R3TS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO16

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R3TS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 173 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 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 173 FT8 messages attributed to R3TS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (82%), followed by 40 m (16%) and 80 m (2%). Most decodes (80%) fell within the six-hour window 11:00-17:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

173
Messages attributed
14
UTC dates decoded
37
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 4 40m · 28 20m · 141
First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 15:52 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
173 messages
Active dates
14 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 43, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 50, strong (≥ -8 dB) 80.

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 R3TS 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 R3TS

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
LO16 · 117 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,580 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 15:52 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 UTCBandR3TS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 15:51 40m -11 / -4 RN3QTA 0 / - 5 Partial capture
09-15 15:43 40m -7 / +8 R3WDW -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 13:27 20m - / - G8IXM -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 13:27 20m -8 / - YU7AS - / -4 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:23 20m -11 / +7 RK9UN +4 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 13:20 20m -6 / - JA1NGD - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:17 20m -9 / - R6ADH -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 13:15 20m - / -16 F5IXN +5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 13:15 20m -8 / - M9NTS - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:10 20m -8 / - BG5JGG - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:04 20m -8 / - F4HTA +14 / -8 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 13:02 20m - / - G8IXM -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 13:02 20m -9 / -8 PA2A +8 / -4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 17:14 40m - / -7 RA2FGK -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 12:17 20m - / - RG6S -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 12:16 20m - / - IK4LZH +18 / - 4 Partial capture
08-17 16:58 40m - / -14 UA3YPS -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 12:47 20m - / - M0YGH -20 / - 3 Partial capture
08-17 12:28 20m - / +2 RK3ZB -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 12:17 20m - / -16 PD9JPV -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 12:12 20m - / -6 DA0OIE -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 12:18 20m - / - PA2TK -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 14:39 20m - / - DL8WEM +3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 14:25 20m - / - DL1R -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 12:55 20m - / -22 PD0HLA -14 / - 8 Partial capture
08-01 12:47 20m -13 / - G7RCQ -18 / -19 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-01 12:35 20m - / -4 R6DOB/P 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 16:46 20m -1 / - R0CBS - / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 16:43 20m -1 / - RW0UM - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 16:41 20m -4 / - SA7CHI - / -16 3 Partial capture
07-31 16:36 20m -4 / - IW1ALW -6 / -3 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-31 16:21 20m -6 / -7 M0DPK -20 / -7 2 Partial capture
07-31 16:19 20m -3 / - LZ1DB - / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 16:14 20m -2 / - SA3LEN - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 16:11 20m -4 / -11 I4WQH -2 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 12:21 20m - / -9 DH2RL -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 12:13 20m -20 / -12 DL1R -2 / -21 7 Partial capture
07-31 12:04 20m -15 / - R0BD - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 11:58 20m -17 / -17 GM0SDV -19 / -18 8 Partial capture
07-31 11:51 20m - / - F1PPH -16 / - 5 Partial capture
07-23 13:36 20m - / -18 F1PBZ -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-21 10:37 20m -21 / - OH1NHX - / 0 2 Partial capture
07-11 11:01 20m - / -16 F1PSX -21 / - 4 Partial capture
07-11 10:53 20m - / - DL1R -1 / - 4 Partial capture
07-09 18:02 80m -24 / - R3PBR - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 18:00 80m - / -14 RK6OV -14 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 17:57 80m -24 / -10 RC6OD -2 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-09 17:57 80m - / -4 UA1AEL -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 09:21 10m - / 0 OZ0JX -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 08:57 10m - / +8 RL2Y -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
153800  -6 2787  UB9MEU R3TS LO16
154200 -10 2787  CQ R3TS LO16
154345  -4 1245  R3TS R3WDW +08 (x2)
154430  -7 2787  R3WDW R3TS 73
154600  -3 2786  CQ R3TS LO16
154845  -5 1695  R3TS LZ936BA +03
154900  -9 2787  II6IALU R3TS R-08
155000  -8 2787  CQ R3TS LO16 (x2)
155100  -9 2787  RN3QTA R3TS LO16 (x3)
155315  -4 2121  R3TS RN3QTA -04 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
132100 -14 2177  CQ R3TS LO16
132130 -12 2177  RK9UN R3TS LO16
132345  +4 1094  R3TS RK9UN +07
132400 -12 2177  RK9UN R3TS R+16 (x2)
132500 -16 2177  CQ R3TS LO16 (x3)
132700 -15 2177  YU7AS R3TS LO16 (x2)
132745  -8  914  R3TS G8IXM JO02
132800  -4 2177  YU7AS R3TS R-04 (x2)
132845  -6  914  R3TS G8IXM JO02 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175800 -24 2105  RC6OD R3TS R-12
175815 -10 1129  R3TS UA1AEL -04
175815  -4  997  R3TS RC6OD RR73
175830 -24 2105  RC6OD R3TS 73
175845  -6 1128  R3TS UA1AEL -04 (x2)
180045 -14 2196  R3TS RK6OV KN97
180045  -2 1771  R3TS RA6ATZ R-21
180145 -14 2196  R3TS RK6OV KN97
180200 -23 2105  R3PBR R3TS -12
180215 -19 2196  R3TS RK6OV KN97
180230 -24 2105  R3PBR R3TS RR73
180245 -18 2196  R3TS RK6OV KN97 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
085745 -21 1339  R3TS RL2Y +08 (x3)
092115 -11 1049  R3TS OZ0JX +00 (x2)

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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