KA1AL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN55

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KA1AL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-23 and 2026-09-16.

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 35 FT8 messages attributed to KA1AL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (100%). 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 weak S/N range (94%); the estimated median was -22 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-22 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 35

First attributed message: 2026-06-23
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 02:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 35 messages
Active dates: 11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -22 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -24 to -16 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 33, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 KA1AL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

GW8DX · Wales F5PBG · France CT7AUT · Portugal DF8AA · Fed. Rep. of Germany DH1KJ · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1BJL · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL8TV · Fed. Rep. of Germany DO1ID · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA3AKY · Spain EC5M · Spain F4NGK · France F5MYK · France

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 KA1AL

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: FN55 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,376 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-13 02:22 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 UTC	Band	KA1AL S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-17 03:40	80m	- / -	F5NBU	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-17 03:13	80m	- / -21	G7RHF	-19 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 02:17	80m	-22 / -25	SV8/F6BLP	+10 / -4	3	Partial capture
09-14 03:28	80m	- / -18	F4NGK	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 03:25	80m	- / -17	DL8TV	+13 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 02:03	80m	- / -23	PA3KUS	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-14 02:02	80m	- / -13	CT7AUT	-24 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 02:22	80m	-23 / -	SV2HTW	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 02:18	80m	-24 / -22	F5RRS	+1 / -	7	✓ Closing observed
09-11 02:27	80m	- / -	IZ2AMW	-10 / -	5	Partial capture
09-11 02:24	80m	- / -15	F5UKW	+10 / -	6	Partial capture
09-11 01:41	80m	- / -	F5UKW	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 01:30	160m	- / -18	GW8DX	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 00:29	80m	-24 / +7	MM0KQC	0 / -5	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 01:59	80m	-24 / -	VE3HLM	-24 / -	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 01:57	80m	-24 / -11	DL1BJL	-9 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-21 01:57	80m	- / -	OM0RX	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
08-21 01:49	80m	- / -23	DH1KJ	+10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 01:33	80m	- / -16	EA3AKY	-22 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 00:07	80m	- / -10	GI4SNA	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-02 02:43	80m	-21 / -	XE1PM	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-29 03:07	80m	-24 / -	OZ2SPACE	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-29 03:02	80m	-9 / -20	SP9UPH	+20 / -7	7	✓ Full exchange observed
07-29 03:00	80m	-17 / -12	DF8AA	+5 / -6	6	✓ Full exchange observed
07-29 02:57	80m	-23 / -	KA2YEG	-24 / +8	5	✓ Closing observed
07-29 02:54	80m	-22 / -	SES/IW2OEF	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-23 02:36	80m	-17 / -	TN8GD	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-23 02:05	80m	- / -18	DO1ID	+16 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 02:06	80m	- / -20	EC5M	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 01:35	80m	-21 / -	N1WI	- / +6	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-17 02:30	80m	- / -19	PG0DX	+8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-11 02:29	80m	- / -13	F5MYK	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-08 02:19	40m	- / -17	IU7UTX	-22 / -	3	Partial capture
07-08 02:14	40m	- / -	F5PBG	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032645 +14 2215  KA1AL DL8TV JN49 (x3)
032815  -5 1729  KA1AL F4NGK IN95 (x3)
021730  +3 1934  KA1AL SV8/F6BLP -25
021745 -22 1933  SV8/F6BLP KA1AL R-04
021830 +17 1933  KA1AL SV8/F6BLP -25
031330 -20 1733  KA1AL G7RHF -21 (x3)
034030  -5 1262  KA1AL F5NBU JN28 (x3)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
013030  +4 2362  KA1AL GW8DX -18 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021400 -13 2393  KA1AL F5PBG IN78 (x3)
021945 -24 1793  KA1AL IU7UTX -17 (x3)

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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