ZS1A — FT8 station from South Africa

South Africa Grid: KO95

Amateur radio station ZS1A operating from South Africa (grid square KO95). 55 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 8 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, 10m, over 11 days, best SNR +9 dB. Heard between 2026-04-28 and 2026-06-22.

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Overview

55
Total spots
8
CQ calls
11
Days active
-12 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m 10m
First seen: 2026-04-28
Last seen: 2026-06-22 15:06 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
06-15 15:26 20m -10 / - IU2SLI - / - 3 Partial
06-04 13:55 10m -10 / - A92AB - / +1 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-23 15:38 10m -10 / - PD0LK - / - 2 Partial
05-23 15:34 10m - / -19 3A2LF -11 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
05-23 15:24 10m - / -20 K9VB -18 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-23 14:57 10m -16 / - CT1EEX - / - 3 Partial
05-19 14:43 10m - / - N0RR -11 / - 3 Partial
05-19 14:35 10m - / - N0RR -12 / - 2 Partial
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

Station Log

40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
174200  -9 2478  ZS1A SP9DAT JO90
174445  -3 2478  HA1BF ZS1A JF96
174500  +2  239  ZS1A YO2NAA KN05 (x2)
170615 -13 2697  ZS1A UA3D KO95
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)
152615 -13 2019  ZS1A IU2SLI JN45 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
152130 -20 1701  CQ NA ZS1A JF96
152215 -19  990  ZS1A PD0RCQ JO21
152230 -20 1701  PU1RAE ZS1A 73
152400 -19 1883  K9VB ZS1A -20 (x2)
153430 -14 2038  3A2LF ZS1A JF96 (x4)
153845  -8 2119  ZS1A PD0LK JO21 (x2)
134130 -14 1754  DO1NUE ZS1A RR73
135330 -13 1031  A92AB ZS1A JF96
135545 -10 1569  ZS1A A92AB +01 (x2)

SNR History by Band