ZS1A — FT8 station from South Africa

South Africa Grid: KM46

Amateur radio station ZS1A operating from South Africa (grid square KM46). 37 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 3 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, 10m, over 6 days, best SNR +9 dB. Heard between 2026-04-28 and 2026-05-05.

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Overview

37
Total spots
3
CQ calls
6
Days active
-11 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m 10m
First seen: 2026-04-28
Last seen: 2026-05-05 14:22 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZS1A worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandZS1APartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-09 15:13 10m - / -13 EC1A -8 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-09 15:12 10m - / -19 DL3MIB -8 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-09 15:11 10m - / - ZS1XB -16 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-05 16:21 10m -14 / - SV5ADM - / - 3 Partial
05-04 15:35 10m -3 / - SV1OML - / +4 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-03 14:30 10m - / -18 LY1BZ 0 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-03 14:27 10m - / -12 JA8CAR 0 / - 2 Partial
05-03 14:27 10m -22 / +9 RA6BL -1 / +4 4 ✓ Complete
05-03 14:26 10m - / -10 F4BHK +3 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-03 14:25 10m - / -13 DN9SGE -3 / - 2 Partial
05-03 14:23 10m - / -15 LY2BNL +4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-03 14:22 10m - / -16 N3GSD -1 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-03 14:21 10m - / -17 RU3GF 0 / - 2 Partial
05-03 14:18 10m -12 / +7 SA6FOL +2 / - 4 ✓ Verified
05-03 14:18 10m - / -12 RK6OV 0 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-03 14:17 10m - / -18 A65IV -2 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-03 14:16 10m - / -15 UR0MC -1 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-02 13:48 10m - / -8 JF1KWI -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-02 13:47 10m - / -4 VR2VAZ -3 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-02 13:46 10m - / -3 NE8Z -6 / - 2 Partial
05-02 13:33 10m - / +8 JA8CVH -8 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-02 13:32 10m - / -20 JA2JVK -6 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-02 13:29 10m - / -3 JG1JPE -8 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-02 13:26 10m - / -13 VR2XMT -8 / - 2 Partial
04-30 16:14 10m - / -9 DL4MFF -7 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-30 16:12 10m - / -20 EB3FTP -4 / - 2 Partial
04-30 16:11 10m - / -21 M8SXX -6 / - 2 Partial
04-30 15:16 10m - / -9 OK2BJ -13 / - 2 Partial
04-30 15:14 10m - / -18 OP9T -10 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-29 17:45 40m +2 / - YO2NAA - / - 2 Partial
04-29 16:21 20m +4 / - UN7LEW - / - 4 Partial
04-29 16:16 20m -15 / - UB0ABG - / -11 4 Partial
04-28 10:11 10m - / -10 RN5AA -14 / - 2 Partial
04-28 10:10 10m - / -12 IK2TDM -14 / - 2 Partial
04-28 09:41 10m -19 / - UA3AGW - / - 4 Partial
04-28 09:32 10m -22 / - UA3AGW - / - 2 Partial
04-28 09:21 10m - / -13 JA5AUC -14 / - 2 Partial
04-28 09:19 10m - / -11 DL5EAG -10 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-28 09:18 10m - / -20 9A2KS -11 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-28 09:17 10m - / -11 UA3ZUX -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-28 09:16 10m - / -8 UA6AOP -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 10:18 10m - / - PD3JAG 0 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 10:15 10m - / -16 LX1JH +4 / - 2 Partial
04-27 10:06 10m - / - 4L8A -4 / - 2 Partial

Station Log

10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
153345 -22 1346  ZS1A EA3CUU JN12
153545  -2 1520  ZS1A SV1OML KM18 (x3)
162130 -13 1486  ZS1A SV5ADM KM46 (x3)
162715 -24 1892  UT3UNE ZS1A RR73
151145 -16  980  ZS1XB ZS1A +19 (x2)
151245 -10  980  DL3MIB ZS1A -19 (x2)
151345  -9  980  EC1A ZS1A -13 (x2)
151445 -10  980  IT9PHU ZS1A R-11
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
174200  -9 2478  ZS1A SP9DAT JO90
174445  -3 2478  HA1BF ZS1A JF96
174500  +2  239  ZS1A YO2NAA KN05 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
143645  -9 1577  ZS1A R9OON NO15
143945  -8 2783  ZS1A BG8ODM OL36
161600 -13 3105  ZS1A VU2FR ML88
161600 -18 1963  ZS1A UB0ABG NO66 (x4)
161800 -20 2014  ZS1A RU0LL PN53
162130  -1  775  ZS1A UN7LEW MO13 (x4)

SNR History by Band