K4CN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K4CN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 15 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-07-28.

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 15 FT8 messages attributed to K4CN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (40%), followed by 40 m (40%) and 20 m (20%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

15
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-07-28 01:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
15 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with K4CN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to K4CN

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
EM65 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,228 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-28 01:32 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 UTCBandK4CN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-12 01:48 20m - / -5 HB9TIH -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 01:46 20m - / - DL1R -2 / - 4 Partial capture
07-28 01:35 60m -16 / - W4WH - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-28 01:32 60m -14 / -2 ER3ZW 0 / -17 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-26 01:59 20m -14 / - TA1CD - / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
015900 -13 2435  TA1CD K4CN EM65 (x3)
013630  -3 2630  K4CN IU2VBP JN45
013930 -18 1159  K4CN UA6BCN RR73
014230 -17 1156  K4CN 9A4ZM JN86
014430  +5 2774  K4CN F1PBZ -06
014600  -3 2673  K4CN DL1R JN58
014600 -12  833  K4CN 9A4ZM JN86
014630  +3 2673  K4CN DL1R JN58 (x3)
014800 -14 2327  K4CN HB9TIH JN36 (x3)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
013200 -15 2130  ER3ZW K4CN EM65
013215  -3 2037  K4CN ER3ZW -02
013230 -14 2130  ER3ZW K4CN R-17
013245  +2 2037  K4CN ER3ZW RR73
013300 -14 2130  ER3ZW K4CN 73
013430 -16 2130  W4FYB K4CN -13
013530 -16 2131  W4WH K4CN -18 (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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