KI1U — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KI1U, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-29.

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 7 FT8 messages attributed to KI1U as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

7
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-29
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 00:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, 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 KI1U in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KI1U

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
FN41 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,791 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-29 00:36 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 UTCBandKI1U S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-29 00:31 40m -13 / - KB3UJT - / +6 2 Partial capture
08-29 00:21 40m - / -20 DL1SRS +2 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 00:09 40m - / -13 F5CKQ -12 / - 8 Partial capture
08-29 00:09 40m - / -11 RV3QP +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 23:46 40m - / -13 ON1JP -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 23:39 40m - / -12 EA1AY -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
001130 -12 2299  KI1U F5CKQ R-13 (x3)
001815 -19 2387  CQ KI1U FN41                          a1
002100  +1 2387  KI1U DL1SRS JN49 (x5)
002545 -19 2388  CQ KI1U FN41                          a1 (x3)
003145 -14 2388  KB3UJT KI1U R+06 (x2)
003615 -18 2388  CQ KI1U FN41                          a1

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