K3MEC — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM09

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K3MEC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 39 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-10-20.

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 39 FT8 messages attributed to K3MEC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (62%), followed by 40 m (38%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

39
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 15 20m · 24
First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-10-20 01:12 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
39 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 21, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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 K3MEC 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 K3MEC

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
FM09 · 9 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,429 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-20 01:12 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 UTCBandK3MEC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-19 12:38 10m - / +2 CN8WK +9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-18 13:48 10m - / -3 7Z1FF -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-18 13:37 10m - / - DO3HCS -21 / - 6 Partial capture
10-18 13:23 10m - / -3 DN9SGE -16 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
10-18 13:16 10m - / - DN9SGE -14 / - 6 Partial capture
10-18 00:14 40m - / - G7KNF -7 / - 10 Partial capture
10-17 05:15 40m - / - F4BJN -16 / - 2 Partial capture
10-17 05:13 40m - / - ER1BF +3 / - 7 Partial capture
10-17 05:11 40m - / -15 ES2AJ +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-17 04:12 40m - / -10 Z34K -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-17 04:12 40m - / - UA3GDJ -2 / - 2 Partial capture
10-17 04:08 40m - / -9 4X1UF -16 / - 2 Partial capture
10-17 04:05 40m - / -14 DJ0MAB -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-17 04:05 40m - / -6 OE4BHF -6 / - 14 ✓ Closing fragment
10-17 04:02 40m - / -12 YO9IAB +6 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 22:29 40m - / - IU6WUU -7 / - 4 Partial capture
10-04 22:27 40m - / - UR9QQ -17 / - 3 Partial capture
10-04 22:26 40m - / - IU5HIU -3 / - 2 Partial capture
10-03 05:31 80m - / -20 F4LZZ -6 / - 4 Partial capture
10-03 05:26 80m - / -11 DO5OT +10 / - 4 Partial capture
10-03 05:25 80m - / - EA2KV -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 05:24 80m - / -10 DL3OCF -1 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 05:20 80m - / -21 DL3OCF -20 / - 2 Partial capture
10-03 04:51 80m - / -18 F4FSY -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 04:50 80m - / -15 EA1CP +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 04:45 40m - / -6 IK4TVP -11 / - 27 Partial capture
10-03 04:42 40m - / -8 DL3MIB +14 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 04:40 40m - / - PE1NMM -2 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 22:18 40m - / - EA3ACA -4 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 06:08 80m - / -11 HB9EFK +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 06:01 80m - / -25 PA3FPQ -3 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 06:00 80m - / -11 DM5KM +11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:58 80m - / -19 ON4IQ +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:57 80m - / -18 ON7GB +5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 00:37 40m - / - HB9ELE 0 / - 5 Partial capture
10-02 00:36 40m - / - F5OZK -1 / - 3 Partial capture
10-02 00:36 40m - / - PD1HBL -6 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 00:31 80m - / -13 LY5A +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-01 01:01 40m - / - TA2EE -23 / - 5 Partial capture
10-01 01:00 40m - / - M0IOY 0 / - 3 Partial capture
09-29 00:59 40m - / - TA2EE -17 / - 2 Partial capture
09-29 00:47 40m -19 / -9 ON5LW -9 / -16 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-29 00:43 40m - / - F6FDY -10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-29 00:40 40m - / -7 CU7MD -17 / - 3 Partial capture
09-27 06:43 40m - / - F4MXT/P -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-27 06:27 80m - / -3 F1PBZ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-27 06:17 40m - / -10 F4FLF -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-27 06:16 40m - / -12 F4MXT/P -8 / - 8 Partial capture
09-27 06:16 40m - / - SP2SGZ +4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-27 06:14 40m - / -4 UF2F +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
051600  +5 1923  K3MEC ER1BF KN47
051630 -16 1201  K3MEC F4BJN JN25
051630  +3 1923  K3MEC ER1BF KN47
001200  -6 2789  K3MEC YO6LM KN25
001400  -6 1369  K3MEC G7KNF IO92 (x10)
011215 -21 1924  CU2JX K3MEC FM09
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
132430 -13 1856  K3MEC DN9SGE JO42 (x5)
133700 -20 1365  K3MEC DO3HCS JO52 (x6)
134845  -9  564  K3MEC 7Z1FF -03 (x2)
123845  +8 2470  K3MEC CN8WK +02 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
052630  +9 1151  K3MEC DO5OT R-11
052700 -16 2629  K3MEC EA2KV 73
052700 +11 1152  K3MEC DO5OT R-11
052700  -6  201  K3MEC DL3OCF -09
052730  +9 1152  K3MEC DO5OT R-11
052730  -7  201  K3MEC DL3OCF -13 (x5)
053030  -9 1964  K3MEC TF3VS HP94
053100 -10 2247  K3MEC F4LZZ JN09 (x4)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
031430 -10 1062  9H4CM K3MEC FM09
031445 -11 1365  K3MEC R9HBF NO26 (x2)
031515  -8 1062  K3MEC G4RYE +06
031530 -14 1062  R9HBF K3MEC -13
031545 -12 1365  K3MEC R9HBF R-11
031600 -15 1062  R9HBF K3MEC -13
031615 -17 1365  K3MEC R9HBF R-11 (x3)
031730  -9  837  R9HBF K3MEC RR73
031745 -10  838  K3MEC R9HBF 73
031745 -16 1669  K3MEC R8CIS -12
031815  +0 2580  K3MEC RW9ULK NO34 (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.

CW

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