KC2WLK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN23

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KC2WLK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-14 and 2026-06-16.

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 28 FT8 messages attributed to KC2WLK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -10 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

28
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-14
Last attributed message: 2026-06-16 04:08 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
28 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, 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 KC2WLK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KC2WLK

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
FN23 · 17 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,879 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-16 04:08 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 UTCBandKC2WLK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-29 02:30 20m - / -8 9Y4DG -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 01:44 20m - / -18 SV5BYP -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 19:03 20m - / - IU2LVV -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 04:10 20m - / +3 F1PBZ +3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 21:11 20m - / - CT1BFP -17 / - 12 Partial capture
07-31 14:25 20m - / -16 F1ODM -13 / - 5 Partial capture
07-18 03:36 20m - / -11 IK4LZH -10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-11 03:24 80m - / -4 KC2YYF -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-27 01:06 20m - / - US4EX -16 / - 7 Partial capture
06-24 13:21 20m - / - F1PSX -15 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
031945 -18  458  KC2WLK N9ZL R-16
032415 -11 2721  KC2WLK KC2YYF -04 (x2)
020945 -14 1016  KC2WLK W1ECT RR73
033800 -24  870  KC2WLK W1FEA FN43
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211415 -18 1661  KC2WLK CT1BFP IM59 (x6)
041030  +4 2917  KC2WLK F1PBZ +03 (x2)
190315  -5 2973  KC2WLK IU2LVV JN45 (x3)
014415  -7 1737  KC2WLK SV5BYP -18 (x2)
023015 -16 1777  KC2WLK 9Y4DG -08 (x2)

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