R3BDS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: KO85

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R3BDS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 20 related FT8 messages, observed on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-02 and 2026-06-20.

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

20
Related messages
0
CQ messages
4
UTC dates heard
-6 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

First seen: 2026-05-02
Last seen: 2026-06-20 02:59 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R3BDS worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R3BDS

Approximate centre of KO85, decoded 2026-08-23 19:44 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 UTCBandR3BDS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-23 19:43 40m -6 / - 5A1AL - / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 05:57 20m -11 / - XQ1KK - / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 04:18 40m -10 / - OA4ENG - / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 18:37 40m -14 / - VK2WN - / -15 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-20 04:59 20m - / -15 V31DL -7 / - 2 Partial capture
06-20 04:12 20m -19 / -9 TI5RR -12 / -13 3 Partial capture
06-11 03:44 20m -9 / - K4CAE - / - 2 Partial capture
06-11 03:36 20m +1 / - HP2NG - / - 3 Partial capture
06-11 03:31 20m -6 / - HP2NG - / - 2 Partial capture
06-11 03:27 20m -7 / - 3A2MW - / -18 3 Partial capture
06-03 05:22 20m -4 / - W7XE - / - 2 Partial capture
06-03 04:51 40m -12 / - OJ0MN - / -16 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
045145 -14 1596  OJ0MN R3BDS R-16 (x2)
183715  -9 2282  VK2WN R3BDS KO85 (x4)
041815 -10 2577  OA4ENG R3BDS KO85 (x2)
044145  -9  669  UB4HPQ R3BDS RR73
194315  -8  767  5A1AL R3BDS KO85 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
033700  +6 1152  HP2NG R3BDS KO85 (x2)
034400 -14 2126  K4CAE R3BDS KO85 (x2)
041215 -12  905  R3BDS TI5RR -09
041400 -17  903  TI5RR R3BDS R-13 (x2)
045915  -7 1188  R3BDS V31DL R-15 (x2)
033930 -17 1338  YV6BXN R3BDS KO85 (x2)
045800 -12 1103  HP2NG R3BDS KO85
081715 -19 1552  YV5JLO R3BDS KO85
055700 -12  690  XQ1KK R3BDS KO85 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

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