K5VIP — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM16

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K5VIP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 36 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-01 and 2026-10-21.

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 36 FT8 messages attributed to K5VIP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (58%), followed by 40 m (42%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -17 dB.

Overview

36
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 21 40m · 15
First attributed message: 2026-09-01
Last attributed message: 2026-10-21 01:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
36 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 22, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with K5VIP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to K5VIP

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
FM16 · 25 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,551 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-21 01:25 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 UTCBandK5VIP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-21 01:36 80m -19 / -12 OK1AMF +8 / -20 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-21 01:28 80m - / - 9A60CBM +2 / - 2 Partial capture
10-21 01:26 80m - / - HG8LXL +7 / - 4 Partial capture
10-21 01:26 80m - / - IW9FRA -10 / - 9 Partial capture
10-21 01:25 80m - / - DO7BE 0 / - 3 Partial capture
10-21 01:25 80m -17 / - TI2YO - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-21 01:19 80m - / - HG8LXL +3 / - 3 Partial capture
10-21 01:19 80m - / -15 PA3FPQ +8 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
10-21 01:18 80m - / - DO7BE +3 / - 2 Partial capture
10-21 01:18 80m - / -6 F1PBZ +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-21 01:12 80m - / - HG8LXL +8 / - 4 Partial capture
10-21 01:12 80m - / - DO7BE +2 / - 5 Partial capture
10-21 01:11 80m - / -11 9A5E +14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 02:06 80m -22 / -2 TF4M +6 / -17 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 02:01 80m -10 / -10 PA4PA +20 / -14 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 01:38 80m - / -10 ON1JP -12 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 01:37 80m -19 / -4 PI4DX +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 01:32 80m -18 / - TF3VS - / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 01:12 80m -23 / - TF3VS - / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 01:06 80m -18 / - TF3VS - / - 4 Partial capture
09-11 01:35 80m - / - M7GFJ -15 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 01:29 80m - / - M7GFJ -18 / - 4 Partial capture
09-11 01:29 80m - / - IZ2AMW -8 / - 5 Partial capture
09-11 01:28 80m - / -25 SP6JIU +26 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 01:53 40m -11 / - RI1FJL - / -17 15 Partial capture
08-21 02:57 20m - / - RA3AHN -12 / - 4 Partial capture
08-21 02:53 20m - / -5 SV2KD -6 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
012700  -4 2602  K5VIP DO7BE JO64
012730  -8 1434  K5VIP IW9FRA JM68
012730  +6 1222  K5VIP HG8LXL KN06
012800  -9 1434  K5VIP IW9FRA JM68
012800 +11 1222  K5VIP HG8LXL KN06
012800  +2 1828  <K5VIP> 9A60CBM
012830  -6 1434  K5VIP IW9FRA JM68
012830  +3 1828  K5VIP 9A60CBM
012900 -13 1434  K5VIP IW9FRA JM68 (x4)
013630 +10 1742  K5VIP OK1AMF -12
013645 -19 1878  OK1AMF K5VIP R-20
013700  +6 1742  K5VIP OK1AMF RR73
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
015415  -8  913  RI1FJL K5VIP FM16 (x14)
021300  -5 2734  K5VIP EK/RX3DPK -13
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
025345  -4  378  K5VIP SV2KD -05 (x3)
025715 -10 2418  K5VIP RA3AHN KO95 (x4)

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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