R5QA — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO90

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R5QA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 88 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-10-25.

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 88 FT8 messages attributed to R5QA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (58%), followed by 80 m (42%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-17 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 37 40m · 51

First attributed message: 2026-10-25
Last attributed message: 2026-10-25 19:50 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 88 messages
Active dates: 1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -17 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 58, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 30, 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 R5QA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

RA4P · European Russia ×2 RA3TK · European Russia ×2 R1QF · European Russia R3UDU · European Russia R6FMK · European Russia R6YG · European Russia R7DX · European Russia RM1O · European Russia RW1C · European Russia RW9AD · Asiatic Russia SP9UPH · Poland UA1AEL · European Russia

Most frequent locator attributed to R5QA

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: KO90 · 15 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,223 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-25 19:46 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	R5QA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-25 19:54	80m	- / -14	R1AV	-12 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 19:50	80m	- / -7	R6FX	-16 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 19:50	80m	-14 / -6	RA2FKD	+5 / -14	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 19:49	80m	-15 / +2	TA1MB	-6 / -16	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 19:48	80m	-13 / -	RA1QX	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
10-25 19:34	80m	-19 / -	HA3MN	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 19:34	80m	-17 / -	R4ABW	-7 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
10-25 15:47	80m	-20 / -13	RD5D	+8 / -8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 15:41	80m	-19 / -	RA4P	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
10-25 15:40	80m	-21 / -12	UD8D	-4 / -4	3	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 15:37	80m	- / -9	R2EA/P	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 15:35	80m	- / -10	R4HEA	-15 / -	5	Partial capture
10-25 15:34	80m	-12 / -2	RA4CGX	-20 / -1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 15:31	80m	-16 / -12	RK4UZ	-9 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 15:30	80m	-20 / -5	RU4SS	-1 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 15:28	80m	-20 / -	RA3TK	-14 / -21	5	✓ Closing observed
10-25 15:27	80m	-15 / -	SM5A	-7 / -9	2	✓ Closing observed
10-25 15:24	80m	-23 / -	RA4HEV	-18 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
10-25 15:18	40m	-15 / -	RZ9WA	- / -14	2	Partial capture
10-25 15:13	40m	-14 / -	9A4ZM	-2 / -18	4	Partial capture
10-25 15:12	40m	- / -	R6TA	-12 / -	5	Partial capture
10-25 15:10	40m	-17 / -	UN7PPV	- / -17	5	Partial capture
10-25 15:09	40m	-20 / -	UA3LKM	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 15:08	40m	-14 / -13	SP9UPH	+7 / -8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 15:07	40m	-16 / -	RW9AD	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 14:59	40m	-17 / -	UA9WM	- / -16	6	Partial capture
10-25 14:56	40m	-14 / -	R6YG	-3 / -1	6	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 14:55	40m	-16 / -	R7DX	-10 / +9	3	✓ Closing observed
10-25 14:53	40m	- / -11	DK7ZT	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
10-25 14:53	40m	-18 / -3	UA1AEL	-6 / -1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 14:53	40m	-18 / 0	RW1C	+8 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 14:51	40m	-18 / -	R3UDU	-18 / -4	4	✓ Closing observed
10-25 14:50	40m	-14 / -	RD3AD	- / -12	2	Partial capture
10-25 14:46	40m	-15 / -1	R6FMK	-14 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-25 14:44	40m	-14 / -	RA4P	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 14:42	40m	-11 / -	PD1DBL	- / -21	3	Partial capture
10-25 14:37	40m	- / -	R6YG	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
10-25 14:36	40m	-18 / -	RM1O	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-25 14:35	40m	- / -12	DK7ZT	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
10-25 14:34	40m	-18 / -	R1QF	-10 / -11	3	✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194945 -15 1825  TA1MB R5QA -16
195000 -11 1503  R5QA TA1MB R+02
195015 -15 1826  TA1MB R5QA RR73
195030  +5  549  R5QA RA2FKD KO04
195030  -5 1824  R5QA R6FX LN14
195045 -14 1826  RA2FKD R5QA -14
195100  +4  549  R5QA RA2FKD R-06 (x2)
195130 -19 1825  R5QA R6FX LN14 (x3)
195430  -7 1826  R5QA R1AV KP50 (x4)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
151045 -16 1854  UN7PPV R5QA R-17 (x2)
151200 -14  899  R5QA R6TA LN13
151215 -18 1854  UN7PPV R5QA R-17
151230 -10  899  R5QA R6TA LN13
151245 -16 1854  UN7PPV R5QA R-17
151300 -14  898  R5QA R6TA LN13 (x2)
151330  +1 1850  R5QA 9A4ZM JN86
151400 -11  899  R5QA R6TA LN13
151400  -4 1850  R5QA 9A4ZM JN86
151415 -15 1854  9A4ZM R5QA -18 (x2)
151845 -16 1854  RZ9WA R5QA -14 (x2)

CW

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