M8RAG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO83

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving M8RAG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 43 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-15 and 2026-08-19.

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 43 FT8 messages attributed to M8RAG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 12:00-18:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

43
Messages attributed
9
UTC dates decoded
17
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 43
First attributed message: 2026-06-15
Last attributed message: 2026-08-19 17:22 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
43 messages
Active dates
9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-23 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 19, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, strong (≥ -8 dB) 7.

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 M8RAG 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 M8RAG

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
IO83 · 29 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,744 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-19 17:21 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 UTCBandM8RAG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-14 13:35 10m - / -7 5Z4VJ -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 17:13 20m -16 / - BG7BVI - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 13:48 10m - / -12 IZ5JNO +10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-18 14:10 10m - / - OZ0A +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 13:09 10m - / -7 F6ARS -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 17:22 20m -15 / - EU1LL/P - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 13:23 20m -20 / -5 F5SFT -18 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
08-03 17:09 20m - / - US3LX -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 17:17 20m -14 / - LB8X - / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 17:16 20m -8 / - 9H1FJ - / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 13:39 10m - / -1 EA8DEG -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 17:07 20m -10 / - VE9GC - / - 2 Partial capture
07-25 14:29 20m -23 / - <...> - / - 5 Partial capture
07-25 14:28 20m -10 / - DL5DRM/P - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 14:21 20m -23 / - NF3R - / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 14:07 10m - / -3 IV3IUM +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 17:34 20m - / -17 SV1EAG -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 17:31 20m -12 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 12:05 20m - / -2 GJ0KYZ -23 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-07 16:41 10m - / -7 F4FSY -19 / - 3 Partial capture
06-29 17:36 20m -20 / -5 YO4GIY -11 / - 6 Partial capture
06-29 16:38 10m - / -14 R3GO -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164200 -12  562  M8RAG TK5K +07
140715  +3 2244  M8RAG IV3IUM -03 (x2)
133930  -4  708  M8RAG EA8DEG -01 (x2)
130930 -14 1045  M8RAG F6ARS -07 (x2)
141045  +7  627  M8RAG OZ0A +21 (x2)
134045 -17  850  M8RAG 9A4AA -02
134815 +10 1352  M8RAG IZ5JNO -12 (x2)
162315 -19 1497  M8RAG PY2FUI RR73
133530 -16 2388  M8RAG 5Z4VJ -07 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
132415 -18 1277  M8RAG F5SFT -16
132430 -22 1276  F5SFT M8RAG IO83
132445 -22 1277  M8RAG F5SFT -07 (x3)
135100 -24 1703  RY2B M8RAG IO83
172230 -18 1899  EU1LL/P M8RAG R IO83 (x3)
174045  -9 2450  5B4ARQ M8RAG IO83
171245 -12  772  YL2KF M8RAG RR73
171345 -17 2039  BG7BVI M8RAG IO83 (x2)
172100  -9 3068  9A3TGY M8RAG IO83
172230  -6 3029  OH6IH M8RAG R IO83

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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