K9AW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving K9AW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 105 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-20 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 105 FT8 messages attributed to K9AW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (43%), followed by 80 m (27%) and 40 m (27%). Most decodes (97%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

105

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 4 80m · 28 40m · 28 20m · 45

First attributed message: 2026-06-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 23:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 105 messages
Active dates: 16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 22, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 27, strong (≥ -8 dB) 56.

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 K9AW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

9K2OK · Kuwait HS0ZOY · Thailand UX5UO · Ukraine J38DX · Grenada VP5G · Turks & Caicos Islands VP8A · Falkland Islands

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 K9AW

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: FN65 · 29 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,256 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-31 22:44 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: EM73 (22), FN64 (16), and FN22 (4).

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	K9AW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-19 23:48	160m	-19 / -19	RI1FJZ	-20 / -	7	Partial capture
09-19 23:47	160m	- / -	UT5ZC	+7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-16 02:13	40m	-2 / -	UA9JTJ/9	- / -10	2	Partial capture
09-08 01:15	80m	- / -	YO6LM	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 01:14	80m	- / -18	R9SY	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 01:13	80m	- / -3	DK7ZT	+3 / -	5	Partial capture
09-08 01:13	80m	- / -	DO9BAU	+9 / -	13	Partial capture
09-08 01:12	80m	- / -	RC6OU	+13 / -	3	Partial capture
09-08 01:12	80m	-12 / -	J38DX	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 01:11	80m	-12 / -	J38LD	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 00:10	80m	- / -10	DK7ZT	+8 / -	4	Partial capture
09-06 00:09	80m	-12 / -	OZ7SKB/A	- / -13	4	Partial capture
08-31 22:45	40m	- / -	R6ZBQ	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 22:41	40m	-4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -23	11	Partial capture
08-30 02:21	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	+1 / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 02:20	80m	- / -	EW8CW	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
08-21 21:38	20m	+3 / -16	HS0ZOY	+8 / -6	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 22:54	80m	- / -	CT7AUT	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
08-14 22:26	20m	- / -	LZ4VR	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
08-05 22:16	40m	- / -	G5TV	-22 / -	6	Partial capture
08-05 22:11	40m	- / -7	SP0DF	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
08-05 00:44	40m	-20 / -	<...>	- / -11	4	Partial capture
07-31 21:38	20m	-12 / -	9K2OK	-17 / -16	4	✓ Closing observed
07-29 00:31	20m	-6 / -	<...>	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-24 01:19	40m	- / -	IC8TEM	-8 / -	4	Partial capture
07-24 01:18	40m	-20 / -	<...>	- / +8	9	Partial capture
07-22 01:13	80m	- / -	DK5WL	-1 / -	3	Partial capture
07-22 01:12	80m	- / -	RO2X	+5 / -	5	Partial capture
07-22 01:09	80m	-8 / -	VP5G	- / 0	7	✓ Closing fragment
07-11 02:06	80m	- / -	F5RRS	+7 / -	4	Partial capture
07-11 02:04	80m	-13 / -	<...>	- / -8	3	Partial capture
07-11 02:02	80m	-12 / -	FP/KV1J	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-11 01:59	80m	-13 / -	<...>	- / -	6	Partial capture
06-26 21:57	20m	- / -	EA5B	-11 / -	5	Partial capture
06-26 21:56	20m	-5 / -	5Y9EEP	- / -18	3	Partial capture
06-26 21:54	20m	-5 / -	OD5OJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-26 21:53	20m	-4 / -5	UX5UO	-6 / -10	6	✓ Full exchange observed
06-26 21:51	20m	-5 / -	4L7T	- / -16	4	Partial capture
06-25 21:28	10m	- / -	DN9OPA	-10 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
234545 -15  726  RI1FJZ K9AW FN64
234730  +4 1691  K9AW UT5ZC KN47 (x2)
234800 -20 1156  K9AW RI1FJZ -19
234830  +9 1690  K9AW UT5ZC KN47
234830 -18 1156  K9AW RI1FJZ -19 (x3)
235045 -19 1941  RI1FJZ K9AW FN64 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
224215  -5 1866  RI1FJL K9AW FN65 (x7)
224530  -4 2055  K9AW R6ZBQ KN98
224545  -6 1866  RI1FJL K9AW R-23
224600  -3 2055  K9AW R6ZBQ KN98
224615  -3 1866  RI1FJL K9AW R-23 (x2)
021315  -3 1803  UA9JTJ/9 K9AW FN64 (x2)
021500  -5 2697  K9AW R9WJ LO73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
011515 +10 2402  K9AW DO9BAU JO62
011515  +5 1114  K9AW DK7ZT -03
011545 +10 2652  K9AW YO6LM KN25
011545  -4 1478  K9AW RX6DA KN85
011545  +7 2402  K9AW DO9BAU JO62
011545  +1 1114  K9AW DK7ZT -03
011615 +13 2652  K9AW YO6LM KN25
011615  +8 2402  K9AW DO9BAU JO62 (x8)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
003200  -6  894  <...> K9AW FN22 (x2)
213845 -13 1845  9K2OK K9AW FN64 (x2)
213930 -17 1576  K9AW 9K2OK RR73
213945 -13 1845  9K2OK K9AW 73
222630 -16 1619  K9AW LZ4VR KN13 (x3)
213845  +4  895  HS0ZOY K9AW FN65 (x2)
213930  +8  402  K9AW HS0ZOY -16
213945  -1  895  HS0ZOY K9AW R-06
214000  +8  402  K9AW HS0ZOY RR73
214015  +4  895  HS0ZOY K9AW 73

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
212830 -12 2391  K9AW DN9OPA JN38 (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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