Amateur Radio Award
LQ8 Protocol Emblem
Amateur Radio Award

First SOTA QSO

LQ8 Digital Mode

qFT8 Software Emblem

Awarded to commemorate the historic first Summits on the Air (SOTA) two-way radio contact (QSO) successfully established and decoded using the LQ8 digital protocol and the qFT8 software suite.

Germany 🇩🇪
DB5BO
SOTA Hunter
Spain 🇪🇸
EA3ISA
SOTA Activator · EA5/CS-020 (Campanilles)
Date 2026-09-13
Time 09:46 UTC
Band 20 Meters
Frequency 14,080 kHz
Digital Mode LQ8
Software qFT8
FIRST SOTA LQ8 QSO
Official Historic Record Authenticated First SOTA Contact
Expedited & Certified by
Luis Quesada
Luis Quesada (HB9IPH)
Creator of qFT8 & the LQ8 Protocol
lq8.org / qFT8.com