KB3HGW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM19

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KB3HGW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 26 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-17 and 2026-09-16.

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 26 FT8 messages attributed to KB3HGW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (50%), followed by 20 m (50%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (96%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -17 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-17 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 13 20m · 13

First attributed message: 2026-06-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 04:15 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 26 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -17 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -24 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 15, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 6.

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 KB3HGW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

AJ7KS · United States M0GQC · England N2BJ · United States DD0AM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK6WH · Fed. Rep. of Germany F4EMG · France G5TV · England M0LAD · England PA2RO · Netherlands US2UM · Ukraine 2W0YOX · Wales DG4CG · Fed. Rep. of Germany

Most frequent locator attributed to KB3HGW

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: FM19 · 14 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,310 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-16 04:15 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	KB3HGW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-21 06:42	40m	- / -23	M0LAD	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 05:58	80m	- / -10	EA6Y	-14 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 05:56	80m	- / -17	OZ1ADL	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 05:54	80m	- / -	F1PBZ	+3 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 05:22	80m	- / -16	DO1ID	+5 / -	7	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 05:14	80m	- / -16	DM5KM	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 03:11	80m	- / -18	DL1RWN	+26 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 04:38	40m	- / -18	E79KO	-12 / -	7	Partial capture
09-16 04:14	80m	-23 / -	OM7ASP	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 04:08	80m	-22 / -21	OK1XOX	+18 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 04:04	80m	-22 / -	E75FM	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 04:00	80m	-21 / -	KR4EOD	- / -18	4	Partial capture
09-16 03:57	80m	-16 / -	WX0Z	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:49	80m	- / -24	ON1JP	-22 / -	5	Partial capture
09-16 03:40	80m	- / -15	YO9IAB	+14 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:39	80m	- / -19	LZ1ST	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 03:12	80m	- / -14	DG4CG	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:08	80m	- / -19	OK1FRG	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:06	80m	- / -15	OK1ZCF	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 05:29	80m	- / -14	ON7HM	-10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 05:15	80m	- / -16	ON7GB	-6 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 05:15	80m	- / -	PA3KUS	-13 / -	4	Partial capture
09-07 05:24	80m	- / -12	2W0YOX	-20 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 01:30	40m	- / -13	GM6URC	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-03 00:52	40m	- / -18	SV9QWC	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 06:49	40m	- / -13	F4EMG	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 06:30	40m	- / -14	DM1MT	-18 / -	5	Partial capture
08-31 05:48	40m	- / -2	IK2ZJR	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 05:47	40m	- / -17	5P1KZX	-8 / -	5	Partial capture
08-31 04:44	80m	- / -19	ON1JP	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 04:36	80m	- / -	IK5CHL	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 05:08	80m	- / -22	F6FTB	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 23:58	20m	- / -18	KC2HMD	-10 / -	6	Partial capture
08-08 05:56	40m	- / -16	DK6WH	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 05:46	40m	- / -22	PA2RO	-3 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 19:55	20m	- / -	EA3HMM	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
07-31 23:08	20m	- / -7	M0GQC	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 23:02	20m	- / -	TN8GD	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
07-27 00:25	40m	- / -12	US2UM	-10 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
013045  -7 1260  KB3HGW GM6URC -13 (x3)
063900  +9 2907  KB3HGW SO100PKP -11
063930 +13 2907  KB3HGW RR73; EA7UW <...> -16
043830 -14  870  KB3HGW E79KO JN84 (x7)
054530 -18 1976  KB3HGW F1LPT/P -07
064245  +0 2960  KB3HGW M0LAD -23 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
052400  +6  382  KB3HGW DO1ID -16 (x4)
055100  -2 2652  KB3HGW F1PBZ -14 (x3)
055645  -7  955  KB3HGW OZ1ADL -17 (x3)
055845 -16 1949  KB3HGW EA6Y -10 (x5)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
230830 -11 1377  KB3HGW M0GQC -07 (x2)
195545  +5  345  KB3HGW EA3HMM JN00 (x3)
230700  -5  546  KB3HGW N2BJ RR73
223215  -6 2822  AJ7KS KB3HGW RR73
053800 -16 1573  KB3HGW AO2026FM -13
222730  -5 2637  KB3HGW PD0U JO22
235830  -8  695  KB3HGW KC2HMD -18 (x6)

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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