EI3KGB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Ireland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO51

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving EI3KGB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 22 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-29 and 2026-08-02.

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 22 FT8 messages attributed to EI3KGB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -22 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

22
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-22 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-29
Last attributed message: 2026-08-02 18:53 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
22 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-22 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 18, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with EI3KGB in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to EI3KGB

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
IO51 · 18 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
2,159 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-02 18:53 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 UTCBandEI3KGB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-02 18:53 20m -22 / - VE2FXL - / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 18:50 20m -21 / - VK3GLN - / - 6 Partial capture
08-02 18:48 20m -17 / - VK2VAR - / - 3 Partial capture
08-02 18:45 20m -22 / - NF3R - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 18:38 20m -24 / - WY0V - / - 3 Partial capture
08-02 18:29 20m -8 / -6 TA6B +4 / +8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-02 18:18 20m - / -15 OD5KU +9 / - 6 Partial capture
07-29 20:06 20m -24 / - EX8ABR - / - 2 Partial capture
07-25 21:17 20m - / -14 EB3JT -3 / - 5 Partial capture
07-22 11:51 20m - / -15 SM7XON -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 11:41 20m - / -10 G8CLY -12 / - 4 Partial capture
07-22 11:37 20m - / - PA0LDE -21 / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 11:21 20m - / -5 GJ0KYZ -2 / - 5 Partial capture
07-15 19:42 20m - / -12 UN0GY -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 18:41 20m - / - 4O4DB -17 / - 3 Partial capture
07-09 19:42 40m - / -9 G0KUC -9 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184230 -24 1882  9V1RS EI3KGB IO51
184530 -20 1434  NF3R EI3KGB IO51 (x3)
184830 -23 1434  VK2VAR EI3KGB IO51 (x3)
185000 -19 1613  VK3GLN EI3KGB IO51 (x6)
185300 -22 1613  VE2FXL EI3KGB IO51 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
193445 -10 3068  EI3KGB PD7LB -20
193845 -24 1266  EI3KGB F5PBG 73
194245 -10  586  EI3KGB G0KUC IO91 (x4)

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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