KE2BQJ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN13

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KE2BQJ, 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 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-16.

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 16 FT8 messages attributed to KE2BQJ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (94%), followed by 20 m (6%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

16
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-19 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 15 20m · 1
First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-16 02:04 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
16 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-19 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 15, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, 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 KE2BQJ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KE2BQJ

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
FN13 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,995 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-16 02:03 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 UTCBandKE2BQJ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 02:50 20m - / -24 A41KB -15 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 02:46 20m - / - A41KB -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 01:49 20m - / -10 ZP5DVD -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 02:04 80m - / - UT7UA +2 / - 7 Partial capture
08-16 02:03 80m -19 / -21 SP6JIU +26 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-15 02:12 20m - / -12 5B4AMX -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 01:09 80m - / - DO8JB +4 / - 6 Partial capture
08-13 01:06 80m - / - DO8JB +11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 01:04 80m - / - SV8JE +7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-13 00:57 80m -18 / - N5MIG - / +1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 00:55 80m -15 / - KF4ZCG - / +2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 02:53 80m - / - HB9CXZ +2 / - 3 Partial capture
08-08 02:52 80m - / -15 LA9GX +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 02:35 40m - / -12 9K2GR -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 01:42 20m - / - CT3MD -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-06 17:57 20m - / -20 MI0JZZ -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 02:15 40m - / +7 F5RRS -12 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 02:32 40m - / - LZ5UY -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 01:14 20m - / -13 HA1BF -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 01:09 40m - / - R2AL +2 / - 3 Partial capture
07-18 05:25 20m - / -14 LZ1ON -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 05:18 20m - / -14 YO4NF +6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 02:25 80m -19 / -15 ON6MX +7 / -9 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-04 01:28 80m - / - EA3HMM -18 / - 3 Partial capture
07-03 03:42 40m - / -13 DG8DBW +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 01:52 80m - / -23 CS2WWA -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
014415 -16 2312  KE2BQJ EB3JT JN01
021230 -20 1778  KE2BQJ 5B4AMX -12 (x2)
014915 -14 2135  KE2BQJ ZP5DVD -10 (x2)
024630 -15 2377  KE2BQJ A41KB RR73 (x8)
025700 -15 2377  KE2BQJ RR73; KQ5U <...> +00
025800 -16 2377  KE2BQJ A41KB RR73
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
011115 +13  427  KE2BQJ DO8JB JO32 (x3)
020315 -16 2838  SP6JIU KE2BQJ FN13
020330 +25 2840  KE2BQJ SP6JIU -21
020345 -21 2840  SP6JIU KE2BQJ R-01
020400 +26 2840  KE2BQJ SP6JIU RR73
020415 -20 2838  SP6JIU KE2BQJ 73
020430  +7 2470  KE2BQJ UT7UA KO50 (x7)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
034245  +3 2830  KE2BQJ DG8DBW RR73
034545 -17 1905  KE2BQJ DK7ZT -02
034915 -23 1703  KE2BQJ F5RRS R-13
010900  +1  957  KE2BQJ R2AL KO85 (x3)
023200 -21 1322  KE2BQJ LZ5UY RR73 (x2)
021545 -12 2007  KE2BQJ F5RRS JN36 (x5)
023530 -17 2126  KE2BQJ 9K2GR -12 (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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