EC5M — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Spain Locator transmitted in a decoded message: IM98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving EC5M, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 11,949 related FT8 messages, 9,759 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 59 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-06-11 and 2026-08-22.

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

11,949

Related messages

9,759

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-11 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 60m 10m 160m

First seen: 2026-06-11
Last seen: 2026-08-22 07:48 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations EC5M worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

HA3GX · Hungary ×10 F4HSB · France ×9 IK4LZH · Italy ×8 UR5WCS · Ukraine ×6 DG5PW · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×5 TM2WWA · France ×5 M7KSV · England ×5 DL9KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×4 M7HET · England ×4 ZL1VAH · New Zealand ×4 IW5ALZ · Italy ×4 SP1ZMO · Poland ×4

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by EC5M

Approximate centre of IM98, decoded 2026-08-12 19:48 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	EC5M S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-22 09:48	40m	- / -	IU4BJC	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:47	20m	-14 / -	TF4M	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:44	20m	-13 / -	N2BJ	- / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:42	20m	-14 / -	EA8CVR	- / -19	2	Partial capture
08-12 19:40	20m	-14 / -	BG6TWT	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:14	20m	-15 / -	OE3MEI	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-12 19:13	20m	-12 / -	G4YLJ	- / -17	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:07	20m	-14 / -	VE9JMC	- / -6	9	Partial capture
08-12 19:03	20m	-10 / -	PA1AMS	- / -21	6	Partial capture
08-12 09:11	20m	- / -13	SP8RPA	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
08-12 05:34	20m	-19 / +6	OZ1ESA	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-12 05:32	20m	-18 / -	<...>	- / -15	2	Partial capture
08-12 05:06	20m	-12 / -	W1GSD	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-12 05:02	20m	-10 / -	RN7A	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-12 04:56	20m	-11 / -	R9OFA	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-12 04:54	20m	-14 / -	IT9EUT	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-12 04:51	20m	-16 / -	RA3SO	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-12 04:30	20m	- / -9	LZ2VM	+3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 04:26	20m	- / -14	UA3ZAB	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 01:36	20m	-14 / -	KD2YQS	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-12 01:17	20m	-14 / -	A41KB	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-12 00:27	20m	-18 / -	K0BFG	- / +3	2	Partial capture
08-11 22:38	20m	-24 / -	VE9JMC	-22 / -19	2	✓ Closing observed
08-11 22:30	20m	-23 / -	7Z1DS	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-11 22:28	20m	-22 / -19	R5AJ	-10 / -12	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 22:22	20m	-20 / -	EI6IL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-11 22:18	20m	-18 / -	N8FMD	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 22:17	20m	-22 / +10	IK4LZH	-10 / -4	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 22:04	20m	-17 / 0	CR5VP	-16 / -14	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 22:01	20m	-18 / +1	9A2AJ	-5 / -15	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 21:55	20m	-16 / -5	OK4SD	-8 / -12	9	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 21:33	20m	-5 / -	WB5XX	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-11 21:31	20m	-5 / -2	M0ABG	-7 / -15	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 21:28	20m	-6 / -	OK1TED	- / -3	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 21:27	20m	-3 / -	EA1FUB	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 21:25	20m	0 / -	LU1FIV	- / -10	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 21:24	20m	-2 / -	G0GOO	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 21:04	20m	-8 / -	HB9TIH	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-11 21:02	20m	-6 / -	JN1XNI	- / -18	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 21:00	20m	-6 / -7	OK1FHI	-9 / -12	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 20:58	20m	-8 / -	DU3JH	- / -15	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 20:56	20m	-7 / -	SP2IHI	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 20:55	20m	-7 / -	F4MBU	- / -12	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 20:51	20m	-9 / -	M6OTN	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-11 20:48	20m	+1 / -	TA1MB	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 20:29	20m	-4 / -	R6LMH	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-11 20:25	20m	-2 / -12	DL1BKX	-5 / -21	8	✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 20:22	20m	-2 / -	M0ABG	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-11 20:20	20m	-2 / -	UN0GY	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 20:19	20m	-1 / -	OK2PB	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
014615 -22 1940  KB9NIV EC5M IM98 (x2)
024330 -22 1940  CQ EC5M IM98 (x2)
040230 -23 1714  EC5M LZ1SJ -20 (x2)
060445 -12  701  UT4PA EC5M IM98
065930 -13  771  OG8A EC5M IM98 (x2)
070200  -9  771  M1DBW EC5M 73
070230 -13  771  M7GFJ EC5M IM98 (x2)
070430 -13  771  ZL3TE EC5M R-22
094800  -7 1656  EC5M IU4BJC +14 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
193445  -9 1043  CQ EC5M IM98 (x2)
194045 -12 1042  BG6TWT EC5M IM98 (x3)
194245 -14 1042  EA8CVR EC5M IM98 (x2)
194415 -14 1042  N2BJ EC5M IM98 (x5)
194745 -15 1043  TF4M EC5M IM98 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
153130  -1  934  EC5M DK3HV JO31 (x3)
085045 -18 1335  EC5M LZ1ZF KN22 (x3)
083730  -6 2015  EC5M IK7IMK -13 (x2)
091200 -19 1689  EC5M DL5NDD JN58 (x3)
073145 -14 2140  EC5M G4DBW R-10
190200 -16 1057  EC5M UR3HC -05 (x2)
185700 -18 1178  EC5M DO1BWS -09

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
030815  -1 1856  CQ EC5M IM98 (x15)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
023245  -9  782  EC5M 4Z4DX R-16 (x2)
023400 -13  782  CQ EC5M IM98 (x7)
034930  -9 1632  EC5M SP2WRH JO94
041600  -7 1910  EC5M LB4PI JO59 (x4)
042430  -5 2091  EC5M SP2EUI JO93

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
212515  -4  610  EC5M UT3XM -20 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

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