K2PL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM26

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K2PL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-05 and 2026-09-20.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to K2PL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (64%), followed by 20 m (36%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -4 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-05
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 01:14 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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 K2PL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to K2PL

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
FM26 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,427 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 01:14 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 UTCBandK2PL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 01:13 80m -4 / - TF3VS - / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 01:11 80m - / - DO9BAU +6 / - 13 Partial capture
09-20 01:10 80m - / - DL9KM -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 01:10 80m - / - OH5XH +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 01:10 80m -3 / - WB2WPM - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 01:10 80m - / - EW8CW +6 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 01:09 80m - / - LY1MR +3 / - 8 Partial capture
09-20 01:08 80m 0 / -4 F5UKW +19 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 01:08 80m - / - OK1UOZ +16 / - 8 Partial capture
07-05 23:21 20m - / - EA1NT -21 / - 3 Partial capture
07-05 20:27 20m -17 / -10 SP5EXA -18 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
011230  +6 2502  K2PL DO9BAU JO62
011230  +2 2118  K2PL DL9KM JN68
011300  +7 2502  K2PL DO9BAU JO62
011300  -6 2118  K2PL DL9KM JN68
011315  -6  403  TF3VS K2PL FM26
011330  +6 2502  K2PL DO9BAU JO62
011345  -2  403  TF3VS K2PL FM26
011400 +11 2502  K2PL DO9BAU JO62
011415  -3  403  TF3VS K2PL FM26
011430  +7 2502  K2PL DO9BAU JO62 (x6)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201245 -13 2225  IZ0GRR K2PL RR73
202700 -18 2347  K2PL SP5EXA KO02
202715 -17 2347  SP5EXA K2PL +19
202730 -18 2347  K2PL SP5EXA R-10
202745 -17 2347  SP5EXA K2PL RR73
231915 -21 1735  CQ K2PL FM26
231945 -15 1735  RN6MA K2PL R-07
232100 -18 2144  K2PL EA4MF IN80
232100 -24 1625  K2PL EA1NT IN52 (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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