ZS3W — FT8 station from South Africa

South Africa Grid: KN96

Amateur radio station ZS3W operating from South Africa (grid square KN96). 374 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 171 CQ calls, active on 10m, over 16 days, best SNR +16 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-06-20.

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Overview

374
Total spots
171
CQ calls
16
Days active
-7 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

10m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-06-20 10:49 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZS3W worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandZS3WPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
06-20 12:42 10m -10 / - DA6LRW - / - 4 Partial
06-20 12:41 10m -3 / - DA6PI - / - 4 Partial
06-20 12:36 10m -10 / - DL6MI - / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
06-20 11:53 10m -18 / - DO6AZ - / - 2 Partial
06-20 11:51 10m +2 / - <...> - / -12 2 Partial
06-14 07:25 10m +10 / - DB8WK - / - 6 Partial
06-14 07:24 10m -13 / - DH3KR - / - 3 Partial
06-14 07:24 10m +1 / - DJ3HW - / - 7 Partial
06-06 08:00 10m -21 / -9 <...> -12 / -9 2 Partial
06-06 07:51 10m - / +2 UY2RA -15 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
06-06 07:43 10m +5 / - SP8XXX - / - 2 Partial
06-06 07:33 10m -13 / +4 R4MA -15 / -1 4 ✓ Complete
06-04 09:53 10m +3 / - E70SZ - / - 4 Partial
05-31 12:52 10m -17 / - YD0JHX - / -5 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 11:53 10m -17 / - SM5MRW - / - 2 Partial
05-24 11:53 10m -8 / - UT5ERZ - / - 2 Partial
05-24 10:48 10m -7 / - DL2RSA - / -5 5 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 10:38 10m -16 / - F4BJN - / - 3 Partial
05-24 10:31 10m -8 / - R6AM -13 / -3 4 ✓ Verified
05-24 10:31 10m +10 / - IZ3ZLT - / -8 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 10:29 10m -7 / - DO3ME - / - 6 Partial
05-24 10:27 10m +2 / - HB9RBV - / - 2 Partial
05-24 10:27 10m -18 / - DJ5YS - / -7 3 Partial
05-24 10:26 10m -12 / - F4MGF - / - 5 Partial
05-24 10:24 10m -20 / - PD0LBY - / - 2 Partial
05-24 10:24 10m -18 / -6 CT5GIC -14 / - 3 ✓ Verified
05-24 10:23 10m -6 / - DJ5YS - / - 2 Partial
05-24 10:22 10m -19 / -1 SP1NL -15 / -1 3 ✓ Complete
05-24 10:21 10m -11 / +5 DL1KID -18 / -1 3 ✓ Complete
05-24 10:14 10m -14 / - F4BJN - / - 2 Partial
05-24 10:12 10m - / -11 SP4H -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 10:11 10m - / -13 DO1SWC -15 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 10:08 10m -15 / -7 RW3LL -14 / -10 5 ✓ Complete
05-24 09:46 10m - / -11 SP2OOO -18 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 09:43 10m -8 / - A61DD - / -12 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 09:41 10m +11 / -11 RT6Z -17 / -5 5 ✓ Complete
05-24 09:39 10m - / -12 E71AGA -14 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 09:38 10m - / - DL3HF -16 / - 2 Partial
05-24 09:36 10m -7 / - RZ6YJ - / - 3 Partial
05-24 09:36 10m - / -16 FR4AW -14 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-24 09:11 10m -22 / - PD2BS - / - 2 Partial
05-24 07:31 10m -2 / - IU0UYX - / -17 2 Partial
05-24 07:26 10m +2 / - IU0UYX - / -17 6 Partial
05-24 07:19 10m -8 / - M0XAL - / - 2 Partial
05-24 07:14 10m -16 / - R6FMF - / -16 2 Partial
05-24 07:08 10m - / -13 <...> -22 / - 2 Partial
05-24 06:47 10m -12 / - EA3CO - / -12 3 Partial
05-24 06:29 10m -3 / - IT9LCJ - / - 29 Partial
05-17 07:33 10m +5 / - UA6CEY - / - 3 Partial
05-01 08:58 10m +4 / - IZ5JNO - / - 3 Partial

Station Log

10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
123600  -3 1061  ZS3W DL6MI JN58 (x2)
124100  +1 2058  ZS3W DA6PI JN49 (x3)
124200  +0  927  ZS3W IU4MUB JN54
124200  -7 1059  ZS3W DA6LRW JN48 (x4)
124400  -3 2057  ZS3W DA6PI JN49
124600  -7 2415  ZS3W TB3NHM RR73
124700 -19 1105  ZS3W F6HAA 73
124900 -10 1817  ZS3W LZ1DIO KN32
124930 -16 1106  ZS3W R7BI KN96

SNR History by Band