ZS6OB — FT8 station from South Africa
Amateur radio station ZS6OB operating from South Africa (grid square KM38). 726 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 5 CQ calls, active on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, over 44 days, best SNR +23 dB. Heard between 2026-05-07 and 2026-07-27.
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Overview
726
Total spots
5
CQ calls
44
Days active
-5 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
80m
20m
40m
60m
10m
First seen: 2026-05-07
Last seen: 2026-07-27 18:20 UTC
Last seen: 2026-07-27 18:20 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-27 20:19 | 20m | -20 / - | TA3F | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-24 21:26 | 20m | -6 / - | EA8UP | - / -20 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-24 20:29 | 20m | -8 / - | PA0CCB | - / -18 | 2 | Partial |
| 07-24 20:28 | 20m | -4 / - | SV5BYP | - / -11 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-21 19:28 | 20m | -6 / - | F1TXI | - / -10 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-16 13:00 | 10m | -17 / - | IZ6AWP | - / -5 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-12 20:21 | 40m | +3 / - | SP3BPU | - / - | 7 | Partial |
| 07-10 21:32 | 40m | -9 / - | I6IAY | - / -12 | 11 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-10 21:21 | 40m | -6 / - | I6IAY | - / - | 7 | Partial |
| 07-10 21:20 | 40m | -17 / - | YT2FA | - / -12 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-10 21:13 | 40m | +4 / - | SP2HYO | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-10 20:53 | 40m | -24 / - | R3MAR | - / -19 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-10 20:50 | 40m | +10 / - | OK2PYA | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-10 20:47 | 40m | +4 / - | IQ4JO | - / -9 | 2 | Partial |
| 07-10 20:13 | 40m | -14 / - | DH5KLI | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-10 20:07 | 40m | -3 / - | RA1QEA | - / -26 | 8 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-09 20:54 | 40m | -5 / - | OZ6YN | - / - | 11 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:47 | 40m | -14 / - | F4IZH | - / - | 6 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:44 | 40m | -12 / - | F4IZH | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:43 | 40m | -8 / - | DK6MR | - / -12 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-09 20:30 | 40m | -1 / - | I6IAY | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:23 | 40m | -15 / - | SA7CHI | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:20 | 40m | 0 / - | I5MPN | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:11 | 40m | -10 / - | IW9HPG | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:10 | 40m | -5 / - | DK3ME | - / -16 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-09 20:06 | 40m | 0 / - | DK3ME | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:06 | 40m | -8 / - | DK6MR | - / - | 8 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:06 | 40m | -12 / - | I6IAY | - / -17 | 4 | Partial |
| 07-09 20:03 | 40m | -6 / - | R3PBR | - / -15 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-09 19:40 | 40m | -16 / - | R2BQM | - / -17 | 2 | Partial |
| 07-09 19:40 | 40m | -7 / - | SM6WZI | - / -23 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-09 19:38 | 40m | -6 / - | R3PBR | - / - | 6 | Partial |
| 07-09 19:35 | 40m | -2 / - | SP2LLP | - / - | 6 | Partial |
| 07-09 19:33 | 40m | -22 / - | YO5USA | - / -3 | 3 | Partial |
| 07-09 19:27 | 40m | -16 / - | RL2F | - / -21 | 4 | Partial |
| 07-08 20:03 | 40m | -7 / - | TA2FE | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 07-08 20:02 | 40m | -10 / - | PA2CV | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-08 19:52 | 40m | -2 / - | HB9DKG | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-08 19:44 | 40m | -3 / - | PA2KW | - / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-08 19:42 | 40m | -12 / - | LB4BI | - / -24 | 2 | Partial |
| 07-07 22:11 | 40m | -10 / - | OH2CGU | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-07 21:51 | 40m | -13 / - | EW3DF | - / -18 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-07 21:44 | 40m | -9 / - | EA1DSK | - / -24 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-07 21:44 | 40m | -18 / - | GB13COL | -21 / - | 3 | ✓ Verified |
| 07-07 16:13 | 20m | -15 / - | R1LP | - / -10 | 3 | Partial |
| 07-07 16:13 | 20m | -12 / - | UA9SAV | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-05 19:14 | 20m | -20 / - | G5MJF | - / -8 | 6 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-04 19:40 | 20m | -10 / - | PI4DX | - / -21 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-02 21:04 | 80m | +14 / - | OH3NXW | - / -19 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-02 20:53 | 40m | -6 / - | DL3MIB | - / -17 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
Station Log
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 161600 -11 794 ZS6OB RV3QI KO91 193930 -8 2201 ZS6OB 9A5E R-14 211045 -24 1645 ZS6OB IN3IZQ R-22 192830 -5 906 ZS6OB F1TXI R-10 (x2) 202800 -4 2285 ZS6OB SV5BYP R-11 (x2) 202930 -8 645 ZS6OB PA0CCB -18 (x2) 212630 -6 1765 ZS6OB EA8UP R-20 (x2) 194445 -3 2757 ZS6OB IU2CAT JN45 195945 -23 1677 ZS6OB TK4US R-18 201945 -18 2081 ZS6OB TA3F KM38 (x2)
10m
UTC dB Freq Message 093645 -2 1307 ZS6OB UX3HX KN79 (x8) 121815 -14 794 ZS6OB DO1BLI JO41 (x2) 121945 -10 1525 ZS6OB IK3VVC JN55 (x2) 130045 -21 2177 ZS6OB IZ6AWP JN72 (x3)
40m
UTC dB Freq Message 213545 -8 2383 ZS6OB I6IAY JN72 (x8) 202130 +0 2314 ZS6OB SP3BPU JO82 (x7)
80m
UTC dB Freq Message 190515 +7 847 ZS6OB RU3DNN KO96 (x3) 190745 -7 1502 ZS6OB SV9MBH KM25 190845 +10 950 ZS6OB RA6FC LN13 (x2) 192945 +20 691 ZS6OB YO2MAX KN15 (x2) 193045 +7 2305 ZS6OB RD7O 73 193215 +3 1104 ZS6OB RU3DNN KO96 195215 +13 1577 ZS6OB UT5ZC R-17 (x2) 210415 +14 2679 ZS6OB OH3NXW R-19 (x2) 210630 -22 1318 ZS6OB TN8GD R-11
60m
UTC dB Freq Message 201945 +6 1200 ZS6OB OM5JG JN98 (x4) 202115 +7 1347 ZS6OB OH8JP KP01 202145 +0 1199 ZS6OB OM5JG JN98 202145 +6 1347 ZS6OB OH8JP KP01 202215 +1 1199 ZS6OB OM5JG JN98 202630 +5 1347 ZS6OB OH8JP R-21 (x2) 210530 -11 2045 ZS6OB SM4GOJ -21 (x5)