K3GIL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K3GIL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 33 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-14.

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 33 FT8 messages attributed to K3GIL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 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. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (97%); the estimated median was -21 dB.

Overview

33
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
14
Active 15-min windows
-21 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 1 20m · 32
First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-14 22:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
33 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-21 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -17 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 32, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with K3GIL 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 K3GIL

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
FN20 · 28 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,111 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-14 22:37 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 UTCBandK3GIL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 23:56 40m - / -13 IU5AWQ -2 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 22:45 40m - / - CU6AB -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 22:40 40m - / -18 DJ0MAB +4 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 22:40 40m - / -15 DK7ZT +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 21:47 40m - / -17 ON1DGN -1 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 21:38 40m - / -15 F5NBU +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 23:14 40m - / -12 DK7ZT -12 / - 4 Partial capture
09-17 23:14 40m - / - F5NBU -10 / - 4 Partial capture
09-17 23:09 40m - / -22 G4KVI -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 21:07 40m - / -15 EA8UP -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 22:19 40m - / - F4ACR +1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 22:16 20m - / +5 ON1DGN -10 / - 4 Partial capture
08-24 21:35 20m - / - KB4XT -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 21:12 20m -22 / - VE6CV - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 00:08 20m - / -13 IK4LZH +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 23:48 20m - / -19 F1PBZ +5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-19 23:42 20m - / -19 YV6BXN -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 22:06 20m - / -14 SV5BYP -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 22:29 20m - / -12 F1PBZ -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 22:21 20m -22 / -15 UA6CE +7 / -9 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-30 22:15 20m - / -20 R3KFA +1 / - 3 Partial capture
07-23 21:59 20m - / -13 CU7MD -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 22:21 20m - / -19 UT7UJ -1 / - 4 Partial capture
07-15 20:19 20m - / - 9A5E -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-10 22:00 20m - / -14 DJ0MAB -24 / - 2 Partial capture
06-26 22:58 20m - / -18 R5AV -20 / - 6 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
224015  -5 2296  K3GIL DJ0MAB JN49
224045  +3 1907  K3GIL DK7ZT -15
224045  +8 2295  K3GIL DJ0MAB JN49 (x5)
224545 -17 2079  K3GIL CU6AB HM58 (x3)
235630  -1 1784  K3GIL IU5AWQ -13 (x5)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
234915  +2 2917  K3GIL F1PBZ -19 (x2)
000845  +2  464  K3GIL IK4LZH -13 (x2)
211230 -24 1871  VE6CV K3GIL FN20 (x2)
213530  -7 2785  K3GIL KB4XT EM71 (x2)
223545 -20 1825  TJ1GD K3GIL FN20
221600 -15 1383  K3GIL ON1DGN +05 (x4)
223215 -24 1955  K3GIL R7OV KN87
231415 -24 1955  KJ5OUL K3GIL FN20

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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