VP5/K5UR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Turks & Caicos Islands

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VP5/K5UR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 245 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-10 and 2026-09-15.

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 245 FT8 messages attributed to VP5/K5UR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Most decodes (91%) fell within the six-hour window 01:00-07:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

245
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
42
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 245
First attributed message: 2026-09-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 05:56 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
245 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 33, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 104, strong (≥ -8 dB) 108.

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 VP5/K5UR 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.

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 UTCBandVP5/K5UR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 06:09 40m - / -16 DL6IAN 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 05:55 40m - / -10 YO9XC -3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 05:55 40m - / +3 DL5DQZ +8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 05:04 40m - / - LZ3BS +3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 04:53 40m - / -10 S51RU -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 04:53 40m - / -3 F6ECI -8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 04:49 40m - / - UX2QX +13 / - 20 Partial capture
09-15 04:47 40m - / -7 DL4MFA -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 04:44 40m - / -14 DL2RPN -12 / - 4 Partial capture
09-15 03:47 40m - / -14 KP2B -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 03:06 40m - / -24 VE3OP -14 / - 7 Partial capture
09-15 02:56 40m - / - KB2BK -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 02:47 40m - / -1 R4ML -9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 02:41 40m - / - UA4CCH -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 02:10 40m -4 / - LY790A - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 02:08 40m - / -12 KC1YXS -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 02:06 40m - / -11 KO4PRE -22 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 01:51 40m - / -22 KA6AKH -19 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 01:47 40m - / - RN1ON +4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 01:33 40m - / -13 G3PMY -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 01:23 40m - / -23 WE8HAM -14 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 00:53 40m - / - AA6KJ -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 00:02 40m - / - F1IQH -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 23:55 40m - / - G1HJW -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 23:44 40m - / - G1HJW -15 / - 7 Partial capture
09-14 22:33 40m - / -6 IS0LJG -10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 22:13 40m - / - R7ZY +10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 21:37 40m - / - F4EGM -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 21:25 40m - / -19 PD0NYL -6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 21:24 40m - / -11 G0ROG -16 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 21:22 40m - / -17 PD3FR -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 21:17 40m - / -13 DL5OAH -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 21:10 40m - / -5 R6AC -12 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 20:58 40m - / -15 EW8DU -8 / - 5 Partial capture
09-14 20:50 40m - / -4 DL7ARV +10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 20:50 40m - / -20 EA4R -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 20:36 40m - / - JF1UVJ -9 / - 5 Partial capture
09-14 20:29 40m - / -6 F4EUF -7 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 20:12 40m - / - LB7ZG +4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 20:06 40m - / -18 DH6BH +5 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 20:01 40m - / +2 PG5FRL -9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 19:55 40m - / -5 9A5WA +9 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 19:54 40m -3 / 0 DK3BK +8 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 19:54 40m - / -1 DL9KM 0 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 19:41 40m - / +1 9A9O +10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 19:36 40m - / - SV1EKI -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 19:33 40m - / -15 DL9KM -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 19:31 40m - / -15 SV1EKI -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 19:18 40m - / -16 R4ZZ 0 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 19:11 40m - / -9 DG6COC -17 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
050015 +18 2899  VP5/K5UR UX2QX KN77 (x2)
050415  +2  342  VP5/K5UR LZ3BS KN22 (x2)
051715 -11 1426  VP5/K5UR IU1TKT R-10
053215  -9 2382  VP5/K5UR IZ6KPR JN63
055500  -3 2550  VP5/K5UR DL5DQZ JO61
055515  -2 2338  VP5/K5UR YO9XC -10
055530 +14 2550  VP5/K5UR DL5DQZ R+03
055545  -2 2338  VP5/K5UR YO9XC -10
055600 +12 2550  VP5/K5UR DL5DQZ R+03
055630 +12 2550  3Z25AB VP5/K5UR 73
055645  -4 2338  VP5/K5UR YO9XC -14
060945  -1 2519  VP5/K5UR DL6IAN JN49 (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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