K4OZS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL89

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K4OZS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 41 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-16 and 2026-09-19.

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 41 FT8 messages attributed to K4OZS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (88%), followed by 20 m (12%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (71%); the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

41
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-7 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-16
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 04:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
41 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 29.

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 K4OZS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to K4OZS

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
EL89 · 27 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,504 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-29 01:38 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 UTCBandK4OZS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 04:35 40m -16 / - DL3OCF - / -20 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 04:34 40m -10 / - DG5AAG - / -6 2 Partial capture
09-19 04:33 40m - / - DJ0MAB +14 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 04:31 40m -10 / - WB3JSZ - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 04:31 40m -10 / -6 YO6LM +5 / -6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 04:29 40m - / - IZ2QPP +2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 04:29 40m -19 / -4 IK4TVP -3 / -13 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 06:02 40m - / - PD1AC -14 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 06:01 40m - / -9 F5PBG -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 01:53 40m - / - IW2MYH -3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 01:53 40m -4 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 01:23 40m -5 / - <...> - / - 23 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043200  +8 2803  K4OZS YO6LM KN25 (x2)
043245  -8 2804  YO6LM K4OZS -06
043300  +2 2803  K4OZS YO6LM R-06
043315 -11 2803  YO6LM K4OZS RR73
043330 +17 2804  K4OZS DJ0MAB JN49 (x2)
043415 -10 2870  DG5AAG K4OZS -06
043430 +13 2803  K4OZS DJ0MAB JN49
043445 -10 2870  DG5AAG K4OZS -06
043515  -9 2870  DL3OCF K4OZS -20
043530 -17 2289  K4OZS MI7XHT IO64
043645 -22 1268  DL3OCF K4OZS RR73
043730  -8  424  K4OZS YL3AVN KO17
043730  -8 2069  K4OZS IZ2QPP JN46

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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