K1BIF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN34

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K1BIF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 22 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-13.

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 K1BIF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (95%), followed by 80 m (5%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 1 40m · 21

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 01:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 22 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, strong (≥ -8 dB) 7.

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 K1BIF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F1PBZ · France ×2 9A3NM · Croatia EA2RCU · Spain F4EGM · France F4LUK · France F5UOU · France F6BHK · France G1LQT · England G5TV · England IK0QKN · Italy PD1PBX · Netherlands R7CA · European Russia

Most frequent locator attributed to K1BIF

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: FN34 · 16 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,686 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-13 01:37 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	K1BIF S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-13 01:41	80m	- / -16	PI4DX	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 01:19	40m	- / -14	HK3W	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 01:04	40m	- / -9	KC3HRV	-20 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 00:20	40m	- / +2	W2TDS	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 00:13	40m	-5 / -	WA0YPC	-8 / +9	3	✓ Closing observed
09-06 04:12	40m	- / -14	IZ2QPP	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 04:11	40m	- / -20	OH1TSM	-17 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 04:03	40m	- / +7	IU2EFB	+17 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 04:01	40m	- / -	F4JJA	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 03:57	40m	- / -	OZ8MW/P	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 03:27	40m	- / -	HB9HRG	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 03:17	40m	- / -20	RK6A	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 03:15	40m	- / -	UR4QWW	-1 / -	7	Partial capture
09-06 03:05	40m	- / -	SM4MI	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 03:01	40m	- / -	F1IQH	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 00:47	40m	- / -15	UT6HN	-17 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 19:57	20m	- / -	IZ0GRR	+12 / -	7	Partial capture
08-30 19:55	20m	- / -16	F4EGM	+10 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 14:57	20m	- / -	M9LCB	-7 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 02:31	80m	- / -	F4BYA	+6 / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 16:14	20m	- / -19	F5UOU	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:57	80m	- / -19	G0OYQ	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:46	80m	- / -14	EA3CUU	-20 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:43	80m	- / -12	PA3CNI	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:41	80m	- / -14	PA3KUS	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:37	80m	- / -24	F4GBD	-10 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:33	80m	- / -	F5NLY	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 04:31	80m	- / -11	M0DSR	-23 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:25	80m	- / -	PA3KUS	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 04:24	80m	- / -22	DO1MDE	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:22	80m	- / -14	OK1XV	+14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 04:17	80m	- / -17	9A5E	-3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:16	80m	- / -15	I0KMJ	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:13	80m	- / -17	IK6DLK	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:11	80m	- / -12	F1PBZ	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:04	80m	- / -12	CT3MD	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 03:42	40m	- / -14	MI0OBC	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 03:32	40m	- / -21	UT2AU	-3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 03:21	40m	- / -15	M9PAS	0 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 03:18	40m	- / -19	F5MOO	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 03:07	40m	- / -22	M9PAS	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
08-29 02:56	40m	- / -10	F4JUO	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 02:31	40m	- / -	ON4MAP	-17 / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 02:24	40m	- / -19	EA3AKY	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 02:21	40m	- / -17	UW5ZM	+16 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 02:17	40m	- / -14	ON1JP	-8 / -	6	Partial capture
08-29 02:10	40m	- / -	UW5ZM	+12 / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 01:59	40m	- / -14	F4MZI	0 / -	12	Partial capture
08-29 01:57	40m	- / -9	PA1PXL	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 01:19	20m	- / +7	9A3NM	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
044515  -2 1457  K1BIF PA3CNI 73
044615 -14 1932  K1BIF EA3CUU JN12 (x3)
045745  -4  608  K1BIF G0OYQ IO93 (x3)
022245  +8 2850  K1BIF F4BYA JN19 (x5)
013745 -24 1861  CQ K1BIF FN34                         a1
014100  +3 1066  K1BIF PI4DX -16 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
002100  -1 2804  K1BIF W2TDS R+02 (x2)
002245  -8 2804  CQ K1BIF FN34 (x2)
002900 -12 1523  K1BIF CT7AUT IM67
003315 -10 2804  CQ K1BIF FN34
010245  -5 2803  KF8EBV K1BIF +00
010400 -21 1759  K1BIF KC3HRV FN20 (x3)
010615  -6 2803  CQ K1BIF FN34                         a1 (x2)
011930 -13 1091  K1BIF HK3W FJ34 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
195630 +10 1434  K1BIF F4EGM R-16
195730 +14 2713  K1BIF IZ0GRR JN61
195730 +10 1690  K1BIF F4EGM R-16
195800 +16 2713  K1BIF IZ0GRR JN61
195800  +8 1690  K1BIF F4EGM R-16
195830 +13 2713  K1BIF IZ0GRR JN61
195830  +8 1690  K1BIF F4EGM 73
195900 +12 2713  K1BIF IZ0GRR JN61 (x4)
201000 -11 2382  K1BIF MI7XHT IO64 (x2)
203830 -20 2132  K1BIF DG9FEH JO40
211500 -16 2168  K1BIF MI7XHT IO64

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
003600  +9 1133  K1BIF HA7TM JN97 (x3)
004900  -5  630  K1BIF G0AZH IO83 (x5)
005700  -8  383  K1BIF M0LOW IO90 (x3)
014215 -15 1415  K1BIF ON5RZ JO21 (x3)

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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