US5LD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Ukraine Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN88

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving US5LD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 126 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-09-07.

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 126 FT8 messages attributed to US5LD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (79%), followed by 40 m (21%). Most decodes (62%) fell within the six-hour window 04:00-10:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

126
Messages attributed
19
UTC dates decoded
39
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-07 06:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
126 messages
Active dates
19 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 50, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 57, strong (≥ -8 dB) 19.

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.

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 US5LD

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
KN88 · 86 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,114 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-07 06:27 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 UTCBandUS5LD S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-07 06:26 40m -20 / - UR4QWW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 06:23 40m -17 / -9 UT0IN -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-07 06:19 40m -17 / - SP5AA - / +3 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 06:06 40m -10 / - DF7JS - / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 06:03 40m - / - RA6OY -2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 18:07 20m - / - EA1CQ 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 17:49 20m - / -8 M0JPU -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 06:42 20m -3 / - DF2AP - / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 06:38 20m +3 / - <...> - / -19 4 Partial capture
08-31 06:37 20m -1 / - 9A60CBM - / -17 5 Partial capture
08-30 17:19 20m - / -16 EA5JLN +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 06:14 20m -22 / - DL3FH - / -23 2 Partial capture
08-30 06:10 20m -18 / +2 HA7TM -18 / -2 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 06:07 20m -13 / - S57NCP - / - 6 Partial capture
08-29 18:14 20m - / -17 EA7GHD -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 18:09 20m - / -17 EA7GHD -15 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:51 20m - / - IW5ABF -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:50 20m - / -8 G0AGT -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:47 20m - / -2 DL2TT +15 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:34 20m -22 / - 9A5MTV - / -18 2 Partial capture
08-27 07:51 20m -2 / - LZ7VV - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 04:29 20m -24 / -21 HC5RF -9 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 19:14 20m -14 / - M9OOS - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 17:57 20m - / -17 G3VCQ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 17:10 20m - / -6 IZ1HJU +2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 17:01 20m - / -16 ON1JP -7 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 17:00 20m - / -13 G4HLU +5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 18:17 20m - / -24 ON1JP -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-25 18:14 20m - / - ON7GB +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 18:03 20m - / -19 PH2W +11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 14:47 20m - / -17 PD4RJ -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 13:59 20m - / - DF1OY -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 04:51 20m - / -18 IS0KNG -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 04:41 20m - / - RX3ASQ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 17:44 20m - / -16 F4IVG +6 / - 5 Partial capture
08-20 10:16 20m -20 / -2 MM0TBH -7 / - 6 Partial capture
08-17 16:22 20m - / -19 M0RHS +1 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 06:28 20m - / - SV8GXC -22 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 06:24 20m - / -13 PD2WL -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 18:57 20m - / -17 OE3RWR -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 18:27 20m - / - IW4DNI -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 18:23 20m - / -4 S58WW -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 06:21 20m - / - G7IGN -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 18:16 20m - / - IW5ABF -17 / - 4 Partial capture
08-13 17:49 20m - / - US5LNL -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 08:39 20m - / -16 PD1RP -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-10 04:33 20m - / -5 A61QQ -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 17:26 20m - / -10 F1ODM -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 17:03 20m - / - RA9J -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-06 16:59 20m - / - RA9J -10 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
060945 -24 1790  CQ US5LD KN88                         a1 (x5)
061915 -20 2275  SP5AA US5LD KN88 (x2)
062000  -5 2274  US5LD IK2ZJR JN45
062015 -13 2275  SP5AA US5LD R+03 (x2)
062315  -5 1535  US5LD UT0IN -09 (x2)
062400 -17 1537  UT0IN US5LD 73
062630 -20 1575  UR4QWW US5LD KN88 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
064015  -4 1149  <...> US5LD R-19
064045  -4 1150  9A60CBM US5LD R-19 (x3)
064215  -6 1669  DF2AP US5LD KN88 (x4)
174445 -12 2126  US5LD PE4IR JO21
174945 -10 2154  US5LD M0JPU -08 (x3)
175600 -13  522  DK4TX US5LD KN88
180745  +2  731  US5LD EA1CQ IN83 (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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