KI4YY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM17

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KI4YY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-16 and 2026-08-30.

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 35 FT8 messages attributed to KI4YY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 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 strong S/N range (77%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

35
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-16
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 22:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
35 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-10 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 27.

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 KI4YY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to KI4YY

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
FM17 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,470 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-16 21:57 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 UTCBandKI4YY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 22:42 20m - / -3 F1PBZ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 22:39 20m - / -7 OK2CNI +14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 22:30 20m - / +7 TA3HEB -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 22:07 20m -8 / - CU2JX - / +4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 14:51 20m - / -12 MW3FLI -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:20 20m -8 / -17 SQ3TR +5 / -2 6 Partial capture
08-27 20:19 20m - / - DH7OM -1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 20:19 20m - / - G7RCQ -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 20:04 20m - / - G1BJC -1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 19:57 20m - / -10 F5HMS +3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 12:30 20m - / -13 MW3FLI -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
202215  -1  271  KI4YY SQ3TR -17
202315  +3 1746  KI4YY SV5BYP KM46
145130  -9  706  KI4YY MW3FLI -12 (x2)
220715  -8 2698  CU2JX KI4YY R+04 (x2)
223030  -8 1834  KI4YY TA3HEB +07 (x4)
223915 +14 2399  KI4YY OK2CNI -07 (x2)
224215 -15 2576  KI4YY F1PBZ -03 (x2)
224315 -11 2716  KI4YY IZ0GRR JN61

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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