KG5SFT — FT8 station from United States

United States Grid: IL18

Amateur radio station KG5SFT operating from United States (grid square IL18). 42 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, active on 40m, 20m, over 5 days, best SNR +12 dB. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-05-18.

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Overview

42
Total spots
0
CQ calls
5
Days active
-8 dB
Avg SNR

Bands

40m 20m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-05-18 20:24 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations KG5SFT worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

TimeBandKG5SFTPartnerPartner SNRMsgs
05-18 22:24 20m -15 / - EA8CII - / - 2 Partial
05-18 22:17 20m -11 / - F5UKW - / - 3 Partial
05-18 22:08 20m -12 / - WA4FU - / +3 3 ✓ Confirmed
05-06 00:31 40m -1 / - DH3KR - / - 2 Partial
05-06 00:19 40m -8 / - PD2RAL - / -18 2 Partial
04-30 01:33 40m +11 / - IZ8DBJ - / -15 3 ✓ Confirmed
04-30 01:30 40m -7 / - IW9FRA - / - 3 Partial
04-30 01:21 40m -5 / - EB3JT - / - 6 Partial
04-27 22:59 20m +8 / - EA1YR - / - 2 Partial
04-22 01:03 40m -20 / - EA8AR - / -24 4 ✓ Confirmed
04-22 00:32 40m -18 / - F4CQS - / -24 5 ✓ Confirmed

Station Log

20m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
225900  +9 1879  KG5SFT EA1YR IN73 (x2)
233100 -17 1423  KG5SFT K2RFO 73
220830 -12 1190  KG5SFT WA4FU +03 (x4)
221700 -10 2491  KG5SFT F5UKW JN12 (x3)
222230  -9 2265  KG5SFT IQ4JO JN63
222400 -16 1140  KG5SFT EA8CII IL18 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB  Freq  Message
012230  -8 1887  KG5SFT EB3JT JN01 (x3)
013030  -3  955  KG5SFT IW9FRA JM68 (x3)
013330 +11 2468  KG5SFT IZ8DBJ JN70 (x2)
013430  -7  955  KG5SFT IW9FRA JM68
013430 +11 2468  KG5SFT IZ8DBJ 73
013530  +5 2907  KG5SFT DK1UJ R-19
001930  -9 1885  KG5SFT PD2RAL -18 (x2)
003100  +0 1207  KG5SFT DH3KR JO30 (x2)

SNR History by Band