K4CAE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K4CAE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,526 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-21.
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 1,526 FT8 messages attributed to K4CAE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (93%), followed by 40 m (7%). Most decodes (80%) 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 -13 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 01:08 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 1,526 messages
- Active dates
- 23 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -13 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -21.8 to -5 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 572, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 477, strong (≥ -8 dB) 477.
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 K4CAE 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 K4CAE
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
- EM94 · 519 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 7,959 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-09-21 01:08 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 | K4CAE S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-21 01:02 | 40m | -12 / - | KC8YRK | - / -7 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 01:01 | 40m | -8 / - | KC9RXM | - / -5 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:58 | 40m | -3 / -2 | F5NBU | +10 / -4 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-21 00:58 | 40m | -12 / - | KE9EEW | - / -10 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:56 | 40m | -7 / - | KB6DAD | - / -5 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:55 | 40m | - / -13 | OD5ZZ | -11 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-21 00:54 | 40m | -8 / - | KD4SR | - / +1 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:51 | 40m | -14 / - | KP4COD | - / -3 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:50 | 40m | -10 / - | K0PT | - / -3 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:48 | 40m | - / -13 | PT7YB | -13 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:47 | 40m | -12 / - | SP5EXA | - / -8 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:43 | 40m | -10 / - | AB2RR | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:42 | 40m | -10 / - | DL4RBR | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-21 00:40 | 40m | -10 / -8 | UA3AGW | -6 / -9 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-19 20:34 | 80m | - / -11 | DL8NW | +2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 01:57 | 20m | -3 / - | VE6NS | - / -8 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:56 | 20m | -4 / - | W0WAL | - / -10 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:55 | 20m | -6 / - | N0TXW | - / -14 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:53 | 20m | -5 / - | LU8SAM | - / -17 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:51 | 20m | -4 / - | AA1ZZ | -20 / -5 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-23 01:49 | 20m | -6 / - | VE6NS | - / -15 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 01:44 | 20m | -5 / - | KJ5GNR | - / -15 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 01:37 | 20m | -10 / - | UA9WDO | - / -14 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:33 | 20m | -12 / - | K6PBT | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:22 | 20m | -7 / - | N4IJB | - / -14 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 01:19 | 20m | -7 / - | K6PBT | - / -10 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 01:18 | 20m | -4 / - | KG5RJ | - / -4 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:17 | 20m | -4 / - | W9AV | - / +2 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:15 | 20m | -6 / - | VA6VZ | - / -8 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:14 | 20m | -7 / - | W6TWM | - / -6 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:12 | 20m | -12 / - | W0PPA | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:07 | 20m | -4 / - | N9EHT | - / -8 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 01:00 | 20m | -5 / - | VE3GLN | -4 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-23 00:57 | 20m | -8 / -13 | WE8M | -8 / -12 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 00:53 | 20m | -8 / - | AD0RS | - / -11 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 00:52 | 20m | -8 / - | W5TWC | - / -13 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:49 | 20m | -6 / - | W5PF | - / -13 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:45 | 20m | -6 / - | DL5CTE | - / -17 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:44 | 20m | -4 / -6 | DL2EMU | +6 / -3 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-23 00:42 | 20m | -5 / - | KJ7WLL | - / -10 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:41 | 20m | -6 / - | W4KWS | - / -12 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:39 | 20m | -5 / - | K0OTC | - / -9 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:35 | 20m | -10 / - | KB7SAT | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:34 | 20m | -10 / +6 | K2EU | -13 / -11 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-23 00:33 | 20m | -9 / - | N5YJZ | - / -11 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 00:32 | 20m | -7 / - | KE0N | - / -14 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-16 23:49 | 20m | - / - | DH1KJ | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-16 23:46 | 20m | - / - | DC7LR | +2 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-12 05:28 | 20m | - / - | DK5CR | -9 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-12 05:11 | 20m | - / -4 | DL8MKG | +3 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 005930 -6 1997 F5NBU K4CAE -04 005945 +13 1997 K4CAE F5NBU R-02 010000 +0 1997 F5NBU K4CAE RR73 010015 +6 1997 K4CAE F5NBU 73 010030 -3 1997 CQ K4CAE EM94 010100 -5 1997 KC9RXM K4CAE -05 (x2) 010200 -12 1997 CQ K4CAE EM94 010230 -11 1997 KC8YRK K4CAE -07 (x2) 010330 -13 1997 CQ K4CAE EM94 (x3) 010700 -14 1341 KF8EFV K4CAE R-06 010800 -6 1341 CQ K4CAE EM94
UTC dB Audio Message 203415 -2 1834 K4CAE DL8NW R-11 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 015015 -5 1078 VE6NS K4CAE -15 (x2) 015115 -6 1078 AA1ZZ K4CAE R-05 015200 -20 1528 K4CAE AA1ZZ RR73 015215 -3 1078 AA1ZZ K4CAE 73 015315 -8 1078 LU8SAM K4CAE -17 (x2) 015415 -3 1078 CQ POTA K4CAE EM94 (x2) 015515 -5 1078 N0TXW K4CAE -14 (x2) 015615 -2 1078 W0WAL K4CAE -10 (x2) 015715 -2 1078 VE6NS K4CAE -08 (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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