G5TV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO93

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G5TV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 8,156 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 52 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-13.

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 8,156 FT8 messages attributed to G5TV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 52 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (64%), followed by 20 m (36%). Most decodes (52%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13.1 dB.

Overview

8,156

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

773

Active 15-min windows

-13.1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 5,207 20m · 2,949

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 21:35 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 8,156 messages
Active dates: 52 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13.1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to +0.6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3,511, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1,671, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2,974.

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 G5TV in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

KE4EB · United States ×3 IW9FRA · Sicily ×2 KB8U · United States ×2 N3GHO · United States ×2 WB8YJF · United States ×2 KQ4VB · United States ×2 TJ1GD/P · Cameroon ×2 3G0YM · Easter Island 4L7T · Georgia 5B4ARQ · Cyprus 8S2X · Sweden 8Z1IT · Saudi Arabia

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 G5TV

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: IO93 · 6,774 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,612 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-13 21:35 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	G5TV S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-13 21:34	40m	-12 / -	AP5ARS	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 21:33	40m	-7 / -	KC1WCH	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-13 21:31	40m	-10 / -	KD2ZZA	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-13 21:28	40m	-13 / -	K1DCT	- / -14	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:27	40m	-8 / -	N4BJH	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 21:24	40m	-12 / -	K1TTW	- / -19	7	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:22	40m	-4 / -	N4HB	- / -17	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:20	40m	-6 / -	N3KLJ	- / -20	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 20:25	40m	-17 / -	KB1PA	- / -13	3	Partial capture
09-13 19:57	40m	-5 / -18	G6OTZ	-10 / -20	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 19:29	40m	-14 / -	A71EM	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-12 18:27	40m	-2 / -	5Z4VJ	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-12 18:17	40m	-6 / -	5Z4VJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-09 06:12	40m	-19 / -	J38DX	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-09 06:08	40m	-16 / -	TI2DJV	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 23:55	40m	- / -19	A99AA	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 23:39	40m	- / -11	KP4PW	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 23:00	40m	- / -8	N1TQP	-11 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 06:18	40m	-6 / -	N0STL	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 06:16	40m	-10 / -	K8OZ	- / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 06:15	40m	-10 / -	W7AAD	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 06:08	40m	-10 / -	W5BUC	- / -13	2	Partial capture
09-04 06:05	40m	-4 / -	KK5JY	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 06:01	40m	-8 / -	W7ZR	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 06:00	40m	-9 / -	KB0V	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 05:58	40m	-8 / -	WV9L	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 05:58	40m	-9 / -	K0LLT	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:55	40m	-9 / -	KB5YNF	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:53	40m	- / -	ON4KEB	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:51	40m	+4 / -	K5WVF	- / -19	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:46	40m	-5 / -	K5WVF	- / -18	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:43	40m	-7 / -	K4RCW	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-04 05:41	40m	-9 / -	W7ZR	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 05:37	40m	-6 / -	K9FN	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-04 05:28	40m	0 / -	K4RCW	- / -14	14	Partial capture
09-04 05:22	40m	-1 / -	KC9IVQ	- / -	11	Partial capture
09-04 05:19	40m	-6 / -	K5WVF	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:16	40m	-5 / -	KC9IVQ	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 05:13	40m	-4 / -	WB5N	- / -13	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:09	40m	-8 / -	KC8SKY	- / -22	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:09	40m	-4 / -12	W9JOY	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-04 05:07	40m	-4 / -	K5WVF	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:05	40m	-4 / -	KJ5DZV	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:03	40m	-9 / -	NI9D	- / -7	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:01	40m	-5 / -	W7YA	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 04:54	40m	-9 / 0	NC6I	-8 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 04:45	40m	- / -25	K5UR	-22 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 04:16	40m	-9 / -	KD9V	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 04:07	40m	-7 / -	W7CQQ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 04:04	40m	-4 / -	N5JR	- / -12	5	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
212815  -7 1770  N4BJH G5TV IO93
212845 -15 1770  K1DCT G5TV IO93 (x4)
213115 -15 1770  KD2ZZA G5TV IO93 (x4)
213315  -5 1770  KC1WCH G5TV IO93 (x3)
213445 -13 1771  AP5ARS G5TV IO93 (x2)
213545 -13 1770  KB3IFH G5TV IO93

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
155645  -3 1747  RI1FJL G5TV R-06 (x15)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
083330 -21 2056  G5TV IS0LBE -17
192445 -16 1028  G5TV IT9KHI -07

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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