KB2ELA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KB2ELA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 550 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-03.
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 550 FT8 messages attributed to KB2ELA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (89%), followed by 40 m (11%) and 80 m (0%). Most decodes (92%) fell within the six-hour window 01:00-07:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-03 04:17 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 550 messages
- Active dates
- 20 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -11 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -20 to -3 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 135, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 229, strong (≥ -8 dB) 186.
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 KB2ELA 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 KB2ELA
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
- EL96 · 103 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 8,634 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-08-28 04:32 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 | KB2ELA S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04 04:36 | 40m | - / -7 | F5OEQ | -13 / - | 7 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-04 04:20 | 40m | - / - | IZ2QPP | +2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 04:18 | 40m | - / -17 | IZ5IIN | +6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-03 04:19 | 40m | - / -5 | IK2SYK | 0 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-03 04:08 | 40m | -15 / -12 | II7MGBA | +1 / -14 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 03:36 | 40m | - / -22 | RU6CH | -3 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-01 02:37 | 40m | - / -20 | R3KED | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-01 02:33 | 40m | -16 / -5 | G5GDX | -18 / -18 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 03:29 | 80m | - / -19 | F4EQH | +7 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-30 04:08 | 80m | - / -14 | ON1JP | -22 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-30 03:55 | 80m | - / -22 | IQ4JO | +7 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 04:36 | 20m | -10 / - | RU3BL | - / -15 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 04:35 | 20m | -6 / - | YO5EEE | - / -9 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 04:30 | 20m | -9 / - | SQ8RMX | - / -6 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 04:25 | 20m | -20 / -10 | UA3IDQ | -15 / -9 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 04:00 | 20m | - / -9 | RU4D | -4 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 03:57 | 20m | -9 / -9 | RV6AJJ | +15 / -10 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 03:49 | 20m | - / -14 | R3TY | -7 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 03:45 | 20m | - / -8 | RN3DKT | -10 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 03:43 | 20m | - / -4 | RD4WM | -20 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 03:31 | 20m | - / -10 | UB8CPH | -3 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 03:09 | 40m | - / - | N8NVI | -12 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 03:07 | 40m | -16 / -5 | US1VM | +1 / -13 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-28 03:02 | 20m | -12 / - | F1PBZ | -14 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-27 16:02 | 20m | - / -13 | G4UJS | +4 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 05:41 | 20m | - / - | IK2ZJR | -6 / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 05:30 | 20m | - / - | F5JYS | -2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 04:57 | 20m | - / -11 | PD4WAC | -18 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 04:51 | 20m | -10 / - | F4NHL | - / -13 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 04:49 | 20m | -4 / -16 | 4X1UF | 0 / -8 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-27 04:44 | 20m | -8 / - | PE1MHY | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 04:43 | 20m | -2 / -20 | UB4CJS | -4 / -16 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-27 04:34 | 20m | - / - | RD4AM | +5 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 04:34 | 20m | -17 / -12 | RK4CH | -4 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-27 04:27 | 20m | - / - | EY35S | +2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 04:27 | 20m | -12 / -13 | UB4FGK | -4 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-27 04:26 | 20m | -8 / - | EA4HOS | - / -12 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 04:18 | 20m | +1 / - | OM8BCD | - / -13 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 04:17 | 20m | -2 / - | RK9UE | - / -8 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 04:09 | 20m | -1 / - | SP9SOS | - / -17 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 04:08 | 20m | - / -15 | R6LKG | +2 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 04:07 | 20m | -3 / - | XE1TZP | - / -15 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 03:59 | 20m | -5 / - | RI1FJL | - / -5 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 03:32 | 40m | - / -7 | F4IFO | -2 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 03:28 | 40m | - / -15 | AO5FSB | -16 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 03:21 | 40m | - / -13 | F1DXP | -4 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 03:07 | 40m | -12 / -11 | SP7IIT | -16 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-27 02:47 | 40m | -10 / -8 | KD8JM | -21 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-27 02:41 | 40m | -12 / - | 9A2AJ | - / -10 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 02:39 | 40m | -16 / -11 | DH1KJ | +9 / -8 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 035630 +12 2205 KB2ELA IQ4JO 73 040445 -4 1967 KB2ELA IK6DLK JN63 040745 -6 1237 KB2ELA DO5PY JN49 040845 -21 1639 KB2ELA ON1JP -14 (x5) 032900 -12 2702 G4AMT KB2ELA -09 032915 +4 563 KB2ELA F4EQH R-19 (x2) 033045 +1 2302 KB2ELA SM7XON JO87 033500 -21 2089 KB2ELA WB7PHM R+01 024845 -23 2204 KB2ELA KP4EIT R-07 044930 -23 1702 KB2ELA MM0HVU -20
UTC dB Audio Message 041645 -11 1677 KB2ELA DK5TX JO41 041730 -21 1679 W4AKY KB2ELA RR73 041930 -4 1747 KB2ELA IK2SYK R-05 (x2) 041830 +9 681 KB2ELA IZ5IIN -17 (x2) 042030 +2 542 KB2ELA IZ2QPP JN46 (x2) 043630 -12 1553 KB2ELA F5OEQ IN97 (x7)
UTC dB Audio Message 041415 -17 1204 CQ KB2ELA EL96 041445 -17 1718 F1RIQ KB2ELA -07 042045 -7 345 S57TW KB2ELA RR73 042530 -20 1174 UA3IDQ KB2ELA -09 042545 -15 1173 KB2ELA UA3IDQ R-10 042945 -9 1247 CQ KB2ELA EL96 043045 -9 1248 SQ8RMX KB2ELA -06 (x2) 043245 -6 2069 CQ KB2ELA EL96 043345 -3 2610 F1RIQ KB2ELA -14 043515 -7 1077 YO5EEE KB2ELA -09 (x2) 043615 -10 1821 RU3BL KB2ELA -15 (x2) 043945 +0 2631 IZ8CLM KB2ELA RR73
UTC dB Audio Message 181100 -4 2171 KB2ELA 7Q5MP R-07
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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