KA1ERL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KA1ERL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 373 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 40 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-12.

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 373 FT8 messages attributed to KA1ERL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 40 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (54%), followed by 80 m (39%) and 20 m (7%). Most decodes (99%) 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

373
Messages attributed
40
UTC dates decoded
92
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 147 40m · 200 20m · 26
First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 00:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
373 messages
Active dates
40 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 164, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 147, strong (≥ -8 dB) 62.

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 KA1ERL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 KA1ERL

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
FN41 · 173 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,791 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-11 23:45 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 UTCBandKA1ERL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-12 00:36 40m -6 / - KB3VNG -14 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 23:44 40m -8 / - VA3ZJB - / 0 5 Partial capture
09-11 23:41 40m -8 / -13 PD2ET -18 / -16 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 23:39 40m -7 / - DL2BS - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 23:38 40m +2 / +7 LA2JKA -11 / +1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 00:22 40m -19 / - WB2BWU - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 00:00 40m -19 / - WB8YJF/4 - / -11 2 Partial capture
09-10 23:56 40m -15 / - SP100PKP - / - 5 Partial capture
09-10 23:53 40m -9 / +8 WB8CQV +8 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 22:11 40m -21 / -9 G0VXE +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-09 22:04 40m - / -5 EA3AAY -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 01:19 80m - / - OE6BME +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-07 03:59 80m -22 / -7 HF100PKP +11 / -7 3 Partial capture
09-07 03:57 80m - / -19 PA0O +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 02:19 80m -14 / - <...> - / -10 13 Partial capture
09-04 01:24 80m -24 / - K3ATA - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:22 80m -22 / - K2AKA - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:19 80m -17 / - AC9A - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:17 80m - / -17 EW6BZ +2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 01:16 80m - / -12 OR7K -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:55 40m -13 / - KE9ALH - / -19 2 Partial capture
09-04 00:52 40m - / - TA3NK -1 / - 11 Partial capture
09-04 00:50 40m -11 / - N3DTF - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:49 40m -15 / -5 PD1LVK -9 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-04 00:45 40m -7 / - RI1FJL - / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:16 80m - / -5 K1GG -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-03 02:59 40m -11 / - J38DX - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-03 01:03 40m -4 / - KT4ZG - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 03:06 40m - / -4 R6AR +10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 03:02 40m -14 / +2 SP3SLA -14 / +10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 02:22 40m - / - IU5TPM +5 / - 4 Partial capture
09-02 02:20 40m -11 / -11 UY0HY -1 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 23:57 40m - / - R3PJV -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 23:55 40m - / +8 K1CXS -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 23:51 40m - / - SV1MOZ -6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 23:47 40m -17 / - WA2HMM - / +2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 23:43 40m -18 / -16 R2PM +6 / -13 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 23:36 40m -16 / - K1QD -16 / - 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 23:36 40m -20 / -9 OE3OOG -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 23:34 40m - / - RD7O +5 / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 23:32 40m -17 / - HI8JCD -20 / 0 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 23:24 40m -10 / - KJ2AM - / +6 2 Partial capture
09-01 23:21 40m - / -16 YU7AS -12 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 23:19 40m -10 / -5 OE5NVL -1 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 23:13 40m - / -12 G1CEC -16 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:36 40m - / -3 G6AD +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:24 40m - / -13 OE5CCN -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:14 40m - / -6 SP3BPU -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 01:58 80m - / - IK4ADE +16 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 01:43 80m - / - DO5PY +8 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
234200 -10 2087  PD2ET KA1ERL FN41
234215 -17 2088  KA1ERL PD2ET -13
234230  -8 2087  PD2ET KA1ERL R-16 (x2)
234315 -20 2087  KA1ERL PD2ET RR73
234330  -8 2087  PD2ET KA1ERL 73
234400  -9 1651  VE3WRD KA1ERL FN41
234445  -3  740  VA3ZJB KA1ERL FN41 (x5)
003630 -14  989  KA1ERL KB3VNG +11
003645  -7  990  KB3VNG KA1ERL R+16 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
022345 -12  459  <...> KA1ERL FN41
022400 +12 2101  KA1ERL S56P JN76
022415 -24  894  <...> KA1ERL R-10 (x4)
035615 -24 1670  R9CS/P KA1ERL R-05
035730  +6 2643  KA1ERL PA0O -19 (x2)
035945 -20 1382  HF100PKP KA1ERL FN41
040000 +11 1382  KA1ERL HF100PKP -07
040015 -24 1383  HF100PKP KA1ERL R-07
011930  +0 1134  KA1ERL OE6BME JN76 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211030 +13 2634  KA1ERL DH1KJ RR73
222530  -3 2246  KA1ERL 9K2GR -04 (x3)
185245 -10 2126  KA1ERL OZ9FF -15 (x2)
232830 -14 1304  KA1ERL CT7BIN -16 (x2)
233345 -11  342  S57TW KA1ERL R-09
233545 -20 1512  KD9HOW KA1ERL FN41 (x2)
211300  -9  600  W1AW/2 KA1ERL FN41
211500 -16 2275  KA1ERL IK0XBU/P -15
211530 -15 2275  KA1ERL RR73; MW7AHM <...> -08
183600  -5 2697  KA1ERL CU2JX RR73

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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