ZS3W — FT8 station from South Africa

South Africa Grid: NO14

Amateur radio station ZS3W operating from South Africa (grid square NO14). 165 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 139 CQ calls, active on 10m, over 9 days, best SNR +12 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-05-03.

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Overview

165
Total spots
139
CQ calls
9
Days active
-7 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

10m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-05-03 07:32 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
05-01 08:58 10m +4 / - IZ5JNO - / - 3 Partial
04-29 13:33 10m -20 / - A61FJ -12 / -1 3 ✓ Verified
04-29 13:32 10m -16 / - ZS2EZ - / - 3 Partial
04-27 11:06 10m - / +5 R3DAJ -8 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 11:01 10m - / -12 EA3YE -10 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 10:18 10m - / -17 IK4WLA -6 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 10:08 10m - / -11 SM7CAD -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:57 10m - / -19 DG5CR -3 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:54 10m - / -22 DG5CR -2 / - 2 Partial
04-27 09:53 10m - / -14 R2ZC -2 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:51 10m - / -9 OE5JSL -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:48 10m - / -13 YO3OBB -3 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:47 10m - / -11 IU2SJZ -2 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:46 10m - / -11 IU4FBC -4 / - 2 Partial
04-27 09:41 10m - / +8 IK2WRV -5 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:39 10m - / - DL9UW -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:36 10m - / -6 UR5ZW -2 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:31 10m - / -5 IU1JFI -3 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:27 10m -4 / -20 RA4FUT 0 / - 3 ✓ Verified
04-27 09:24 10m - / -14 VK0TBC +2 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:19 10m - / -6 PD7EB -3 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:17 10m - / -6 SP2DW -5 / - 2 Partial
04-27 09:16 10m - / -10 LY3BFH -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:13 10m - / -8 4X1TI -8 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:08 10m - / -17 JH4IFF -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 09:02 10m - / -15 RA4FUT -12 / - 2 Partial
04-27 09:01 10m - / -7 EA1PZQ -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 08:58 10m - / -1 EA3EQS -14 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 08:52 10m - / -10 S57VG -16 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 15:32 10m - / -11 CT1ADT -6 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 15:27 10m - / -14 YO7ARZ -2 / - 2 Partial
04-26 15:26 10m - / -12 PY2PN -4 / - 2 Partial
04-26 15:24 10m +11 / -2 I0JX -5 / -13 3 ✓ Complete
04-26 15:21 10m - / -17 G0BIX -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 13:52 10m - / -17 W7NX -1 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 13:49 10m -13 / -11 UA6HBJ +6 / -8 2 Partial
04-26 13:47 10m -5 / -13 PU2NUS +8 / -11 2 Partial
04-26 13:42 10m - / +1 DL5SBY 0 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 13:41 10m - / -15 ON7VP 0 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 13:38 10m - / -5 DN9LL +4 / - 2 Partial
04-26 13:37 10m - / -9 UN6LN 0 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 13:33 10m - / -11 ON3VNA 0 / - 2 Partial
04-26 13:31 10m - / -8 ON8PB +1 / - 2 Partial
04-26 13:28 10m - / -17 DM1HR -2 / - 2 Partial
04-26 13:27 10m - / -21 M7TUP 0 / - 2 Partial
04-26 13:26 10m - / -5 PA2AMY 0 / - 2 Partial
04-26 13:23 10m - / -17 HB9FSA 0 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 13:22 10m - / -12 UA3D -1 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 13:03 10m - / -19 LU4CJG -14 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 12:58 10m - / - A61DI -13 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed

Station Log

10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
133230 -15 2372  ZS3W ZS2EZ KF26 (x2)
133330 -22 1650  ZS3W A61FJ -01 (x2)
133445 -12  692  A61FJ ZS3W 73
133945 -11  690  SV9TLU ZS3W -11
125345 -17 1040  ZS3W IU8ADS JN70
085830  +4 1607  ZS3W IZ5JNO JN53 (x4)
090600 -16 1040  ZS3W IZ2IQG JN45
095815 -22 1263  JA9PPC ZS3W KG01
100215 -20 1263  CQ ZS3W KG01
093245  -8  480  ZS3W R9OOF NO14

SNR History by Band