R4UAS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO85

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R4UAS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 901 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 50 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 901 FT8 messages attributed to R4UAS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 50 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (97%), followed by 20 m (3%). Most decodes (80%) 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 -9 dB.

Overview

901
Messages attributed
50
UTC dates decoded
178
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 17:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
901 messages
Active dates
50 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 97, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 376, strong (≥ -8 dB) 428.

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 R4UAS

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
KO85 · 498 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,193 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 17:16 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 UTCBandR4UAS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 17:16 40m -4 / - RT8T -15 / -13 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 17:14 40m -12 / -9 RA6LHU 0 / -14 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 16:26 40m - / -2 UF6V/UA5D -14 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 16:23 40m -14 / - R7LB - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 16:22 40m -9 / - UB1ATR - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 16:01 40m -6 / - R70SAB - / -12 4 Partial capture
09-13 15:59 40m -8 / - YO3FVR/P - / -4 2 Partial capture
09-11 16:34 40m -7 / -3 RA6OD +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-11 16:32 40m -5 / - R4HJN -13 / -6 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-11 16:30 40m -6 / -16 R7KM +11 / -15 3 Partial capture
09-11 16:30 40m -4 / - RW9UR - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 16:29 40m -7 / - RU9CK - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 17:02 40m -2 / - EW4TT - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 16:57 40m -2 / - RA2FCF - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 16:09 40m - / -13 RQ6K -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 16:02 40m -20 / - RA9HBQ - / -16 2 Partial capture
09-08 16:17 40m - / +4 OM3DX -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 16:12 40m - / -17 R5AK +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 16:10 40m -11 / - R4HNW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 16:09 40m -10 / -20 M9PCA -6 / -16 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 16:05 40m -10 / -12 R4CBE -3 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 16:04 40m -10 / -14 RA3BL +4 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 16:01 40m -11 / -6 RC7KH -10 / -4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:18 40m 0 / - RN6HCA - / -13 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 17:48 40m -9 / -5 R6OAQ +2 / -8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 17:43 40m - / -9 R6FIV -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 17:35 40m -7 / - R3GI +5 / -2 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-07 17:13 40m - / -1 YU65AEC +8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-07 17:10 40m -2 / - RA3RQF - / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 17:05 40m -3 / - RK3YWA 0 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 17:02 40m -4 / - R3NAW - / -11 3 Partial capture
09-07 17:00 40m - / -12 R3DOU -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 16:53 40m -12 / - RQ3D - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 20:36 40m -8 / -4 SV5BYP +2 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 20:30 40m -10 / - R3PJV - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 20:28 40m -8 / - M1DBX - / - 3 Partial capture
09-06 20:26 40m -7 / - M1DBW - / -15 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 20:21 40m - / -14 US1EA -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 20:20 40m - / -14 UI6O +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 20:18 40m - / -14 4O7CC -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 20:16 40m - / -7 IU4DTV 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 20:12 40m -8 / +4 OE8PIT +2 / -16 11 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 19:13 40m -8 / - R1BPW - / -16 2 Partial capture
09-05 23:06 40m -2 / -2 IK4IDY -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-05 23:04 40m -6 / - LA5LDX/P - / -20 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 23:03 40m -4 / - RL9LR - / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 23:00 40m -7 / -5 IK3ERN +12 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 22:57 40m -3 / -2 MW9LQA -6 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 22:55 40m -2 / -1 OZ7KJ/P +4 / -19 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 22:53 40m -8 / - SV9QWC - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
162600 -14 1982  R4UAS UF6V/UA5D -02 (x3)
162715 -10 2240  IK1MJK/P R4UAS R-15
163030  +4 2358  R9OOF R4UAS KO85
163130 -11 2358  ER3UA R4UAS KO85
171430 -16 2417  RA6LHU R4UAS KO85
171445  +0  223  R4UAS RA6LHU -09
171500  -9 2417  RA6LHU R4UAS R-14
171515  +0  223  R4UAS RA6LHU RR73
171530 -10 2417  RA6LHU R4UAS 73
171600 -10 2417  RT8T R4UAS KO85
171715 -15 1262  R4UAS RT8T RR73
171730  +3 2417  RT8T R4UAS R-13 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175000  +3  317  R4UAS T77RN -15
202815  +9  826  R4UAS TA4DX -01 (x2)
170300  -3 2750  YB6XFI R4UAS KO85 (x2)
170415  +3 2750  CN8NS R4UAS KO85 (x2)
174515  +6 2578  TA7AO R4UAS KO85 (x4)
174800  +1 2322  G4DBW R4UAS KO85
174815  +1 2244  R4UAS G4DBW -15
174830  +0 2322  G4DBW R4UAS R-11
174845  -1 2244  R4UAS G4DBW RR73
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211000  -7 1899  R4UAS DK7ZT -14 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
080415 -20 1116  R4UAS RX3ASQ KO95
081800 -14 1360  R4UAS R6MO -08 (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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