KD4UO — 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 KD4UO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-24 and 2026-08-26.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to KD4UO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 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 -21 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-21 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 22:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
14 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-21 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, 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 KD4UO

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 · 10 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,079 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-26 22:47 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 UTCBandKD4UO S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 14:40 20m - / -21 M7VME -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 22:54 40m - / -11 PT7YV -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 22:46 20m -24 / - G3MTL - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 22:32 20m - / -15 M0YMJ -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 22:44 20m -20 / - OY1HJ - / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 23:20 20m - / -4 KJ4HI -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 23:16 20m - / -5 N4DMV -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 23:08 20m - / -1 HC7AE -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 23:02 20m - / -10 ON5UE -11 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 22:50 20m -22 / - VE5UFO - / -9 4 Partial capture
08-24 22:47 20m -22 / - K1XHX - / -18 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 07:36 20m - / - PD1ADA -12 / - 4 Partial capture
07-21 07:05 20m - / - F8NHF -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 20:00 20m - / -23 RU3SD -11 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
230900 -17 1872  KD4UO HC7AE RR73
231600 -10  274  KD4UO N4DMV -05 (x2)
232000 -23 2198  KD4UO KJ4HI -04 (x2)
224000 -18 1320  N1LWK KD4UO EM84
224400 -21 1320  OY1HJ KD4UO EM84 (x2)
223200  -6 1554  KD4UO M0YMJ -15 (x2)
224630 -24 1623  G3MTL KD4UO EM84 (x2)
144015  -5  971  KD4UO M7VME -21 (x3)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
224545 -17  983  KD4UO F4MBU -15
225445  -8 2055  KD4UO PT7YV -11 (x2)

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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