ZS5BR — FT8 station from South Africa

South Africa Grid: PM86

Amateur radio station ZS5BR operating from South Africa (grid square PM86). 42 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 3 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, over 11 days, best SNR +13 dB. Heard between 2026-04-23 and 2026-06-14.

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Overview

42
Total spots
3
CQ calls
11
Days active
-6 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m
First seen: 2026-04-23
Last seen: 2026-06-14 12:09 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZS5BR worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandZS5BRPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
06-14 14:08 20m -13 / - JH0WJF - / - 2 Partial
05-24 16:18 20m +4 / - RZ0SW - / -13 2 Partial
05-22 17:42 20m -9 / - ON8PIE - / -18 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-22 17:34 20m +2 / - S56GD - / - 2 Partial
05-22 17:26 20m -13 / - PD9FLX - / -16 6 ✓ Confirmed
05-22 17:01 20m 0 / - UB6OAJ - / -19 2 Partial
05-22 16:43 20m -6 / - EW7DDR - / - 4 Partial
05-09 16:58 20m -3 / - RZ1OA - / -20 2 Partial
05-08 17:08 20m -7 / - RA4LAG - / -20 2 Partial
04-30 17:41 20m +12 / - HB9AKE - / - 2 Partial
04-26 16:52 20m +13 / - OH3OJ - / -18 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 15:32 40m -1 / - UT5ZC - / - 2 Partial

Station Log

20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
172745  -6 2720  ZS5BR PD9FLX JO22 (x4)
173415  +1 1900  ZS5BR S56GD JN65 (x3)
174215 -12 1454  ZS5BR ON8PIE JO21 (x3)
161815  +4 1364  ZS5BR RZ0SW OO13 (x2)
161200  -4 2654  ZS5BR JH3UHG PM74
140830 -13 2178  ZS5BR JH0WJF PM86 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
153230  -2 1488  ZS5BR UT5ZC KN57 (x2)

SNR History by Band