K1YOW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K1YOW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-07.

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 6 FT8 messages attributed to K1YOW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -24 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-24 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-07 01:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-24 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 K1YOW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandK1YOW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-07 01:56 80m -24 / -17 DL3LBP +9 / -25 8 Partial capture
09-07 01:56 80m - / - PA3KUS 0 / - 6 Partial capture
09-07 01:55 80m -23 / - KF9UG - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 01:54 80m -24 / -16 9A5E +4 / -20 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 01:50 80m - / -16 SV8JE +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
015615  -7  735  K1YOW PA3KUS JO21
015615  +9 1301  K1YOW OK1AMF -16
015615  +3  680  K1YOW DL3LBP JO53
015630 -24 1411  DL3LBP K1YOW -25
015645  -3  735  K1YOW PA3KUS JO21
015645  +5  680  K1YOW DL3LBP R-17
015715  +4  735  K1YOW PA3KUS JO21
015715 +12  680  K1YOW DL3LBP R-17
015745  +2  735  K1YOW PA3KUS JO21 (x2)
015815 +10  680  K1YOW DL3LBP R-24
015830 -24 1411  DL3LBP K1YOW -25
015845  +4  735  K1YOW PA3KUS JO21
015845 +12  680  K1YOW DL3LBP R-24 (x2)

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