K3RA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Locator transmitted in a decoded message: FM19

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K3RA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 153 related FT8 messages, 7 CQ messages, observed on 40m, 20m, across 12 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-12 and 2026-08-06.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

153
Related messages
7
CQ messages
12
UTC dates heard
-3 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m 40m
First seen: 2026-05-12
Last seen: 2026-08-06 04:33 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations K3RA worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by K3RA

Approximate centre of FM19, decoded 2026-08-04 21:48 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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 UTCBandK3RA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-06 06:30 20m - / - F5SZB -7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-04 21:52 20m - / - RA6OY -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 21:51 20m - / - RK3BM -15 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 21:44 20m -10 / - TL8GD - / -14 2 Partial capture
07-24 13:41 20m - / - PD7JLP 0 / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 13:35 20m - / -16 RN6MA -7 / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 10:53 20m - / - DK9ZQ -3 / - 4 Partial capture
07-09 04:38 20m -10 / - YO8RQP - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 04:37 20m -6 / - DL3MIB - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 04:35 20m -9 / -14 EA5JHD +6 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-09 04:32 20m -6 / -12 JY5IB -8 / -23 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-09 04:30 20m -7 / -8 4L1FL -2 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-09 04:28 20m -3 / - 5Z4VJ - / +9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 01:33 40m -4 / - G3TKT - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 01:33 40m - / -13 R2BQM -3 / - 5 Partial capture
06-24 01:32 40m -2 / - F6FHZ - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 01:31 40m - / -4 SP3HIF +4 / - 3 Partial capture
06-24 01:31 40m -3 / - <...> - / -7 2 Partial capture
06-05 02:44 20m - / - R9WCK +6 / - 2 Partial capture
06-05 02:43 20m - / - R8CKD -4 / - 3 Partial capture
06-05 02:43 20m +18 / - TA3TK - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-05 02:41 20m +17 / - R6SJ +1 / -6 3 ✓ Closing observed
06-05 02:37 20m +17 / - RU4CC - / - 5 Partial capture
06-05 02:35 20m +15 / - OK1UOZ - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-05 02:35 20m - / - R9WCK +2 / - 2 Partial capture
06-05 02:32 20m +16 / - UB5MBA - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-05 02:32 20m +16 / -7 R9FF -7 / -5 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-05 02:31 20m +18 / -5 R8CGE -10 / -14 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-05 02:25 20m +18 / - OJ0Z - / -21 10 ✓ Closing fragment
06-05 02:22 20m +17 / - EY7BP - / -21 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-05 02:18 20m +14 / - OJ0Z - / 0 7 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
133630  -8  425  K3RA RN6MA -16
134130  +0  404  K3RA PD7JLP JO32 (x2)
214445 -10 2651  TL8GD K3RA R-14 (x2)
214845 -10 2651  CQ YB K3RA FM19
215130 -13  938  K3RA RK3BM KO85 (x2)
215230  -7  325  K3RA RA6OY KN88 (x2)
063045  -3 1569  K3RA F5SZB IN95 (x5)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
013100  -3  290  <...> K3RA FM19 (x2)
013145  +4  569  K3RA SP3HIF -04 (x2)
013230  -3  290  F6FHZ K3RA -11 (x2)
013315  -2  289  K3RA R2BQM -13
013315  +1  569  K3RA SP3HIF -04
013330  -3  290  G3TKT K3RA -03
013345  -4  289  K3RA R2BQM -13
013400  -4  289  G3TKT K3RA RR73
013415  -1  289  K3RA R2BQM -13 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.