ZS6OB — FT8 station from South Africa
Amateur radio station ZS6OB operating from South Africa (grid square KM18). 303 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 5 CQ calls, active on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, over 19 days, best SNR +22 dB. Heard between 2026-05-07 and 2026-06-11.
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Overview
303
Total spots
5
CQ calls
19
Days active
-3 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
80m
20m
40m
10m
First seen: 2026-05-07
Last seen: 2026-06-11 18:00 UTC
Last seen: 2026-06-11 18:00 UTC
Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO
Stations ZS6OB worked most often, as logged from our receiver:
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | ZS6OB | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-11 19:58 | 80m | -4 / - | SV1EKI | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 06-11 19:55 | 80m | 0 / - | G4CDN | - / -16 | 4 | Partial |
| 06-11 19:44 | 80m | -2 / - | SV1EKI | - / -18 | 21 | Partial |
| 06-11 19:29 | 80m | -3 / - | SV1EKI | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 06-11 13:21 | 10m | +2 / - | IU2SKO | - / - | 6 | Partial |
| 06-11 13:21 | 10m | -16 / - | M7OBF | -15 / - | 2 | ✓ Verified |
| 06-11 13:18 | 10m | +2 / - | IK4LZH | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-11 13:11 | 10m | - / - | OH1NHX | -2 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-10 19:57 | 40m | -8 / - | EI0CZ | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-10 19:52 | 40m | -14 / - | MI7XHT | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-10 19:51 | 40m | -12 / - | RA0SCA | - / -19 | 2 | Partial |
| 06-10 19:23 | 80m | +6 / - | SP2Y | - / - | 6 | Partial |
| 06-09 18:52 | 40m | -9 / - | R1QF | - / -12 | 2 | Partial |
| 06-09 18:49 | 40m | -8 / - | RZ3DUB | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 06-09 18:16 | 20m | - / -22 | OZ9FF | -14 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-08 18:46 | 40m | -6 / - | EI8GS | - / -25 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-08 18:44 | 40m | +9 / - | R2PA | - / -17 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-08 13:07 | 10m | +1 / - | DO3SK | - / +6 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-08 13:04 | 10m | -11 / - | DC1SN | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 06-08 13:04 | 10m | -7 / - | UX3HX | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 06-08 13:01 | 10m | 0 / - | HB9CYT | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-08 12:58 | 10m | -8 / - | F5CKQ | -17 / -4 | 6 | ✓ Verified |
| 06-08 12:58 | 10m | -3 / - | IK5TWZ | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-08 12:57 | 10m | - / -12 | YU7ZZ | -22 / - | 5 | Partial |
| 06-08 12:56 | 10m | -1 / - | ER3CT | - / -12 | 8 | Partial |
| 06-07 10:28 | 10m | 0 / - | DL7UHD | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-07 10:28 | 10m | +4 / - | PD1DTH | - / -10 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-07 10:25 | 10m | +8 / - | HB9EFK | -15 / -13 | 3 | ✓ Verified |
| 06-07 10:11 | 10m | - / -16 | SP0LPR | -12 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-07 10:10 | 10m | - / -9 | OP5T | -10 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-07 10:08 | 10m | - / -18 | JL1BYZ | -8 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-07 10:07 | 10m | - / -12 | SQ8ACE | -12 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-07 10:06 | 10m | - / -15 | SP9HWD | -12 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-07 10:03 | 10m | - / -16 | HA7KJ | -14 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-07 10:01 | 10m | - / -16 | HA3IC | -15 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-07 09:43 | 10m | -2 / +1 | 5H1KB | -6 / - | 7 | ✓ Verified |
| 06-06 19:11 | 40m | -7 / - | UT0LY | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-05 09:51 | 10m | - / - | C91RU | -20 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-04 20:07 | 40m | -6 / - | SP5GW | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 06-04 19:42 | 40m | +2 / - | EA8UP | - / -17 | 6 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-04 19:33 | 40m | +2 / - | SV8DCY | - / -25 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-04 16:38 | 20m | -1 / -16 | UA3UGW | +4 / -2 | 3 | Partial |
| 06-04 16:34 | 20m | -2 / -14 | IQ9USG | -11 / -14 | 3 | ✓ Complete |
| 06-04 16:32 | 20m | - / -8 | SP2MF | -4 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-04 16:30 | 20m | -13 / - | IK2TCV | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 06-04 16:30 | 20m | +2 / -12 | UN7BCF | 0 / -7 | 6 | ✓ Complete |
| 06-04 16:28 | 20m | +5 / - | R9OOF | - / - | 4 | Partial |
| 06-04 16:28 | 20m | - / -13 | SQ7BFS | -5 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-04 16:26 | 20m | - / -17 | EW7DDR | -5 / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-04 16:24 | 20m | - / -15 | YM1KSR | -3 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
Station Log
80m
UTC dB Freq Message 195245 +0 2440 ZS6OB SV1EKI R-18 (x4) 195515 +0 2145 ZS6OB G4CDN -16 195515 -1 2440 ZS6OB SV1EKI KM18 195545 +0 2145 ZS6OB G4CDN -16 195545 +1 2439 ZS6OB SV1EKI KM18 195615 -4 2145 ZS6OB G4CDN -16 (x2) 195815 -3 2440 ZS6OB SV1EKI KM18 (x5)
10m
UTC dB Freq Message 131100 -2 2901 OH1NHX ZS6OB KG44 (x3) 131300 -22 1820 EA3EDU ZS6OB RR73 131630 -15 1159 CQ DX ZS6OB KG44 131815 +3 490 ZS6OB IK4LZH JN54 (x2) 132100 -15 696 M7OBF ZS6OB RR73 132115 -16 696 ZS6OB M7OBF 73 132115 +2 1490 ZS6OB IU2SKO JN45 (x6)
40m
UTC dB Freq Message 185245 -7 2431 ZS6OB R1QF -12 185245 -4 2090 ZS6OB RZ3DUB KO96 185315 -11 2430 ZS6OB R1QF -12 185315 -2 2091 ZS6OB RZ3DUB KO96 (x2) 185645 -5 949 ZS6OB TA4LYL -17 195145 -14 353 ZS6OB RA0SCA OO06 195215 -14 2621 ZS6OB MI7XHT IO64 195215 -9 353 ZS6OB RA0SCA R-19 195245 -15 2620 ZS6OB MI7XHT IO64 195245 -5 353 ZS6OB SV1MOZ KM17 195515 -15 2620 ZS6OB MI7XHT IO64 195715 -8 2333 ZS6OB EI0CZ -15 (x2) 200500 +9 553 ZS6OB PD2BA JO21
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 163245 -8 1671 ZS6OB IK2TCV JN45 163300 -5 2557 ZS6OB F1SNB JN33 163315 -4 1871 SP2MF ZS6OB RR73 163400 -3 1935 IQ9USG ZS6OB -14 163400 +4 986 ZS6OB R9OOF NO14 163415 -2 1934 ZS6OB IQ9USG R-14 163430 -19 1933 IQ9USG ZS6OB RR73 163445 -17 1671 ZS6OB IK2TCV JN45 163645 -21 1289 SP4GXR ZS6OB -22 163830 +4 2270 UA3UGW ZS6OB -16 163945 +2 2272 ZS6OB UA3UGW R-02 (x2) 181630 -15 2321 OZ9FF ZS6OB R-22 (x2) 182100 -13 776 4L6EZ ZS6OB KG44