04-27 01:53 | 80m | +5 / - | EA1CQ | - / -19 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
Station Log
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 014945 -16 1207 W3BAL HI3QMT R-09 020215 -16 1126 W3BAL K7VF R+03 030345 -16 2359 5B4AMX W3BAL FM19 031030 +23 2360 W3BAL 5B4AMX -23 (x2) 012830 -9 975 W3BAL KF0MSJ R+08 (x2) 020330 -15 970 OE8DDX W3BAL -15 015400 -19 2107 W3BAL A93MO R-14 (x2)
40m
UTC dB Freq Message 011630 -24 1926 W3BAL K3HMA -04 (x2) 005330 +5 810 W3BAL GB9SOS R-22 (x3) 024630 -14 2492 W3BAL KI1U R-03 (x2) 015930 -14 2254 W3BAL OA4ENG R-15 020900 -5 1883 W3BAL PI4DX 73 025230 +1 348 W3BAL S58MU R-09 (x2) 025300 +12 757 W3BAL DL3MIB JN57 (x4)
80m
UTC dB Freq Message 015315 +7 404 W3BAL EA1CQ -19 (x2) 024330 +8 653 W3BAL F1PBZ -09 014445 -10 1021 W3BAL KB1EFS R-07 (x2) 011845 +1 2227 W3BAL MI7XHT IO64 (x2) 014030 -17 2031 W3BAL KR4DWD 73 015945 -2 1950 W3BAL PI4DX R-15 (x2)
60m
UTC dB Freq Message 020045 +10 1095 W3BAL HG8LXL KN06 (x3)