ZL1VAH — FT8 station from New Zealand

New Zealand Grid: JO73

Amateur radio station ZL1VAH operating from New Zealand (grid square JO73). 575 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 82 CQ calls, active on 160m, 40m, 20m, over 18 days, best SNR +26 dB. Heard between 2026-04-27 and 2026-05-14.

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Overview

575
Total spots
82
CQ calls
18
Days active
-1 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m 160m
First seen: 2026-04-27
Last seen: 2026-05-14 15:42 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
05-14 17:38 20m -4 / - DL1SVA - / -9 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-14 17:31 20m -12 / - IQ8PC - / -13 2 Partial
05-14 17:21 20m - / -11 LY5LT -10 / - 2 Partial
05-14 07:17 20m -12 / - IV3ZXF - / -14 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-14 05:52 20m -11 / - EA3RT - / -18 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 18:03 40m -13 / - RA3UAG - / -15 5 Partial
05-13 17:57 40m +21 / - OK2IT - / -18 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 17:31 40m -3 / - R1BQ - / -17 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-13 17:06 40m +21 / - OE3KLU - / -18 3 ✓ Confirmed
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

Station Log

20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
055230 -11 1846  ZL1VAH EA3RT -16 (x2)
055845 -13 2896  ZL1VAH OK2LC R-17
071730 -11 2894  ZL1VAH IV3ZXF JN65 (x3)
172130 -11 2896  LY5LT ZL1VAH R-11 (x2)
173115 -13 2165  ZL1VAH IQ8PC R-13 (x2)
173615  -4 2746  ZL1VAH F5NZ IN94
173815  -3  713  ZL1VAH DL1SVA JO64 (x3)
174215  -8 2896  ZL1VAH SP1ETG JO73
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
170700 +17 3063  ZL1VAH OE3KLU R-18 (x2)
173100  -3  686  ZL1VAH R1BQ KO59 (x3)
175700 +19  487  ZL1VAH OK2IT JN89 (x3)
180300 -14 1751  ZL1VAH RA3UAG LO06 (x5)
184230 -14  689  ZL1VAH JA6VQA R-17
192400 -19 1875  ZL1VAH RC6BB KN84
160m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
190615 +16 2346  ZL1VAH LZ2FU KN22 (x4)

SNR History by Band