KB1OIQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KB1OIQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 141 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-21.

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 141 FT8 messages attributed to KB1OIQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (77%), followed by 80 m (13%) and 40 m (10%). Most decodes (96%) 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 -16 dB.

Overview

141

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-16 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 19 40m · 14 20m · 108

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 00:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 141 messages
Active dates: 11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -16 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 72, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 40, strong (≥ -8 dB) 29.

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 KB1OIQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

3A2MW · Monaco 5B4ARQ · Cyprus 9A2AA · Croatia 9A2RD · Croatia DL4JTH · Fed. Rep. of Germany EB9AAI · Ceuta & Melilla F5SFT · France IK2WSA · Italy IU2UDS · Italy M8EUF · England M8KUG · England PD9JPV · Netherlands

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 KB1OIQ

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: FN42 · 43 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,716 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-21 00:07 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	KB1OIQ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 23:31	80m	-8 / -20	4O7CC	+16 / -17	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 02:56	80m	-12 / -	W4CNA	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:53	80m	- / -23	RC6OU	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:52	80m	- / -	DL2YCD	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-08 02:52	80m	- / -23	UA6AKW	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:51	80m	- / -	LA9GX	+4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-08 02:50	80m	- / -13	SP5HZM	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:45	80m	-8 / -	7X5CY	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:36	80m	-18 / -10	T77NC	-11 / -18	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 02:34	80m	-24 / -14	RA6ZS	-10 / -13	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 02:32	80m	-18 / -	YO3GNF	+3 / -17	4	✓ Closing observed
09-08 02:24	40m	-15 / -	TN8GD	- / -11	3	Partial capture
08-20 03:25	40m	-15 / -	XQ3SK	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 03:25	40m	-17 / +3	RC6D	-2 / -17	8	✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 03:23	40m	-12 / -12	UY0HY	-14 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-10 01:09	20m	- / -15	IW4AOT	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
08-10 00:43	20m	- / -13	IW4AOT	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-01 17:30	20m	- / -9	F5SFT	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-27 01:17	40m	- / -9	DK8HC	-10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-27 00:58	20m	- / -9	EA7FU	-2 / -	3	Partial capture
07-27 00:30	20m	-16 / -	3A2MW	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 02:25	20m	- / -	PD0DDA	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
07-25 02:19	20m	-18 / -	Z62NS	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
07-25 01:59	20m	- / -13	R3RAQ	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
07-25 01:25	20m	-24 / -	HA3GX	- / -22	2	Partial capture
07-25 01:23	20m	- / -	R2DN	-16 / -	3	Partial capture
07-24 22:19	20m	- / -	IU4PPL	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 22:08	20m	- / -	PD0DEX	-17 / -	7	Partial capture
07-24 22:05	20m	- / -4	9A2RD	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 21:58	20m	-22 / -	DL4JTH	-12 / -13	2	✓ Closing observed
07-24 21:54	20m	- / -	PD0DDA	-20 / -	3	Partial capture
07-24 21:47	20m	- / -12	9A2AA	-18 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 21:46	20m	-22 / -	PD0DDA	-20 / -11	4	Partial capture
07-24 21:43	20m	- / -	IK2WSA	-20 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 21:29	20m	- / -	M8KUG	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 21:27	20m	- / -7	M7CLI	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
07-24 21:20	20m	- / -	G3YPD	-6 / -	5	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
025300 -10 2354  KB1OIQ DL2YCD JO31
025330  -4 2005  KB1OIQ RC6OU R-23
025330 -14 2354  KB1OIQ DL2YCD JO31
025400  -3 2006  KB1OIQ RC6OU 73
025400 -11 2354  KB1OIQ DL2YCD JO31
025545 -16 2005  CQ KB1OIQ FN42
025615 -10 2004  W4CNA KB1OIQ -10 (x2)
233115 -11  336  4O7CC KB1OIQ FN42
233130 +16  337  KB1OIQ 4O7CC -20
233145 -14  336  4O7CC KB1OIQ R-17
233200 +17  338  KB1OIQ 4O7CC RR73
233215  +0  335  4O7CC KB1OIQ 73
000045 -13 1353  RI1FJZ KB1OIQ FN42 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032530 -14 1985  XQ3SK KB1OIQ R-14 (x2)
032615  -3 1924  KB1OIQ RC6D +03
032630 -18 1926  RC6D KB1OIQ R-17
032645  +1 1925  KB1OIQ RC6D +03
032700 -16 1926  RC6D KB1OIQ R-19
032715  -2 1925  KB1OIQ RC6D +02
032730 -17 1926  RC6D KB1OIQ R-13 (x2)
032815  +2 2875  KB1OIQ DL3OCF -06
032930 -14 2009  LU6HOG KB1OIQ FN42
022415 -13  631  TN8GD KB1OIQ FN42
022500  -6  692  KB1OIQ IT9JWH JM76
022515 -17  632  TN8GD KB1OIQ R-11 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
003100 -16 1165  3A2MW KB1OIQ 73
003215 -14 1066  NL8F KB1OIQ FN42
005430 -19 1202  CQ KB1OIQ FN42
005845  +1  598  KB1OIQ EA7FU -09 (x3)
173045 -12 1276  KB1OIQ F5SFT -09 (x2)
015430 -22 1365  PY1USK KB1OIQ FN42
015600  -5 2934  UA9WDO KB1OIQ -10
004330  -7 2475  KB1OIQ IW4AOT -13 (x5)

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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