KB8CR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM79

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KB8CR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 16 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-08-27.

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 16 FT8 messages attributed to KB8CR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (69%), followed by 80 m (31%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -15 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

16
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 06:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
16 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 9, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 KB8CR in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KB8CR

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
EM79 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,775 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-05 02:08 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 UTCBandKB8CR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-23 05:41 20m - / -15 IT9JWH +10 / - 5 Partial capture
08-14 23:41 20m - / -18 SV5BYP -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 05:00 40m - / -24 ON8BZ -17 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 02:07 20m - / -16 SV5BYP -17 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 01:54 20m - / -15 F1ODM -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 02:03 20m - / - R3KCW -8 / - 4 Partial capture
07-12 04:48 40m - / -6 DL3OCF -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-12 04:42 40m - / - PE1NPS -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-05 02:08 80m -24 / - K2A - / - 2 Partial capture
07-05 02:05 80m -16 / - K2K - / +6 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
020700 -14 1785  KB8CR SV5BYP KM46 (x6)
024230  -5 2775  KB8CR F1PBZ +06
234145 -24 1815  KB8CR SV5BYP -18 (x2)
054130 +13  732  KB8CR IT9JWH JM76 (x5)
060045 -18  573  RI1FJL KB8CR R-04
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044200 -14 2415  KB8CR PE1NPS JO22 (x2)
044800  -9  244  KB8CR DL3OCF -06 (x2)
035315 -18 2282  KB8CR IZ8DBJ -17
035545 -11  639  KB8CR PD1WMD JO21
045400 -19 1084  KB8CR G1EYY IO93
050030 -20 2289  KB8CR ON8BZ -24 (x3)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
020515 -14 2378  K2K KB8CR EM79 (x3)
020830 -24 1679  K2A KB8CR EM79 (x2)
021045  +5  508  KB8CR TM2WWA -06
033030 -11  967  KB8CR VP2MAA -11

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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