HC5F — FT8 station from Ecuador

Ecuador Grid: JN33

Amateur radio station HC5F operating from Ecuador (grid square JN33). 231 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 41 CQ calls, active on 60m, 40m, 20m, over 8 days, best SNR +22 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-05-11.

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Overview

231
Total spots
41
CQ calls
8
Days active
-5 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m 60m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-05-11 03:01 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations HC5F worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandHC5FPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-11 04:56 40m -4 / - IK2JBY - / - 4 Partial
05-11 04:55 40m -10 / - F4IVZ - / - 8 Partial
05-11 04:46 40m -6 / - HB9IRO - / - 4 Partial
05-11 04:30 40m -8 / - SV1ENM - / - 14 Partial
05-11 04:27 40m -7 / - SV1ENM - / - 3 Partial
05-08 06:32 20m +3 / -12 F4EBT -21 / - 2 ✓ Verified
05-08 06:32 20m -13 / -19 M0IOW -23 / - 6 Partial
05-08 06:28 20m +6 / - F6FLU - / - 3 Partial
05-08 06:26 20m -1 / - F6EYB - / +2 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 06:16 20m -3 / - F4ISO - / - 8 Partial
05-08 06:06 20m -8 / - SV1DKR - / - 8 Partial
05-08 06:04 20m - / -10 TN8GD -9 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-08 06:02 20m 0 / - IZ8XYJ - / - 4 Partial
05-05 06:08 20m -11 / - F1JPG - / - 2 Partial
05-05 05:23 20m +11 / - CR7BRV - / -21 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-05 05:15 20m - / -16 IW5DLY -15 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-05 05:08 20m +4 / -15 UT5MD -14 / - 6 Partial
05-05 05:06 20m +2 / - SQ8PDP - / - 4 Partial
05-02 04:46 40m 0 / - ON6AA - / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-29 05:16 20m +2 / - F4MGP - / - 6 Partial
04-29 05:16 20m +7 / - R8QA - / -16 2 Partial
04-29 05:09 20m - / -17 N0AMY -7 / - 2 Partial
04-29 05:07 20m +2 / -20 GW0SGL -9 / -17 12 Partial
04-29 05:06 20m -14 / -8 SP9DEA -10 / -12 4 ✓ Complete
04-29 05:02 20m +18 / - R4FDD - / -20 2 Partial
04-23 05:57 20m - / -16 JA5SLV -11 / - 5 Partial
04-23 05:55 20m +10 / - UR7HDP - / - 2 Partial
04-23 05:49 20m - / -12 F4EIK -6 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:47 20m -9 / - R6OAO - / - 3 Partial
04-23 05:46 20m -3 / - OH7NW - / - 2 Partial
04-23 05:46 20m -3 / -16 RU3QR -5 / -13 19 Partial
04-23 05:43 20m -1 / - EA7LGO - / - 2 Partial
04-23 05:42 20m - / -13 LY2PAD -5 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:41 20m +6 / - RL6MT - / - 4 Partial
04-23 05:39 20m - / -16 DL4JG -3 / - 5 Partial
04-23 05:38 20m 0 / - RL6MT - / - 2 Partial
04-23 05:34 20m - / -21 IK5TWZ -1 / - 6 Partial
04-23 05:33 20m - / -12 SQ3PMX -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:31 20m -10 / - R2EN - / -22 2 Partial
04-23 05:30 20m - / -13 HA3TNJ -6 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:26 20m - / -16 IU3VHR -14 / - 3 Partial
04-23 05:25 20m - / -9 AF0DB -11 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:24 20m - / -14 KE2CUR -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:20 20m - / -14 JA2ONR -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:18 20m - / -13 DJ2QV -5 / - 6 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:11 20m -1 / -12 R1QD -6 / -16 15 ✓ Complete
04-23 05:11 20m +15 / - RU4I - / -11 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-23 05:10 20m -9 / - R2EN - / -11 2 Partial
04-23 05:05 20m -12 / - R2EN - / -16 2 Partial
04-23 05:02 20m -17 / - LZ1GC -24 / - 2 ✓ Verified

Station Log

40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
044730  -7 1825  HC5F HB9IRO JN46
045030 +19 2714  HC5F IQ4JO -19
045530 -10  234  HC5F F4IVZ JN33 (x2)
045630  -1 1825  HC5F IK2JBY JN45
045700 -11  235  HC5F F4IVZ JN33
045700  -6 1824  HC5F IK2JBY JN45
045800 -13 1706  HC5F LA7XK JO59
045800  -5 1823  HC5F IK2JBY JN45
045830 -11  234  HC5F F4IVZ JN33
045830  -2 1823  HC5F IK2JBY JN45
045900 -11  235  HC5F F4IVZ JN33 (x4)
20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
062700  -3 1218  HC5F F6EYB R+02 (x2)
062830  +8 2216  HC5F F6FLU JN18 (x3)
063230 -24 1088  HC5F M0IOW IO90
063245 -21 1698  F4EBT HC5F -12
063300 -17 1088  HC5F M0IOW IO90 (x3)
063400  +3  631  HC5F F4EBT 73
063430  -5 1089  HC5F M0IOW IO90
063445 -23 1697  M0IOW HC5F -19
063845 -23 1947  AK6MJ HC5F RR73
063915 -17 1947  CQ HC5F FI07
60m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
043400  -5 1564  HC5F SM5MRW JP80 (x2)

SNR History by Band