SQ5ROB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SQ5ROB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2,602 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 60 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-10-06.
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 2,602 FT8 messages attributed to SQ5ROB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 60 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (82%), followed by 80 m (16%) and 20 m (1%). The busiest six-hour window was 08:00-14:00 UTC, containing 45% of decodes. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (76%); the estimated median was -2 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-10-06 17:03 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 2,602 messages
- Active dates
- 60 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -2 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -13 to +8 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 138, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 485, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,979.
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 SQ5ROB 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 SQ5ROB
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 · 1,854 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 290 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-10-06 17:01 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 | SQ5ROB S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-06 17:51 | 40m | - / - | F4IIX | -7 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 17:04 | 80m | - / - | 9A4ZM | +1 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 17:04 | 80m | - / - | OE5DML | +6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 17:03 | 80m | - / - | R7DX | +3 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 17:01 | 80m | +7 / - | 9A5MP | - / -16 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-06 17:01 | 80m | +1 / -3 | YO4NF | -2 / -11 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-06 16:59 | 80m | +10 / -3 | UR5RBP | -17 / -6 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 16:48 | 80m | +4 / - | OH8TX | - / - | 20 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 16:46 | 80m | -6 / - | OE6/HB9DGR | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 16:24 | 80m | +5 / - | DL80NRW | - / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 16:23 | 80m | - / -1 | RD1A/P | -8 / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 16:22 | 80m | +10 / - | TA4/DD1WT | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 19:37 | 80m | -4 / -6 | US2YW | 0 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-05 19:30 | 80m | - / - | 9A4ZM | +6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 19:28 | 80m | +3 / -7 | F6FEG | -12 / -14 | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-05 19:18 | 80m | - / -10 | DO5AX | -18 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 19:09 | 80m | +5 / +7 | HB3XCE | +1 / -13 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-05 19:07 | 80m | +3 / -3 | UN0GY | -6 / -8 | 3 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-05 19:01 | 80m | +3 / -2 | SP6FME | +8 / -3 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-05 18:59 | 80m | +9 / - | OE1TOA | - / -11 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 18:57 | 80m | - / - | RA1QCX | -9 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 18:53 | 80m | +5 / - | 9A4ZM | +6 / -11 | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-05 18:52 | 80m | +5 / +8 | SP4VIT | -2 / -1 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-05 18:50 | 80m | +10 / - | PD2FZ | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 14:28 | 40m | -5 / - | DM7MA | -16 / -5 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-05 14:20 | 40m | -7 / - | MW7HZQ | - / - | 16 | Partial capture |
| 10-05 14:11 | 40m | -5 / - | PD4RJ | - / -22 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-05 14:10 | 40m | -6 / - | GX0ERG | -14 / -9 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-03 11:38 | 40m | -11 / - | SH6RES | - / - | 15 | Partial capture |
| 10-03 08:23 | 40m | -7 / - | PD0KVE | - / - | 106 | Partial capture |
| 10-03 07:49 | 40m | -7 / - | PD0KVE | - / - | 54 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:26 | 80m | - / - | UA4FKT | +6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:24 | 80m | +8 / - | RO2E/M | - / -5 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 20:36 | 80m | +8 / - | DO4TYW | -14 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-02 20:35 | 80m | - / - | DK8HC | -2 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 20:32 | 80m | +6 / +1 | SP7VCL | +12 / -22 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 20:32 | 80m | - / 0 | YO4NF | +8 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 20:30 | 80m | +13 / -11 | 5B4AMM | +10 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-02 20:22 | 80m | - / - | 9A4ZM | +2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 20:20 | 80m | +5 / -14 | S55X | -11 / -4 | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 11:15 | 40m | -7 / - | IN3IZQ | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 11:13 | 40m | -7 / - | IQ2AAH | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 11:09 | 40m | -8 / -14 | DL9SFE | -20 / -15 | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 10:21 | 40m | -3 / - | SP3AVS | - / -7 | 9 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 10:19 | 40m | -1 / - | S57ACD | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 10:18 | 40m | -2 / - | PD0MNO | - / -13 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 10:16 | 40m | -8 / -4 | DL4QB | -10 / -7 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-28 15:43 | 40m | -7 / - | IK4TVP | - / -2 | 17 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-28 15:16 | 40m | - / -11 | IK4TVP | -14 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 09-28 15:16 | 40m | - / - | SP8HKI | -1 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 142400 -8 1658 MW7HZQ SQ5ROB KO02 (x8) 142800 -7 1658 DM7MA SQ5ROB KO02 142815 -16 1472 SQ5ROB DM7MA +11 142830 -8 1658 DM7MA SQ5ROB R-05 (x2) 175030 -14 1257 SQ5ROB G4YLJ -07 175130 -8 2636 SQ5ROB F4IIX IN95 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 170145 +5 1795 9A5MP SQ5ROB KO02 170215 +1 1795 YO4NF SQ5ROB R-11 170230 -1 1794 SQ5ROB YO4NF RR73 (x2) 170300 +4 1504 SQ5ROB R7DX KN84 170315 +5 1794 9A5MP SQ5ROB R-16 170330 +1 1504 SQ5ROB R7DX KN84 170345 +10 1795 9A5MP SQ5ROB 73 170400 +5 1504 SQ5ROB R7DX KN84 170400 +5 2728 SQ5ROB OE5DML JN78 170400 +2 1790 SQ5ROB 9A4ZM JN86 170430 +4 1504 SQ5ROB R7DX KN84 170430 +7 2728 SQ5ROB OE5DML JN78 170430 +0 1790 SQ5ROB 9A4ZM JN86 170500 +3 1504 SQ5ROB R7DX KN84
UTC dB Audio Message 204145 -8 226 SQ5ROB 4X1UF +05 (x11) 121215 -3 535 SQ5ROB DD6ZV JO62 (x2) 121300 +12 534 DD6ZV SQ5ROB +01 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 201215 +2 2413 SQ5ROB F4BYA JN19 (x4) 202030 -18 1578 CQ SQ5ROB KO02 a1 (x2) 202245 -9 2022 SQ5ROB G3ROY IO70 (x3) 202400 -15 1579 VE3PP SQ5ROB KO02 202415 -8 2022 SQ5ROB G3ROY IO70 202500 -11 1579 VE3PP SQ5ROB R-26 202530 -13 1579 WB2BIN SQ5ROB R-17 (x3)
UTC dB Audio Message 104615 +8 2485 SQ5ROB F1PBZ +03 (x2) 101445 -7 933 SQ5ROB CT3MD -03 084600 -10 679 SQ5ROB SV2CLJ RR73 084830 -4 1029 SQ5ROB EN35UKR -16 091545 -17 1298 SQ5ROB RL3K KO91 (x2) 105415 -13 1775 SQ5ROB F4FSY -02
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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