KA8KCH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN82

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KA8KCH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-14.

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 1 FT8 messages attributed to KA8KCH as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 40 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.

Overview

1
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-
S/N pattern not inferred

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-14
Last attributed message: 2026-09-14 02:04 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
S/N summary
Too few decodes
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

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 KA8KCH in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KA8KCH

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
EN82
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,414 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-14 02:04 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 UTCBandKA8KCH S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-14 05:34 40m - / - F4BYA +1 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 02:05 40m - / - TA4SSK -3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 01:10 40m - / - IU8QTW -18 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 01:10 40m - / - TA4SSK -5 / - 5 Partial capture
09-14 01:06 40m - / - F4BYA -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 05:51 40m - / -16 F4EMG -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-28 02:54 40m - / -13 DJ0MAB +5 / - 3 Partial capture
07-27 01:31 40m - / - EB1LA -13 / - 3 Partial capture
07-27 00:59 40m - / - PC2J -2 / - 3 Partial capture
07-27 00:36 40m - / - A71XX -4 / - 6 Partial capture
06-24 02:17 80m - / - HB9CXZ -5 / - 6 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
011130 -17 2067  KA8KCH IU8QTW JN70
011200  -6  431  KA8KCH TA4SSK KM57
011200 -19 2067  KA8KCH IU8QTW JN70
011230  -4  431  KA8KCH TA4SSK KM57
012430  -4 2655  KA8KCH MI7XHT IO64 (x2)
020415 -12  421  CQ KA8KCH EN82                        a1
020430  -9 1913  KA8KCH MI7XHT IO64
020500  -4  420  KA8KCH TA4SSK KM57 (x3)
053400  +1 2982  KA8KCH F4BYA JN19 (x4)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
021700  -3 2182  KA8KCH HB9CXZ JN46 (x6)

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