K8RAR — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL97

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K8RAR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 74 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-08-28.

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 74 FT8 messages attributed to K8RAR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (89%), followed by 80 m (5%) and 40 m (5%). Most decodes (96%) 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 -14 dB.

Overview

74
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
13
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 22:35 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
74 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 20, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 44, strong (≥ -8 dB) 10.

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to K8RAR

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
EL97 · 26 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,549 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 22:35 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 UTCBandK8RAR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-29 14:27 20m - / - EA3HXW -15 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 14:24 20m - / - EA3HXW -16 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 22:32 20m -8 / -6 OK2CNI -12 / - 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 22:27 20m -9 / +5 Z62NS -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-25 03:54 20m -16 / - RX3ASQ - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 03:47 20m - / - R3DIU -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 03:45 20m -21 / - UT7UJ - / +8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 03:42 20m -14 / - M9KJY - / -5 2 Partial capture
08-25 03:39 20m -14 / - CX1T - / -18 2 Partial capture
08-25 03:36 20m -14 / - XQ3SK - / -23 4 Partial capture
08-25 03:28 20m - / - RW9WT -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 03:23 20m - / -10 RA6MQ +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:39 40m - / - EA5HM -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 02:27 20m -14 / - AA0DW - / -14 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:25 20m -14 / - KA9OUT - / +5 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:20 20m -6 / - SP3SLA - / -5 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:14 20m -12 / - KL5PF - / -11 5 Partial capture
08-25 02:12 20m -12 / - KF8DZL - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:07 20m -13 / - HA3HM - / -6 2 Partial capture
08-25 02:01 20m -13 / - K7LNY - / -9 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 21:41 20m -8 / - EA8DS -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 21:30 20m - / -19 PA1AA -14 / - 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
023900  -8 1197  K8RAR EA5HM IM99 (x2)
235330  +3  698  K8RAR P4/WE9V -08
235400  +4  698  K8RAR RR73; K3UCQ <...> -04
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
222915  -7  728  Z62NS K8RAR 73
223130 -10 1115  KR4IJC K8RAR EL97
223200 -11 1017  OK2CNI K8RAR EL97 (x3)
223315 -12 1017  K8RAR OK2CNI -06
223330  -8 1017  OK2CNI K8RAR R+11 (x2)
223515 -14 1848  M0LHJ K8RAR EL97
142415 -21 1188  K8RAR EA3HXW JN11 (x6)

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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