KQ5S — reception at SO8OO
Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.
FT8 activity
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KQ5S, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 16 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-31.
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 16 FT8 messages attributed to KQ5S as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (44%), followed by 40 m (31%) and 80 m (25%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -20 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 02:07 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 16 messages
- Active dates
- 5 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -20 dB
- S/N percentile sample
- Too small
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Not met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 15, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, 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 KQ5S in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Most frequent locator attributed to KQ5S
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
- EM64 · 13 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 8,314 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-08-31 02:06 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 | KQ5S S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-05 02:06 | 40m | - / -14 | OD5KU | -16 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-31 22:10 | 40m | - / -3 | C31CT | +2 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-13 02:14 | 40m | - / -2 | N4DWD | -12 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-31 02:05 | 40m | -18 / - | 4O7CC | - / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-31 02:03 | 40m | -16 / - | TT1GD | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-16 02:35 | 80m | - / -22 | OH1MLZ | +12 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 020345 -17 2286 TT1GD KQ5S EM64 (x2) 020545 -18 2088 4O7CC KQ5S EM64 (x3) 021445 -12 1194 KQ5S N4DWD EM86 (x4) 221000 +1 2357 KQ5S C31CT -03 (x2) 020615 -20 2282 KQ5S OD5KU -14 (x3)
UTC dB Audio Message 211200 +3 735 KQ5S IU5HIU JN53 222230 -23 1538 OY1HJ KQ5S EM64
UTC dB Audio Message 023545 +14 2277 KQ5S OH1MLZ -22 (x2) 010800 -14 2401 KQ5S TF4M HP85 (x2)
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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