R2RAK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: LO02

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R2RAK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 491 related FT8 messages, 86 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 12 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-03 and 2026-07-31.

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

491
Related messages
86
CQ messages
12
UTC dates heard
-5 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m
First seen: 2026-05-03
Last seen: 2026-07-31 19:45 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R2RAK worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R2RAK

Approximate centre of LO02, decoded 2026-07-31 21:45 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 UTCBandR2RAK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-31 21:44 80m -10 / - UB3ADO/P -15 / -4 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-31 21:40 80m - / -10 RW2Z +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 21:37 80m -14 / -15 G4ZFJ +2 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 21:37 80m - / - ON4LUC -9 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 21:37 80m - / - EA1DFP -14 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 21:33 80m -14 / - R3DAJ -1 / +4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 21:30 80m +4 / -2 IQ4JO 0 / -6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 21:27 80m +4 / +1 DL2VN +2 / -14 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 21:26 80m - / - F1SAA -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 21:26 80m -4 / -2 DL1SA -10 / -16 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 21:24 80m +6 / -3 M1WLK -1 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 21:23 80m +8 / +7 DH1BAS 0 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 21:00 160m -6 / +4 RT6Z -16 / +2 4 Partial capture
07-31 20:57 160m -7 / - SP9UPH -2 / -5 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-31 20:54 160m -6 / - RN4ACX - / -7 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 20:52 160m -8 / - RA1OW - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 20:50 160m - / -7 DF2NV -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 20:48 80m - / -12 R3EDX +6 / - 4 Partial capture
07-31 20:42 80m - / - UB3LBU 0 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 20:42 80m - / - DL6UM +1 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 20:23 80m 0 / +2 R9FFJ -14 / +3 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 20:17 80m +4 / +6 R4HFK -15 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 20:16 80m +3 / - SV9MBH - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 20:13 80m +4 / -3 E77EA -1 / -12 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 20:12 80m +1 / -3 SP9UPH +19 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 20:11 80m +2 / - R5BM +2 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 20:10 80m 0 / - JA5MHD -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-31 20:08 80m +3 / +1 RM5F +6 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-21 13:31 20m - / - LZ1BT -12 / - 3 Partial capture
07-21 13:29 20m -19 / - R1IK - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 13:28 20m -20 / - JH5HDA - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 13:23 20m -14 / - Z31R - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 13:21 20m -17 / - DK8ZZ -8 / -5 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-19 12:24 10m - / - RA1AOB -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 17:37 20m - / - RZ4FWA -3 / - 3 Partial capture
07-06 04:26 20m - / -11 F4BYA -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 03:56 20m -20 / - UA9QFF - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 03:54 20m -17 / -8 RN6MA -12 / -9 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 19:37 40m -12 / - UF1A - / - 2 Partial capture
07-05 19:28 160m -14 / 0 UA3LID +4 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 19:26 160m -10 / +1 RW3RN -1 / +3 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 19:25 160m -12 / -9 UD7G -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-05 19:24 160m - / - UA3LID -5 / - 2 Partial capture
07-05 19:23 160m -10 / - UA3LKM -21 / -8 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-05 19:23 160m -12 / -10 OM2WQ +5 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
07-05 19:20 160m -11 / - UD8S - / -3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 19:16 80m -2 / -1 R7YZ -6 / -8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 19:15 80m 0 / +3 UA1AEL -5 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 19:13 80m +3 / -4 YU7AS +9 / -4 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 19:10 80m 0 / - UA1RC - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213815 -16 1997  G4ZFJ R2RAK RR73
213830  +3 2345  R2RAK G4ZFJ 73
213830  -7 1474  R2RAK ON4LUC JO20
213915  -8 1997  CQ R2RAK LO02 (x2)
214030  +1 1151  R2RAK RW2Z R-10 (x2)
214115 -16 1997  CQ R2RAK LO02 (x4)
214400 -10 1997  UB3ADO/P R2RAK LO02 (x2)
214445 -15 2231  R2RAK UB3ADO/P RR73
214530  -3 1997  CQ R2RAK LO02
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205915  -9 1993  CQ R2RAK LO02 (x2)
210000 -16 2163  R2RAK RT6Z KN98
210015  -6 1993  RT6Z R2RAK +02
210030 -14 2163  R2RAK RT6Z R+04 (x2)
210145  -9 1993  CQ R2RAK LO02 (x9)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
132300  -8 2257  R2RAK DK8ZZ 73
132345 -12 2056  Z31R R2RAK R-16 (x2)
132445 -10 2056  CQ R2RAK LO02
132815 -19 2056  JH5HDA R2RAK RR73 (x2)
132915 -19 2057  R1IK R2RAK +01 (x2)
133045 -14 2056  CX2SA R2RAK RR73
133130 -15 2269  R2RAK LZ1BT KN12
133130  -2 1015  R2RAK RA6FC LN13
133145 -20 2057  CQ R2RAK LO02                         a1
133330 -10 2269  R2RAK LZ1BT KN12 (x2)
133600 -20 1180  R2RAK RL3F KO95
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
122245 -18 1594  R2RAK R6JY -09
122445 -17 1805  R2RAK RA1AOB KO59 (x2)
123315 -21 2050  R2RAK M0BEW -17
125930 -23 1929  R2RAK R5FY R-24
130200 -13  515  R2RAK SM4IED R-05
130400 -24 1855  R2RAK UA3LNM -14
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
193745 -12 2028  UF1A R2RAK LO02 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

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