K5RSB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K5RSB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 18 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-27.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not an official contact log. Times are UTC. Attribution follows decoded FT8 message structure: CQ uses the first token and directed-looking messages use the second. Free text that resembles a directed message can be attributed imperfectly. Summary S/N reflects propagation plus SO8OO receiver, antenna and local-noise conditions. Counts are not adjusted for monitoring outages; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. Inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

SO8OO decoded 18 FT8 messages attributed to K5RSB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -15 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

18
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 04:29 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
18 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 9, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4.

WSJT-X defines S/N reports against a 2,500 Hz reference noise bandwidth. The ranges above are SO8OO receiver-side display categories, not official WSJT-X classes, transmitter-power measurements or estimates of how easy the station is to hear elsewhere. Statistics include only successful decodes on SO8OO's monitored FT8 channels; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Most frequent locator attributed to K5RSB

The map compares the centres and boundaries of the locator field attributed to this token by decoded message structure, 2° × 1° as a Maidenhead square, and SO8OO's six-character receiver square. The separation is not an exact antenna-to-antenna distance or a radio-path length.

Attributed locator
EM20 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
9,123 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 04:15 UTC

A decoded locator can describe portable, remote or special-event operation and is not proof of a permanent station address or transmitter identity.

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 UTCBandK5RSB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 05:38 40m - / -6 PA2MD -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 05:07 40m - / -13 IW4DV +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 06:39 40m - / -21 GJ0KYZ -12 / - 4 Partial capture
09-12 06:21 40m - / - DK4RH -2 / - 7 Partial capture
09-12 06:19 40m - / -16 MI0TMW -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 06:16 40m - / -12 DK8WQ -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 06:06 40m - / -12 ON1DGN -22 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 05:53 40m - / -7 PA3T 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:18 40m - / - PD2RM -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 05:06 40m - / - DB1TH +11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 05:03 40m - / - IU3VXW +9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 04:57 40m - / - S51CC -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 04:04 40m - / -16 LZ2VQ -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 03:58 40m - / -11 F5PBG +12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 03:55 40m - / -11 EA2DYB +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 05:23 40m - / -9 F5MSE -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 05:17 40m - / -13 DL2MIJ +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 05:12 40m - / -15 F4EXC -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 05:04 40m - / - DL9YNG -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 04:14 40m - / -14 IW8RQA -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 04:25 40m - / -20 SV1ENM +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 05:44 40m - / - IK1UGX -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 02:57 40m - / -7 KC4DPT -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 02:40 40m - / - G5TV -4 / - 5 Partial capture
08-31 03:10 40m - / -13 EA5HM -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:40 20m - / -9 VK2ZR -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:27 20m - / -2 IS0AWZ -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 01:07 20m - / -5 W1TXT -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 00:50 20m - / - HJ3ZOM -7 / - 7 Partial capture
08-28 08:50 20m - / -14 F1THK -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 08:39 20m - / -15 EA2DR -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 08:37 20m - / - F5LMJ -7 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 08:27 20m - / -15 EA1BL -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 07:46 20m - / -15 F5URG +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 06:22 20m - / -12 IZ8EYN +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 06:21 20m - / -15 S58WW +13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:31 20m - / -20 ON4CJU +2 / - 5 Partial capture
08-27 07:50 20m - / -13 ON1DGN -2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 07:28 20m - / -13 9A5E 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:21 20m - / - F4JQH +1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 06:07 20m - / -15 F5JQF +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:59 20m - / -16 DL3MIB +11 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 05:54 20m - / -9 OS4K +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 05:44 20m - / - M3TLJ -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 04:25 20m -18 / - RI1FJL - / -10 7 Partial capture
08-26 07:44 20m - / -11 UT7UJ -15 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 07:42 20m - / -20 PD0WC +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 07:26 20m - / -20 PA3DTN +1 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 05:49 20m - / - R8CKD -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 05:30 20m - / -6 EA5N +10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
062230  +1 2887  K5RSB DK4RH JO31 (x5)
063900 -12 1131  K5RSB GJ0KYZ IN89 (x4)
050700 +11  888  K5RSB IW4DV JN54
050700 +11 2853  K5RSB F4EXC -15
050730  +7  888  K5RSB IW4DV R-13 (x2)
053845  -6  843  K5RSB PA2MD -06 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
005100 -10  539  K5RSB HJ3ZOM RRR (x6)
010745  -9 1130  K5RSB W1TXT -05 (x3)
052730 -15 1378  K5RSB IS0AWZ -02 (x3)
054045  -5 2676  K5RSB VK2ZR -09 (x3)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
040145 +22  415  K5RSB SP3PLD JO72 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

Count-weighted daily averages across messages attributed to this profiled token and successfully decoded at SO8OO, limited to the rolling 90-day UTC chart window.

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