VK5BU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Australia

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK5BU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 342 related FT8 messages, 8 CQ messages, observed on 20m, across 24 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-15 and 2026-08-12.

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

342
Related messages
8
CQ messages
24
UTC dates heard
-4 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m
First seen: 2026-05-15
Last seen: 2026-08-12 06:53 UTC

Activity Heatmap

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 UTCBandVK5BU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-12 08:52 20m - / - EA5AOP -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-04 07:23 20m - / - F4MHR -14 / - 3 Partial capture
08-04 07:21 20m - / -10 F4FSY -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 07:21 20m - / - PA3AIW -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 07:11 20m - / -14 F4DUZ -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 07:09 20m - / - LZ2VQ -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 07:06 20m - / - F4DUZ -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 07:02 20m - / - IK0QDM -20 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 07:00 20m - / -20 CT3MD -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-04 06:53 20m - / -10 ON4PS -4 / - 18 ✓ Closing fragment
08-03 09:06 20m - / -22 PF7DKW -16 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-03 09:04 20m - / - IU4BJC -4 / - 4 Partial capture
07-03 03:36 20m - / -13 SV9MBH -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 03:58 20m - / - IZ5BLN -14 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 03:52 20m - / - R6TJ -2 / - 2 Partial capture
06-29 08:09 20m - / - F1TZE -15 / - 7 Partial capture
06-25 08:39 20m - / -15 ON8ON 0 / - 2 Partial capture
06-25 08:38 20m - / - F5IXN -16 / - 3 Partial capture
06-25 04:12 20m - / -9 OK1UOZ -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 04:01 20m - / - IU5TUG -1 / - 3 Partial capture
06-17 03:36 20m -10 / - SP5KG - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-17 03:31 20m -9 / - R5DT -18 / -10 3 ✓ Closing observed
06-17 03:28 20m -10 / - ER3DX - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-17 03:26 20m -10 / -18 UN0GY +13 / -15 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-17 03:23 20m -10 / - SP6AXW - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-17 03:18 20m -12 / - RW1AI - / -16 3 Partial capture
06-17 03:16 20m -12 / - SQ9CXH - / -11 3 Partial capture
06-17 03:15 20m -13 / - IK4LZH - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-17 03:13 20m -11 / - OK4FX - / -20 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-17 03:12 20m -14 / - F4FWT - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-17 03:10 20m -12 / - R2BRD - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-17 02:58 20m -13 / - A61CK - / - 3 Partial capture
06-14 07:55 20m - / -4 EA4IXE -9 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 07:52 20m - / -17 IN3BJS -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 07:44 20m - / -19 EA5RR -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 07:43 20m - / -1 CT1BFP -14 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-12 07:34 20m - / - OE8PCK +8 / - 5 Partial capture
06-12 07:29 20m - / - IW9HPG 0 / - 9 Partial capture
06-12 07:29 20m - / -13 EA7AK -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-12 07:28 20m - / -9 F6GGA -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-12 07:28 20m - / -14 PD0HLA -13 / - 2 Partial capture
06-12 07:24 20m - / -11 PD4SN 0 / - 9 Partial capture
06-12 07:23 20m - / -13 EA7AK -10 / - 4 Partial capture
06-12 07:21 20m - / - EA3AYQ -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-12 07:21 20m - / - MI7RDK -7 / - 4 Partial capture
06-12 07:09 20m - / -5 DH1PS -3 / - 6 Partial capture
06-11 03:18 20m -18 / -15 4L1FL +4 / -4 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-11 03:16 20m - / - RK4H 0 / - 2 Partial capture
06-11 03:15 20m -18 / -15 UY5QJ +16 / -7 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-11 03:13 20m -22 / -5 RN3GJ -20 / -10 3 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
071100 -13 2458  VK5BU F4DUZ JN19 (x2)
072130 -15 1860  VK5BU F4FSY -10
072130 -13 2601  VK5BU PA3AIW JO21
072200 -15 1859  VK5BU F4FSY -10
072230 -12 2601  VK5BU PA3AIW JO21
072300 -12 1860  VK5BU F4FSY RR73
072330 -17 1191  VK5BU F4MHR JN09 (x4)
025045 -20 1578  VK5BU 9K2OK RR73
085200 -10  788  VK5BU EA5AOP IM99 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

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