ZS6KBS — FT8 station from South Africa
Amateur radio station ZS6KBS operating from South Africa (grid square JN89). 2,524 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 148 CQ calls, active on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, over 52 days, best SNR +24 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-07-07.
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Overview
2,524
Total spots
148
CQ calls
52
Days active
-3 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
80m
20m
40m
60m
10m
160m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-07-07 19:41 UTC
Last seen: 2026-07-07 19:41 UTC
Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO
Stations ZS6KBS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | ZS6KBS | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-07 17:27 | 20m | +8 / - | RV3ZK | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 07-07 16:52 | 20m | -16 / - | PD2FS | - / -22 | 5 | Partial |
| 07-07 16:48 | 20m | -6 / - | DL1R | - / -19 | 6 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-05 21:22 | 40m | -13 / - | OE6TNO | - / - | 6 | Partial |
| 07-05 18:19 | 40m | -5 / - | F4LDC | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 07-05 18:13 | 40m | -6 / - | SP1O | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-02 21:45 | 40m | -4 / - | GM4CXM | - / -25 | 8 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-02 21:43 | 40m | -9 / - | LA3BO | - / -12 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-02 21:27 | 40m | -19 / - | EA3ENB | - / -18 | 3 | Partial |
| 07-02 21:06 | 40m | -12 / - | RK6AUR | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-29 01:49 | 40m | -12 / - | UA3PI | - / -21 | 2 | Partial |
| 06-29 00:50 | 40m | -11 / - | W1RQ | - / -8 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-28 18:50 | 40m | -20 / - | RX7K | - / -17 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-28 18:46 | 40m | -1 / - | RZ3ZY | - / -22 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-28 18:36 | 40m | -1 / - | RZ3ZY | - / -22 | 8 | Partial |
| 06-28 18:33 | 40m | -20 / - | R2DVU | - / -17 | 2 | Partial |
| 06-24 22:15 | 40m | -15 / - | R7OP | - / -12 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-24 22:00 | 40m | -10 / - | R7OP | - / -8 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-24 21:58 | 40m | -6 / - | M5LMG | - / -17 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-24 21:54 | 40m | -13 / - | PA1AZ | - / -24 | 4 | Partial |
| 06-24 21:54 | 40m | +1 / - | R4RM | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-24 21:24 | 40m | -19 / - | UB6OCP | - / -23 | 3 | Partial |
| 06-24 21:13 | 40m | +1 / - | F4ENK | - / -13 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-23 22:27 | 160m | -5 / - | EI5GSB | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-23 22:14 | 160m | -15 / - | YB5QZ | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 06-23 21:50 | 160m | +8 / - | YT3PL | - / -21 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-23 21:36 | 160m | +12 / - | IZ8FWN | - / -22 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-23 21:33 | 160m | +8 / - | OH6XX | - / -18 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-23 21:21 | 160m | +6 / - | OH1NPW | - / -20 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 23:16 | 80m | +4 / - | DO8DL | - / -16 | 5 | Partial |
| 06-22 22:57 | 80m | +15 / - | DH1KJ | - / -14 | 5 | Partial |
| 06-22 22:55 | 80m | -4 / - | LB9ZG | - / -14 | 9 | Partial |
| 06-22 22:54 | 80m | -4 / - | F4WDL | - / -24 | 8 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 22:34 | 80m | +6 / - | DO7ULI | - / -17 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 22:26 | 80m | +10 / - | DO1KDZ | -23 / -19 | 5 | ✓ Verified |
| 06-22 22:24 | 80m | -6 / - | G3YPP | - / -18 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 22:22 | 80m | +2 / - | DK2LG | - / -19 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 22:17 | 80m | +1 / - | SP6U | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-22 22:13 | 80m | +10 / - | 9A2G | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 06-22 22:12 | 80m | +10 / - | OM2BK | - / -19 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 21:53 | 80m | +6 / - | ON1BD | - / -20 | 6 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 21:52 | 80m | 0 / -9 | SP6ARD | -17 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-22 21:51 | 80m | -10 / - | M0IYK | - / -24 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 21:51 | 80m | 0 / - | RU3KA | - / -18 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 21:51 | 80m | +10 / - | S57UX | - / -13 | 7 | Partial |
| 06-22 21:47 | 80m | -12 / - | SM4GOJ | - / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-22 21:45 | 80m | +16 / - | PA3FPQ | - / -13 | 3 | Partial |
| 06-22 21:41 | 80m | +10 / -11 | SP5ILO | -24 / -22 | 4 | ✓ Complete |
| 06-22 21:36 | 80m | +17 / - | PI4DX | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-22 21:36 | 80m | +2 / -4 | DK7ZT | -20 / -15 | 5 | ✓ Complete |
Station Log
40m
UTC dB Freq Message 214800 -1 740 ZS6KBS GM4CXM R-25 (x3) 181300 -4 2028 ZS6KBS SP1O JO73 (x2) 181930 -4 2943 ZS6KBS F4LDC JN23 (x3) 212230 -11 2029 ZS6KBS OE6TNO JN77 (x6) 214130 -14 1689 ZS6KBS OK1UG JN89
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 164830 -8 2722 ZS6KBS DL1R R-19 (x3) 165100 -18 1854 ZS6KBS F6EWW JO10 165100 -8 2722 ZS6KBS DL1R R-19 (x2) 165230 -19 1855 ZS6KBS PD2FS -22 (x5) 171700 -7 739 ZS6KBS RK9S -17 172730 +9 2956 ZS6KBS RV3ZK KO90 (x3)
80m
UTC dB Freq Message 225930 +17 606 ZS6KBS DH1KJ R-14 225930 -2 1297 ZS6KBS F4WDL R-24 225930 +0 1552 ZS6KBS LB9ZG -14 (x2) 230030 -5 1297 ZS6KBS F4WDL 73 230100 -5 1552 ZS6KBS LB9ZG -14 230645 -24 1306 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 a1 (x3) 231630 +2 2065 ZS6KBS DO8DL JO40 (x5) 195630 -10 483 ZS6KBS ZS1J JF96
160m
UTC dB Freq Message 213400 +8 2244 ZS6KBS OH6XX R-18 (x2) 213630 +13 2133 ZS6KBS IZ8FWN JM88 (x4) 215030 +7 1707 ZS6KBS YT3PL R-21 (x2) 221415 -12 1311 ZS6KBS YB5QZ OJ00 (x4) 222715 -9 1998 ZS6KBS EI5GSB IO51 (x3)
10m
UTC dB Freq Message 122900 -18 1267 ZS6KBS IK5OVW JN63 132900 -15 956 ZS6KBS G4VJN IO92 (x8) 135730 -22 1265 ZS6KBS F6BTP R-19 (x2) 141100 +6 2803 ZS6KBS R3PLA KO84 (x2) 141745 -9 2806 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 (x2)
60m
UTC dB Freq Message 222645 -5 1341 ZS6KBS DK5WL R-23 (x2) 222730 -24 1810 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 a1 222815 -3 1435 ZS6KBS PA3FR JO33 (x3) 222945 -10 1341 ZS6KBS DK5WL JN39 (x9)