AK5Q — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Locator transmitted in a decoded message: EL29

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving AK5Q, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 109 related FT8 messages, observed on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 15 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-07 and 2026-06-04.

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

109

Related messages

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-5 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m 40m 10m

First seen: 2026-05-07
Last seen: 2026-06-04 03:34 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations AK5Q worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

F1MXE · France ×2 4X1YA · Israel TY5AD · Benin D2UY · Angola SV8DCY · Greece HZ1TT · Saudi Arabia NJ0F · United States

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by AK5Q

Approximate centre of EL29, decoded 2026-06-03 01:49 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 UTC	Band	AK5Q S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
06-04 05:09	40m	- / -	F1MXE	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-04 05:04	40m	- / -11	F1MXE	+1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-04 01:26	20m	- / -	SV8DCY	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-04 01:21	20m	- / -14	SV8DCY	0 / -	3	Partial capture
06-03 01:22	20m	- / -15	TY5AD	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
05-28 07:23	20m	- / -	IK4LZH	-9 / -	4	Partial capture
05-28 07:17	20m	- / -	IW9FRA	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
05-28 02:57	20m	- / -16	HA1BF	-17 / -	3	Partial capture
05-28 02:52	20m	- / -	4X1YA	+9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
05-28 02:41	20m	- / -15	D2UY	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
05-28 02:37	20m	- / -13	HZ1TT	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
05-27 06:37	20m	- / -14	IQ0RU	-4 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
072345 -16  463  AK5Q IK4LZH JN54 (x3)
105115 -22 2251  AK5Q WA0DYJ FM18
214630  +1 3004  AK5Q EB5EJA -17
012230 -10  558  AK5Q TY5AD -15 (x2)
014945 -10 2850  7Z1BH AK5Q EL29
012130  -1 2486  AK5Q SV8DCY -14 (x5)
053215 -14 1317  AK5Q LZ1ZJ KN12 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021545  -6 2685  AK5Q NJ0F 73
050445  +0 2813  AK5Q F1MXE -11 (x6)

Decoder S/N history by band

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