KA6LJR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KA6LJR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 27 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-26 and 2026-07-03.

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 27 FT8 messages attributed to KA6LJR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -9 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

27
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-26
Last attributed message: 2026-07-03 02:02 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
27 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 13.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with KA6LJR in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KA6LJR

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
EL98 · 12 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,464 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-03 01:54 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 UTCBandKA6LJR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-03 02:01 20m -8 / - WE8M - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 01:56 20m -8 / -11 RX9ABI -7 / -11 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-03 01:55 20m -8 / - N3UO - / +9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 01:53 20m -8 / - KO6HNZ - / -25 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 01:52 20m -7 / - F5RAV - / -13 2 Partial capture
07-03 01:51 20m - / - 9A5E -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-02 23:21 20m -16 / - K2M - / - 8 Partial capture
07-02 23:18 20m -16 / - K2M - / - 2 Partial capture
06-28 07:04 10m - / -18 EC3A -20 / - 2 Partial capture
06-28 00:50 20m - / -11 DK7ZT -16 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
015615  -8  432  N3UO KA6LJR RR73
015630  -6  330  KA6LJR RX9ABI MO05 (x2)
015715  -8  433  PA3EVY KA6LJR RR73
015730  -8  330  KA6LJR RX9ABI MO05
015730 -11 2309  KA6LJR 9A5E JN75
015745  -8  433  W9ZPL KA6LJR +04
015800  -8  330  KA6LJR RX9ABI MO05
015915  -8  432  RX9ABI KA6LJR -11 (x2)
020045  -9  432  SP4NKU KA6LJR RR73
020100  -9  330  KA6LJR RX9ABI R-11 (x2)
020145  -8  432  WE8M KA6LJR +27 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
070400 -22 1660  KA6LJR EC3A -18 (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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