R3TY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO25

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R3TY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 871 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 31 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-11 and 2026-10-07.

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 871 FT8 messages attributed to R3TY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 31 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (63%), followed by 40 m (20%) and 80 m (18%). Most decodes (57%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (64%); the estimated median was -5.2 dB.

Overview

871
Messages attributed
31
UTC dates decoded
141
Active 15-min windows
-5.2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 156 40m · 170 20m · 545
First attributed message: 2026-08-11
Last attributed message: 2026-10-07 17:56 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
871 messages
Active dates
31 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5.2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 115, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 196, strong (≥ -8 dB) 560.

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 R3TY 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 R3TY

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
LO25 · 411 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,671 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-07 17:56 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 UTCBandR3TY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-07 17:55 80m - / -6 R9WJ -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-07 16:58 80m -15 / -6 ES8JX +1 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-07 16:57 80m -16 / -4 RU4I -6 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 19:14 80m - / -18 I1RJP +10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:14 80m - / -7 R6FFB -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:13 80m - / -3 RA3M +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:12 80m -11 / -14 RZ6CO -24 / -7 2 Partial capture
10-02 19:10 80m -11 / - RJ3T -15 / -2 2 Partial capture
10-01 02:41 80m +2 / - UA3RBM -12 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-01 02:40 80m -4 / - TF4M - / - 3 Partial capture
09-29 17:49 80m - / 0 RW4F -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-29 17:47 80m - / +1 RA3VX 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-29 17:45 80m - / -16 RZ6LY -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-29 17:43 80m - / - R6OQ -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-29 17:42 80m -24 / +3 RX3VF -10 / +3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 17:33 80m -14 / - SV8LMQ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 17:38 80m -16 / - RI1FJZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 17:17 80m -8 / - JA0HJI - / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 18:39 80m - / - DK2CC +10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 18:23 80m - / +4 R5ACQ 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 18:22 80m - / -4 UA3GJM +5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 17:57 80m -16 / - RT2P - / -8 2 Partial capture
09-14 17:52 80m - / -1 RT2P -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 17:47 80m -8 / -7 LA0FA -6 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 17:45 80m -17 / -9 SV9CVY -7 / -14 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 17:43 80m -10 / - RA9FDR - / -19 2 Partial capture
09-14 17:41 80m -4 / +1 R3RB -8 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 17:41 80m -6 / - RA6LTD - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 16:50 40m - / 0 UF6V/UA5D -14 / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 18:39 80m - / - RN6HK -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 17:56 80m -21 / -12 9A5E +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-09 17:41 80m -24 / - R3XBV - / -22 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 17:41 80m - / - R3YAR +8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-09 17:39 80m - / -7 R2EC -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 17:08 80m - / -16 R2DRE -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 17:07 80m -23 / -16 R1ZH -20 / -17 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 17:06 80m - / -8 UA4HY -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 17:02 80m - / -6 RV9FF -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 17:02 80m -22 / +1 R2WAF +4 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 17:01 80m -22 / - UA4LDP - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 17:00 80m -21 / -1 RQ3M +2 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 16:57 80m - / -2 RX3DQ +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-09 16:54 80m - / - R1AV -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-09 16:52 80m - / -10 RQ7O +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 16:50 80m - / -19 UN7LEW -13 / - 5 Partial capture
09-09 16:49 80m -11 / - UA6EU -12 / -15 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-09 16:49 80m - / -7 R3XBS -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 16:48 80m -12 / -2 RA3TK -10 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 16:46 80m -6 / +4 UA3QNA +13 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 16:44 80m -7 / -10 RZ6BS 0 / -7 7 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
165700  -6 1001  R3TY RU4I -04
165715 -17 2530  RU4I R3TY R+00
165730  -7 1000  R3TY RU4I RR73
165745 -16 2530  RU4I R3TY 73
165845  +5 2479  R3TY ES8JX -06
165900 -14 2530  ES8JX R3TY R-11
165915  -3 2479  R3TY ES8JX RR73
165930 -16 2530  ES8JX R3TY 73
175345 -15 2530  CQ R3TY LO25
175445 -16 2530  RX3ASQ R3TY RR73
175500  -9 2529  R3TY R9WJ LO73 (x3)
175615 -22 2530  CQ R3TY LO25
175800 -15 1847  R3TY RX4SA RR73
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183015  -4  426  R3TY T77NC RR73
183030  -4 2864  T77NC R3TY 73
183315  -5 2865  R9CS/P R3TY LO25
183400  +1 2734  R3TY EK/RX3DPK +00
183415  -7 2864  R9CS/P R3TY R-03
034300 -14  868  PV8AJ R3TY LO25
034500  -4 1446  R3TY CT7AUT -11
034615  -3  868  CQ R3TY LO25
034900 -10  867  PV8AJ R3TY LO25 (x2)
035015 -10 1345  R3TY PV8AJ -18 (x2)
165000 -15 1985  R3TY UF6V/UA5D +00 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
180800  +0  869  UN7PHV R3TY 73
180830  +0  869  VE1VAS R3TY LO25 (x2)
182400  +4 2413  CQ DX R3TY LO25
182500  +4 2413  BD4VOJ R3TY RR73
182530  +0 2413  CQ DX R3TY LO25 (x2)
182630  +4 2413  SM6UQL R3TY -04 (x3)
194215 -10 2675  BD8ABR R3TY LO25 (x3)
194500  -8 2675  PY1EME R3TY LO25 (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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