BA6IM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: OM65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BA6IM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 62 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-08-27.

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 62 FT8 messages attributed to BA6IM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (98%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

62
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
20
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 21:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
62 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 20, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 38, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4.

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.

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 BA6IM

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
OM65 · 47 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,152 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 21:03 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 UTCBandBA6IM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-08 22:13 40m - / -17 RZ6AKF -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 21:51 40m - / -15 CT7BQH +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 21:35 40m - / -17 IW0BYL +13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 18:52 40m - / -9 RV4CC +9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 16:52 40m - / -25 DK7ZT -3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-08 16:51 40m - / -11 RA4LFN +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 15:46 40m - / -24 RD4F +11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 15:45 40m - / -16 RK4UZ -9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-07 22:03 40m - / -19 DK7ZT -5 / - 4 Partial capture
09-07 22:02 40m - / -18 SY1BKQ +8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 15:29 40m - / -17 R4HNW -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 16:31 40m - / -17 SV9CVY +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 15:48 40m - / -9 RA4Y -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:08 40m - / -22 LZ1ZM 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 21:51 40m - / -17 IV3ODE +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 20:29 40m - / - 4X1VE -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 20:07 40m - / -9 SP1G +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 20:05 40m - / -11 OK2ZAW +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 20:00 40m - / - SP1G +20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 19:59 40m - / - EA1FMJ -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 19:25 40m - / -15 ES5MG -17 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 18:55 40m - / - F5UKW -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 18:04 40m - / -18 RX3RZ +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:16 40m - / -24 RV3OC -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:13 40m - / -17 RM6OS +10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 21:44 40m - / -12 R4FBT -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 20:51 40m - / -15 DM9EE +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:32 40m - / -19 9A4V +12 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 16:58 40m - / -16 RX9CET -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:44 40m - / -16 R5DT +16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:30 40m - / -13 UA9MA -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:00 40m - / -11 UA3AGW 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 14:18 20m - / - JA6GCE -1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 08:23 20m - / -8 UF4S 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 22:44 40m - / -12 DL1YAW/P +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 22:18 40m - / -16 OM3PR +2 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 22:10 40m - / -21 EA7LIC -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 22:06 40m - / -8 DK7ZT -2 / - 6 Partial capture
08-28 22:06 40m - / -15 YO8CKT 0 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 20:25 40m - / 0 JS2DVD -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:20 20m - / -15 EA5OM +8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:16 20m - / -17 IN3XUG +9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 22:05 20m - / -8 RK7D -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:05 20m - / -16 EA5OM +6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 21:48 20m - / -16 F5IYE +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:55 20m - / -15 SP7QJF -14 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 20:49 20m - / -7 RU6FK -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 20:20 20m - / -22 IV3DSG +11 / - 5 Partial capture
08-27 20:09 20m -8 / -13 I8FOQ +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-27 19:08 20m - / -25 GW4RDW -5 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
154630  +9 2775  BA6IM RD4F RR73
161030  -6  975  BA6IM R4CBE -22
165115  +3 1094  BA6IM RA4LFN -11 (x2)
165215  -3 1905  BA6IM DK7ZT -25 (x3)
185215 +14 2367  BA6IM RV4CC -09 (x2)
213545 +14 2690  BA6IM IW0BYL -17 (x2)
215115  +3 3038  BA6IM CT7BQH -15 (x2)
221315 -12 1473  BA6IM RZ6AKF -17 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
220530  +5 2417  BA6IM EA5OM -16
220545 -10 2964  BA6IM RK7D RR73
220600  +5 2417  BA6IM EA5OM -16 (x2)
221630 +10 1122  BA6IM IN3XUG -17 (x3)
222000  +7 2417  BA6IM EA5OM IM99 (x3)
082330  +0 1290  BA6IM UF4S -08 (x2)
083815 -12 2830  BA6IM JH8SIT RR73
141845  -2 1440  BA6IM JA6GCE R PM52 (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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