VK5COL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Australia

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK5COL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 109 related FT8 messages, observed on 60m, 40m, 10m, across 13 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-25 and 2026-08-18.

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

109

Related messages

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-2 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

40m 60m 10m

First seen: 2026-05-25
Last seen: 2026-08-18 07:46 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations VK5COL worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

DF8RU · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA7CPW · Spain R7KJM · European Russia IT9IVN · Sicily TNX 9A7Y · Croatia F4NGR · France DF1KW · Fed. Rep. of Germany LY8O · Lithuania IW0RGN · Italy LY7T · Lithuania DJ8ES · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 UTC	Band	VK5COL S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
07-20 21:53	40m	- / -20	S58Z	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 21:46	40m	- / -	DL9KM	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-13 21:16	40m	- / -	SP2BBQ	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
07-13 21:11	40m	- / -	SP2BBQ	-1 / -	4	Partial capture
07-13 21:01	40m	- / -15	LY7T	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 22:00	40m	- / -17	F4NGR	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 21:48	40m	- / -17	IT9IVN	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 21:28	40m	- / -	F6FLU	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
07-10 21:07	40m	- / -17	IZ0CLP	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 21:05	40m	- / -17	9A7Y	-3 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 20:48	40m	- / -	IK5AUL	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-16 21:56	40m	- / -	R3ICU	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
06-16 21:55	40m	- / -16	EA5JCI	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-14 22:22	40m	- / -24	DF8RU	+12 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-12 22:43	40m	- / -16	EA7CPW	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-12 22:08	40m	- / -13	IW0RGN	+14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 22:08	40m	- / -21	R7KJM	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 22:07	40m	- / -17	DF1KW	+22 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 18:45	40m	- / -	LY8O	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 18:15	40m	- / -15	DJ8ES	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 18:14	40m	- / -19	F4ILK	+1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 17:52	40m	- / -	EA5JCI	-16 / -	4	Partial capture
06-04 22:21	40m	- / -	IU1SPZ	-3 / -	6	Partial capture
06-04 22:15	40m	- / -	IU1SPZ	-6 / -	6	Partial capture
06-04 22:03	40m	- / -23	DL9AJ	+11 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
06-02 08:09	10m	- / -9	G0FWX	+4 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
080915  +4 2162  VK5COL G0FWX IO82 (x3)
082345  -9 1506  VK5COL DL6II JO31
094600  +8 2279  VK5COL DC5SWL JN39

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220915  -3 2817  VK5COL DA1KL JN58
210100 -14 1229  VK5COL LY7T KO05 (x3)
211115  +1 2882  VK5COL SP2BBQ JO84 (x6)
214600 -10 1809  VK5COL DL9KM JN68 (x2)
215300  +3  284  VK5COL S58Z JN76 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

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