ZS6WAB — FT8 station from South Africa

South Africa Grid: JO32

Amateur radio station ZS6WAB operating from South Africa (grid square JO32). 3,638 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 214 CQ calls, active on 160m, 80m, 40m, 10m, over 10 days, best SNR +26 dB. Heard between 2026-06-06 and 2026-07-16.

FT8DB and SO8OO WebSDR are a hobby project maintained solo. ☕ Buy me a coffee

Overview

3,638
Total spots
214
CQ calls
10
Days active
-2 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

80m 40m 10m 160m
First seen: 2026-06-06
Last seen: 2026-07-16 19:51 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations ZS6WAB worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandZS6WABPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
07-16 21:48 80m +9 / - DK3UA - / - 5 Partial
07-16 21:48 80m -10 / - PE1IWT - / - 6 Partial
07-16 21:48 80m -5 / - IU2SMI - / - 4 Partial
07-16 21:48 80m +4 / - SP3CMA - / -13 5 Partial
07-16 21:46 80m +17 / - SP1NL -11 / -16 4 ✓ Verified
07-16 21:46 80m -11 / - YL3PK - / - 3 Partial
07-16 21:45 80m -7 / - IT9KHI - / - 10 Partial
07-16 21:45 80m +9 / -5 DF2RQ -12 / -22 10 ✓ Complete
07-16 21:45 80m +2 / - I3LID - / - 4 Partial
07-16 21:45 80m +7 / - SM6WZI -17 / -16 3 ✓ Verified
07-16 21:38 80m +12 / - DF2RQ - / - 6 Partial
07-16 21:38 80m +3 / - I3LID - / - 4 Partial
07-16 21:38 80m +10 / - SM6WZI - / - 4 Partial
07-16 21:37 80m 0 / -17 IU2SMI -14 / - 14 Partial
07-16 21:36 80m +5 / -7 SP7IWA -15 / -16 6 ✓ Complete
07-16 21:35 80m +19 / +2 SP1NL -14 / - 5 Partial
07-16 21:33 80m +8 / - SP6ABD - / - 9 Partial
07-16 21:31 80m +10 / - SM6WZI - / - 4 Partial
07-16 21:29 80m -2 / - DL4KSD - / - 6 Partial
07-16 21:28 80m +2 / - RC2EC -12 / -13 3 ✓ Verified
07-16 21:25 80m +2 / -15 DL4KER -14 / - 9 Partial
07-16 21:20 80m +3 / - DL4KSD - / - 2 Partial
07-16 21:17 80m +6 / - DK1MCS - / -18 6 Partial
07-16 21:16 80m +3 / - RA4Y - / - 3 Partial
07-16 21:16 80m +11 / - LY1VR - / - 8 Partial
07-16 21:12 80m +2 / -15 DK1MCS -14 / - 6 Partial
07-16 21:11 80m +12 / - IQ4JO - / -21 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-16 21:11 80m +2 / - DO2RG - / - 3 Partial
07-16 21:08 80m +1 / - DK1MCS - / - 2 Partial
07-16 21:07 80m +12 / -9 DO9SAM -14 / - 5 ✓ Verified
07-16 21:06 80m +7 / -10 R3BDQ -13 / -11 8 ✓ Complete
07-16 21:06 80m -1 / - DO2RG - / - 2 Partial
07-16 21:05 80m - / -10 SP8NR -14 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
07-16 21:02 80m +14 / - SP4GDC -15 / -19 4 ✓ Verified
07-16 21:01 80m -6 / - IU0NAD - / - 2 Partial
07-16 21:01 80m +10 / - SP8NR - / - 3 Partial
07-16 21:01 80m -17 / -7 UB0SMX/P -16 / - 2 Partial
07-16 20:59 80m +18 / - 9A3K -13 / - 3 ✓ Verified
07-16 20:58 80m +2 / -11 OZ1HPS -16 / -11 5 ✓ Complete
07-16 20:56 80m -18 / - UB0SMX/P - / - 2 Partial
07-16 20:53 80m +13 / - 9A3K - / - 3 Partial
07-16 20:48 80m +10 / - SP8NR - / - 3 Partial
07-16 20:44 80m +11 / -9 HA3MN -21 / -15 5 ✓ Complete
07-16 20:42 80m +12 / - UA4FOH - / -19 4 ✓ Confirmed
07-16 20:42 80m +10 / - RO2X - / -17 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-16 20:38 80m +23 / - OH3NXW - / -14 3 ✓ Confirmed
07-16 20:38 80m 0 / - RO2X - / - 4 Partial
07-16 20:34 80m -23 / - UB0SMX/P - / - 2 Partial
07-16 20:33 80m -4 / - SV1EKI - / -15 4 Partial
07-16 20:30 80m -16 / - CT1EKY - / -9 3 ✓ Confirmed

Station Log

80m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
214945 -12 1819  ZS6WAB PE1IWT JO32
214945  -6 2489  ZS6WAB IU2SMI JN45
214945 +11  840  ZS6WAB DK3UA JO64
214945  +1 2552  ZS6WAB SP3CMA -13
214945  -3 2066  ZS6WAB R6ZBQ KN98
214945  -5 1893  ZS6WAB IT9KHI JM77
215015 +10 2442  ZS6WAB DK3UA JO64
215015  +7 2552  ZS6WAB SP3CMA -13
215015  -8 1819  ZS6WAB PE1IWT JO32
215015  -3 1893  ZS6WAB IT9KHI JM77
215045  +9 2441  ZS6WAB DK3UA JO64
215045  -3 1893  ZS6WAB IT9KHI JM77
215045 -11 1819  ZS6WAB PE1IWT JO32 (x2)
215115  -7 1893  ZS6WAB IT9KHI JM77
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
182615 -17 2017  ZS6WAB RN3QTS KO90 (x2)
183045  -4 2650  ZS6WAB UT4LU KN88
183545 -14 1292  ZS6WAB RC6OD KN87 (x3)
184130  -9  522  ZS6WAB YO8RQP KN37 (x3)
184300  -9  474  ZS6WAB PD0PEM JO22
184300 -14 2407  ZS6WAB R2GDV KO92
184300 -11 2632  ZS6WAB YO8RQP KN37 (x2)
184330 -16 2407  ZS6WAB R2GDV KO92
170300 -14 1515  ZS6WAB RA3ZH KO81
160m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
185615 -19 1383  ZS6WAB R3SV LO04 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
060545  -9 2590  CQ ZS6WAB KG46
060645 -10 2588  RC6OG ZS6WAB RRR (x2)
060845 -10 2585  VK6RO ZS6WAB -16 (x5)

SNR History by Band