R4LM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO44

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R4LM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 32 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-07-20.

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 32 FT8 messages attributed to R4LM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -1 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

32
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-20
Last attributed message: 2026-07-20 18:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
32 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 28.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with R4LM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to R4LM

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
LO44 · 12 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,908 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-20 17:10 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 UTCBandR4LM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-20 18:04 20m - / - DJ0MAB -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 18:02 20m +8 / +8 DL6LAG -16 / -7 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-20 17:33 20m -10 / - RA1ALA - / -24 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 17:28 20m -7 / -15 OZ/DG1ATN -16 / -15 2 Partial capture
07-20 17:25 20m 0 / +7 <...> -13 / 0 4 Partial capture
07-20 17:21 20m -12 / - RZ6HBK - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 17:14 20m +4 / - UB6SAN -12 / -16 2 Partial capture
07-20 17:11 20m +8 / - I1RJP -8 / -8 6 ✓ Closing observed
07-20 17:08 20m +1 / - PD4HT - / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 16:49 20m -5 / -2 YL3GQ -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-20 16:13 20m -1 / - UA3PRS - / - 4 Partial capture
07-20 15:58 20m -6 / - OK2VCR - / -19 6 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172600 -12 1710  R4LM <...> R+07 (x3)
172800  -7 1322  OZ/DG1ATN R4LM -15
172845 -16 1322  R4LM OZ/DG1ATN R-15
172930  +4 1779  SA5CDO R4LM -13
173230  -4 1760  OK2VFS R4LM -18
173315  +0 1778  RA1ALA R4LM -24 (x2)
175930  +2 1722  PA0MUS R4LM -16
180245 +15 2867  DL6LAG R4LM -07
180300 -16 1868  R4LM DL6LAG R+08
180315  +0 1867  DL6LAG R4LM RR73
180400 -15 1868  R4LM DJ0MAB JN49 (x2)

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