K0BFG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM18

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K0BFG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 662 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-30 and 2026-09-12.

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 662 FT8 messages attributed to K0BFG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (97%), followed by 40 m (3%). Most decodes (97%) fell within the six-hour window 20:00-02:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14.7 dB.

Overview

662

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14.7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 19 20m · 643

First attributed message: 2026-07-30
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 04:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 662 messages
Active dates: 12 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14.7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22.4 to -8.3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 281, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 314, strong (≥ -8 dB) 67.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with K0BFG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F5RRS · France ×2 IU3KGN · Italy ×2 F5UOU · France ×2 ON4JL · Belgium ×2 KF4DSX · United States ×2 TA2FE · Asiatic Turkey 9A3K · Croatia F4HER · France PD8XXX · Netherlands HB9JNM · Switzerland N4OHI · United States G3MTL · England

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 K0BFG

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: FM18 · 552 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,390 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-12 04:24 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 UTC	Band	K0BFG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-12 06:41	40m	- / -	DL1GLO	0 / -	4	Partial capture
09-12 06:36	40m	- / -	PD0WL	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
09-12 06:30	40m	- / -	PD1AC	-14 / -	5	Partial capture
09-12 06:22	40m	- / -17	F1TXI	-11 / -	10	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 06:22	40m	- / -22	F4EMG	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:57	40m	- / -12	F5UOU	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:53	40m	- / -	F1MXE	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:51	40m	- / -13	PA3T	+1 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:45	40m	- / -12	IK5PWQ	+5 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:41	40m	- / -14	PA2RO	-11 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:18	40m	- / -15	DL3OCF	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 05:14	40m	- / -10	OP7B	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 05:12	40m	- / -	IU1TLG	-17 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 05:08	40m	- / -22	I0QMY	-16 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:02	40m	- / -12	DL3MIB	+12 / -	10	Partial capture
09-12 04:52	40m	- / -22	DL2MIJ	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 04:50	40m	- / -	DJ0MAB	+10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 04:50	40m	- / -22	OP7B	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 04:50	40m	- / -	DL3MIB	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 04:41	40m	- / -	DL8WEM	+9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 04:33	40m	- / -22	IZ8XJJ	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
09-12 04:30	40m	- / +1	F4BYA	+7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 04:26	40m	- / -17	LZ1VVD	+4 / -	6	Partial capture
09-12 04:25	40m	- / -	LZ2VQ	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 04:24	40m	- / -	DL3MIB	+10 / -	7	Partial capture
09-12 04:07	40m	- / -18	MI0OBC	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 02:59	40m	- / -24	UC6D	+10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 02:41	40m	- / -	R7DX	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 02:39	40m	- / -19	UC6D	+9 / -	7	Partial capture
09-12 02:08	40m	- / -	9H1ES	-3 / -	7	Partial capture
09-12 02:05	40m	- / -4	EA2DYB	-6 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 01:32	40m	- / -	CT7AUT	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 01:21	40m	- / -19	GM6URC	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 01:17	40m	- / -	LZ2VQ	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 01:02	40m	- / -19	GM6URC	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 01:01	40m	- / -	F4BYA	-5 / -	5	Partial capture
09-12 00:57	40m	- / -	F4BYA	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:52	40m	- / -	F4BYA	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:42	40m	- / -	F4BYA	-2 / -	4	Partial capture
09-12 00:41	40m	- / -	DJ0MAB	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 00:38	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:33	40m	- / -	DJ0MAB	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:33	40m	- / -	F4ACR	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 00:32	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:28	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:24	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:22	40m	- / -	DL1AUW	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 00:22	40m	- / -	EA7GNO	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:20	40m	- / -	F4BYA	-2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 00:12	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+1 / -	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
063000 -14 1781  K0BFG PD1AC JO22 (x5)
063300 -15 1627  K0BFG F4EEJ IN95
063600  -3 2746  K0BFG PD0WL JO21 (x2)
063630  -8  638  K0BFG G0OYQ R-22
063700  -8 2746  K0BFG PD0WL JO21 (x2)
064130  -1 2432  K0BFG DL1GLO JN47 (x4)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
155000 -18 1875  K0BFG DG7JG JO31 (x3)
193200 -12 2034  K0BFG PD1ADA JO21
202900  -6 1327  K0BFG IK8EQG R-21 (x2)
203600  -7 1671  K0BFG F5LOW RR73
211545 -23 1896  DJ9BW K0BFG -16
222200  -6 1897  K0BFG IU0MBJ -13 (x2)
230800  -5 2112  K0BFG IZ4EFV JN64 (x2)
163315  +2 2042  K0BFG EA1CQ IN83
170245  +5 2232  K0BFG F4JZW 73
200545  -2 1548  K0BFG EA7ALL IM88

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
221845  +7 1108  K0BFG SA6SKA JO68

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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