R4IK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO43

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R4IK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,930 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 87 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-04.

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 1,930 FT8 messages attributed to R4IK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 87 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (64%), followed by 40 m (19%) and 80 m (15%). Most decodes (51%) fell within the six-hour window 13:00-19:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

1,930

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

518

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 5 80m · 294 40m · 361 20m · 1,241 10m · 29

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 18:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,930 messages
Active dates: 87 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to +7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 349, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 563, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,018.

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 R4IK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

UA3SKC · European Russia ×3 RT2P · European Russia ×3 TA3XEE · Asiatic Turkey ×2 DA2DA · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 KF5IVL · United States ×2 R50RKZ · European Russia ×2 RY3DAD · European Russia ×2 RO6OP · European Russia ×2 R2AX · European Russia ×2 R4SCQ · European Russia ×2 UE7DR · European Russia ×2 R1BSB · European Russia ×2

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 R4IK

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: LO43 · 138 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,903 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-30 16:15 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 UTC	Band	R4IK S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-04 18:20	80m	- / -7	RA1WP	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 18:17	80m	-14 / -2	LZ1EV	-3 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-04 18:15	80m	- / -10	R7OQ	-13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 17:38	80m	0 / -6	R4RZ	-7 / +1	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 17:35	40m	+8 / -	YU1AXY	- / -14	2	Partial capture
09-04 17:28	40m	+3 / -7	S52C	+2 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-04 17:26	40m	+6 / +2	R2AVW	+9 / +4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 17:23	40m	-4 / -4	9A5MP	-16 / -13	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 17:19	40m	0 / -	SY1BKQ	-6 / -8	3	✓ Closing observed
09-04 17:15	80m	- / -2	S57AM	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 16:45	80m	-24 / +5	UA4LDP	-17 / +2	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 16:20	40m	-5 / -9	R6AAU	-15 / -6	2	Partial capture
09-04 16:00	80m	-15 / -	RC9OC	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 15:55	80m	-21 / +7	RA4CGH	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-03 15:40	40m	-12 / -	SP5NR	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:18	40m	-7 / -9	LZ936BA	-12 / -9	2	Partial capture
09-01 03:15	40m	-4 / -	IK2TLA	- / -21	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 07:13	20m	+1 / -	G4GZG	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 07:07	20m	-4 / -	DF2AP	- / -4	2	Partial capture
08-31 07:04	20m	+2 / -	SQ9ONX	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 06:18	20m	+5 / -	DK3BT	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 17:23	80m	-4 / 0	RM6OS	0 / -4	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:42	40m	-4 / -5	R6OV	-8 / -3	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 16:15	40m	-3 / -	R440L	- / -18	3	Partial capture
08-30 16:06	40m	- / +1	R5BM/M	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 16:05	40m	-7 / -13	UB6LLI	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-30 16:04	40m	-3 / -	RA3TOS	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:58	40m	-4 / -12	RL6ZZ	-11 / -18	2	Partial capture
08-30 15:55	40m	- / +2	R3NCG	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:45	80m	- / -3	RT2P	-11 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:21	20m	-10 / -10	EI5HV	-6 / -7	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 11:20	20m	-16 / -	SM0SYP	- / -13	2	Partial capture
08-30 11:18	20m	- / +3	LB6BK	-3 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:15	20m	-10 / -	OK1EL	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:09	20m	- / -9	HB9IUA	+7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:05	20m	- / -19	DF2AM	+3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 11:03	20m	-10 / -1	G7TWX	+1 / -14	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 11:02	20m	-12 / -8	DK4YA	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-30 08:30	20m	-13 / -	UA3RRT	- / 0	3	Partial capture
08-30 08:25	20m	-6 / -	GW4ONI	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 08:23	20m	- / -13	M8FQT	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 08:21	20m	-9 / -4	G3ZCH	-10 / -13	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 08:19	20m	-8 / -7	RO6OP	+8 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-30 06:58	20m	+10 / -	IK2GSR	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-30 06:53	20m	-6 / -9	EA5JK	+12 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-30 06:50	20m	+4 / -	OE9NET	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 06:06	20m	0 / -	M7OKF	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:45	20m	-3 / -9	R6ZEJ	+17 / -15	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 05:44	20m	+4 / -	RM6OG	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:43	20m	+14 / -	RW3FY	- / +4	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
164515 -24 1715  UA4LDP R4IK +02
164530 -17 1715  R4IK UA4LDP R+05
164545 -24 1716  UA4LDP R4IK RR73
171530  -8 1914  R4IK S57AM R-02 (x2)
173815  +2 2210  R4RZ R4IK +01
173830  -7 2210  R4IK R4RZ R-06
173845  -1 2210  R4RZ R4IK RR73
181545 -17 1709  R4IK R7OQ R-10 (x2)
181730  -3 1754  R4IK LZ1EV R-02
181745 -14 1753  LZ1EV R4IK RR73
181800  -2 1754  R4IK RR73; JA9BFN <...> -26
182000  +0 1822  R4IK RA1WP R-07 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
172615  +5 2682  R2AVW R4IK +04
172630  +9 2682  R4IK R2AVW R+02
172645  +7 2682  R2AVW R4IK RR73
172700  +9 2682  R4IK R2AVW 73
172800  -1 2492  R4IK S52C R-07
172815  +3 2491  S52C R4IK RR73
172900  +3 2492  R4IK S52C R-07 (x3)
173000 +10  542  UA32 <R4IK> RR73
173130  +6 1229  RA9SOZ R4IK RR73
173345  -9 1831  EA3CK R4IK -13
173445  -5 1290  ON3KCW R4IK -05
173545  +6  323  YU1AXY R4IK -14 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
134500  -6  751  UR5XEJ R4IK +01
061645  +4 1510  IV3APC R4IK -11
061800  +7 1075  DK3BT R4IK -13 (x2)
061915  +1 1509  IV3APC R4IK RR73
062015  +8 2623  G1HJW R4IK RR73
070315 -21 2313  R4IK TA3OAZ R+14
070445  +3  972  SQ9ONX R4IK -11 (x2)
070715  -6 1668  DF2AP R4IK -04 (x2)
071015  +5  778  OE7LVI R4IK RR73
071330  +3 1441  G4GZG R4IK -14 (x2)
071500  +4 2602  RZ6AKF R4IK -07

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
102445  -7 1215  R4IK DF3IS R-10 (x3)
112315  -9  477  R4IK M8FQT R-15 (x2)
112745 -17 1291  R4IK IU3STQ R-15
083900 -10  646  R4IK IT9ZIR R-04
080700  -1 2289  R4IK R50RKZ R+18 (x2)
074245 -15 2032  R4IK F6JON/QRP R+18
075615 -19 1283  R4IK RU7C 73
133445  -9 1355  R4IK DN9CHV R-11 (x2)
073530 -23 2097  R4IK RD7P 73
125045 -21 1668  R4IK YU2MS 73

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185800 -15  922  CQ R4IK LO43                          a1
185900 -15  922  UB8FDN R4IK R-06
190045  -1  941  R4IK RT2P -08
190115 -24 1642  R4IK R2ATY RR73
190300 -12  942  CQ R4IK LO43
190315  -8 1200  R4IK RW2Z KO81
190315  -1  941  R4IK RT2P -07 (x2)
190415 -13 1200  R4IK RW2Z -03 (x2)
190515 -12  883  R4IK UA3ZNQ KO81 (x3)
190700 -13  942  CQ R4IK LO43 (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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