KE2DC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN02

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KE2DC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 60 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 15 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-15.

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 60 FT8 messages attributed to KE2DC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 15 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (65%), followed by 40 m (33%) and 80 m (2%). Most decodes (97%) fell within the six-hour window 23:00-05:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (63%); the estimated median was -16 dB.

Overview

60
Messages attributed
15
UTC dates decoded
30
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 1 40m · 20 20m · 39
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 00:35 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
60 messages
Active dates
15 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 38, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 20, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2.

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 KE2DC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to KE2DC

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
FN02 · 28 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,188 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 02:23 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 UTCBandKE2DC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 21:30 40m - / - HB9IOB -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 21:26 40m - / - F5PBG +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 04:24 40m - / -12 HB9TIH -1 / - 4 Partial capture
09-18 04:23 40m - / -21 LZ1VVD +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 00:27 40m -21 / - HG8LXL - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 00:25 40m -20 / -8 ER3PM -17 / -12 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 04:30 40m - / -9 LZ936BA +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 05:38 80m - / - ON7GB +3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 05:11 40m - / -14 S57NCP -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 05:00 80m - / - EA3RR -11 / - 5 Partial capture
09-11 04:54 80m - / - ON7GB -2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 04:52 80m - / - EA3RR -8 / - 11 Partial capture
09-11 04:51 80m - / -15 F5UKW 0 / - 14 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 04:46 80m - / - EA3RR -9 / - 6 Partial capture
09-09 23:00 40m - / - F5PBG -11 / - 4 Partial capture
09-08 04:06 40m - / -12 OE7UU +2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 03:33 40m - / +8 HB9CXZ -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-03 06:14 40m - / - IK2ZJR -11 / - 9 Partial capture
08-28 02:23 40m -16 / - KF8DZL - / -5 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:17 40m -10 / - EB3JT -5 / -14 9 Partial capture
08-28 02:15 40m -14 / -10 A41KB -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-27 05:54 40m - / - F1MXE -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 00:02 40m - / -5 DK7ZT -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 01:30 40m - / - 9A4ZM -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-24 01:30 40m -18 / +5 W3ZQI -16 / -6 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 01:28 40m -16 / - YO8RSL - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 01:06 40m -19 / -14 OK1AMF +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-22 01:06 40m - / - IN3WZS -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 01:20 40m - / - EB3JT -9 / - 4 Partial capture
08-20 01:18 40m - / -9 CU6AB -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 01:08 80m - / - W1NB -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 00:47 40m - / - CT7AUT -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 17:17 20m - / -9 GJ0KYZ -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 03:45 80m - / -18 DK7ZT -4 / - 5 Partial capture
08-18 03:33 80m - / - HB9ALO -8 / - 5 Partial capture
08-18 03:33 80m - / -13 PY5/PY2TIM -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 03:27 80m - / -14 DK7ZT +6 / - 5 Partial capture
08-18 03:26 80m - / -2 CT7AUT -24 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 00:53 40m - / -6 IU5AWQ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 17:56 20m - / -9 LA2JKA +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 02:01 40m - / -12 9K2GR -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 01:47 40m - / -19 RK3DWA/3 -18 / - 3 Partial capture
08-04 06:18 20m - / -9 CT3MD -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 07:29 20m - / - IW2DNI -10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-27 02:21 80m - / -4 AC8RJ -20 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 22:17 20m - / -10 EA8UP -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 02:17 80m - / -16 N8OQ -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 22:56 20m - / -12 EC5M -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-04 00:28 20m - / -1 CR2WWA -7 / - 2 Partial capture
07-02 17:08 20m - / - EA3RR -4 / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
002530 -17 1756  KE2DC ER3PM RR73
002715 -22 1757  HG8LXL KE2DC -13 (x2)
003500 -20 1908  VA3MWT KE2DC R-09
042300  +2 1605  KE2DC LZ1VVD R-21 (x2)
042430  -7 1891  KE2DC HB9TIH JN36 (x4)
042630  +1 1895  KE2DC F5NBU JN28
212630  +4 2391  KE2DC F5PBG IN78 (x2)
213000  -7 1568  KE2DC HB9IOB JN36 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
045700  -4 2079  KE2DC F5UKW R-12
045700 -10 2387  KE2DC EA3RR JN11
045730  -3 2079  KE2DC F5UKW JN12
045730  -7 2388  KE2DC EA3RR JN11
045800  -4 2079  KE2DC F5UKW JN12 (x3)
050030 -10 2388  KE2DC EA3RR JN11 (x5)
053800  +6 2303  KE2DC ON7GB JO21 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221745  -4 1765  KE2DC EA8UP -10 (x2)
072900  -6  576  KE2DC IW2DNI JN45
072930 -10 2485  KE2DC PE9JAN JO22
072930 -14  577  KE2DC IW2DNI JN45 (x2)
075100 -15 2131  KE2DC OK1KM JO60 (x2)
061800 -13 1860  KE2DC CT3MD -09 (x2)
175600  +1 2661  KE2DC LA2JKA -09 (x2)
171700 -19 1964  KE2DC GJ0KYZ -09 (x2)
232715 -11 1965  R2FAQ KE2DC R-17

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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