K3ABE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL88

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K3ABE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-31 and 2026-08-29.

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 K3ABE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 14

First attributed message: 2026-07-31
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 01:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 14 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 K3ABE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

CT1BFP · Portugal IK4LZH · Italy OK2CNI · Czech Republic W8OBX · United States EB1LA · Spain IX1HOF · Italy HB9EFK · Switzerland

Most frequent locator attributed to K3ABE

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: EL88 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,589 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-28 21:55 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	K3ABE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-19 01:22	40m	- / -	MI7XHT	0 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 01:15	40m	- / -	CT2HEX	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 01:13	40m	- / -24	EB1LA	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 06:37	20m	- / -	F5SZB	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
08-28 22:12	20m	-9 / -	RI1FJL	- / -22	3	Partial capture
08-28 22:06	20m	-7 / -	RI1FJL	- / -22	4	Partial capture
08-28 21:56	20m	-8 / -	W8OBX	-16 / -6	4	✓ Closing observed
08-21 18:48	20m	- / -14	OK2CNI	+12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-19 22:27	20m	- / -15	CT1BFP	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 01:59	40m	- / -19	M0RUK	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 01:52	80m	- / -18	HB9EFK	+5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-21 01:23	40m	- / -	OH1EDK	-3 / -	6	Partial capture
07-12 01:21	40m	- / +4	IN3LHF	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
07-10 02:07	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+1 / -	3	Partial capture
07-09 01:37	40m	- / -21	IX1HOF	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-28 01:36	20m	- / -	DL1R	-18 / -	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
012545  -2 2950  K3ABE OH1EDK KP01 (x2)
015945 -16 2004  K3ABE M0RUK IO92 (x2)
005300  -6 2691  K3ABE UT7HX KN69
011330  -6 1470  K3ABE EB1LA IN73 (x4)
011500  -6 1263  K3ABE CT2HEX IM58 (x3)
012230  -2  445  K3ABE MI7XHT IO64 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
215615 -10 2561  W8OBX K3ABE -06 (x2)
215700 -20 2562  K3ABE W8OBX 73
220615  -6  355  RI1FJL K3ABE -22 (x8)
063600 -18 1797  K3ABE G7FPE JO01
063730  -4  423  K3ABE F5SZB IN95 (x3)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
015215  +4  234  K3ABE HB9EFK R-18 (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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