OV5OX — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Denmark Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving OV5OX, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 541 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-17 and 2026-09-16.

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 541 FT8 messages attributed to OV5OX as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (64%), followed by 60 m (32%) and 160 m (2%). Most decodes (85%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

541

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 13 80m · 345 60m · 171 40m · 11 20m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-07-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 04:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 541 messages
Active dates: 13 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 171, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 259, strong (≥ -8 dB) 111.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with OV5OX in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

SP2LLP · Poland ×2 F1PBZ · France ×2 DL1UDO · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 G8OO · England ×2 PA4PA · Netherlands ×2 DO1OAS · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DL1HB · Fed. Rep. of Germany LA3DV · Norway OM2WQ · Slovak Republic SP2HJN · Poland SP6AXW · Poland HI3A · Dominican Republic

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to OV5OX

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: JO65 · 365 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 855 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-16 04:27 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	OV5OX S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-16 04:24	80m	-17 / -	VE3DZ	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-16 04:22	80m	- / -22	HA3HX	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 04:18	80m	-18 / -	VE3DZ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-16 04:12	80m	-20 / -	VE3DZ	- / -	6	Partial capture
09-16 04:10	80m	-24 / -14	LA6YEA	+7 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-16 04:06	80m	-20 / -13	DL3LBP	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-16 04:04	80m	-8 / -	VP2MAA	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 04:02	80m	- / -19	PA4PA	+12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:57	80m	-23 / -	EA3IJQ	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-16 03:57	80m	-14 / +3	OZ1KZX	+5 / +10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 03:55	80m	-13 / -	F5RMK	- / -5	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:53	80m	-20 / -	F4ILK	- / -12	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:49	80m	-20 / -3	OE5DML	0 / +6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 03:47	80m	-18 / -	DL1DV	- / -1	2	Partial capture
09-16 03:40	80m	-15 / -	VP2MAA	- / -	11	Partial capture
09-16 03:37	80m	-20 / -19	DJ2PW	-9 / -	6	Partial capture
09-16 03:34	80m	- / -9	9A5E	+10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:32	80m	- / -9	LY1DY	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:28	80m	-6 / -21	SP4NKU	+7 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-16 03:24	80m	- / -16	RW1AI	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:11	40m	- / -16	UT2AU	+1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:10	40m	- / -15	UA4FKT	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:06	40m	-14 / -	SP7TF	- / +2	2	Partial capture
09-16 03:00	60m	- / -6	OH2ZZ	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 02:24	80m	-13 / -15	RT2F	-2 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 02:21	80m	-10 / -	VP2MAA	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 02:17	80m	-11 / -5	OK1WE	+15 / +8	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 02:13	80m	-10 / -	VP2MAA	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-16 02:10	80m	-7 / -10	SP9WLC	+14 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-16 02:07	80m	-22 / -13	SQ6ELK	+8 / -2	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 02:00	80m	-11 / -7	UA6LQZ	-4 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:43	80m	-13 / -	LY790A	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-16 01:39	80m	-17 / -19	K7ACZ	+4 / -2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:39	80m	-10 / -22	RX6DA	+1 / -5	14	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:39	80m	-14 / -14	DO1OAS	0 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:32	80m	-2 / -	W4PSK	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 01:29	80m	-10 / -15	DJ7XY	-10 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:29	80m	-12 / -15	ON4MAP	-15 / -12	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 02:13	80m	-15 / -15	UR7FM	+2 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 02:11	80m	-16 / -	YV6BXN	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-10 02:03	80m	-10 / -13	R5AV	-5 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 02:00	80m	-8 / -	W4PSK	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-10 01:46	80m	-11 / -13	ON1JP	-16 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 01:46	80m	-8 / -	CT2GQA	- / -4	2	Partial capture
09-10 01:44	80m	-12 / -14	DJ7XY	-7 / -8	4	Partial capture
09-07 00:45	60m	-8 / -	KC4QX	-19 / -8	3	✓ Closing observed
09-07 00:41	60m	-16 / -	W2AAS	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-07 00:36	60m	-10 / -19	VE2CKW	-13 / -7	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 00:33	60m	-10 / -	NP3XF	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 00:19	60m	-14 / -	N8OQ	- / -	4	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
041330 -20 1917  VE3DZ OV5OX JO65 (x7)
042215  -2 1176  OV5OX HA3HX JN86 (x3)
042430 -22 2449  VE3DZ OV5OX JO65 (x5)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
224845  -6 1937  OV5OX RD7O 73
030130 -12 2363  CQ OV5OX JO65
030230 -11 2363  SP5EXA OV5OX RRR
030600 -11 2363  CQ OV5OX JO65
030630 -14 2363  SP7TF OV5OX R+02 (x2)
031000 -10 2363  CQ OV5OX JO65
031045  +1 2364  OV5OX UA4FKT LO23 (x2)
031145  +4  796  OV5OX UT2AU KO61
031145  +2 2364  OV5OX UA4FKT 73
031215  +3  796  OV5OX UT2AU KO61 (x3)
031530 -17 2363  UR5WDI OV5OX -03

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
004345  -8 2235  CQ OV5OX JO65 (x4)
004545 -10 2235  KC4QX OV5OX -08 (x2)
004630 -19 1430  OV5OX KC4QX 73
024930 -15 2356  CQ OV5OX JO65
025015 -18 2356  LZ1SJ OV5OX JO65
025415 -15 2356  CQ OV5OX JO65 (x4)
030000 -14 1664  OV5OX OH2ZZ -06 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220115  -7 2707  OV5OX 4L7T LN21
220145 -14 1871  OV5OX LA3DV R-18 (x2)
220215  -2 2707  OV5OX 4L7T LN21 (x2)
220315 -17 1871  OV5OX LA3DV R-18 (x2)
230615 -14 1743  OV5OX DL1HB JO42 (x3)
231145  +9 2468  OV5OX SP5ES -13
022815  +1  598  OV5OX F1PBZ -12
023100 -12 2318  CQ OV5OX JO65 (x2)
023215 -17 2316  OV5OX PA3BUD JO21

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
093230  -4 2153  OV5OX PD9FLX JO22
093315  -3 2281  OV5OX DK3HV JO31
093345  +3 2529  OV5OX PC2J JO22 (x2)
093715 -12 2279  OV5OX 2W0YOX IO81
093800 -21 2279  2W0YOX OV5OX -05
093815 -16 2279  OV5OX 2W0YOX R+16
093915  -1 2279  OV5OX UT7UJ -03 (x2)
224045  -5 2216  OV5OX HI3A -06 (x4)

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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