KF0REN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KF0REN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-18.

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 6 FT8 messages attributed to KF0REN 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 -15 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-18
Last attributed message: 2026-06-18 23:34 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, 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 KF0REN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandKF0REN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-07 01:46 40m - / -5 WV2M -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 00:46 40m - / -10 K2ZJ +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 00:29 40m - / -4 AD8FD -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 23:56 40m - / -7 KJ2AM -18 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
235645 -17 1737  KF0REN KJ2AM -07 (x3)
001545 -24 1813  KF0REN KE8YOU RR73
002915  -7  603  KF0REN AD8FD -04 (x2)
003045  -6  442  KF0REN MI7XHT IO64
004615  +2  251  KF0REN K2ZJ -10 (x2)
014615 -21 1507  KF0REN WV2M -05 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164330 -23 1413  KF0REN NF3R FN20
170930  -8  689  KF0REN ON8WI JO20

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