ZS6BAF — FT8 station from South Africa

South Africa Grid: IL27

Amateur radio station ZS6BAF operating from South Africa (grid square IL27). 68 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 32 CQ calls, active on 20m, 10m, over 9 days, best SNR +15 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-05-11.

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Overview

68
Total spots
32
CQ calls
9
Days active
-12 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 10m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-05-11 12:42 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZS6BAF worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandZS6BAFPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-09 15:56 10m - / - AG5IN -16 / - 4 Partial
05-08 09:31 10m - / -9 YO8RSL -21 / - 2 Partial
05-08 09:28 10m - / - BV7CW -22 / - 2 Partial
05-08 09:24 10m - / -12 R7CS -18 / - 2 Partial
05-08 09:22 10m - / -18 UR3VKB -18 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 09:19 10m - / -19 UR0UF -20 / - 2 Partial
05-08 09:17 10m - / -16 A41ZZ -24 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 08:54 10m -18 / - UT7EM - / -8 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 08:44 10m +8 / - 7Z1IS - / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 08:19 10m -15 / - UD6F - / -16 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 15:21 10m - / - DA6TV -20 / - 3 Partial
05-07 10:31 10m - / - <...> -12 / - 2 Partial
05-07 10:26 10m - / -6 5B4AMX -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 10:25 10m +11 / +9 OH2NAG -14 / -7 7 ✓ Complete
05-07 10:22 10m - / +4 5Z4VJ -9 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 10:21 10m - / - SM4AZQ -17 / - 2 Partial
05-02 16:28 10m - / -9 F6FDY -17 / - 3 Partial
05-02 16:23 10m - / - HB3XSX -20 / - 6 Partial
05-02 16:21 10m - / - SV2CLJ -17 / - 5 Partial
05-02 16:11 10m - / - PD1GP -19 / - 5 Partial
05-02 16:07 10m - / -14 PD1GP -13 / - 5 Partial
05-02 16:04 10m - / -21 N5BK -19 / - 2 Partial
05-02 16:01 10m - / -22 OK1DCM -17 / - 2 Partial
05-02 15:58 10m - / +6 W8CO -20 / - 2 Partial
05-02 15:54 10m - / -10 UR5FS -19 / - 3 Partial
05-02 15:46 10m - / -20 RD4CC -16 / - 10 Partial
05-02 15:38 10m - / -22 SV2GJV -18 / - 3 Partial
05-02 15:36 10m - / -23 TA3XEE -15 / - 3 Partial
05-02 15:34 10m - / -6 LZ2VO -17 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 14:13 10m - / -13 PA3GMD -14 / - 2 Partial
04-27 14:11 10m - / -17 ON1PK -12 / - 3 Partial
04-27 14:06 10m - / - ON1PK -11 / - 2 Partial
04-27 14:03 10m - / -14 OV5OX -10 / - 2 Partial
04-27 14:01 10m - / -17 ON1PK -12 / - 4 Partial
04-27 13:59 10m - / -7 KB2VHT -12 / - 2 Partial
04-27 13:56 10m - / - DL1CC -8 / - 2 Partial
04-27 13:53 10m - / -12 R6AM -2 / - 3 Partial
04-27 13:52 10m - / -13 US7LM -6 / - 2 Partial
04-27 13:51 10m - / -4 SQ7FSE -2 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 13:46 10m - / -15 KD4EBL -5 / - 5 Partial
04-27 13:43 10m - / - OM6OU -8 / - 3 Partial
04-27 13:41 10m - / -10 EA3CSK -5 / - 2 Partial
04-27 13:38 10m - / -16 ON1PK -6 / - 2 Partial
04-27 13:33 10m - / -8 SP5GDY -14 / - 2 Partial
04-27 13:29 10m - / -17 DN9AD -14 / - 2 Partial
04-26 16:57 10m +14 / - HB9DVO - / -25 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-24 13:18 10m -10 / - <...> - / -18 3 Partial
04-24 12:03 10m - / -20 DO8GM -17 / - 3 Partial
04-24 11:57 10m -21 / +5 4L8A -16 / -5 2 Partial
04-24 11:54 10m - / - JR4ABB -16 / - 2 Partial

Station Log

10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
092945 -22 1640  BV7CW ZS6BAF RRR
093145 -19 1641  YO8RSL ZS6BAF -09 (x2)
093645 -24 1640  CQ ZS6BAF KG43                        a1 (x2)
093915 -23 1640  UR5WCW ZS6BAF RRR
155300 -22 2018  SV1LK ZS6BAF RRR
155600 -14 2018  AG5IN ZS6BAF RRR (x4)
160200 -24 2017  SP7TBU ZS6BAF RRR
162100 -17 2018  IT9CCB ZS6BAF RRR (x2)
144200 -16 1089  ZS6BAF EA8AID IL27
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
174745 -18 1485  ZS6BAF F4CQS -18 (x2)
174815  -9 1592  ZS6BAF M0DXR JO01
174845 -17 1485  ZS6BAF F4CQS -18
174845  -6 1591  ZS6BAF M0DXR JO01 (x7)
184545 -20 2082  ZS6BAF DL5FDP -12

SNR History by Band