ZS6KBS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: South Africa Locator transmitted in a decoded message: KG43

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ZS6KBS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,885 related FT8 messages, 32 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 41 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-24 and 2026-08-21.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

1,885
Related messages
32
CQ messages
41
UTC dates heard
-3 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m
First seen: 2026-05-24
Last seen: 2026-08-21 02:40 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZS6KBS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by ZS6KBS

Approximate centre of KG43, decoded 2026-06-22 23:15 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

Observed FT8 exchanges

S/N cells show: decoded at SO8OO / report transmitted by the counterpart. An observed exchange is not a QSL or an official logbook confirmation.

Time UTCBandZS6KBS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-21 04:18 40m - / -18 F5NBU +2 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 04:18 40m - / -22 G1CEC -13 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 16:56 10m - / - DN9BLN -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 16:52 10m - / - DN9BLN -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 16:13 10m - / -2 OZ3TEK -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 15:33 10m - / -22 UB3BCT -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 15:28 10m - / -15 DG3FC -20 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 15:25 10m - / -7 DK8EE -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 14:48 10m - / -21 UT7EM -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 14:21 10m - / - I4BMJ -20 / - 5 Partial capture
08-20 14:10 10m - / -20 F4FCE -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 13:24 10m - / - F4CUO -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 12:14 10m - / - F5NIB -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 10:15 10m - / +3 LZ2CC -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 09:05 10m - / -7 LA9GX -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 09:04 10m - / - IZ2CPP -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 06:39 10m - / -18 DH7ZP -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 06:03 10m - / -5 S59MA -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 05:57 10m - / - S59MA -10 / - 7 Partial capture
08-19 22:50 40m - / -22 IU2VBP -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 22:42 40m - / - PD0RCQ +2 / - 5 Partial capture
08-19 22:38 40m - / - PA1PXL +3 / - 5 Partial capture
08-19 22:32 40m - / -2 EB3JT -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 22:29 40m - / -22 R2EA/M +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 22:21 40m - / - DL7UHD -1 / - 5 Partial capture
08-19 22:18 40m - / - DL1RNI +13 / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 22:15 40m - / -22 SV8GXC -10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 22:06 40m - / -14 DH5BM +5 / - 12 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 22:01 40m - / -24 YU7YZ +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 21:01 40m - / -15 SP5UFK -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 21:01 40m - / - OE6TNO -14 / - 8 Partial capture
08-17 22:56 40m - / - G4OST -22 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 22:41 40m - / -14 ON5RZ -23 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 22:34 40m - / - DK9OV -12 / - 8 Partial capture
08-17 22:29 40m - / - DK9OV -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 22:26 40m - / - M0LAD -15 / - 5 Partial capture
08-17 22:21 40m - / -21 I3LID -8 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 21:43 40m - / -21 PA1GLD -11 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 21:42 40m - / -18 DB1BW -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 21:39 40m - / -24 S59YL -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 21:07 40m - / -20 R3ZBR -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 21:04 40m - / -18 SM7DXE -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 23:20 40m - / - F5NNN -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 21:04 80m - / - RW1C +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 03:29 40m - / -17 SV8NAJ -22 / - 3 Partial capture
08-03 03:15 40m - / -4 SM3JGG -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 02:54 40m - / -16 EA3EDU -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-27 18:18 20m - / - TA3V -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 03:12 40m - / -25 F5HNQ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 22:28 40m - / -24 PC2J -14 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
224430  +0 2351  ZS6KBS PD0RCQ JO21
225000 -13 1467  ZS6KBS IU2VBP JN45 (x3)
041800 -16 2147  ZS6KBS G1CEC IO83
041800  +5 1651  ZS6KBS F5NBU JN28
041830 -12 2147  ZS6KBS G1CEC IO83
041830  +2 1651  ZS6KBS F5NBU JN28
041900 -10 2147  ZS6KBS G1CEC IO83
041900  -2 1651  ZS6KBS F5NBU R-18
041930 -16 2147  ZS6KBS G1CEC R-22 (x4)
044030 -17 2220  ZS6KBS OA4ENG RR73
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
152600 -12 2000  ZS6KBS DK8EE 73
152800 -24 1957  ZS6KBS DG3FC JO41 (x4)
153330 -13 1776  ZS6KBS UB3BCT R-22 (x2)
160800 -21 1772  ZS6KBS OZ/KD0NDU -09
161300 -15 2516  ZS6KBS OZ3TEK JO55 (x3)
165200  -9 2692  ZS6KBS DN9BLN JO62 (x4)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
230645 -24 1306  CQ ZS6KBS KG43                        a1 (x3)
231630  +2 2065  ZS6KBS DO8DL JO40 (x5)
195630 -10  483  ZS6KBS ZS1J JF96
212600 +10 1693  ZS6KBS UT5ZC KN57 (x4)
210400  +6 1440  ZS6KBS RW1C KO49 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164930  -2 2722  ZS6KBS DL1R R-19
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)
181830 -13 1382  ZS6KBS TA3V KM38 (x2)
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  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)

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.