6K5XQE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Republic of Korea

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving 6K5XQE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-07-06.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not an official contact log. Times are UTC. Attribution follows decoded FT8 message structure: CQ uses the first token and directed-looking messages use the second. Free text that resembles a directed message can be attributed imperfectly. Summary S/N reflects propagation plus SO8OO receiver, antenna and local-noise conditions. Counts are not adjusted for monitoring outages; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. Inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

SO8OO decoded 14 FT8 messages attributed to 6K5XQE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -10 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-06
Last attributed message: 2026-07-06 17:56 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
14 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 12, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2.

WSJT-X defines S/N reports against a 2,500 Hz reference noise bandwidth. The ranges above are SO8OO receiver-side display categories, not official WSJT-X classes, transmitter-power measurements or estimates of how easy the station is to hear elsewhere. Statistics include only successful decodes on SO8OO's monitored FT8 channels; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with 6K5XQE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBand6K5XQE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-06 17:58 20m - / - UR1CCO -13 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 17:57 20m - / - PD5DJ -2 / - 5 Partial capture
07-06 16:26 20m -6 / - DL1USB -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-06 16:25 20m - / -14 EA5KBG -13 / - 4 Partial capture
07-06 16:23 20m -10 / - R3KIZ - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 16:18 20m -11 / - 9A5JU - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 16:18 20m - / - DB9LG -1 / - 17 Partial capture
07-06 16:18 20m - / - EA1KP -16 / - 14 Partial capture
07-06 16:17 20m -10 / - UA6HRB - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 16:17 20m - / -15 EA5KBG -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 16:15 20m -12 / -5 DL9IU +5 / -18 6 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
162630  +2  509  6K5XQE DB9LG JO40
162645  -6 2552  DL1USB 6K5XQE RR73
162700  -9 2289  6K5XQE EA5KBG -14
162700  +1 1308  6K5XQE DL1USB 73
162700  +0  509  6K5XQE DB9LG JO40 (x2)
162830 -11 2551  6K5XQE IK1EZX JN44
175630 -13 2551  DL1USB 6K5XQE RR73
175715  -4 2551  6K5XQE PD5DJ JO22 (x3)
175845 -12 2475  6K5XQE UR1CCO KN58
175845  -2 2551  6K5XQE PD5DJ JO22
175915 -14 2474  6K5XQE UR1CCO KN58
175915  +4 2551  6K5XQE PD5DJ JO22

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