EC5AKA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Spain Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IM99

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving EC5AKA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 82 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-25 and 2026-08-29.

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 82 FT8 messages attributed to EC5AKA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (57%), followed by 40 m (27%) and 80 m (15%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (99%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (71%); the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 12 60m · 47 40m · 22 20m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-07-25
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 20:52 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 82 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to -9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 19, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 58, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with EC5AKA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

SP6TID · Poland ×2 EA3HKY · Spain EA4HEW · Spain PY1GB · Brazil RA9SOZ · Asiatic Russia UF1A · European Russia UI6O · European Russia EA1AJT · Spain EA5FD · Spain EG5DX · Spain ER1CW · Moldova ES4TRI · Estonia

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 EC5AKA

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: IM99 · 36 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 2,129 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-29 20:52 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 UTC	Band	EC5AKA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-29 20:51	60m	-16 / -6	SP7CMW	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 20:50	60m	-15 / -	F1IQH	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 20:49	60m	-16 / -	F4DPU	- / +3	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 20:31	80m	- / -11	LZ2VQ	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 20:24	60m	-13 / -12	OM8YZ	-20 / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 20:16	60m	-15 / +6	ON4MDW	-17 / -12	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 20:14	60m	-14 / -6	ER1CW	-14 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 19:49	40m	-12 / -5	UF1A	+1 / -8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 19:47	40m	-16 / -11	UI6O	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-29 19:44	40m	-10 / -	EA4HEW	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:39	40m	-11 / -	RA9SOZ	- / -17	7	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:43	40m	-15 / -	HL5OC	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 20:39	40m	-11 / -	PY1GB	- / -25	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:35	40m	- / -19	RN3YN	-6 / -	6	Partial capture
08-21 20:28	80m	-11 / -	F8FUA	-9 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 20:27	80m	-10 / -	EA3RO	- / -20	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:25	80m	-11 / -	OH5KNL	-2 / -2	4	✓ Closing observed
08-21 20:21	60m	-17 / -15	SP7ROH	+4 / -4	9	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 20:18	60m	-17 / -8	SP6TID	+8 / -13	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 20:17	60m	-15 / -6	LY8O	0 / +7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 21:05	80m	-12 / -	OH3GBW	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-18 21:02	80m	-8 / -6	SM7OYP	+8 / -5	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 20:55	60m	-13 / -	SP2RG	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-18 20:53	60m	-16 / -2	ES4TRI	-19 / -14	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 20:50	60m	-14 / -12	SN1A	+1 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 20:49	60m	-12 / -4	SV8GXC	-2 / -8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 20:48	60m	-13 / -	G1SID	-7 / -4	4	✓ Closing observed
08-18 20:44	60m	-14 / -5	EA1AJT	-16 / +4	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 20:44	60m	-10 / -	EA5FD	-16 / +7	5	✓ Closing observed
08-18 20:42	60m	-15 / -	EG5DX	- / +7	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
201700 -14 1539  ON4MDW EC5AKA R-12
201715 -19 1907  EC5AKA ON4MDW RR73
201730 -15 1539  ON4MDW EC5AKA 73
202430 -13 1478  OM8YZ EC5AKA IM99
202445 -22 1359  EC5AKA OM8YZ -12 (x3)
204900 -16 1582  F4DPU EC5AKA IM99 (x3)
205030 -15 1582  F1IQH EC5AKA IM99 (x2)
205130 -16 1583  SP7CMW EC5AKA IM99 (x2)
205245  -9 1583  EC5AKA SP7CMW -06

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
202530 -10 1821  OH5KNL EC5AKA IM99 (x2)
202615  -2 1974  EC5AKA OH5KNL RR73
202630 -14 1821  OH5KNL EC5AKA 73
202700  -9 1821  EA3RO EC5AKA -20 (x2)
202830 -11 1821  F8FUA EC5AKA IM99
202845 -10 1168  EC5AKA F8FUA +19
202900 -12 1822  F8FUA EC5AKA R+23
202915  -8 1168  EC5AKA F8FUA RR73
202930 -10 1821  F8FUA EC5AKA 73
203130  +4 1903  EC5AKA LZ2VQ KN23 (x4)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194200  -9 1535  RA9SOZ EC5AKA R-17
194300  -8 1595  <...> EC5AKA IM99
194330 -13 1595  RA9SOZ EC5AKA 73
194430  -9 1595  EA4HEW EC5AKA R-02 (x2)
194715 -18 1344  UI6O EC5AKA IM99
194800  +0  451  EC5AKA UI6O -11 (x2)
194845 -14 1344  UI6O EC5AKA 73
194945 -10 1344  UF1A EC5AKA IM99
195000  +2  785  EC5AKA UF1A -05
195015 -15 1344  UF1A EC5AKA R-08
195030  +1  786  EC5AKA UF1A RR73 (x2)
195145  -6 1800  A93MO EC5AKA IM99

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
104645 -21 1675  KP2B EC5AKA R-16

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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