HC5RF — FT8 station from Ecuador

Ecuador Grid: IN80

Amateur radio station HC5RF operating from Ecuador (grid square IN80). 58 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 23 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, 10m, over 11 days, best SNR +5 dB. Heard between 2026-04-26 and 2026-05-13.

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Overview

58
Total spots
23
CQ calls
11
Days active
-9 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

20m 40m 10m
First seen: 2026-04-26
Last seen: 2026-05-13 20:27 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations HC5RF worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandHC5RFPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-14 00:31 20m - / -3 AO7RKB -6 / - 7 Partial
05-13 22:24 20m +5 / - AO2RKB -12 / - 3 ✓ Verified
05-11 02:02 20m - / -8 DM3AZ -3 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-11 02:01 20m - / -8 N8PFK -6 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-11 01:58 20m - / -15 DK2JP -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-11 01:57 20m - / -14 SV2KD -6 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-11 01:56 20m - / -8 UA9CMR -10 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-11 01:55 20m - / -11 N0SZ -10 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-10 23:22 20m - / - AO7RKB -13 / - 10 Partial
05-09 23:30 20m - / -7 MI7XHT -4 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-09 23:28 20m -11 / -14 AO1RKB -7 / -11 6 ✓ Complete
05-09 23:24 20m - / -23 VK6BAD -8 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 04:08 20m - / -15 RA6OQ -4 / - 2 Partial
05-07 04:07 20m - / -3 IT9ZIR -3 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 03:42 20m - / -16 AO4RKB -8 / - 9 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 03:30 20m 0 / - RK6AUV - / -12 4 Partial
05-07 03:28 20m -5 / -15 RA9W -9 / -19 4 ✓ Complete
05-07 03:28 20m - / -13 HC2TE -9 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 03:26 20m - / -8 9H4CM -9 / - 5 ✓ Confirmed
05-07 02:01 20m - / -11 M0MDS 0 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-06 22:13 20m - / +3 IW7EGY -17 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-06 22:11 20m - / - TF3PPN -16 / - 2 Partial
05-06 03:22 20m - / +1 UF3T -8 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-06 03:20 20m - / -14 <...> -8 / - 2 Partial
05-04 22:58 20m -10 / - ZX8AM - / -3 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-04 02:25 20m -22 / +2 KP4DVM -2 / - 3 ✓ Verified
05-04 02:22 20m - / -13 SP6AXW -2 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
05-04 02:21 20m - / -11 <...> 0 / - 2 Partial
05-03 23:32 20m -10 / -2 C5D -3 / -7 5 Partial
05-03 23:29 20m - / - A92AE -3 / - 2 Partial
05-02 02:23 20m -24 / -9 UN8GEQ -15 / -14 3 ✓ Complete
05-02 02:22 20m - / -19 K5AHL -13 / - 2 Partial
05-02 02:16 20m - / -3 AO5RKB -14 / - 4 ✓ Confirmed
05-01 00:53 20m -12 / +10 EA8TN -9 / -6 4 ✓ Complete
04-29 18:32 10m - / - PT9BM -22 / - 2 Partial
04-27 00:52 20m -17 / +2 E75C -8 / -5 4 ✓ Complete
04-27 00:51 20m - / -20 AE0YH -2 / - 2 Partial
04-27 00:48 20m - / +5 IS0KNG -7 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-27 00:47 20m -12 / -11 A61CK -10 / - 3 ✓ Verified
04-26 23:45 20m - / - RX0AT -2 / - 2 Partial
04-26 23:44 20m - / -19 WD4FJF -11 / - 2 Partial
04-26 23:42 20m -16 / +7 KW4CQ -10 / -5 4 ✓ Complete
04-26 23:40 20m - / -12 KD3BMM -14 / - 3 Partial
04-26 23:38 20m - / -4 PD0JOY -9 / - 3 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 23:36 20m -15 / +1 9A6R -10 / -17 3 ✓ Complete
04-26 23:34 20m -16 / - YB3EDD - / - 2 Partial
04-26 23:31 20m -7 / -6 A71UN -4 / -3 7 ✓ Complete
04-26 23:28 20m - / -16 UT3UNE -7 / - 5 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 23:23 20m - / -5 SV5BYP -12 / - 2 ✓ Confirmed
04-26 14:17 10m -10 / - 9H4JX - / -8 2 ✓ Confirmed

Station Log

20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
020215  -5  700  N8PFK HC5RF RR73
020245  -5  699  DM3AZ HC5RF R-08 (x3)
222430 -12  584  AO2RKB HC5RF FI07
222545  +5 1371  HC5RF AO2RKB RR73
222600 -13  584  AO2RKB HC5RF 73
222715 -12 1311  HC5RF EA4IZD IN80
003115  -4  587  AO7RKB HC5RF FI07 (x7)
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
025900  +0 1027  HC5RF UA4FKT LO23
10m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
141730 -12 2384  HC5RF 9H4JX -08 (x2)
183215 -22 1851  PT9BM HC5RF FI07 (x2)

SNR History by Band