R3NE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO17

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R3NE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 60 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-04 and 2026-09-15.

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 60 FT8 messages attributed to R3NE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (93%), followed by 80 m (7%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

60
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
12
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-04
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 21:16 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
60 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-12 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 23, strong (≥ -8 dB) 35.

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.

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 R3NE

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
LO17 · 50 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,619 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 21:16 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 UTCBandR3NE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 21:09 80m - / -14 UA6YW +1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 19:35 40m -12 / - TA3NK - / - 3 Partial capture
09-06 19:31 40m -5 / -14 R7FG -3 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-06 19:26 40m -7 / -14 DK8HC -9 / - 6 ✓ Closing observed
09-06 19:23 40m -8 / -24 RJ6B +11 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-06 19:22 40m -10 / - R73SLET - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 19:19 40m -10 / - OZ8MW/P - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 19:12 40m -8 / -7 RX7O +11 / +1 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 18:33 40m -7 / - JG3LGD - / - 3 Partial capture
09-06 18:31 40m -6 / - BD4JN - / - 4 Partial capture
09-05 17:25 40m -5 / -11 UA4CKN -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-05 17:22 40m -9 / -25 DL7UKM +10 / -11 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 17:22 40m - / - OE8PIT -2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-05 17:05 40m - / - RA4CGX +5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 17:04 40m - / -15 R7KM +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:58 40m - / -26 RC6OX -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-05 16:53 40m - / -16 RZ6CO -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:46 40m - / -8 RX9ABI -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:46 40m - / -14 RY9C +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:43 40m - / -13 RA4HG +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:35 40m - / - UA3DPM +6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:30 40m - / - UA9UIS -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 16:27 40m - / -18 RA3LBW +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 16:15 40m - / -11 EX7CQ -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 11:29 20m - / -13 IU5HIU -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
210530 -10 2954  CQ R3NE LO17
210945  -2 2223  R3NE UA6YW LN04 (x3)
211330 -11 2952  RA9ACA R3NE LO17
211530 -10 2952  CQ R3NE LO17                          a1 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192800 -11  598  R3NE DK8HC R-14
192815  -7 2941  DK8HC R3NE RR73
192830  -8  598  R3NE DK8HC 73
192915  -4 2940  CQ R3NE LO17 (x4)
193130  -4 2723  R3NE R7FG LN04 (x2)
193215  -5 2941  R7FG R3NE RR73
193230  -4 2723  R3NE R7FG 73
193345  -5 2941  SV5BYP R3NE LO17
193515 -14 2941  TA3NK R3NE LO17 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
112945 -10  279  R3NE IU5HIU JN53 (x4)

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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