K5VAB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Locator transmitted in a decoded message: FM16

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K5VAB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 related FT8 messages, observed on 40m, 20m, across 11 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-20 and 2026-08-16.

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

-0 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m 40m

First seen: 2026-05-20
Last seen: 2026-08-16 19:28 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations K5VAB worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

DF3IS · Fed. Rep. of Germany 5B4AMM · Cyprus GM4HYG · Scotland

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by K5VAB

Approximate centre of FM16, decoded 2026-05-31 02:49 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	K5VAB S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-16 21:27	20m	- / -16	R7CA	+4 / -	3	Partial capture
07-09 23:58	40m	- / -4	5B4AMM	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-26 15:38	20m	- / -13	DF3IS	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 00:08	20m	- / -8	GM4HYG	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-05 23:54	20m	- / -	EA5W	+13 / -	3	Partial capture
06-04 00:18	20m	-13 / -9	HZ1TT	+9 / -	4	Partial capture
05-29 13:56	20m	- / -	OH2XO	+12 / -	6	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
140330 -16 2232  K5VAB G4MDH IO91
235430 +13  604  K5VAB EA5W IM97 (x3)
231315  -7 1958  K5VAB EA1CQ IN83
000800  -8  251  K5VAB GM4HYG -08 (x2)
153815 -16 1373  K5VAB DF3IS JN49 (x3)
003815 -20 2043  K5VAB R7BN LN05
212545 -13  590  K5VAB CR7BRV IM58
212745  +6  392  K5VAB R7CA -16 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
024900 -12 2366  LU9GDN K5VAB FM16
235830  -1  300  K5VAB 5B4AMM -04 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

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