KA3KQO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KA3KQO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 60 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-14 and 2026-09-17.
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 60 FT8 messages attributed to KA3KQO 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 (80%), followed by 40 m (20%). 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 (72%); the estimated median was -13 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 01:24 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 60 messages
- Active dates
- 7 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -13 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -18 to -10 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 43, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.
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 KA3KQO 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 KA3KQO
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
- FM29 · 29 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 7,189 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-09-17 01:24 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 | KA3KQO S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-17 02:06 | 40m | - / -20 | ON5LW | -16 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-17 01:24 | 40m | - / -6 | N4DWD | -20 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-11 02:34 | 40m | - / -15 | M7GFJ | +5 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-11 02:25 | 40m | - / -16 | SV9QWC | -6 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-11 02:22 | 40m | -15 / - | KR4LQH | - / +7 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-11 01:48 | 40m | - / -14 | II0CDS | -14 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-11 00:44 | 40m | - / -3 | EA3HMM | -1 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-07 00:51 | 40m | -12 / - | M7YFL | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 00:44 | 40m | -12 / -4 | GM7JQK | -12 / -25 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 00:12 | 40m | - / -12 | SV5BYP | +3 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-06 23:59 | 40m | - / - | NA2W | -18 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 23:56 | 40m | - / - | NA2W | -20 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 23:48 | 40m | - / -19 | IU2HUQ | 0 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 23:42 | 40m | - / - | NA2W | -16 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 23:37 | 40m | - / - | F5RRS | -3 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 23:36 | 40m | - / -12 | DL2EMS | -8 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-06 23:36 | 40m | - / -18 | F1PBZ | +2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 23:33 | 40m | - / -11 | EA3LF | -3 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-06 23:33 | 40m | - / -20 | 4X1UF | -10 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-06 23:26 | 40m | - / - | NA2W | -21 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 23:25 | 40m | - / -8 | DK7ZT | -2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 01:17 | 40m | - / -11 | EG3PDA | -8 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-06 00:45 | 40m | -20 / - | HA0AA | - / -19 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 00:26 | 40m | - / -14 | ON1DGN | -13 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-22 01:33 | 40m | - / -8 | G8KHF | -14 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-21 02:38 | 40m | - / -11 | UT7UJ | -13 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-21 02:11 | 40m | - / - | F5RRS | -17 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-21 01:48 | 40m | - / - | F5RRS | -1 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 01:46 | 40m | - / -1 | CT7AUT | -9 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-20 01:32 | 40m | - / -10 | LZ2IP | -2 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-16 00:59 | 40m | - / -19 | RW3QU | +1 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-16 00:43 | 40m | - / - | EA5HM | -16 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-16 00:39 | 40m | - / -10 | EI4JFB | -12 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-16 00:39 | 40m | - / - | F5RRS | -14 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-12 02:28 | 40m | - / - | R2SDZ | -18 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-12 01:32 | 40m | - / - | R2SDZ | -18 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-08 00:59 | 40m | - / -15 | G7KHF | -17 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-08 00:34 | 40m | - / - | HA7TM | -14 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-08 00:33 | 40m | - / -10 | F4DVO | -14 / - | 7 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-07 02:37 | 40m | - / -13 | F4HQB | -5 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-07 02:32 | 40m | - / - | R2EC | -1 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-07 02:09 | 40m | - / -9 | F8NHF | -8 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-07 01:57 | 40m | - / +1 | PI4DX | +4 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-07 01:51 | 40m | - / - | ON4VMA | -10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-07 01:46 | 40m | - / - | OO0O | -16 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-04 02:00 | 40m | - / -23 | 9K2YM | -6 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-04 00:57 | 40m | - / - | F5RRS | -9 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-03 00:45 | 20m | - / -15 | SV5BYP | -16 / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 07-30 02:16 | 20m | - / -14 | UR4QWW | -8 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 06-26 23:42 | 20m | - / -17 | RX3ASQ | -17 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 015000 -16 956 KA3KQO II0CDS RR73 022215 -15 863 KR4LQH KA3KQO +07 (x2) 022530 -10 1254 KA3KQO SV9QWC -16 (x2) 023445 +5 912 KA3KQO M7GFJ -15 (x2) 011815 -11 377 KA3KQO EB2EMZ IN83 012430 -13 349 CQ KA3KQO FM29 012445 -19 1125 KA3KQO N4DWD EM86 (x2) 015115 -16 1038 KA3KQO EB2EMZ IN83 020615 -21 1037 KA3KQO ON5LW R-20 (x3)
UTC dB Audio Message 000545 -16 1387 KA3KQO WA4FU -11 000845 -24 1965 KA3KQO UA3ON KO90 202200 -13 1631 KA3KQO E75C -18 020815 -11 2668 KA3KQO RL3T LO16 021615 -8 382 KA3KQO UR4QWW KN77 (x4) 004530 -18 1801 KA3KQO SV5BYP -15 (x7)
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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