EA5ISM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Spain Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IM98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving EA5ISM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5,071 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 47 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-21 and 2026-08-23.

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 5,071 FT8 messages attributed to EA5ISM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 47 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%), followed by 40 m (0%). Most decodes (56%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (72%); the estimated median was -18.3 dB.

Overview

5,071
Messages attributed
47
UTC dates decoded
634
Active 15-min windows
-18.3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-21
Last attributed message: 2026-08-23 11:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5,071 messages
Active dates
47 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18.3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-23.3 to -12 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3,637, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1,249, strong (≥ -8 dB) 185.

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.

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to EA5ISM

The map compares the centres and boundaries of the locator field attributed to this token by decoded message structure, 2° × 1° as a Maidenhead square, and SO8OO's six-character receiver square. The separation is not an exact antenna-to-antenna distance or a radio-path length.

Attributed locator
IM98 · 4,309 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
2,203 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-23 11:07 UTC

A decoded locator can describe portable, remote or special-event operation and is not proof of a permanent station address or transmitter identity.

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 UTCBandEA5ISM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-23 10:08 20m - / - SP3DT -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 09:56 20m - / -12 M0JQQ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 09:46 20m -19 / - IW3BS -9 / +2 4 Partial capture
08-23 09:38 20m - / -3 IW5ALZ -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 09:30 20m -18 / - MM8JST - / -20 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 09:25 20m - / -14 RA6HN -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 09:17 20m - / - IU3KGC 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 06:02 20m -11 / - KB9RCA - / -22 4 Partial capture
08-23 05:47 20m -10 / - KP4SMC - / -20 7 Partial capture
08-23 04:59 20m - / -21 UB4CJS -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 23:35 20m -16 / -8 VE3DZ -6 / -6 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 22:13 20m -9 / - UR5WCS - / -10 5 Partial capture
08-22 21:58 20m -9 / - F8KIC/P - / -12 5 Partial capture
08-22 21:55 20m -10 / - UA0LQE - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 20:57 20m -13 / -4 EA3HZE -17 / -16 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 20:54 20m -13 / - JA3QJB - / -19 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 20:43 20m -10 / - UA0LQE - / -16 2 Partial capture
08-22 20:42 20m -10 / - DL1VCA - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 17:09 20m -24 / - IV3KON -13 / -7 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-22 16:41 20m -16 / - EA3JEL - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:37 20m -16 / -12 F4GJE -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-22 16:32 20m - / -13 OK1JR -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:29 20m - / -4 PE9E -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:17 20m -11 / - DB5OET -19 / -12 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-22 16:16 20m -6 / - PC4N - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 15:35 20m -10 / - PD0WC - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 15:35 20m -10 / - DF5DY -1 / 0 4 Partial capture
08-22 15:31 20m -8 / - 2E0JFH - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 15:18 20m -10 / - RZ4FWA 0 / -16 5 Partial capture
08-22 14:19 20m - / - DA1EA +6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 08:30 20m - / - HB9HZV -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 08:15 20m - / - LZ1BT -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 08:00 20m - / +3 IU3BIX +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 07:58 20m - / -8 IK4LZH +17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:46 20m - / - LZ1BT -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 07:37 20m - / - F4HSB -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 07:28 20m - / +8 DG7NEX -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 23:55 20m - / -25 KR4EBE -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 10:10 20m - / - M7KEV -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:25 20m - / +7 F4HSB -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 06:27 20m -22 / - KE2ELI - / -21 2 Partial capture
08-20 05:46 20m -18 / - RZ3BP - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 05:17 20m -20 / - R2ASV - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 04:58 20m -9 / - KN4UDS - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 02:13 20m - / - DL1SBE -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 20:45 20m - / -13 JE1FQV -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 19:27 20m - / -10 MM0JJU -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 19:22 20m - / - IU3MDI -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 17:24 20m - / - M7KSV -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 17:16 20m - / -10 IW2HWN -15 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
094600 -21 1426  IW3BS EA5ISM +02
094615  -9 1637  EA5ISM IW3BS JN55
094730 -16 1425  IW3BS EA5ISM +06 (x2)
095645 -15 2008  EA5ISM M0JQQ R-12 (x2)
100115 -24 1426  EA5ISM PA8HL R-13
100730 -20 1426  CQ EA5ISM IM98 (x3)
100845 -14 1426  EA5ISM SP3DT JO81 (x2)
101530 -19 1426  CQ EA5ISM IM98 (x2)
111215 -15 1431  EA5ISM DL0NS 73
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
020230 -21 1539  CQ EA5ISM IM98 (x4)
024245 -23 1538  EA5ISM I1WQR JN44 (x2)
024830 -16 1538  CQ EA5ISM IM98 (x4)
054115 -20 1792  EA5ISM YO6FNF RR73 (x2)
055215 -20 1134  EA5ISM DH1JG JO31 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

Count-weighted daily averages across messages attributed to this profiled token and successfully decoded at SO8OO, limited to the rolling 90-day UTC chart window.

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