IK5VQK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Locator transmitted in a decoded message: JN53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK5VQK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 31 related FT8 messages, 2 CQ messages, observed on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-04-23 and 2026-07-13.

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

Related messages

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-7 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 60m

First seen: 2026-04-23
Last seen: 2026-07-13 16:51 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations IK5VQK worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

SP7ENZ · Poland RI1ZR · European Russia TA6MMI · Asiatic Turkey KF0YOB · United States TJ1GD/P · Cameroon EA1C · Spain RW0IM · Asiatic Russia RV3X · European Russia ON4KBU · Belgium F5RRS · France LZ3CB · Bulgaria OJ0MN · Market Reef

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by IK5VQK

Approximate centre of JN53, decoded 2026-08-15 12:44 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	IK5VQK S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-15 12:38	20m	+2 / -	RI0FA	- / -13	13	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 13:51	20m	+3 / -	C31KC	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-26 16:54	20m	-10 / -	KL1R	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-13 18:54	40m	-10 / -	RL2F	- / -13	2	Partial capture
07-13 18:51	40m	-11 / -	YL3FW	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-13 18:50	40m	-5 / +5	F5RRS	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-13 18:49	40m	-6 / -	BD7OH	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-13 18:44	40m	-7 / -	TJ1GD/P	- / -10	9	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 09:00	20m	-7 / -	KF0YOB	- / -7	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 08:12	20m	-8 / -	ON4KBU	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 08:09	20m	-4 / -	F4LER	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 08:08	20m	-4 / +2	RV3X	-19 / -13	3	✓ Full exchange observed
07-09 08:06	20m	-5 / -	RW0IM	- / -13	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-06 12:30	20m	+1 / -	RI1ZR	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-06 12:25	20m	+15 / -	RI1ZR	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-06 12:13	20m	-20 / -	RI1ZR	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-06 12:08	20m	-22 / -	RI1ZR	- / -	4	Partial capture
06-23 12:35	20m	- / -2	LZ3CB	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-08 12:03	20m	-6 / -	<...>	- / -12	2	Partial capture
06-03 04:24	40m	+2 / -	R2EA	- / -11	3	Partial capture
06-03 04:23	40m	+4 / -	OJ0MN	- / -7	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
135530  +4 2196  TA6MMI IK5VQK 73
123845 -17 2199  RI0FA IK5VQK JN53 (x13)
124745  +5  929  9A4ZM IK5VQK -10

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
184715  -7 1482  TJ1GD/P IK5VQK JN53 (x4)
184915  -9 1481  BD7OH IK5VQK R-13 (x2)
185030 -11 1845  IK5VQK F5RRS R+05
185045  -5 1481  F5RRS IK5VQK RR73
185100 -10 1846  IK5VQK F5RRS 73
185145  -8 1481  YL3FW IK5VQK JN53 (x3)
185400 -10 1481  RL2F IK5VQK JN53 (x2)
164815 -13 2480  UB0SMX IK5VQK JN53

Decoder S/N history by band

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