K5WE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM25

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K5WE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 12 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-29 and 2026-09-04.

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 12 FT8 messages attributed to K5WE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (92%), followed by 20 m (8%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 11 20m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-06-29
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 01:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 12 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with K5WE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F1PBZ · France G4UGV · England E77FN · Bosnia-Herzegovina EA3IE · Spain IQ4JO · Italy

Most frequent locator attributed to K5WE

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: EM25 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,671 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-04 01:58 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 UTC	Band	K5WE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-04 01:53	40m	-14 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	7	Partial capture
09-04 01:37	40m	-15 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 02:14	40m	- / -5	ZA/IK3BNO	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
08-19 20:47	20m	- / -15	EA3IE	0 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-19 20:39	20m	- / -20	E77FN	-12 / -	11	✓ Closing fragment
08-19 20:38	20m	- / -	YT1DDL	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
07-27 13:54	10m	- / -12	G4UGV	-15 / -	8	✓ Closing fragment
07-27 13:39	10m	- / -3	F1PBZ	-9 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-27 13:12	10m	- / -23	TK5KP	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
06-29 01:28	20m	- / -1	IQ4JO	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-27 02:26	60m	- / -	F6EQZ	-2 / -	4	Partial capture
06-27 01:47	20m	- / -13	RT3K	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
06-27 01:39	20m	- / -10	UA6CE	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
06-25 02:16	20m	- / -	RT3K	-12 / -	10	Partial capture
06-24 13:47	20m	- / -	DL1R	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
06-24 13:39	20m	- / -	DL1UDO	-6 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021430  -6  543  K5WE ZA/IK3BNO -04 (x3)
013715 -14  888  RI1FJL K5WE EM25 (x3)
014000 -22 1661  K5WE RC9WC -19
014415  -6 2871  RI1FJL K5WE R-23 (x8)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
204000  -9 1688  K5WE E77FN R-20 (x9)
204700  -3  964  K5WE EA3IE JN01 (x6)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
131245 -14 1087  K5WE TK5KP JN41 (x2)
133915 -10 2644  K5WE F1PBZ -03 (x4)
135445 -21 1361  K5WE G4UGV IO90 (x8)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
022600  -2 1344  K5WE F6EQZ JN19 (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.

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