PA4RFS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands Locator transmitted in a decoded message: JO21

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA4RFS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 63 related FT8 messages, 16 CQ messages, observed on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-08-19 and 2026-08-23.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

Related messages

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-8 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m 40m

First seen: 2026-08-19
Last seen: 2026-08-23 00:46 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations PA4RFS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

K5MGY · United States G6UJJ · England N1EZ · United States W4JLP · United States M8KKH · England WB2TQE · United States KN0BLE · United States KC1ZWW · United States KN4QBN · United States W4UTZ · United States

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by PA4RFS

Approximate centre of JO21, decoded 2026-08-23 02:49 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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 UTC	Band	PA4RFS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-23 02:54	40m	-12 / -	N5MIG/P	- / -9	2	Partial capture
08-23 02:49	40m	+4 / -	W4JLP	- / -14	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 02:45	20m	- / -	UA3PAB	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
08-23 02:43	20m	- / -	W4UTZ	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 02:39	20m	-23 / -	K5MGY	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-23 02:16	40m	-6 / -	W0C	- / -7	16	Partial capture
08-23 02:12	40m	-14 / -	KN4QBN	- / -4	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 02:10	40m	- / -	DL3MIB	+2 / -	7	Partial capture
08-23 02:05	40m	-14 / -	KN4TYK	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-23 02:03	40m	- / -17	DK7ZT	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
08-23 01:59	40m	-16 / -	WB2TQE	- / -14	9	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 01:58	40m	- / -	SP5MIG	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 01:58	40m	- / -	EA5HM	-10 / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 01:55	40m	-10 / -11	KN0BLE	-14 / +9	9	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 01:49	40m	-10 / -	W4GGJ	- / -13	2	Partial capture
08-23 01:47	40m	-12 / -	WE2N	-18 / -6	3	Partial capture
08-23 01:44	40m	-10 / -	WA8UET	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 01:32	20m	-4 / -	KJ4PIU	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-22 10:45	20m	-3 / -	G6UJJ	-23 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
08-22 10:44	20m	- / -	F5RRS	+2 / -	5	Partial capture
08-22 10:43	20m	-9 / -	M8KKH	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 21:40	20m	-7 / -	US2YW	- / -3	2	Partial capture
08-20 21:06	20m	-11 / -	AC4SP	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-20 20:58	20m	-11 / -	WB5XX	- / -	16	Partial capture
08-20 20:56	20m	- / -5	YO4NF	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-20 20:56	20m	-16 / -	KC1ZWW	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 10:11	20m	-13 / -	WA3MH	- / -	13	Partial capture
08-19 22:33	20m	- / -20	N1EZ	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
022100  +3 2065  W0C PA4RFS R-07 (x8)
024900  +3 2065  W4JLP PA4RFS JO21 (x5)
025400 -11 2065  N5MIG/P PA4RFS -09 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
013200  -8 1329  KJ4PIU PA4RFS JO21 (x4)
023900 -17 2105  CQ USA PA4RFS JO21
023915 -11  272  PA4RFS K5MGY EM12
023930 -20 2106  N0OLL PA4RFS -09
024045 -15  272  PA4RFS K5MGY EM12
024200 -23 2106  K5MGY PA4RFS RR73
024230 -22 2106  CQ USA PA4RFS JO21
024315 -15 1723  PA4RFS W4UTZ EM95 (x2)
024545 -12 1606  PA4RFS UA3PAB KO84 (x3)

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.