KC3WUK — 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 KC3WUK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 39 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-04.

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 39 FT8 messages attributed to KC3WUK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (72%), followed by 20 m (28%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -17 dB.

Overview

39
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 01:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
39 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 20, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 14, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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 KC3WUK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KC3WUK

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 · 15 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,310 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-04 01:19 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 UTCBandKC3WUK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-04 01:23 40m -20 / -12 EB3JT -2 / -15 7 Partial capture
08-02 12:14 20m - / -16 PA7Q -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 11:37 20m - / -13 F5RQQ +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 22:53 20m - / -11 EA7FJW -17 / - 2 Partial capture
07-10 02:34 40m - / -5 EC3A -20 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-10 02:28 40m - / -10 DG1KPC -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-04 02:14 80m - / -12 CR2WWA -13 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
023430 -20 1603  KC3WUK EC3A -05 (x3)
004730  +0  717  KC3WUK WA8R RR73
005615  -9  717  W4AQL KC3WUK -18
011945 -20 1730  WW9WTF KC3WUK FM19
012100  -4 1732  KC3WUK EB3JT JN01
012315 -20 1730  EB3JT KC3WUK -15 (x2)
012400  -1 1732  KC3WUK EB3JT R-12 (x3)
012715 -21 1731  EB3JT KC3WUK -15 (x2)
013030  -3 1732  KC3WUK EB3JT R-12
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
235100 -21 1456  KC3WUK HI3WWA RR73
194600 -21 1331  KC3WUK Z62NS -04
225330 -17 1605  KC3WUK EA7FJW -11 (x2)
113730  +5  565  KC3WUK F5RQQ -13 (x2)
120945 -23 1325  KC3WUK PD2WL JO22
121415 -19 1515  KC3WUK PA7Q JO32 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
021430 -11  968  KC3WUK CR2WWA -12 (x2)

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