K8KS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K8KS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 94 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-08 and 2026-09-01.

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 94 FT8 messages attributed to K8KS 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 (99%), followed by 60 m (1%). 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 moderate S/N range (62%); the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

94
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 02:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
94 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 58, strong (≥ -8 dB) 30.

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.

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 UTCBandK8KS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 02:11 60m - / -13 PE1MHY -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 03:13 40m - / - F5PBG +2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 03:12 40m - / -12 EK/RX3DPK -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 02:56 40m -11 / -9 G5TV -6 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 02:55 40m -13 / - RI1FJL - / -16 4 Partial capture
09-01 02:51 40m - / - G5TV -8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 02:44 40m - / - G5TV -2 / - 6 Partial capture
09-01 02:43 40m -13 / - RI1FJL - / -16 8 Partial capture
09-01 02:33 40m -11 / - RI1FJL - / -16 6 Partial capture
09-01 02:08 40m -15 / - RI1FJL - / -19 4 Partial capture
09-01 02:02 40m -12 / - RI1FJL - / -16 6 Partial capture
09-01 01:54 40m -14 / - RI1FJL - / -16 8 Partial capture
09-01 01:46 40m - / - G5TV -3 / - 7 Partial capture
09-01 01:42 40m -13 / - RI1FJL - / -16 14 Partial capture
09-01 01:32 40m -14 / - W4IHQ - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 01:28 40m - / - G5TV -3 / - 5 Partial capture
09-01 01:26 40m -12 / - RI1FJL - / -13 9 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:53 40m -4 / - RI1FJL - / -14 3 Partial capture
08-28 02:44 40m - / - RW6MMU -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 02:44 40m -2 / - RI1FJL - / -18 6 Partial capture
08-28 02:44 40m - / -5 US1VM -6 / - 5 Partial capture
08-28 02:41 40m -5 / - F5RRS 0 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 02:41 40m -2 / - RN6HK +4 / -13 4 Partial capture
08-28 02:40 40m - / - RZ6L +19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 02:40 40m - / - UR9QQ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 02:38 40m -5 / - 4L8A - / -9 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:35 40m -3 / -14 UW5IM -7 / -17 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 02:35 40m +1 / - YO9FFX - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:35 40m - / - UR9QQ -13 / - 5 Partial capture
08-28 02:33 40m 0 / -10 RZ6L +19 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 02:33 40m - / -14 RA4FP +6 / - 8 Partial capture
08-28 02:33 40m - / - RW6MMU -8 / - 5 Partial capture
08-28 02:31 40m -3 / - LZ3RG - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:28 40m -2 / - RI1FJL - / -14 4 Partial capture
08-24 00:22 60m - / - DK2YCT -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 01:42 60m - / -12 IU6STP -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 01:39 60m - / -14 DL1UDO -2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 01:20 60m - / -5 IZ3ATV +15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 01:21 60m - / -7 F4ENK -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 01:09 60m - / - F4ENK -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-18 02:29 60m - / - EB1LA +1 / - 4 Partial capture
08-16 02:00 60m - / -6 F5BRF -22 / - 4 Partial capture
08-16 01:59 60m - / -12 PE1MHY -4 / - 5 Partial capture
08-16 01:15 60m - / -15 OH6MW +9 / - 5 Partial capture
08-16 00:55 60m - / -12 ES2AJ +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 23:46 60m - / -16 PI4DX -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 00:35 60m - / -18 SP5EXA +7 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 02:02 60m - / - SP5JMA -3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 01:41 60m - / - PC2F -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 01:32 60m -24 / -6 GB8VJ -10 / -18 3 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
012100  -8 1854  K8KS F4ENK JN06 (x3)
012015 +17 2697  K8KS IZ3ATV R-05 (x2)
013915  -1 1528  K8KS DL1UDO R-14 (x4)
014200  -7 1749  K8KS IU6STP R-12 (x2)
002200  -7 1181  K8KS DK2YCT JO32 (x2)
021100  -3  892  K8KS PE1MHY -13 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
025630  -8 2000  K8KS G5TV IO93
025645 -13  827  RI1FJL K8KS -16
025730  -8 2000  K8KS G5TV IO93 (x2)
025815 -14  827  RI1FJL K8KS -16
025900 -10 2000  K8KS G5TV R-09
025915 -11  827  G5TV K8KS RR73
025930 -11  340  K8KS UW5ZM KN57
025930  -4 2000  K8KS G5TV 73
031230 -10 2735  K8KS EK/RX3DPK R-12 (x2)
031330  -3 2844  K8KS F5PBG IN78 (x4)

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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