R2FAQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Kaliningrad Locator transmitted in a decoded message: KO04

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R2FAQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,557 related FT8 messages, 282 CQ messages, observed on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 36 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-06-03 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

1,557
Related messages
282
CQ messages
36
UTC dates heard
-8 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m
First seen: 2026-06-03
Last seen: 2026-08-22 21:32 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R2FAQ worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R2FAQ

Approximate centre of KO04, decoded 2026-08-22 22:47 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 UTCBandR2FAQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-22 23:28 20m - / -7 KB2ZPB -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 23:25 20m - / - CT2IGO -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 23:25 20m - / -21 N2SCJ -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 23:19 20m - / - KB1WQN -7 / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 22:40 20m -15 / - VE3TLV -23 / -18 5 Partial capture
08-22 22:23 20m - / +9 DL1APK -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 22:20 20m -6 / -14 N3GTY -18 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 22:18 20m - / - PY5EJ -14 / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 22:16 20m -10 / - JA4LAO - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 22:12 20m - / -7 DL1MST +7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 22:10 20m - / -11 JA2IHL -22 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 22:07 20m - / - HL1HG -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 22:05 20m - / -15 KD2JYO -14 / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 21:54 20m - / - KQ4VYA -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 21:53 20m - / -12 WD4IFT -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:47 20m - / -15 NM9H -21 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 17:29 10m - / -5 IW3GLJ +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:15 10m - / - DH6DAO -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:07 10m - / -17 DF6NL -8 / - 13 Partial capture
08-21 16:58 10m - / -11 I0WTD -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 16:47 20m - / -2 DK4ET -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 16:37 20m - / -10 OK5LR +10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:11 20m - / -17 IZ3KQV +2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 15:56 20m - / -10 OK1AYM +14 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 15:54 20m - / -7 IZ3EAX +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 15:23 20m - / - DL5KMR -6 / - 6 Partial capture
08-21 15:18 20m - / +1 OK2CNI -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 15:17 20m - / - DL2VER -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 15:17 20m - / -7 ON3VZ -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 15:11 20m - / - R6ADH -24 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 15:07 20m - / - DB2QM -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 14:49 20m - / -13 DL4OAN -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 14:38 20m - / -24 DL4PB +4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 20:50 40m - / - DB3MAX -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 20:49 40m -4 / - LB9ZG - / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 20:47 40m -4 / +3 OV5SP -10 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 20:45 40m -4 / -5 HA3GO +6 / -13 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 20:41 40m - / -12 DL7ET 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 21:09 20m - / - LU3CQ -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 20:46 20m - / -11 KC1UBT -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 20:39 20m - / -10 WA6VZN -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 20:33 20m - / -15 CT7BQH -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 20:28 20m - / +1 F4NNW -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 20:12 20m - / -1 M7EOI -6 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 19:03 20m - / +1 OE8PIT +2 / - 6 Partial capture
08-19 19:01 20m - / -11 RC6OG +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 18:52 20m - / -10 IU3WIX -10 / - 11 Partial capture
08-17 19:09 20m -10 / - BH4ECL - / -19 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 19:03 20m -8 / - UB8CSJ - / -17 3 Partial capture
08-17 18:22 20m - / - DG5PW -20 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
224700 -16 1966  CQ R2FAQ KO04 (x2)
231915  -8  929  R2FAQ KB1WQN FN43 (x4)
232415 -24 1964  R2FAQ K1RC FN42
232515 -11 1697  R2FAQ N2SCJ R-21
232545  -8 1633  R2FAQ CT2IGO IN60
232545 -17 1697  R2FAQ N2SCJ 73
232645 -12 1633  R2FAQ CT2IGO 73
232715 -11 1965  R2FAQ KE2DC R-17
232845 -12 1186  R2FAQ KB2ZPB FN30 (x2)
233215 -16  837  R2FAQ VE3EIB EN93
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
170900  -9 1111  R2FAQ DF6NL R-17 (x5)
171130 -15 1391  R2FAQ DH6DAO JO41
171130  -7  954  R2FAQ DF6NL R-17 (x5)
171530 -12 1245  R2FAQ DH6DAO JO41 (x2)
172900  +6  783  R2FAQ IW3GLJ -05 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204615  +8  783  R2FAQ HA3GO RR73
204630  -3 1993  HA3GO R2FAQ 73
204700  -3 1992  OV5SP R2FAQ -10
204715  -8 1341  R2FAQ OV5SP R+03
204730  -6 1992  OV5SP R2FAQ RR73
204745 -13 1341  R2FAQ OV5SP 73
204800 -10 1993  CQ R2FAQ KO04 (x2)
204900  -3 1992  LB9ZG R2FAQ KO04 (x3)
205030  -5 1992  CQ R2FAQ KO04
205045  -8 1992  R2FAQ DB3MAX JO64
205100  -4 1992  CQ R2FAQ KO04
205115  -5 1991  R2FAQ DB3MAX JO64
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
210045  -8 1907  II2WWA R2FAQ KO04
210300  +7 2544  R2FAQ GB2WWA -11
210315 -16 1957  GB2WWA R2FAQ R-06
210330  +6 2544  R2FAQ GB2WWA RR73
210345 -12 1957  GB2WWA R2FAQ 73
210445  -6 1957  II2WWA R2FAQ KO04
210545  -4 1942  TM2WWA R2FAQ KO04
210615  -5 1805  II2WWA R2FAQ KO04 (x4)
210945  -8 1946  TM2WWA R2FAQ KO04
211115  -6 1355  R2FAQ SK3WWA -09
211130  -7 1952  SK3WWA R2FAQ R+00
211145  -6 1354  R2FAQ SK3WWA RR73

Decoder S/N history by band

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