K1ABK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K1ABK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-04 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 35 FT8 messages attributed to K1ABK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (97%), followed by 40 m (3%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

35
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 34 40m · 1
First attributed message: 2026-07-04
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 01:31 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
35 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 15.

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 K1ABK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 K1ABK

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
FN53 · 19 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,521 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 01:31 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 UTCBandK1ABK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 00:28 40m - / -5 G4RRA +2 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 00:25 40m - / -1 VO1AW -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 02:12 80m -6 / - EA1IOK +3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 02:10 80m -8 / -8 DL1RWN +13 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 02:06 80m -15 / - IN3WZS - / -12 8 Partial capture
09-13 01:19 40m - / - MI7XHT -9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 03:06 80m - / -18 DK7ZT -1 / - 5 Partial capture
09-10 03:06 80m - / - SN40KZE +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 03:05 80m - / -10 GM6URC -21 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 03:02 80m - / -17 UR5SG +9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 02:56 80m - / -19 YO4NF +17 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 02:53 80m -6 / - WB6WUW - / -6 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 02:52 80m - / - DL5DQZ -8 / - 11 Partial capture
09-10 02:51 80m - / -7 F5MSE -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 02:48 80m -6 / -18 9A5E +5 / - 18 Partial capture
09-10 02:47 80m - / -21 DO9BAU +5 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 02:47 80m - / - LY1DY +5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 02:47 80m - / - SN40KZE +5 / - 4 Partial capture
09-10 02:46 80m -10 / -17 PA3KUS -8 / +1 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 02:44 80m +1 / -17 SP6JIU +34 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 02:40 40m - / -7 F5PBG +4 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 02:39 80m - / +1 DK7ZT +17 / - 5 Partial capture
08-18 02:38 80m - / - OM0RX +3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-18 02:35 80m -12 / - VE3LWY - / +9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-04 02:25 80m -14 / -7 EA3HMM -14 / -25 12 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-04 02:23 80m -19 / - CR2WWA -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-04 01:54 20m - / -15 EC3A -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 03:01 40m - / - PD4RJ -22 / - 3 Partial capture
06-23 02:24 40m - / -12 F1PBZ -8 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
024230  +3 2844  K1ABK F5PBG RR73
011930 -10 2336  K1ABK MI7XHT IO64 (x2)
013130 -19 1586  AD9GE K1ABK FN53
002515 -17 1467  K1ABK VO1AW -01 (x2)
002800  +0  346  K1ABK G4RRA -05 (x9)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
020700 -24 1659  IN3WZS K1ABK FN53 (x3)
020815  -1 1155  K1ABK SQ1X JO74
020830 -19 1658  IN3WZS K1ABK R-12 (x4)
021030  -7 2624  DL1RWN K1ABK FN53
021045 +11 2626  K1ABK DL1RWN -08
021100  -9 2623  DL1RWN K1ABK R+12
021115 +15 2625  K1ABK DL1RWN RR73
021245  +3  700  K1ABK EA1IOK IN62
021300  -7  699  EA1IOK K1ABK FN53 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
015415 -17 1800  K1ABK EC3A -15 (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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