JH6RKI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Japan Most frequent locator attributed to this token: PM53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving JH6RKI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-15.

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 13 FT8 messages attributed to JH6RKI 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 (69%), followed by 40 m (31%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

13
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 21:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
13 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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 JH6RKI in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to JH6RKI

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
PM53 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,425 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 21:16 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 UTCBandJH6RKI S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-21 21:06 80m - / -14 LX1JH +15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 21:16 40m -10 / - D2ACE - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 20:48 80m - / -19 OH2NAG -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 20:44 80m - / -23 ON6AA +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 19:23 80m - / -22 UX1AA +6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 20:49 80m - / -18 IK5CHL +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
102800 -24 1909  JH6RKI EY8BL RR73
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204945  +3 2421  JH6RKI IK5CHL JN53 (x3)
192330  +4 2449  JH6RKI UX1AA KO70 (x4)
204445  +1 1342  JH6RKI ON6AA JO11 (x3)
204815 -12 1628  JH6RKI OH2NAG -19 (x2)
210630 +15 1020  JH6RKI LX1JH -14 (x2)
210730 +20  593  JH6RKI UR1CCT KN69
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
193715 -10 2727  RI1FJZ JH6RKI PM53
211600 -12 2681  D2ACE JH6RKI PM53 (x3)

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