KE5QB — 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 KE5QB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 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 2 FT8 messages attributed to KE5QB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 20 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.

Overview

2
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-
S/N pattern not inferred

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 12:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
2 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
S/N summary
Too few decodes
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

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 KE5QB

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 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
9,123 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 12:24 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 UTCBandKE5QB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 12:37 20m - / - PD4RD +9 / - 5 Partial capture
07-27 22:06 20m - / - RX9ABI -6 / - 4 Partial capture
07-02 11:18 20m - / - HB9TIH -14 / - 4 Partial capture
07-02 11:17 20m - / - RD4HP -8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-02 11:17 20m - / - I1RJP -9 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
220630  -4  405  KE5QB RX9ABI MO05 (x3)
212430  +0  769  KE5QB 9K2YM -24
215330  -8  672  KE5QB TN8GD -18
215600 -20 1672  KE5QB SV5BYP R-11
215630  -1  669  KE5QB 9A4ZM JN86
220315 -19 1281  KE5QB IT9IPQ JM78
120700 -15  468  RI1FJL KE5QB EM20 (x2)
123745  +7 2983  KE5QB PD4RD JO21 (x5)

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