KC4DB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM84

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KC4DB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 22 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 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 22 FT8 messages attributed to KC4DB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 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 -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

22
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 04:46 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
22 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to -10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

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

Most frequent locator attributed to KC4DB

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
EM84 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,079 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 04:44 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 UTCBandKC4DB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 04:46 20m - / - IZ0MIO -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 04:45 20m -14 / - HK4OK - / +1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:41 20m -14 / - IZ4JMA - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:38 20m -16 / -22 RA3FY +11 / -4 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 04:37 20m - / - RC5F +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 04:35 20m - / -15 R6TA +4 / - 10 Partial capture
08-27 04:32 20m - / - RA3FY +15 / - 5 Partial capture
08-27 04:32 20m - / -15 RK9UE +2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:30 20m -13 / -6 F1PBZ +6 / +1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 04:29 20m -10 / - UT7UJ - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:29 20m - / - RD4AM -4 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 04:28 20m -10 / - DK1MAX - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:28 20m - / - RA4LAG -10 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 04:26 20m - / -11 R3KCW -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:26 20m - / - RZ4FWA -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 04:24 20m - / - RA3FY +12 / - 7 Partial capture
08-27 04:21 20m -15 / -16 DL3MIB -2 / -12 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 04:19 20m -16 / - RI1FJL -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
003100  -9 2321  KC4DB MI7XHT IO64
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044030  +5 1766  KC4DB RA3FY R-22
044045 -16  827  RA3FY KC4DB RR73
044130  +1  826  KC4DB F4LNM JN09
044145 -14  827  IZ4JMA KC4DB -01 (x2)
044345 -19  827  CQ KC4DB EM84 (x3)
044500 -10  827  KC4DB RC6OX KN88
044515 -16  827  HK4OK KC4DB R+01 (x2)
044600 -22  941  KC4DB IZ0MIO JN61
044615 -12  827  HK4OK KC4DB 73
044630 -19  941  KC4DB IZ0MIO JN61
044630 -14 1904  KC4DB IK4JPP JN54

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