KA8SYV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KA8SYV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-10 and 2026-09-11.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to KA8SYV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -7 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-7 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 00:06 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
14 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-7 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 12.

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 KA8SYV in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KA8SYV

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
EM98 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,628 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-11 00:03 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 UTCBandKA8SYV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-11 00:26 40m - / -10 HZ1TT -8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 00:05 40m -7 / - PA2KV - / -18 3 Partial capture
09-11 00:04 40m - / - RN6HK -11 / - 5 Partial capture
09-11 00:03 40m -8 / - CX6TU - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 00:03 40m - / - R3ST -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 00:01 40m -8 / - HC1M - / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 23:59 40m -7 / - OA4ENG - / -20 4 Partial capture
09-10 23:58 40m -4 / - OZ/KD0NDU - / -12 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
000400 -11 1026  KA8SYV R3ST LO05
000400  -8  899  CX6TU KA8SYV R-15 (x2)
000445 -17 2039  KA8SYV RN6HK LN14
000500  -5  899  PA2KV KA8SYV -18
000515  -9 2039  KA8SYV RN6HK LN14
000530  -6  899  PA2KV KA8SYV RRR
000545  -8 2039  KA8SYV RN6HK LN14
000600  -9  899  PA2KV KA8SYV RRR
000615  -9 2039  KA8SYV RN6HK LN14
000615 -20 1470  KA8SYV CT7AUT IM67
000645 -11 2039  KA8SYV RN6HK LN14
002630  -8 1729  KA8SYV HZ1TT -10 (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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