R2BQM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO85

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R2BQM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 4,263 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 89 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-09.

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 4,263 FT8 messages attributed to R2BQM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 89 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (64%), followed by 20 m (35%) and 10 m (1%). Most decodes (60%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (65%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

4,263
Messages attributed
89
UTC dates decoded
913
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2 40m · 2,732 20m · 1,485 10m · 44
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-09 20:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
4,263 messages
Active dates
89 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to +6.9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 539, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 971, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2,753.

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 R2BQM 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 R2BQM

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
KO85 · 65 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,193 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-26 17:32 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 UTCBandR2BQM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-09 20:47 40m -4 / - VK3BDX - / -18 4 Partial capture
09-09 20:08 40m +2 / - V51WH - / -14 6 Partial capture
09-09 20:02 40m +2 / - V51WH - / -16 2 Partial capture
09-09 18:24 40m -7 / - YB2CLC - / -13 5 Partial capture
09-09 04:17 40m -24 / - KE4EB - / -11 2 Partial capture
09-09 03:29 40m -6 / - KE4EB - / -9 5 Partial capture
09-09 03:21 40m -17 / - KE4EB - / -8 2 Partial capture
09-09 02:41 40m -20 / - K5ZD - / -16 2 Partial capture
09-08 18:51 40m +6 / - ZL2NU - / -18 11 Partial capture
09-08 16:47 40m -9 / - 7Q7CT - / -15 4 Partial capture
09-07 15:29 40m - / - RC2Y -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-07 01:59 40m -8 / - HC1BG - / -13 7 Partial capture
09-07 01:56 40m +4 / - HC1BG - / -13 3 Partial capture
09-07 01:53 40m +2 / - W2CG - / -9 5 Partial capture
09-07 01:47 40m -4 / - WA3C - / -7 6 Partial capture
09-07 01:43 40m -1 / - HK3YL - / -17 3 Partial capture
09-07 01:12 40m +8 / - YV5KG - / -14 9 Partial capture
09-07 01:03 40m -3 / - KF9UG - / -18 3 Partial capture
09-07 00:41 40m -2 / - NX7U - / -7 4 Partial capture
09-07 00:38 40m -2 / - WP3PZ - / -17 3 Partial capture
09-07 00:35 40m -7 / - N1SV - / +1 3 Partial capture
09-07 00:31 40m -10 / - N1SV - / 0 2 Partial capture
09-07 00:24 40m -10 / -21 KB3Z -8 / -14 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 00:21 40m -4 / - WT2J - / -17 5 Partial capture
09-07 00:18 40m -10 / - N1NRL - / -18 6 Partial capture
09-07 00:15 40m -6 / - WT2J - / -14 6 Partial capture
09-07 00:13 40m -6 / - WP3PZ - / -16 2 Partial capture
09-07 00:09 40m -10 / - WB8BPU - / -11 2 Partial capture
09-07 00:07 40m -6 / - WP3PZ - / -14 3 Partial capture
09-06 23:58 40m -6 / - WP3PZ - / -9 3 Partial capture
09-06 23:52 40m -5 / - WT2J - / -18 6 Partial capture
09-06 23:34 40m -1 / - VE9GSB - / -16 3 Partial capture
09-06 23:33 40m -8 / - WT2J - / -16 2 Partial capture
09-06 23:28 40m -5 / - K1VI - / -18 4 Partial capture
09-06 22:58 40m -6 / - WT2D - / -13 6 Partial capture
09-06 22:44 40m -5 / - YV1HGS - / -18 9 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 20:56 40m +1 / - V51WH - / -18 4 Partial capture
09-06 19:11 40m 0 / - OZ3FYN/P - / -17 2 Partial capture
09-05 01:53 40m - / -11 WT3Q -5 / - 5 Partial capture
09-05 01:45 40m -19 / -17 HC1DAZ -16 / -18 3 Partial capture
09-05 01:02 40m -3 / - CM7ADV - / -17 3 Partial capture
09-05 00:48 40m -1 / - VE9GSB - / -17 4 Partial capture
09-05 00:34 40m +7 / - WA1HXH - / -18 5 Partial capture
09-04 23:36 40m -14 / - EG9FMS - / -18 4 Partial capture
09-04 23:19 40m +8 / - D44TWO - / -17 5 Partial capture
09-04 03:46 40m -7 / - KK7UXY - / -17 6 Partial capture
09-04 01:14 40m -9 / - NP4ML - / -14 4 Partial capture
09-04 01:10 40m +6 / - KK7UXY - / -14 5 Partial capture
09-04 00:43 40m +4 / - KP4CC - / -16 6 Partial capture
09-04 00:36 40m +4 / - W4VKU - / -12 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
182545  -3 1741  YB2CLC R2BQM -13 (x3)
200215  +6 2702  V51WH R2BQM -16 (x8)
204745  -5  306  VK3BDX R2BQM -18 (x4)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
144930  -3 1835  JA7IC R2BQM RR73
145300  -1 3011  AP2AM R2BQM -15 (x2)
145400 -11 1746  YC2BHJ R2BQM -15
145430  -2 3011  AP2AM R2BQM -13
145500  -2  809  JA0ELB R2BQM -18 (x2)
145800 -12 1746  YC2BHJ R2BQM -17 (x2)
150100 -10 1138  YB3MAZ R2BQM -16
150500  -1 2250  YB2CLC R2BQM +02 (x2)
164915  -6 2320  YC9GBQ R2BQM -15 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172615  -6 1562  R2BQM UA4FKT 73
172615  +7 2089  R2BQM ES2AJ -09
172630 -24 1562  ES2AJ R2BQM R+09
172645  +8 2089  R2BQM ES2AJ RR73
172715 +17  837  R2BQM RK4FD LO22 (x2)
172845  -7 1198  R2BQM RM5F KO85
172845 +14  837  R2BQM RK4FD 73
172915  -5 1198  R2BQM RM5F R-15
172945 -13 2343  R2BQM R3MBV KO97
172945  -6 1198  R2BQM RM5F 73
173015  -8 2345  R2BQM R3MBV R-08 (x2)
173200 -22 1562  CQ R2BQM KO85
173215 -22 1514  R2BQM UB3PAQ KO84
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
081545 -12  863  R2BQM EW7DDR R-09
070045 -19 2051  R2BQM UA7T LN05 (x2)
084200  +1  638  R2BQM R6MO KN97 (x6)
091845 -13 2296  R2BQM RA6AR KN93 (x6)

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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