KE8ZDV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN91

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KE8ZDV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 31 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-21 and 2026-08-25.

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 31 FT8 messages attributed to KE8ZDV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (68%); the estimated median was -17 dB.

Overview

31
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-21
Last attributed message: 2026-08-25 01:48 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
31 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 21, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, 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.

Most frequent locator attributed to KE8ZDV

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
EN91 · 29 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,383 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-24 01:23 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 UTCBandKE8ZDV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-02 03:26 80m - / -19 LZ1KU +16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 02:59 40m - / - G5TV -7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-30 04:32 60m - / - DL1GLO +1 / - 6 Partial capture
08-29 02:09 80m - / - K4YT -10 / - 4 Partial capture
08-25 03:17 40m - / - F5BRF -17 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 02:45 60m - / -14 IV3DSG +2 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:43 60m - / -10 SP5JMA -14 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:42 60m - / -12 DK7ZT -24 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 01:42 40m - / -12 UR1CCT -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 01:40 40m - / - F1IQH -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 00:53 20m - / -13 HC5RF -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 01:22 40m - / - SV1TRJ -7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-24 01:19 40m -10 / -12 S58MU +5 / - 10 Partial capture
08-24 01:10 40m - / - IK4LZH +10 / - 4 Partial capture
08-24 01:08 40m - / - DL3HN -14 / - 3 Partial capture
08-24 01:06 40m - / - SV8GXC -3 / - 15 Partial capture
08-24 01:05 40m -19 / -15 UA6CE +12 / -15 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 01:01 40m -18 / -15 UR8MB +16 / - 5 Partial capture
08-24 00:59 40m - / - ON4MAP -14 / - 6 Partial capture
08-24 00:54 40m -20 / -8 S56KO -3 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 00:25 40m - / -12 DH5BM -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 00:20 40m - / - F1IQH -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 23:55 60m - / -16 I/DH3YAK -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 23:48 60m - / -16 I/DH3YAK -20 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 20:09 20m - / -25 F4VWS +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 04:37 20m - / - DL1R -1 / - 6 Partial capture
08-22 04:29 20m - / -20 PD0RCQ -4 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 04:10 20m - / -24 PD0RCQ -10 / - 6 Partial capture
08-21 01:24 40m - / -18 EI2IXB +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 01:01 40m - / - YO8RSL -14 / - 5 Partial capture
08-21 00:55 40m - / -10 MM0KQC -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 00:38 60m - / -14 PC2J +4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 23:36 20m - / -6 OK2CNI -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 23:24 20m - / -17 9K2GR +7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 23:13 20m - / -8 SV5BYP -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 22:30 20m - / -7 YV5AEZ -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 04:26 80m - / -10 F1PBZ +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 04:24 80m - / -12 EA3AKY -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 04:21 60m - / - DJ4FAN -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 04:16 60m - / -16 DL3HN -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 04:15 60m - / -15 DL3OCF +11 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 04:14 60m - / -6 G4ATX -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 04:11 60m - / -8 DL3MIB -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 03:58 40m - / - F1IQH -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 04:35 60m - / -18 IK2OLD -14 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 04:28 60m - / - DH1BBO -17 / - 5 Partial capture
08-01 04:26 40m - / -12 HB9DGK -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-01 03:40 40m - / -5 F1IQH -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 03:37 40m - / -15 YO4GIY -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 03:36 40m - / -9 9A9N -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
050230 -15  998  KE8ZDV G6CUT IO90
021100  +4 2922  KE8ZDV K4YT FM19 (x4)
042415 -18 2384  KE8ZDV EA3AKY -12 (x2)
042615  +2 2602  KE8ZDV F1PBZ -10 (x2)
020930 -11  564  KE8ZDV K4YT FM19 (x4)
032630 +16 1268  KE8ZDV LZ1KU -19 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
014845 -14  268  SP6NIV KE8ZDV RRR
015330  -7 1066  KE8ZDV ON4MAP JO20
021030  +7 2511  KE8ZDV RZ6L KN97
023200  -3 1283  KE8ZDV EK1KE RRR
030900  -5 2708  KE8ZDV PD1WMD JO21
031730 -16 1519  KE8ZDV F5BRF IN95 (x2)
025900  -8 1543  KE8ZDV G5TV IO93 (x5)
030500  +4 2066  KE8ZDV II7MGBT -13
030830 -13  746  KE8ZDV CR7BRV -07
031400  +4 2065  KE8ZDV II7MGBT -04
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
024500 -15 1005  KE8ZDV SP5JMA 73
024530  +4  319  KE8ZDV IV3DSG JN66 (x6)
043245  +0 2492  KE8ZDV DL1GLO JN47 (x6)
045015  +3  354  KE8ZDV PA3BUD JO21 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043430 -10  599  KE8ZDV PD0RCQ 73
043730  -1 2657  KE8ZDV DL1R JN58 (x6)
200915  +5 2114  KE8ZDV F4VWS IN88 (x4)
201215  -7 1093  KE8ZDV ER1NM KN46
213130 -12  306  KE8ZDV 4L7T -18
005300 -10  847  KE8ZDV HC5RF -13 (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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