ZS3SG — FT8 station from South Africa

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Amateur radio station ZS3SG operating from South Africa. 97 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 7 CQ calls, active on 20m, 10m, over 3 days, best SNR +20 dB. Heard between 2026-05-06 and 2026-05-24.

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Overview

97
Total spots
7
CQ calls
3
Days active
-7 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 10m
First seen: 2026-05-06
Last seen: 2026-05-24 11:44 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZS3SG worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandZS3SGPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-24 13:13 10m -19 / - UB4LAN - / -11 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 12:56 10m -13 / - RW3TJ - / -13 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 12:51 10m +4 / - R4AC - / -15 2 Partial
05-24 12:43 10m +6 / - UR3HC - / -11 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 12:34 10m -21 / - PY5TD - / - 3 Partial
05-24 12:26 10m +5 / - UR5VLC - / - 2 Partial
05-24 12:21 10m +5 / - UX3HX - / - 3 Partial
05-24 09:19 10m - / -11 YL3KZ -20 / - 2 Partial
05-24 09:18 10m - / +1 RK3IT -20 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 09:14 10m - / +5 G0JEI -22 / - 2 Partial
05-24 08:57 10m -2 / - RA6ALD - / -3 2 Partial
05-24 08:56 10m -12 / - R7AZ - / - 5 Partial
05-24 08:54 10m +18 / - R7DX - / - 2 Partial
05-24 08:43 10m - / - YO4NF -24 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 08:41 10m - / -2 RW9AD -22 / - 2 Partial
05-24 08:40 10m -14 / -9 PA3ECU -18 / -20 4 ✓ Complete
05-24 08:38 10m - / -7 BI4JJO -20 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 08:37 10m - / -27 RU0LYL -17 / - 2 Partial
05-24 08:31 10m -14 / -2 PA5WK -24 / - 2 Partial
05-24 08:27 10m - / -1 OM8AC -24 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 08:26 10m - / -6 RK3AW -22 / - 2 Partial
05-24 08:26 10m -16 / -13 F4BJN -24 / - 4 Partial
05-24 08:24 10m - / -11 IU1VJP -20 / - 2 Partial
05-24 08:22 10m -11 / -19 G4BWQ -21 / -12 5 ✓ Complete
05-24 08:18 10m -3 / - DL3MIB -23 / - 2 ✓ Verified
05-24 08:18 10m -8 / - US3EW - / -13 8 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 08:16 10m - / -2 R9SBY -20 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 08:12 10m -17 / - UT1EF - / -5 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 08:08 10m -22 / - UT4USA -22 / - 2 ✓ Verified
05-24 08:06 10m -5 / - F4FSY - / -11 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 08:01 10m -16 / - IZ5ILK - / -8 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 17:39 20m -12 / - OS4K - / -19 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 17:33 20m +8 / +3 DB2HA -13 / -11 4 ✓ Complete
05-07 17:24 20m +17 / - UA4FEN - / -22 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 17:19 20m -6 / - SM4SSY - / - 3 Partial
05-07 17:13 20m -3 / - UX1UA - / -4 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 16:47 20m -2 / - SM4SSY - / - 2 Partial
05-07 16:45 20m 0 / - UA4FKT - / - 2 Partial
05-06 20:26 20m -6 / - TF4M - / -14 2 Partial
05-06 20:23 20m -6 / - TF4M - / - 2 Partial

Station Log

10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
123130  +4 1483  ZS3SG UR5VLC 73
123400 -19 1482  ZS3SG PY5TD GG54 (x3)
124300  +6  805  ZS3SG UR3HC -11 (x2)
124600  -5  448  ZS3SG RG5A 73
125130  +1  781  ZS3SG R4AC R-15 (x2)
125630 -12 1484  ZS3SG RW3TJ -13 (x2)
131300 -22 2178  ZS3SG UB4LAN R-11 (x2)
132130  -9 1484  ZS3SG RA6AR 73
134430  -3 2194  ZS3SG RX7T -20
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
172445 +20  322  ZS3SG UA4FEN -22 (x2)
172630 -17  322  CQ ZS3SG KG21                         a1 (x2)
173145  -4 1160  ZS3SG IT9WMD JM78
173315  +5  322  ZS3SG DB2HA JO52
173330 -13  322  DB2HA ZS3SG +03
173345  +9  322  ZS3SG DB2HA R-11 (x2)
173430 -14  322  CQ ZS3SG KG21                         a1
173645 -11 1779  ZS3SG EA7KUH R-21
173915 -15 2811  ZS3SG OS4K -19 (x3)
175100 -13  322  CQ ZS3SG KG21                         a1

SNR History by Band