SQ5ABW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Poland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO02

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SQ5ABW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 366 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-15 and 2026-09-15.

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 366 FT8 messages attributed to SQ5ABW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (69%), followed by 40 m (31%). Most decodes (91%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (78%); the estimated median was +3.1 dB.

Overview

366

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+3.1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 251 40m · 115

First attributed message: 2026-06-15
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 19:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 366 messages
Active dates: 24 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +3.1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -11 to +14 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 77, strong (≥ -8 dB) 284.

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 SQ5ABW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

SQ9MEZ · Poland ×5 SP7VCL · Poland ×4 SQ9AWN · Poland ×4 SP8RPA · Poland ×3 SQ5OMY · Poland ×3 SQ7SE · Poland ×3 SQ8V · Poland ×3 SQ9PCO · Poland ×2 SP5HWB · Poland ×2 CN2DX · Morocco 4O4DB · Montenegro 8F4HDG · Indonesia

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 SQ5ABW

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: KO02 · 31 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 290 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-07 19:26 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	SQ5ABW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-15 19:31	80m	+10 / -	3Z100PKP	- / +7	2	Partial capture
09-13 18:28	80m	+10 / -	SP5RZL	- / -	6	Partial capture
09-13 18:20	80m	+13 / 0	SP9KKA	+14 / +8	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 18:06	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	+9 / -	4	Partial capture
09-13 18:04	80m	+10 / -8	SP9TEX	+23 / -	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 17:59	80m	+11 / -5	SQ8V	+7 / +6	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 16:53	40m	-1 / +1	SQ9PCO	-1 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 07:43	40m	-2 / -	SQ9AWN	-10 / -12	6	✓ Closing observed
09-13 07:19	40m	0 / -	SP5RZL	- / -8	2	Partial capture
09-12 20:54	80m	+19 / +1	SP7VCL	+10 / +9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 19:06	80m	-1 / -	SN100PKP	+4 / -25	9	Partial capture
09-12 19:03	80m	+10 / -	SQ8V	- / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 19:02	80m	- / -13	R2EA	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 19:01	80m	+13 / -1	SP5RZL	+20 / +5	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 18:54	80m	+11 / +7	SQ7SE	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-12 18:44	80m	0 / -	SQ7SE	- / -4	3	Partial capture
09-12 18:42	80m	+5 / -5	SQ9PCO	+9 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 17:49	80m	+4 / -	F5RRS	-6 / -2	4	✓ Closing observed
09-09 17:47	80m	+4 / -	SN100PKP	0 / +6	2	Partial capture
09-09 17:42	80m	+7 / -	SP100PKP	- / -2	9	Partial capture
09-09 05:39	80m	+20 / -	HF100PKP	-3 / +1	2	Partial capture
09-09 05:35	80m	+17 / -	SN40KZE	- / +1	5	Partial capture
09-08 06:08	80m	+10 / -	SP100PKP	- / -	7	Partial capture
09-08 05:17	80m	+13 / -	HF100PKP	- / +7	3	Partial capture
09-07 19:22	80m	+14 / -	9A2EU	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-07 19:01	80m	+10 / -8	OE3OOG	+2 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 19:00	80m	+8 / -9	SO100PKP	+6 / +2	2	Partial capture
09-06 17:03	40m	0 / -	SP5RZL	- / -4	3	Partial capture
09-03 20:22	80m	+11 / -	SQ7SE	+11 / +10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 20:17	40m	- / -3	4O4DB	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-13 19:22	80m	+8 / +2	SQ5NO	-12 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 21:12	80m	+11 / -2	SP7VCL	+19 / -	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 21:10	80m	+16 / -15	CT3MD	-10 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 20:20	80m	+3 / -	JA5MHD	- / -	11	Partial capture
08-09 20:13	80m	+3 / -	SP7VCL	+13 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
08-09 20:05	80m	-5 / +3	SP7VCL	+14 / +3	11	Partial capture
08-09 19:54	80m	-1 / -	SQ9AWN	+10 / -6	9	Partial capture
08-09 19:20	80m	0 / +6	SQ9MEZ	+9 / -5	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 19:12	80m	+9 / 0	SP8RPA	+14 / 0	10	✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 16:16	40m	-18 / -	SQ9AWN	- / -1	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 18:53	80m	+10 / 0	OK1FRG	+6 / +2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 18:48	80m	+1 / -	SQ9AWN	+8 / -1	10	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 18:44	80m	+10 / -	SQ9AWN	- / 0	2	Partial capture
08-08 17:58	40m	-8 / +3	SQ9MEZ	-4 / +2	11	✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 19:37	80m	+4 / -2	SP8RPA	+20 / 0	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 17:03	40m	- / -1	SN40KZE	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
08-07 11:15	40m	-11 / -1	SP7VCL	-14 / -12	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 06:47	40m	-4 / +1	DM5KK	-2 / +3	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 06:46	40m	-12 / -2	SP8RPA	-10 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-06 19:55	40m	-14 / -	JA0RUG	- / -21	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
182100 +15  917  SP9KKA SQ5ABW +08 (x2)
182145 +11 1014  SQ5ABW SP9KKA R+00
182200 +15  916  SP9KKA SQ5ABW RR73
182215 +16 1014  SQ5ABW SP9KKA 73
182800 +12  917  SP5RZL SQ5ABW +13 (x6)
193115  +9  916  DL1KYF/P SQ5ABW +14
193145  +8  916  <3Z100PKP> SQ5ABW +14 (x2)
193230 +12 1415  SQ5ABW RR73; SP6SWD <...> -14

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
170445  +0  953  SP5RZL SQ5ABW -04
055315  -9  363  SQ5ABW EA3HMM JN00
071945  +0  951  SP5RZL SQ5ABW -08 (x2)
074315  -7  937  SQ9AWN SQ5ABW -12 (x5)
074630 -10 1640  SQ5ABW SQ9AWN 73
165300  +1  940  SQ9PCO SQ5ABW +11 (x2)
165445  -1 1048  SQ5ABW SQ9PCO R+01
165500  -4  939  SQ9PCO SQ5ABW RR73
165515  -1 1048  SQ5ABW SQ9PCO 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
174030  +1 1778  SQ5ABW CN2DX R-01 (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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