VP5G — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Turks & Caicos Islands Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FL41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VP5G, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 372 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-22 and 2026-07-30.

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 372 FT8 messages attributed to VP5G as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (88%), followed by 80 m (12%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 23:00-05:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

372

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 45 20m · 327

First attributed message: 2026-07-22
Last attributed message: 2026-07-30 08:56 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 372 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 59, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 193, strong (≥ -8 dB) 120.

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 VP5G in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F8ATM · France ×2 IK2CIK · Italy ×2 TA6B · Asiatic Turkey ×2 UI7N · European Russia ×2 2E0GSZ · England ×2 9A5E · Croatia ×2 EC3A · Spain ×2 F5RRS · France ×2 I1RJP · Italy ×2 M0BCT · England ×2 OE8DDX · Austria ×2 R1AP · European Russia ×2

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 VP5G

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: FL41 · 28 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,389 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-07-30 03:19 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 UTC	Band	VP5G S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
07-30 12:30	20m	- / -	IZ2EID	-18 / -	17	Partial capture
07-30 12:20	20m	- / -	IZ2EID	-18 / -	9	Partial capture
07-30 11:41	20m	- / -	SQ2PQ	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 11:36	20m	- / -	DL8OCI	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 11:28	20m	- / -	OE5MZO	-13 / -	4	Partial capture
07-30 11:27	20m	- / -	RV6AVU	0 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 11:26	20m	- / -	9A6NTK	+4 / -	10	Partial capture
07-30 11:24	20m	- / -	EI5JL	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
07-30 11:22	20m	- / -	IZ2EID	-16 / -	87	Partial capture
07-30 11:22	20m	- / -12	RK3AF	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 11:21	20m	- / -	DL5PH	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 11:19	20m	- / -	RV6AVU	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 11:17	20m	- / -12	RK3AF	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 11:14	20m	- / -10	F1PBZ	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 11:10	20m	- / -	IZ2EID	-18 / -	11	Partial capture
07-30 11:04	20m	- / -	IU7GRJ	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 11:04	20m	- / -	RV6AVU	+1 / -	11	Partial capture
07-30 11:02	20m	- / -15	ES6DO	-24 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 11:00	20m	- / -	IZ2EID	-12 / -	6	Partial capture
07-30 10:54	20m	- / -	ES6DO	-22 / -	5	Partial capture
07-30 10:53	20m	- / -	GW5GDP	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 10:51	20m	- / -21	9A1AR	-7 / -	11	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:50	20m	- / -22	F5NIB	-7 / -	15	Partial capture
07-30 10:48	20m	- / -	PD1BJO	-24 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 10:47	20m	- / -	SP3CMA	+1 / -	4	Partial capture
07-30 10:45	20m	- / -17	F4HDR	-5 / -	4	Partial capture
07-30 10:45	20m	- / -19	UA6FZ	+4 / -	19	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:41	20m	- / -14	DL5KBG	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
07-30 10:41	20m	- / -	PD1BJO	-20 / -	5	Partial capture
07-30 10:39	20m	- / -12	UA6FZ	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:37	20m	- / -	GW5GDP	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 10:37	20m	- / -4	M9WHQ	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:36	20m	- / -	F4HDR	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 10:34	20m	- / -9	PD8RUK	-3 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:33	20m	- / -	E77PY	-20 / -	6	Partial capture
07-30 10:33	20m	- / -	RY7G	0 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 10:33	20m	- / -	EA1NT	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 10:28	20m	- / -	DL5KBG	-10 / -	10	Partial capture
07-30 10:23	20m	- / -	R1BPW/6/P	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 10:23	20m	- / -	IZ2EID	-15 / -	46	Partial capture
07-30 10:22	20m	- / -	G8OO	-6 / -	6	Partial capture
07-30 10:22	20m	- / -15	PD1DTH	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:22	20m	- / -3	GB1WINGS	-9 / -	7	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:21	20m	- / -	DL5KBG	-11 / -	7	Partial capture
07-30 10:19	20m	- / -15	DL1FAM	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 10:19	20m	- / -	9A1AR	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
07-30 10:17	20m	- / -13	ON7WM	0 / -	8	Partial capture
07-30 10:16	20m	- / -	DL5KBG	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
07-30 10:14	20m	- / -	M0PTZ	-11 / -	12	Partial capture
07-30 10:14	20m	- / -	OK1KM	-8 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
123315 -21 1278  VP5G IZ2EID JN34 (x15)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021415  +2 2845  VP5G DL6UJ R+04
021445 -15 1829  VP5G UI7N KN98
021445  +5 2846  VP5G DL6UJ R-02
021545 -19 2170  VP5G RA3ZDU KO90
021545  +6 2846  VP5G DL6UJ R-02
021545 -17 2110  VP5G DL1BJL R-08 (x2)
021715 -11 2612  VP5G UI7N KN98 (x2)
021745 -16 2393  VP5G RN1ON LP04
021815  -7 2613  VP5G UI7N R-11
021845 -16 2394  VP5G RN1ON 73
021915 -10 2613  VP5G UI7N R-11
021915 -22 2031  VP5G RM4N LO48 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
033615 +15 2514  VP5G UY7VV KN58
033615  -8 2943  VP5G EA7AH IM67
033630 -17 3080  NU0V VP5G -16
033645 +14 2514  VP5G UY7VV KN58
033645  -9 2943  VP5G EA7AH IM67
033700 -11 3080  NU0V VP5G -16
033745 +12 3010  VP5G OH2CLX KP10
033800 -11 3081  9A5E VP5G RR73
033815 +13 3010  VP5G OH2CLX KP10
033830 -18 3080  CQ VP5G FL41
033845 +16 3010  VP5G OH2CLX KP10
033945  -2  614  VP5G DO2XYZ JO40 (x2)
031945 -24 1605  VP5G VE2WNF FN35 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200715 -24 1907  VP5G <...> R-18
200815  -9 1563  VP5G IU2VWQ JN45 (x2)
201045 -17 2024  VP5G IU4COO JN63 (x2)
201245 -22 1841  VP5G HB9GIM JN47
201315 -15 2024  VP5G IU4COO R-24 (x9)

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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