K3VAT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K3VAT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 189 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 28 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-16.

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 189 FT8 messages attributed to K3VAT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 28 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (84%), followed by 80 m (10%) and 60 m (5%). Most decodes (94%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

189

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-10 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 19 60m · 9 40m · 2 20m · 159

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 02:20 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 189 messages
Active dates: 28 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -15 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 18, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 98, strong (≥ -8 dB) 73.

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 K3VAT in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

PA4PA · Netherlands ×3 M0OVG · England ×2 F1PBZ · France ×2 T45FCR · Cuba ×2 9Y4DG · Trinidad & Tobago AI7WP · United States HB9TJG · Switzerland KA0OSN · United States KO4YIN · United States N5TLH · United States N9OZ · United States W1AW · United States

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 K3VAT

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 · 101 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,429 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-16 02:19 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	K3VAT S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-19 23:10	40m	- / -15	F5NBU	+5 / -	4	Partial capture
09-19 23:04	40m	- / -	M0XUE	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-17 22:58	60m	- / -	IK1BQD	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 02:19	80m	-22 / -13	PA4PA	-2 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-16 02:13	60m	-11 / 0	HB9SNR	+2 / -12	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:45	40m	- / -1	KB3Z	+3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 23:59	60m	-10 / -	G0AZH	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-15 23:45	60m	-9 / -10	IK1BQD	-4 / -19	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 22:44	60m	- / -13	EA7LGM	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 00:50	60m	- / -	9A4ZM	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-15 00:08	80m	- / -15	F1PBZ	-2 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 22:59	40m	- / -10	PA4PA	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 23:49	40m	- / -	IW9FRA	-6 / -	6	Partial capture
09-07 00:27	40m	- / -	IW9FRA	-10 / -	8	Partial capture
09-01 01:36	60m	- / -	IW9FRA	-14 / -	7	Partial capture
09-01 01:27	60m	- / -5	PA4PA	+11 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 01:59	40m	- / -	EA5GVJ	-18 / -	5	Partial capture
08-30 00:20	40m	- / -	F4FPR	-11 / -	4	Partial capture
08-28 21:40	20m	-13 / -	W9IKE	- / -16	7	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:49	20m	-11 / -	AI7WP	- / -6	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:32	20m	-8 / -	W7ODG	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 21:34	20m	-10 / -	N0NGW	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 18:35	20m	- / -	PA0LDE	+9 / -	4	Partial capture
08-22 22:13	20m	-10 / -	KE7WYG	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-22 22:08	20m	-14 / -	K4BOS	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-20 01:35	60m	- / -20	OJ0YL	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-20 00:32	60m	- / -18	F5OHS	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-19 23:24	60m	- / -	ON6ZK	-1 / -	5	Partial capture
08-19 23:23	60m	- / -18	G4MQL	-8 / -	4	Partial capture
08-19 00:51	80m	- / -6	HB9CXZ	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:50	20m	- / -	R6FFB	+1 / -	5	Partial capture
08-12 00:56	80m	- / -13	GB8VJ	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-12 00:56	80m	-8 / -	T45FCR	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 17:00	20m	- / -20	DK2MAX	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
08-10 01:03	60m	- / -	DL3HN	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 00:56	80m	- / -	DH1KJ	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 00:55	80m	-23 / -14	T45FCR	-24 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-06 14:22	20m	- / -	M0CSD	-17 / -	8	Partial capture
08-06 00:09	40m	- / -14	DK5UR	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 22:46	20m	-22 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-01 21:23	20m	- / -	G0OSK	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
07-31 00:52	80m	-8 / -11	DL5DSM	+8 / -7	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 00:50	80m	-14 / -17	SP6JIU	+22 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 00:49	80m	-17 / -18	LZ2KTS	+4 / -7	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-30 21:04	20m	- / -11	F1HFP	-8 / -	6	Partial capture
07-29 01:19	20m	-10 / -	W5LST	- / +10	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 23:38	20m	-8 / -	N5TLH	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 23:33	20m	-7 / -19	<...>	-15 / -17	2	Partial capture
07-28 23:27	20m	-8 / -	KJ5LMM	- / -21	3	Partial capture
07-26 00:25	40m	- / -14	F1PBZ	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
225930  +2  250  K3VAT PA4PA -10 (x3)
014530  +4  595  K3VAT KB3Z FN20 (x4)
230400  -9 1130  K3VAT M0XUE IO90 (x2)
230800 +12  659  K3VAT IK6DLK JN63
230830  -5  772  K3VAT IU5HIU JN53
231000  +3  658  K3VAT F5NBU R-15 (x4)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
234130  -7  548  IK1BQD K3VAT FM09
234500  -3  720  K3VAT IK1BQD -10
234515  -9  721  IK1BQD K3VAT R-19
234530  -4  720  K3VAT IK1BQD RR73
235900  -9  722  G0AZH K3VAT FM09 (x2)
020545 -10  633  VE4YE K3VAT FM09
021345  +0 1984  K3VAT HB9SNR JN36 (x2)
021430 -11  633  HB9SNR K3VAT -12
021445  -1 1984  K3VAT HB9SNR R+00
021500 -11  634  HB9SNR K3VAT RR73
021515  +3 1984  K3VAT HB9SNR 73
225845  -1  992  K3VAT IK1BQD JN35 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
005645 -13 1701  K3VAT GB8VJ -13 (x2)
005100  +8 2313  K3VAT HB9CXZ -06 (x2)
000800  -2  800  K3VAT F1PBZ -15 (x6)
021900  -3  216  K3VAT PA4PA -13
021915 -22  288  PA4PA K3VAT FM09
021930  -6  216  K3VAT PA4PA -11 (x2)
022015 -23  288  PA4PA K3VAT 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
213430 -11  870  N0NGW K3VAT FM09 (x2)
223215  -9  794  W7ODG K3VAT R-10 (x2)
224900 -12  795  AI7WP K3VAT FM09 (x3)
230500 -11  854  9Y4DG K3VAT 73
214000 -12  791  W9IKE K3VAT FM09 (x7)

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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