R5BS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: KO85

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R5BS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 910 related FT8 messages, 217 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 30 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-27 and 2026-08-23.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

910

Related messages

217

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-4 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m

First seen: 2026-05-27
Last seen: 2026-08-23 17:45 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R5BS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

R3DFS · European Russia ×2 RM5F · European Russia ×2 R6ML · European Russia ×2 IU5TUD · Italy ×2 R1TAX · European Russia ×2 RJ3T · European Russia ×2 R4FDD · European Russia ×2 OH0ERF · Aland Islands ×2 RA6ATZ · European Russia ×2 UA3LKM · European Russia ×2 RN3ZKT · European Russia ×2 R2EN · European Russia ×2

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R5BS

Approximate centre of KO85, decoded 2026-08-23 19:44 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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	R5BS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-23 19:44	160m	-2 / -12	R4YM	-13 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 19:41	160m	-8 / -16	OM8FR	+4 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 19:38	160m	-12 / +7	SP2AA	-13 / -13	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 19:36	160m	-10 / -	R2EA/P	- / -6	2	Partial capture
08-23 19:29	80m	- / -3	R3BDQ	+3 / -	6	Partial capture
08-23 19:29	80m	-8 / -	M8FQT	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 19:28	80m	0 / -	R1TAX	- / +5	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:20	160m	-10 / -15	HA7EG	-4 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 19:17	160m	-16 / -	LA8ZIA	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:13	160m	-16 / -	SM2OTU	-21 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-23 19:12	160m	-12 / -	RN5AA	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:09	160m	-9 / -	UA3MRS	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:08	160m	-7 / -	SM2LIY	-7 / +7	4	✓ Closing observed
08-23 19:02	80m	-11 / +8	R3ND	-10 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 18:55	80m	-2 / -	JA0LFV	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 18:53	80m	-2 / -	R9FF	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 18:52	80m	-8 / -	DG4ST	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 18:49	80m	-6 / -	IW9FRA	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 18:47	80m	-3 / -23	R7YZ	-7 / 0	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 18:39	40m	-16 / -	JA8CJY	- / -18	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 18:34	80m	0 / -	RA4FHO	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 18:33	80m	-3 / -	R9TS	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 18:27	80m	+2 / -9	RA6ANN	-4 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 18:19	40m	+2 / -	LB5WB	+4 / -6	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 10:03	20m	-2 / -	K4A	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 20:15	80m	+7 / -	ZS6WAB	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-22 20:13	80m	+10 / -15	DO1OAS	-6 / -16	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 20:07	80m	+6 / -	ZS6WAB	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-22 20:06	80m	+7 / -11	RA8AM	-22 / -12	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 20:05	80m	+10 / -13	R6ZEJ	0 / +6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 20:03	80m	+6 / -	JA5MHD	-24 / -12	3	✓ Closing observed
08-22 20:03	80m	+2 / -2	SP1MGM	+18 / 0	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 19:58	80m	0 / -	ZS6WAB	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-22 19:54	80m	-6 / -	ZS6WAB	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 19:52	80m	-7 / -13	JA4LXY	-12 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 19:38	160m	+8 / +9	SA5ACL	-6 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 19:37	160m	+6 / -	R3AT	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 19:35	160m	+3 / -12	SV2AEL	+1 / -21	15	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 19:34	160m	+9 / -	OH7FXK	- / -16	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 19:16	80m	+4 / -	PE2JMR	- / -9	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 19:14	80m	+6 / +2	RV3DCM/1	-1 / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 19:12	80m	+6 / -	RA9FDR	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 19:09	80m	+4 / -	R1BED	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 19:07	80m	+4 / +7	UA4WCS	+3 / +1	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 19:07	80m	+5 / -	RK6MC	- / +2	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 19:05	80m	+4 / -	RW9H/M	- / +3	2	Partial capture
08-22 19:01	80m	- / -	RK6MC	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 19:00	80m	+8 / +4	R6ML	+4 / +9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 19:00	80m	+6 / +5	RA3YDA	-1 / +7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 18:59	80m	+9 / +3	RU4SS	0 / +6	4	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
193915 -16 1969  SP2AA R5BS KO85
193930 -13 1468  R5BS SP2AA +07
193945 -12 1969  SP2AA R5BS R-13
194000 -13 1466  R5BS SP2AA RR73
194015  -8 1969  SP2AA R5BS 73
194115  -7 1969  OM8FR R5BS KO85
194130  +5 1063  R5BS OM8FR -16
194145  -8 1969  OM8FR R5BS R-16
194200  +6 1063  R5BS OM8FR RR73 (x2)
194430  -5 2687  R4YM R5BS KO85
194445 -14 2385  R5BS R4YM -12 (x2)
194530  +2 2687  R4YM R5BS R+04
194545 -10 2385  R5BS R4YM RR73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
190215 -14 1290  R3ND R5BS +00
190230 -11 1150  R5BS R3ND R+08
190245  -8 1290  R3ND R5BS RR73
190300 -12 1150  R5BS R3ND 73
190315 -11 1290  CQ R5BS KO85
192800  +2 2591  R1TAX R5BS R+05 (x2)
192900 -11 2591  M8FQT R5BS KO85
192915  +1 2316  R5BS R3BDQ -03
192930  -4 2591  M8FQT R5BS KO85
192945  +2 2316  R5BS R3BDQ -03 (x5)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200000 -21 1804  R5BS RA6AR R-08
200000 -10  932  R5BS DD7EE JO41
200030 -20 1804  R5BS RA6AR 73
200030 -10  932  R5BS DD7EE JO41 (x3)
181915  -4 2748  CQ R5BS KO85
181930  +5 2747  R5BS LB5WB +11
181945  +2 2748  LB5WB R5BS R-06
182000  +3 2747  R5BS LB5WB RR73
182015  +2 2748  LB5WB R5BS 73
183930 -17 1668  JA8CJY R5BS KO85 (x4)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180900  -3 2974  CQ R5BS KO85
180915 +12 2246  R5BS IQ4JO JN63
180915  -2 2974  R5BS PD0RCQ JO21
180930  -3 2973  IQ4JO R5BS +09 (x2)
181015 +14 2246  R5BS IQ4JO 73
181100 -10 2974  UA0LQE R5BS -10 (x2)
181330 -14 2974  R2AL R5BS -02
181415  +5 2975  R5BS M9NTS IO81
181430 -15 2974  M9NTS R5BS +04 (x2)
181645  -6 2187  R5BS M9NTS 73
100330  -5 2963  K4A R5BS KO85 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181415 -17  768  CN2DX R5BS KO85 (x9)
182030  -6 1792  R5BS CN2DX -18
182045  +0  706  CN2DX R5BS R+08 (x2)
184945 -24 1659  R5BS DN9OPA JN38
190545 -24 1424  CQ R5BS KO85
190930 -21 1449  LU8GCJ R5BS R-08

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.