HC5ARC — FT8 station from Ecuador
Amateur radio station HC5ARC operating from Ecuador (grid square IO83). 165 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 19 CQ calls, active on 160m, 20m, over 2 days, best SNR +19 dB. Heard between 2026-05-23 and 2026-05-24.
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Overview
165
Total spots
19
CQ calls
2
Days active
-5 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
20m
160m
First seen: 2026-05-23
Last seen: 2026-05-24 02:27 UTC
Last seen: 2026-05-24 02:27 UTC
Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO
Stations HC5ARC worked most often, as logged from our receiver:
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | HC5ARC | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-24 04:24 | 20m | -1 / - | G4YLJ | - / - | 7 | Partial |
| 05-24 04:21 | 20m | -10 / - | EA5D | - / -17 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 04:19 | 20m | +6 / - | R6OH | - / -19 | 2 | Partial |
| 05-24 04:17 | 20m | +1 / - | RK4HP | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-24 04:15 | 20m | -10 / - | UX4LX | - / -13 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 04:12 | 20m | -19 / - | K4VHE | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-24 04:11 | 20m | -1 / - | G0CUZ | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-24 04:06 | 20m | +9 / - | R2EC | - / -12 | 3 | Partial |
| 05-24 03:56 | 20m | +16 / - | R2EC | - / -20 | 4 | Partial |
| 05-24 03:56 | 20m | -1 / - | SP8AJK | - / -9 | 7 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 03:39 | 20m | 0 / - | R4FDQ | - / -14 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 03:33 | 20m | +5 / - | RX9WN | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 03:20 | 20m | -8 / - | LZ2WP | - / -6 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 03:10 | 20m | +2 / - | UA1OIZ | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 02:55 | 160m | +5 / - | SP2LLP | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-24 02:30 | 20m | +6 / - | RV9WF | - / -17 | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 02:22 | 20m | +2 / - | EA1CQ | - / -9 | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 02:19 | 20m | +16 / - | RV9WF | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-24 02:17 | 20m | +2 / - | EA1CQ | - / -8 | 4 | Partial |
| 05-24 01:25 | 20m | -8 / -4 | NC4MH | -13 / -24 | 3 | Partial |
| 05-24 01:03 | 20m | -6 / - | W3YNI | - / - | 7 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-24 00:58 | 20m | +4 / -16 | SV8DCY | -19 / -16 | 5 | ✓ Complete |
| 05-24 00:49 | 20m | -16 / - | VU2KPH | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:54 | 20m | - / -1 | N6PE | -22 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:52 | 20m | -7 / - | YC1BNX | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:42 | 20m | +4 / - | GB9SOS | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:42 | 20m | - / -16 | IX1HPN | -17 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-23 23:38 | 20m | 0 / - | MW7WCM | - / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:34 | 20m | -3 / - | EA1R | - / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-23 23:22 | 20m | -13 / - | N8DH | - / - | 6 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:17 | 20m | -4 / -11 | KE4PMS | -17 / - | 4 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:17 | 20m | -3 / - | K9ALH | - / - | 5 | Partial |
| 05-23 23:09 | 20m | -14 / - | IC8CUQ | - / -3 | 4 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-23 23:07 | 20m | +4 / - | EA1IOK | -20 / -12 | 4 | ✓ Verified |
| 05-23 22:56 | 20m | +3 / - | RA3ZH | -21 / -14 | 4 | ✓ Verified |
| 05-23 22:54 | 20m | - / -18 | LU3ARN | -20 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-23 22:54 | 20m | -10 / - | RO5K | - / - | 3 | Partial |
| 05-23 22:44 | 20m | -14 / - | SV1MO | - / -22 | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-23 22:33 | 20m | +8 / -9 | M0IOY | -21 / -16 | 5 | ✓ Complete |
| 05-23 22:23 | 20m | -13 / - | G0AZH | - / - | 5 | Partial |
Station Log
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 041715 +4 829 HC5ARC RK4HP LO43 (x3) 041915 +0 2436 HC5ARC R6OH KN97 (x2) 042115 -14 1332 HC5ARC EA5D JN00 (x3) 042415 -5 1304 HC5ARC G4YLJ IO83 (x7)
160m
UTC dB Freq Message 025515 +6 1663 HC5ARC SP2LLP JO94 (x3)