SQ5TA — 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: Poland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO01

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SQ5TA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,159 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 73 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-11-04.

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 1,159 FT8 messages attributed to SQ5TA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 73 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (59%), followed by 80 m (41%). Most decodes (61%) 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 (81%); the estimated median was +2.3 dB.

Overview

1,159
Messages attributed
73
UTC dates decoded
226
Active 15-min windows
+2.3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 479 40m · 680
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-11-04 07:20 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,159 messages
Active dates
73 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+2.3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13.3 to +16 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 83, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 140, strong (≥ -8 dB) 936.

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 SQ5TA 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 SQ5TA

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
KO01 · 566 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
182 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-11-04 07:20 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 UTCBandSQ5TA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
11-02 11:15 40m -1 / +4 HA1BF -11 / -9 18 ✓ Full exchange observed
11-02 11:12 40m +1 / - LY3PW -4 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-18 17:59 80m - / - DG4BZ -14 / - 2 Partial capture
10-18 17:58 80m - / - RX3ASQ +2 / - 2 Partial capture
10-18 17:57 80m - / - DH5BO -10 / - 3 Partial capture
10-18 17:54 80m +9 / - OK1UOZ +13 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-18 17:54 80m +6 / +7 SQ2NIG -1 / -13 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-18 08:39 40m -3 / - MW0USK - / - 2 Partial capture
10-18 08:22 40m -4 / - SP7TF - / - 4 Partial capture
10-18 08:13 40m -7 / +2 HA1BF -4 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-18 07:38 40m - / - SP2BOT -10 / - 2 Partial capture
10-18 07:35 40m - / -5 SP6TT -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-17 06:39 40m - / - SP4GDW -18 / - 2 Partial capture
10-17 06:36 40m 0 / - SP5MXZ +4 / -9 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-13 18:31 80m +5 / -1 SP9KKA +6 / - 6 Partial capture
10-10 13:06 40m +6 / - SP9KKA - / - 2 Partial capture
10-08 10:33 40m -4 / -9 SQ5ANT -16 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 11:19 40m -4 / - SQ5TDW - / -18 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 16:20 40m -12 / -16 SP4WSL -9 / -11 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-30 16:10 40m -2 / - SP4WSL - / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 16:03 40m -5 / +10 SP100PKP -10 / -11 3 Partial capture
09-29 10:02 40m -6 / - SN100PKP - / -8 2 Partial capture
09-29 09:58 40m -1 / - R8AIM/4 - / -2 2 Partial capture
09-27 08:17 40m -9 / -3 SQ100PKP -20 / -13 2 Partial capture
09-26 18:55 80m +8 / -6 SP100PKP -7 / -15 3 Partial capture
09-26 18:51 80m +5 / - SQ8V -14 / -21 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-23 16:13 40m +6 / - TM14LEO - / -2 3 Partial capture
09-21 18:55 80m +4 / - EH3ST - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 14:43 40m -4 / - 3Z100PKP - / -9 2 Partial capture
09-20 14:41 40m -4 / +10 SP100PKP -8 / -8 3 Partial capture
09-20 10:01 40m +1 / +7 SP9BEB +4 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 09:57 40m -1 / +2 SQ7OBB -21 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 09:20 40m +5 / -7 OE5ABL 0 / -15 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 09:16 40m +6 / - RA2FGK -10 / -5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 09:05 40m +12 / - SP9CXN +4 / -12 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 06:24 40m -5 / -9 SN100PKP -10 / -14 2 Partial capture
09-19 12:19 40m -5 / 0 SQ7OBB -19 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 12:16 40m +5 / - 9A4ZM - / -5 6 Partial capture
09-19 12:14 40m +4 / - YO3FVR/P - / -2 2 Partial capture
09-19 07:15 40m +4 / - II9IAGM - / -10 3 Partial capture
09-19 07:13 40m +1 / -7 II6IALU -16 / -14 3 Partial capture
09-19 07:09 40m +8 / - LB0XJ - / - 4 Partial capture
09-19 06:54 40m +3 / +5 HF100PKP -9 / -8 3 Partial capture
09-19 04:50 80m +18 / +7 SO100PKP +3 / -10 3 Partial capture
09-15 18:42 80m +6 / - SP100PKP - / -8 2 Partial capture
09-15 18:31 80m +14 / - SQ5FM +6 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 19:57 80m +14 / +8 SO100PKP +5 / -13 3 Partial capture
09-14 18:37 80m +12 / +2 SQ8V -1 / -6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 18:40 80m +21 / -8 SP5RZL +14 / -8 13 Partial capture
09-13 18:18 80m +14 / +5 SP9TEX +21 / -3 7 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175600 -12 1664  SQ5TA EA1IOK IN62
175645  +9 1087  CQ SQ5TA KO01 (x2)
175730 -11 1417  SQ5TA DH5BO JO43
175745  +5 1087  CQ SQ5TA KO01
175800  +2 1109  SQ5TA RX3ASQ KO95
175800 -10 1417  SQ5TA DH5BO JO43
175815  +3 1087  CQ SQ5TA KO01
175830  -6  525  SQ5TA SP2GR JO93
175830  +3 1109  SQ5TA RX3ASQ KO95
175830  -9 1417  SQ5TA DH5BO JO43
175900  -3 1087  SQ5TA R4FDK LO23
175900 -12 1019  SQ5TA DG4BZ JO42 (x2)
072000  -5  615  MD0CCE SQ5TA KO01
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
111630 -13 1298  SQ5TA HA1BF +04
111645  +0 1299  HA1BF SQ5TA KO01
111700 -13 1298  SQ5TA HA1BF +04 (x2)
111745  -3 1299  HA1BF SQ5TA R-09
111800  -6 1298  SQ5TA HA1BF RR73
111815  +0 1299  HA1BF SQ5TA 73
112000 -10 1298  SQ5TA HA1BF -03 (x8)

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.

CW

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