KI5ZYU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM51

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KI5ZYU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-07-27.

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 13 FT8 messages attributed to KI5ZYU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

13
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-27
Last attributed message: 2026-07-27 02:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
13 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 11, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 KI5ZYU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KI5ZYU

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
EM51 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,692 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-27 02:57 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 UTCBandKI5ZYU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 04:55 80m - / - EA1B -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 05:05 40m - / - IZ2QPP -16 / - 4 Partial capture
09-10 05:02 40m - / -18 YO6LM -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 05:01 40m - / -13 ON4AOI +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 04:20 80m - / +2 KE4EB -20 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 02:57 20m -15 / - Z33F - / -11 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 02:50 20m -18 / - RD3FY - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 02:47 20m -17 / - EP5TJS - / -6 4 Partial capture
07-27 02:28 20m -18 / - EX8ABR - / - 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
042015 -24 1233  KI5ZYU KE4EB FM17 (x3)
045545  -5 2123  KI5ZYU EA1B IN83 (x3)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
050145 +11 1534  KI5ZYU ON4AOI -13 (x2)
050245  -8 2535  KI5ZYU YO6LM KN25 (x3)
050545 -16 1477  KI5ZYU IZ2QPP JN46 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
022845 -18 1405  EX8ABR KI5ZYU EM51 (x3)
024745 -18 1405  EP5TJS KI5ZYU EM51 (x4)
025045 -17 1405  RD3FY KI5ZYU -05 (x2)
025215 -19 1405  N8PFK KI5ZYU RR73
025730 -14 1405  Z33F KI5ZYU EM51 (x3)

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