ZL1VAH — FT8 station from New Zealand

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Amateur radio station ZL1VAH operating from New Zealand. 542 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 81 CQ calls, active on 160m, 40m, 20m, over 16 days, best SNR +26 dB. Heard between 2026-04-27 and 2026-05-12.

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Overview

542
Total spots
81
CQ calls
16
Days active
-1 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

40m 20m 160m
First seen: 2026-04-27
Last seen: 2026-05-12 18:17 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZL1VAH worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandZL1VAHPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-12 19:37 40m +6 / - SP9JMD - / -18 4 ✓ Confirmed
05-12 19:33 40m +15 / - IK8UHA - / -21 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-12 19:22 40m +17 / - IV3GHY - / -13 5 ✓ Confirmed
05-12 19:01 40m -6 / - DG0OFT - / -18 8 Partial
05-12 18:56 40m +1 / - II1BI - / -15 5 ✓ Confirmed
05-12 18:38 40m -1 / - DH9MAJ - / - 2 Partial
05-12 18:35 40m -4 / - DH9MAJ - / - 2 Partial
05-12 18:18 40m +4 / - SP1KP - / -25 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-11 20:33 20m -11 / - EA3JHT - / -17 3 Partial
05-11 05:07 20m - / -12 WD5ACR -13 / - 2 Partial
05-11 04:51 20m - / -15 NL8F -4 / - 2 Partial
05-11 04:19 20m -3 / - SV5BYP - / - 3 Partial
05-11 04:15 20m +4 / - SV5BYP - / - 3 Partial
05-11 04:03 20m -11 / - IK4LZH - / - 2 Partial
05-10 21:01 20m -12 / - JH4BYZ - / -10 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-10 20:38 20m +2 / - <...> - / -20 2 Partial
05-10 19:26 40m -4 / - I1YTO - / -20 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-10 19:21 40m 0 / - I1YTO - / - 2 Partial
05-10 19:07 40m -7 / - 5B4AMM - / -15 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-10 18:57 40m +4 / - OM1BAT - / - 3 Partial
05-10 18:41 40m 0 / - SP6IFN - / -23 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-10 18:40 40m -6 / - IU1DOF - / - 6 Partial
05-10 18:03 40m -2 / - F4NGR - / -20 3 Partial
05-09 17:52 20m -4 / - EA3CSK - / - 2 Partial
05-09 16:48 40m -10 / - UA1OMS - / -22 4 ✓ Confirmed
05-09 05:11 20m +16 / - UA6AHR - / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 19:45 20m -1 / - IZ5ILK - / - 4 Partial
05-08 19:20 20m -5 / - F4LJG - / - 3 Partial
05-08 17:52 20m +12 / - EA3KY - / -6 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 16:56 40m +9 / - IU0AFP - / - 3 Partial
05-08 16:43 40m -7 / - I0LYO - / - 3 Partial
05-08 05:38 20m - / -15 BI2QFV -12 / - 2 Partial
05-08 05:37 20m - / -9 <...> -10 / - 2 Partial
05-07 20:06 20m +10 / - EA3CSK - / - 6 Partial
05-07 19:58 20m -3 / - IW0BLW - / -14 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 18:47 20m +16 / - IZ2KXE - / - 2 Partial
05-07 17:26 20m +12 / - R3IDH - / -23 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 17:17 20m +1 / - EA3IMX - / -11 2 Partial
05-07 06:06 40m 0 / - IT9VCE - / -23 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 04:38 20m -1 / - KA9EKJ - / -3 2 Partial
05-06 19:15 40m -8 / - LZ1NYK - / - 4 Partial
05-06 19:14 40m +2 / - OK2SPZ - / - 2 Partial
05-06 19:13 40m -3 / - EW4PA -13 / -11 3 ✓ Verified
05-06 19:11 40m -4 / - OV1T - / - 4 Partial
05-06 19:11 40m +1 / - GI5RPG - / -4 8 Partial
05-06 17:36 20m -10 / - DG1KIW - / -18 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-06 17:33 20m +5 / - EA3CSK - / -13 2 Partial
05-06 05:23 20m -9 / - SV5BYP - / -23 2 Partial
05-06 05:15 20m -16 / - K7IOC - / +6 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-05 19:12 20m -2 / - EC3A - / -18 2 ✓ Confirmed

Station Log

20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
045200  -4  409  K7FD ZL1VAH RRR
045300  -6  409  CQ ZL1VAH RF72
045730 -12  408  IK3FHW ZL1VAH -18
045830 -10  409  W7HS ZL1VAH -08
050700 -12  409  WD5ACR ZL1VAH -12 (x2)
051130 -13  409  KK6GUK ZL1VAH RRR
063100  +2 1165  ZL1VAH PI4DX 73
082300 -16 2318  ZL1VAH AO5RKB R-13
201615 -13 2496  ZL1VAH HB9OAB -16
203330 -14 2265  ZL1VAH EA3JHT JN01 (x3)
073645 -13 1196  ZL1VAH EA7DJN 73
201745 -12 2626  ZL1VAH E75AA RR73
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
190330  -6 2267  ZL1VAH DG0OFT R-18 (x3)
192230 +22 2904  ZL1VAH IV3GHY JN65 (x5)
193330 +16 2581  ZL1VAH IK8UHA JN70 (x3)
193730  +6 2058  ZL1VAH SP9JMD R-18 (x4)
160m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
190615 +16 2346  ZL1VAH LZ2FU KN22 (x4)

SNR History by Band