ZS5BR — FT8 station from South Africa

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Amateur radio station ZS5BR operating from South Africa. 17 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 3 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, over 7 days, best SNR +13 dB. Heard between 2026-04-23 and 2026-05-09.

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Overview

17
Total spots
3
CQ calls
7
Days active
-5 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m
First seen: 2026-04-23
Last seen: 2026-05-09 15:04 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
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
165245 +13 1221  ZS5BR OH3OJ -18 (x2)
171145 -13 2259  ZS5BR OE3KLU -18
170815 -18 1875  ZS5BR UR4QWW KN77
174145 +12  499  ZS5BR HB9AKE JN36 (x2)
170845 -17 1185  CQ ZS5BR KG50 (x3)
170800  -8 1273  ZS5BR RA4LAG R-20 (x2)
165830  -3 2522  ZS5BR RZ1OA LP04 (x2)
170300 -24 2128  ZS5BR YO4GIY RR73
170430  -8 2867  ZS5BR LZ2VO -18
40m
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
153230  -2 1488  ZS5BR UT5ZC KN57 (x2)

SNR History by Band