ZS6KBS — FT8 station from South Africa
Amateur radio station ZS6KBS operating from South Africa. 748 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 116 CQ calls, active on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, over 17 days, best SNR +23 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-05-14.
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Overview
748
Total spots
116
CQ calls
17
Days active
-6 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
80m
20m
40m
60m
10m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-05-14 01:20 UTC
Last seen: 2026-05-14 01:20 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-14 03:19 | 40m | -20 / - | LY7M | - / -16 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-14 02:48 | 40m | -14 / - | UW5ESX | - / -22 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-14 02:30 | 40m | -6 / - | N2CLJ | - / -24 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-14 02:20 | 40m | -9 / - | KA2R | - / -25 | 4 | Partial |
| 05-14 02:14 | 40m | -5 / - | EA3EDU | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 05-14 01:32 | 40m | -3 / - | WA2OTC | - / -18 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-14 01:03 | 40m | -14 / - | UB8CCG | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-14 00:37 | 40m | -10 / - | UB8CCG | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-14 00:23 | 40m | -6 / - | UB8CCG | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-14 00:13 | 40m | -7 / - | EA1CQ | - / -25 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-14 00:11 | 40m | -11 / - | R4FDK | - / -12 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-14 00:09 | 40m | -12 / - | EA1CQ | - / -16 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-14 00:03 | 40m | +13 / - | HB9DVO | - / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-13 23:58 | 40m | -7 / - | EA1CQ | - / -21 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-13 23:56 | 40m | +10 / - | DL1SO | - / -18 | 4 | Partial |
| 05-13 23:56 | 40m | -8 / - | WA1HXH | - / -13 | 5 | Partial |
| 05-13 23:39 | 40m | -10 / - | TF1A | - / -22 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-13 23:37 | 40m | -6 / - | RA3UAG | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 05-13 23:36 | 40m | +4 / - | M0GLT | - / -21 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 03:29 | 40m | 0 / - | YT2AAA | - / -16 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 03:22 | 40m | -3 / - | LZ7CC | - / -11 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 03:04 | 40m | -16 / -16 | YO5OSF | -20 / -17 | 3 | ✓ Complete |
| 05-12 02:41 | 40m | -11 / - | SP3FHV | - / -15 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 02:03 | 40m | -18 / - | N3YPL | - / -13 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 02:00 | 40m | -10 / - | RO7N | - / -19 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 01:53 | 40m | +1 / - | IU1VJP | - / -21 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 01:43 | 40m | -14 / - | W4AQL | - / -19 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 01:30 | 40m | -19 / - | RU4LM | - / -18 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 01:18 | 40m | -18 / - | K2XA | - / -14 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-12 00:16 | 40m | -18 / - | N9SZ | - / -19 | 6 | Partial |
| 05-11 23:30 | 40m | -18 / - | BG0DLA | - / -13 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-11 23:26 | 40m | -17 / - | BG0DLA | - / -14 | 3 | Partial |
| 05-11 22:27 | 80m | +8 / - | YT5DL | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 05-11 22:16 | 80m | +7 / - | IW4DQY | - / -22 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-11 21:55 | 80m | +6 / - | SV6JHA | - / -22 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-11 21:47 | 80m | +4 / - | OH5KNL | - / -15 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-10 03:50 | 40m | +13 / - | DG8DBW | - / -20 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-10 03:21 | 40m | -1 / - | LZ2WP | - / -14 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-10 03:17 | 40m | -18 / - | F4GYI | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-10 02:54 | 40m | -5 / - | SV1MOZ | - / -16 | 7 | Partial |
| 05-10 01:58 | 40m | -19 / - | HA1SU | - / -22 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-10 01:49 | 40m | -21 / - | RA2FCF | - / -21 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-10 00:47 | 40m | -4 / - | CT3MD | - / -22 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-10 00:03 | 40m | +5 / - | IW1GB | - / -17 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-09 23:40 | 40m | 0 / - | EA5W | - / -22 | 3 | Partial |
| 05-09 23:38 | 40m | -19 / - | SP9JP | - / -14 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-09 23:24 | 40m | -21 / - | US2YW | -22 / -24 | 4 | ✓ Verified |
| 05-09 23:22 | 40m | -6 / -10 | EA5EY | -20 / -11 | 4 | ✓ Complete |
| 05-09 23:19 | 40m | +10 / - | F4BYA | - / -17 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-09 23:08 | 40m | -9 / -5 | SM7RHI | -22 / -20 | 5 | Partial |
Station Log
40m
UTC dB Freq Message 021600 -4 823 ZS6KBS EA3EDU JN01 022030 -10 2506 ZS6KBS KA2R FN31 (x4) 023030 -7 638 ZS6KBS N2CLJ FN30 (x5) 024830 -21 2035 ZS6KBS UW5ESX KN67 (x2) 031900 -19 2113 ZS6KBS LY7M KO25 (x3)
80m
UTC dB Freq Message 215600 +3 1727 ZS6KBS SV6JHA R-22 (x2) 221630 +6 1726 ZS6KBS IW4DQY JN64 (x5) 222415 -24 1727 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 222430 -6 1185 ZS6KBS MI7XHT IO64 222730 +5 1727 ZS6KBS YT5DL KN04 222730 -12 1185 ZS6KBS MI7XHT IO64 222800 +6 1727 ZS6KBS YT5DL KN04 (x4)
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 210445 -17 2160 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 (x3) 210615 -16 2160 DG6IDA ZS6KBS +02 (x2) 211015 -17 2160 N2YW ZS6KBS R-14 (x2) 211245 -16 2160 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 (x5) 223615 -6 2130 ZS6KBS EA5JOD IM98 (x3)
10m
UTC dB Freq Message 143545 -17 1435 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 (x2) 100115 -16 913 ZS6KBS YC1IVW -18 153545 -21 1859 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 (x7) 154345 -21 1859 JA6CNL ZS6KBS R-09 154545 -23 1859 CQ ZS6KBS KG43 a1 (x4)
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)