IW5BEF — FT8 station from Italy
Amateur radio station IW5BEF operating from Italy (grid square JN53). 13 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 2 CQ calls, active on 20m, 10m, over 6 days, best SNR -5 dB. Heard between 2026-05-01 and 2026-07-21.
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Overview
13
Total spots
2
CQ calls
6
Days active
-14 dB
Avg SNR
Bands
20m
10m
First seen: 2026-05-01
Last seen: 2026-07-21 10:57 UTC
Last seen: 2026-07-21 10:57 UTC
Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO
Stations IW5BEF worked most often, as logged from our receiver:
Activity Heatmap
Location
QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)
Format: our rx / partner reports
| Time | Band | IW5BEF | Partner | Partner SNR | Msgs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-23 13:04 | 20m | - / - | VK2LAW | -16 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 07-23 12:52 | 20m | - / -6 | VU2KPH | -5 / - | 5 | Partial |
| 07-23 12:47 | 20m | - / - | VU2KPH | -6 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-21 12:53 | 20m | -11 / - | GJ0KYZ | - / -1 | 3 | Partial |
| 07-21 12:47 | 20m | - / -12 | KG4OJT | -12 / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-05 13:06 | 10m | - / +2 | SV9MBH | +8 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 07-05 13:05 | 10m | - / - | 9A3AUH | +2 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-05 13:03 | 10m | - / -19 | DL1BBO | 0 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-05 12:52 | 10m | - / -11 | RA9LL | +11 / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-05 12:49 | 10m | - / -18 | 8A1WWA | +3 / - | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 07-05 12:23 | 10m | - / - | I5SFE | +11 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 07-02 12:27 | 20m | - / - | VK2LAW | -12 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 07-02 12:23 | 20m | - / - | VK2LAW | -13 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-30 12:57 | 10m | - / +8 | <...> | -9 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-30 12:54 | 10m | - / - | 8A1WWA | -12 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-30 12:41 | 10m | - / -8 | BG0DLA | -8 / - | 2 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-30 12:36 | 10m | - / - | 9J2FI | -11 / - | 3 | Partial |
| 06-28 12:56 | 10m | - / - | FR5ZE | 0 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-09 12:49 | 20m | - / - | VK2QV | +9 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 06-08 13:07 | 10m | - / -18 | PT9BM | +11 / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 06-08 13:04 | 10m | -6 / -15 | R2EA | +15 / -12 | 3 | Partial |
| 06-08 13:02 | 10m | - / -1 | OZ4AFR | +5 / - | 3 | ✓ Confirmed |
| 05-09 12:06 | 10m | - / - | VK8NSB | -8 / - | 2 | Partial |
| 05-07 12:36 | 10m | -20 / -6 | YB1JU | -3 / -2 | 4 | ✓ Complete |
| 05-07 12:31 | 10m | - / -23 | VK9BSA | -3 / - | 5 | ✓ Confirmed |
Station Log
20m
UTC dB Freq Message 125415 -10 1215 IW5BEF GJ0KYZ -01 (x2) 125730 -12 3070 CQ IW5BEF JN53 124730 -7 3071 VU2KPH IW5BEF JN53 (x8) 125930 +0 3066 R2EN IW5BEF R-10 130430 -17 1850 VK2LAW IW5BEF JN53 (x3)
10m
UTC dB Freq Message 124945 +8 2491 8A1WWA IW5BEF JN53 (x4) 125245 +9 2489 RA9LL IW5BEF JN53 (x3) 130145 +2 2488 DN9AD IW5BEF RR73 130345 +3 2488 DL1BBO IW5BEF -19 (x2) 130545 +6 2487 9A3AUH IW5BEF +14 (x2) 130645 +8 2487 SV9MBH IW5BEF +02 (x3)