OV5SP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Denmark Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO46

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving OV5SP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,308 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-09-10.

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 1,308 FT8 messages attributed to OV5SP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (60%), followed by 60 m (34%) and 80 m (6%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

1,308
Messages attributed
16
UTC dates decoded
120
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 84 60m · 442 40m · 782
First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-10 21:04 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,308 messages
Active dates
16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 414, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 517, strong (≥ -8 dB) 377.

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 OV5SP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 OV5SP

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
JO46 · 746 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,118 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-10 21:04 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 UTCBandOV5SP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-10 21:03 60m -18 / - 4X5EF - / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 21:01 60m -18 / -20 4X1YA -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-10 20:59 60m -14 / - EA5IEZ - / -7 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 20:57 60m -18 / -7 PE1IWT -20 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:55 60m -18 / -1 G0IOW -22 / -6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:53 60m -14 / +2 DM3ER -4 / +8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:52 60m -6 / -4 MW0DNF -8 / +4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:40 80m - / - F5UTN -10 / - 13 Partial capture
09-10 20:32 60m -4 / -2 G3WGC +3 / +5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:30 80m - / - F5UTN -9 / - 5 Partial capture
09-10 20:30 60m -11 / -2 DK9PH +2 / +5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:27 80m - / - DH5BO +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 20:27 60m -9 / - MM0HVU - / - 6 Partial capture
09-10 20:25 60m -9 / - GE7RTI - / +4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 20:24 60m - / - G3WGC -3 / - 9 Partial capture
09-10 20:22 60m -14 / -4 SP9UOP +3 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:22 80m - / - F5UTN -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 20:21 60m -12 / - EA8DGI - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 20:18 60m -15 / - IW1PPB - / -2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 20:10 60m -18 / -5 E75C -15 / -16 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:06 60m -4 / - DL6EBC - / -5 2 Partial capture
09-10 20:05 60m -12 / - DL1AOB - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 20:03 60m -9 / -1 CT7AIU -14 / -1 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 20:01 60m - / -19 SP7ROH -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 19:59 60m - / - PF1B -9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 19:57 60m -10 / -16 OM8YZ -17 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
09-10 19:51 60m -14 / - DL6DBN -7 / +6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:50 60m -20 / - DG4BZ -10 / +9 2 Partial capture
09-10 19:43 60m - / - SQ9LOJ -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 19:42 60m -9 / -1 SQ2JDM +20 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-10 19:39 60m -9 / - GM0AXY -10 / +8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:37 60m - / - ON4WIY -16 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 19:35 60m -13 / -1 DL7UKM +5 / +8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:33 60m -9 / +8 DL4YDR -6 / +3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:32 60m -9 / - DJ2FR - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 19:29 60m -8 / - SM5RYW - / - 5 Partial capture
09-10 19:28 60m -7 / -13 DF1IH +4 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:26 60m -11 / -4 OM3CPV -3 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:25 60m -3 / -9 M0XRS -6 / +10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:23 60m -4 / -8 SM7/DL5BTE +5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 19:19 60m -15 / - IU2UFG - / -15 3 Partial capture
09-10 19:17 60m -14 / - DK8IJ - / - 4 Partial capture
09-10 19:14 60m -17 / - F4CVT - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 19:13 60m -14 / -10 IK0BAL -7 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:11 60m -6 / -17 DH8BAB +5 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:06 60m -8 / - DL1MGU - / -15 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 18:57 40m -6 / - RA4FKZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 18:56 60m -8 / +6 F5OZC -4 / +10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 18:55 40m -2 / +1 R73SLET 0 / -3 3 Partial capture
09-10 18:54 40m +4 / - IU1DXU - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205730 -17 1842  PE1IWT OV5SP JO46
205745 -21 1843  OV5SP PE1IWT -07
205800 -21 1842  PE1IWT OV5SP R-03
205815 -18 1843  OV5SP PE1IWT RR73
205830 -17 1843  PE1IWT OV5SP 73
205900 -14 1518  EA5IEZ OV5SP JO46 (x4)
210145 -19 1734  4X1YA OV5SP JO46
210200  -9 1733  OV5SP 4X1YA -20 (x2)
210245 -18 1734  4X1YA OV5SP 73
210345 -21 1989  4X5EF OV5SP JO46 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203245 -10 1951  OV5SP F5UTN JN08 (x15)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184615  +1  553  OV5SP UA6EC RR73
185145  -9  666  IU1DXU OV5SP JO46 (x3)
185515  -1  617  R73SLET OV5SP JO46
185530  +0  616  OV5SP R73SLET +01
185545  -4  617  R73SLET OV5SP R-03
185600  +9  616  OV5SP RR73; LY4Q <...> -16
185645 -12 1458  ON5MX OV5SP R-02
185745  -5 2127  RA4FKZ OV5SP JO46 (x3)
185915 -12 1986  5B4AMM OV5SP JO46
190345  -3  666  IU1DXU OV5SP JO46
190615  -8 2115  SP6KZD OV5SP R+09
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194900  -3 1145  OV5SP PA3FR JO33 (x5)
195200  +7 1250  OV5SP SM5KNV -14 (x2)
190815  -6 1357  OV5SP DK3WW -16
195845 -19 1043  OV5SP HB9AWS -07 (x2)
201100  +4  609  OV5SP DL70ESSEN -25
202215 -10  308  OV5SP LA9GX -15 (x2)
203130  +2 1809  OV5SP SP5EWX -15 (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.

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