R1CAT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: KO49

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R1CAT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 196 related FT8 messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 35 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-26 and 2026-08-22.

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

196
Related messages
0
CQ messages
35
UTC dates heard
-8 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m
First seen: 2026-05-26
Last seen: 2026-08-22 10:18 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R1CAT worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R1CAT

Approximate centre of KO49, decoded 2026-08-23 03:12 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 UTCBandR1CAT S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-22 12:14 20m - / -12 RA6LTD -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 12:13 20m - / -11 R3KJF -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 12:08 20m - / -18 UF4S/P +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 18:25 40m -16 / - RC6OT - / -7 2 Partial capture
08-16 18:22 40m -15 / - RY0AAN/P - / -11 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 18:16 80m -3 / 0 R9CS/P +2 / +8 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-15 21:59 80m -8 / - UA1ZQN - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 15:25 40m - / +5 R50RKZ -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 19:29 40m - / -7 EW4DX 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 19:13 40m -16 / - R6OAG -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-14 18:54 80m -1 / -6 DO1DX -13 / -19 11 Partial capture
08-14 18:54 80m +8 / - RD0L - / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 18:36 80m +6 / - R6DOB/7 - / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 18:32 80m -5 / - RX3DPK/LH +3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 17:58 80m 0 / - RA3ZOM - / +6 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:56 80m -2 / - R50RKZ -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-12 13:06 10m - / -2 R6BH -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 22:02 80m +6 / - CT3MD - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 22:00 80m +4 / -7 G4ZFJ -4 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 21:57 80m -7 / +2 TF4M -16 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 01:07 80m -6 / -14 9J2FI -12 / -17 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 01:03 80m - / +2 DH1KJ +7 / - 3 Partial capture
08-09 01:02 80m -8 / - 9J2FI - / - 4 Partial capture
08-07 01:50 80m +3 / - NM1G - / - 2 Partial capture
08-07 01:48 80m +8 / -1 RA3PGR -7 / +6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 01:47 80m +6 / - <...> - / -4 2 Partial capture
08-05 19:46 80m -8 / -1 R6OG +10 / +1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-05 18:08 80m -17 / 0 <...> -13 / +1 7 Partial capture
08-05 17:58 40m - / - YO4LUP -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 17:56 40m - / +2 DL7ARV -13 / - 3 Partial capture
08-05 17:53 40m - / +2 RC6OZ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 16:20 40m - / - RD6OX -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 16:11 40m - / -4 RN6HK -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 16:09 40m - / - DL9KM -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 16:08 40m - / -2 RD6OX -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-03 18:41 80m -13 / -8 R1641AZ +3 / +2 4 Partial capture
08-03 18:38 80m -16 / - RQ3D - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-03 18:35 80m -14 / -3 R6ZAJ -15 / -5 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-02 05:07 20m -14 / - KE2UK - / - 3 Partial capture
08-01 21:06 40m - / +4 R5BM -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 18:38 20m - / -8 TN8GD -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 18:36 80m -6 / -4 RJ6ON -14 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-19 06:42 10m - / -4 RZ3ZY -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 20:29 40m -18 / -2 R6OG -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-16 12:03 20m - / 0 RY7G -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 18:49 80m - / - RA1QCX -12 / - 4 Partial capture
07-06 18:45 80m -15 / - R3BDQ +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-06 18:43 80m - / - DO7ES -13 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 18:39 80m -12 / - <...> - / - 3 Partial capture
07-05 17:43 80m -21 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191445 -15 2458  RA3UAG/P R1CAT KO49
192930  +3  690  R1CAT EW4DX KO23 (x4)
152500 -19 1995  R1CAT R50RKZ +05 (x2)
182200 -21 1739  RY0AAN/P R1CAT KO49 (x4)
182515 -16 2459  RC6OT R1CAT KO49 (x2)
031030  +1 2568  KA1MXL R1CAT KO49
031245 -13 2124  HK3YL R1CAT KO49
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
025445 -16 1735  R1CAT W1AW/4 -13
025545 -16 1735  R1CAT <...> -13
050700 -14 1715  KE2UK R1CAT KO49 (x3)
034415 -15 1024  R1CAT W4DEE -05
041215 -15 1069  R1CAT W5CJF RR73
140930 -12 1068  R1CAT R6DBT -05
120830  -1 1230  R1CAT UF4S/P -18 (x2)
121300 -10 1594  R1CAT R3KJF R-11 (x2)
121400 -20 2222  R1CAT RA6LTD -12 (x2)
121800 -16 2640  R1CAT R6DOB/M -07
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185645 -14  304  R1CAT DO1DX -06
185700  -3 1556  DO1DX R1CAT R-11
185715  -3  304  R1CAT DO1DX +03 (x2)
215930  -6 2159  UA1ZQN R1CAT KO49 (x3)
181630  -1 2467  R1CAT R9CS/P +00 (x2)
181715  -4 2156  R9CS/P R1CAT R+08
181730  +6 2467  R1CAT R9CS/P RR73
181745  +0 2353  R9CS/P R1CAT 73 (x2)
181930  +1 1051  R1CAT DL7ANC/LH -03
181945  -3 2353  R9CS/P R1CAT R-08
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
115400  -9 2577  R1CAT UA6EED 73
060915 -14 1680  R1CAT R6FMK LN05 (x2)
114430 -12 2131  R1CAT R6ZIG -08
122045 -17 2255  R1CAT R3PA +08 (x2)
122415 -21 2066  R1CAT UB6OCP RR73
125130 -12 2195  R1CAT R3KLE -18 (x2)
125430  +4  472  R1CAT RD6OX -16
064045 -10 2542  R1CAT RC6OX RR73
064245  -8 1133  R1CAT RZ3ZY R-04 (x2)
130600 -12 1905  R1CAT R6BH -02 (x2)
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194900  -6 2142  R1CAT RA3LBW -16 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

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