IA5/IK5AEQ Italy

IA5/IK5AEQ Italy

DX Operation IOTA EU-028
🇮🇹 I — Italy

Luca, IK5AEQ, will be operating from Giannutri Island (EU-028) under the callsign IA5/IK5AEQ. His activity is scheduled for September 9-14. He plans to use SSB, FT modes, and RTTY across the 40 to 6 meter bands.

*Source: 425DXN wcal #1843 — [425 DX News](http://www.425dxn.org)*

FT2FT4FT8RTTYSSB10m15m20m30m40m6m
Updated on 27 Sep 2026
QSL via: bureau, LoTW, Club Log OQRS
OQRS
CONCLUDED
From09 Sep 2026
To14 Sep 2026
Latest news
Luca will be using an end-fed antenna and WARC band dipoles. FT2, FT4, and FT8 are confirmed as the specific FT modes.
· DX-World.net · full history
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IA5/IK5AEQ Live Spots

02:54:24 UTC
UTC Spotter Frequency Mode Comments Band Age
12:42 14 SepDL8LAS14074.0FT8RBN 2 dB via DL8LAS-#20m25d
12:41 14 SepYO2KAR14074.0FT8RBN via YO2KAR-#20m25d
12:39 14 SepIK5AEQ14074.0FT8Ft820m25d
12:32 14 SepKM3T14074.0FT8RBN -19 dB via KM3T-3-#20m25d
12:31 14 SepSP5GQ14074.0FT8RBN -5 dB via SP5GQ-#20m25d
12:24 14 SepSM1HEV14074.0FT8RBN -13 dB via SM1HEV-#20m25d
12:22 14 SepG6LEE14076.0FT8—20m25d
12:19 14 SepKM3T14074.0FT8RBN -14 dB via KM3T-3-#20m25d
12:17 14 SepLB9KJ14074.0FT8RBN -19 dB via LB9KJ-#20m25d
12:15 14 SepDL9GTB14074.0FT8RBN 4 dB via DL9GTB-#20m25d
12:12 14 SepF1DSZ14074.0FT8ft8 iota eu-02820m25d
12:10 14 SepDL8LAS14074.0FT8RBN 1 dB via DL8LAS-#20m25d
12:10 14 SepW1NT14074.0FT8RBN -9 dB via W1NT-6-#20m25d
12:02 14 SepPD3RL14260.0SSBthx 7320m25d
12:00 14 SepF8DRA14260.0SSBIOTA EU-02820m25d
11:53 14 SepIK5AEQ14260.0SSBSsb20m25d
22:16 13 SepIK5AEQ10136.0FT8Qrt30m26d
22:03 13 SepKM3T10136.0FT8RBN 4 dB via KM3T-3-#30m26d
21:58 13 SepWE9V10136.0FT8RBN -15 dB via WE9V-#30m26d
21:57 13 SepDL8LAS10136.0FT8RBN -9 dB via DL8LAS-#30m26d
21:55 13 SepW1NT10136.0FT8RBN 6 dB via W1NT-6-#30m26d
21:53 13 SepG4IRN10136.0FT8RBN -19 dB via G4IRN-#30m26d
21:49 13 SepKM3T10136.0FT8RBN -3 dB via KM3T-3-#30m26d
21:48 13 SepDR4W10136.0FT8RBN -1 dB via DR4W-#30m26d
21:45 13 SepOH6BG10136.0FT8RBN -15 dB via OH6BG-#30m26d

Best time to work — by continent

Busiest band and UTC window per continent, based on cluster spots collected so far for this operation.

ContinentBest bandBest time (UTC)Based on
Europe20m12:00–15:00 UTC147 spots
North America17m18:00–21:00 UTC146 spots

Source reports

Our sources do not fully agree on the details of this operation. We list what each one reports below and highlight where they differ from our listing.

425DXN wcal #1843
QSL via: reports IK5AEQ (our listing: bureau, LoTW, Club Log OQRS)
DX-World.net #153549
QSL via: reports bureau, LOTW, Club Log (our listing: bureau, LoTW, Club Log OQRS)

Update history

  • First reported425 DX News
    Luca, IK5AEQ, will be operating from Giannutri Island (EU-028) under the callsign IA5/IK5AEQ. His activity is scheduled for September 9-14. He plans to use SSB, FT modes, and RTTY across the 40 to 6 meter bands. *Source: 425DXN wcal #1843 — [425 DX News](http://www.425dxn.org)*
  • UpdateDX-World.net
    Luca will be using an end-fed antenna and WARC band dipoles. FT2, FT4, and FT8 are confirmed as the specific FT modes.
Last updated on 27 Sep 2026