OE5KE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Austria Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN78

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving OE5KE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 70 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-05 and 2026-09-06.

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 70 FT8 messages attributed to OE5KE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +4 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+4 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 70

First attributed message: 2026-09-05
Last attributed message: 2026-09-06 00:01 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 70 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -1 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 70.

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 OE5KE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

AB8E · United States DL6EL · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL7GP · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA3RO · Spain F4AWT · France KA9FOX · United States KG4W · Guantanamo Bay LA1QRO · Norway LA2W/P · Norway LA2XNA · Norway LC2L/P · Norway OE7OPJ · Austria

Most frequent locator attributed to OE5KE

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: JN78 · 37 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 518 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-06 00:00 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	OE5KE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-06 00:00	60m	-1 / -	KA9FOX	- / -16	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 23:58	60m	+1 / -	LA2W/P	+8 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:55	60m	+6 / -	VE3RIP	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 23:52	60m	+1 / -	KE9END	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 23:47	60m	+6 / +2	DL6EL	0 / +8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:45	60m	+2 / -	AB8E	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 23:42	60m	+5 / -	OE7OPJ	-10 / -6	4	✓ Closing observed
09-05 23:41	60m	+5 / -	LA2XNA	-8 / +8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:38	60m	+4 / -	LA1K/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 23:37	60m	+5 / -	SV8KOU	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 23:35	60m	+8 / -	KG4W	-15 / -2	3	✓ Closing observed
09-05 23:32	60m	+7 / +6	Z68PX	+5 / +8	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:25	60m	+2 / -6	TA1SY	-20 / -10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:24	60m	+2 / -	LA1K/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 23:21	60m	+1 / -3	LA1QRO	-1 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:19	60m	- / -	OE7OPJ	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 23:19	60m	+3 / -	LA1K/P	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-05 23:18	60m	-2 / -	LC2L/P	-20 / +3	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:16	60m	+2 / -	DL7GP	+5 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:15	60m	- / -	LA4O	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 23:15	60m	+8 / +3	PE1MHY	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-05 23:14	60m	+2 / -	EA8DQE	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 23:12	60m	+8 / -	F4AWT	- / +8	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 23:12	60m	- / -	DL7GP	+1 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 23:11	60m	- / +3	PE1MHY	-1 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
235245  -2 1836  KE9END OE5KE JN78 (x3)
235545  +7 1836  VE3RIP OE5KE JN78 (x3)
235745  +7 1836  EA3RO OE5KE RR73
235845  +7 1836  LA2W/P OE5KE JN78
235900 +12  317  OE5KE LA2W/P +15
235915  -2 1836  LA2W/P OE5KE R+20
235930  +5  317  OE5KE LA2W/P RR73
235945  -1 1836  LA2W/P OE5KE 73
000045  -1 1836  KA9FOX OE5KE JN78 (x3)

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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