R5VCW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: LO06

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R5VCW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 58 related FT8 messages, 3 CQ messages, observed on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-08-18 and 2026-08-20.

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

58
Related messages
3
CQ messages
2
UTC dates heard
-4 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 40m 20m
First seen: 2026-08-18
Last seen: 2026-08-20 06:44 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R5VCW worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R5VCW

Approximate centre of LO06, decoded 2026-08-20 08:50 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 UTCBandR5VCW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-20 08:50 20m -16 / - SP9ENV - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:46 20m -16 / - F4HTA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:44 20m -16 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:42 20m -16 / - F4HTA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:39 20m -12 / - OZ1ESA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:36 20m -14 / -6 RG5A +18 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-20 08:30 20m -7 / -11 PD0MNO -6 / -17 11 Partial capture
08-20 08:19 20m - / -21 PD0PMF 0 / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 08:13 20m -10 / - M7JVH - / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 08:10 20m -7 / -11 IK4LZH +11 / -16 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 08:09 20m -4 / - IS0KNG - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:06 20m -11 / - F4HTA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:00 20m -8 / - PD0PMF - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 07:57 20m -5 / - RN2F - / -9 3 Partial capture
08-20 07:18 40m - / -18 SP5ROM -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 23:10 80m - / - DG5PW -14 / - 3 Partial capture
08-18 23:04 80m - / -7 R2SDZ -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 23:03 80m - / - DG5PW -17 / - 5 Partial capture
08-18 22:57 80m - / - YT5DL 0 / - 4 Partial capture
08-18 22:53 80m - / - YT5DL -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-18 22:48 80m - / -18 HA7TM +9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 22:42 80m - / - DO9JTR -1 / - 4 Partial capture
08-18 22:38 80m - / -20 SP6JIU +27 / - 3 Partial capture
08-18 22:05 40m - / -9 RZ6L -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 21:52 40m - / - F1IQH -15 / - 2 Partial capture
08-18 21:15 40m - / -13 ON3BEN -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-18 20:03 40m - / 0 9A5E 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
083730 -17  857  RG5A R5VCW LO06
083745 +16  558  R5VCW RG5A -06 (x2)
083930 -13  856  OZ1ESA R5VCW LO06 (x2)
084200 -20  856  F4HTA R5VCW LO06 (x2)
084400 -13  857  CQ R5VCW LO06
084430 -16  857  <...> R5VCW LO06 (x2)
084630 -13  857  F4HTA R5VCW LO06 (x2)
084830 -21  856  I0KJX R5VCW LO06
085000 -15  857  SP9ENV R5VCW LO06 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
195100 -18 1603  R5VCW R2EA/P -13
200315  -1  815  R5VCW 9A5E +00
200345  -7 2586  R5VCW RA3TNV LO15
200345  +4  815  R5VCW 9A5E +00 (x2)
211545 -20 1491  R5VCW ON3BEN -13 (x2)
214730  -8  323  R5VCW EA8UP RR73
215200 -15 1143  R5VCW F1IQH JN27 (x2)
220530 -13 2386  R5VCW RZ6L -09 (x2)
071815 -18 2175  R5VCW SP5ROM -18 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
225700  -1 1109  R5VCW YT5DL KN04 (x4)
230300 -16 1109  R5VCW DG5PW JO30 (x4)
230430  -9 2054  R5VCW R2SDZ KO94
230500 -21 1109  R5VCW DG5PW JO30
230500 -11 2054  R5VCW R2SDZ R-07 (x2)
231030 -19 1109  R5VCW DG5PW JO30 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

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