N9KE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN70

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving N9KE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 11 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-24 and 2026-08-28.

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 11 FT8 messages attributed to N9KE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 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 -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

11
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-19 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 01:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
11 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-19 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 9, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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).

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 N9KE

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
EN70 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,691 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 01:00 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 UTCBandN9KE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 01:03 20m - / - AE5MM -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 12:23 20m - / - DK9ZQ +3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 20:17 20m - / - IK4LZH +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 05:28 20m - / -19 CN8NS 0 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 05:22 20m - / -14 RA1OD -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:43 20m - / -7 IT9CCB +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:30 20m - / -3 5Z4VJ -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:21 20m - / -7 RA3RGQ +11 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 04:20 20m - / -3 EA5INF -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:00 20m -20 / -12 HZ1ES -6 / -4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 03:58 20m -19 / - UT7AM - / -12 4 Partial capture
08-26 03:35 20m - / -17 RW9WT -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 03:32 20m - / - R7WA -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 03:30 20m - / -11 RX9WN -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:31 20m - / -13 TI2SD -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 23:09 20m - / -4 TJ1GD -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 22:46 20m - / - SQ5ANT -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 22:40 20m - / -14 SQ5ANT -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 22:36 20m - / +8 KZ4ZZ -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 19:05 20m - / -4 W2DAN -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 18:45 20m - / -5 F6BIA +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 22:42 20m - / -12 PT7OT -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 22:39 20m - / -11 LU1FIV -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 21:05 20m - / -16 LZ1EV +6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 20:56 20m - / -9 DL3EBJ +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-11 19:57 20m - / - RU3SD -7 / - 3 Partial capture
08-11 02:47 20m - / - SV5BYP -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-09 22:28 20m - / -18 A61QQ -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-06 23:50 20m - / -18 DL5DQZ -9 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 22:15 20m - / -3 9A5E -16 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 21:32 20m - / -10 F5NBQ -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 20:52 20m - / - EA3HMM +6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-05 20:22 20m - / - EA3HMM +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 12:19 20m - / - EA3HMM -9 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 11:13 20m - / -2 ON7USB -7 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 09:48 20m - / -20 G4NVH -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 18:17 20m - / -14 9A6NTK -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:12 20m - / -5 DK3NU -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 10:42 20m - / -19 G0LUH -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 10:41 20m - / -15 G4DBW +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-28 22:27 20m - / +3 IU5HIU -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 11:23 20m - / - F5PBG -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-08 22:26 20m - / -18 EA1AA -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 22:14 20m - / -16 EA1AA 0 / - 4 Partial capture
07-08 21:13 20m - / -14 EA1EH -16 / - 30 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 20:54 20m - / -14 EA1EH -14 / - 23 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
052930  -1 2095  N9KE CN8NS -19
201715  +7  463  N9KE IK4LZH JN54 (x2)
122330  +3  962  N9KE DK9ZQ JO41 (x3)
001200 -20 1402  N9KE PY2GZ RR73
002530 -10 2633  N9KE N1NK +05
004345 -24 1664  N9KE UN6GN MN83
005315 -23 1724  N9KE SV5BYP -06
005915 -16 1562  N9KE KP4AH RR73
010030 -24 1663  WD5CVN N9KE EN70
010315 -13 2258  N9KE AE5MM R+11 (x2)
205800 -13 1104  N9KE E75C -15

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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