R5AJ — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO95

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R5AJ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2,498 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 26 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-25 and 2026-10-22.

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 2,498 FT8 messages attributed to R5AJ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 26 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (83%), followed by 160 m (16%) and 40 m (1%). Most decodes (66%) fell within the six-hour window 19:00-01:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

2,498
Messages attributed
26
UTC dates decoded
221
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-25
Last attributed message: 2026-10-22 21:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
2,498 messages
Active dates
26 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 451, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1,069, strong (≥ -8 dB) 978.

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 R5AJ

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
KO95 · 1,773 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,309 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-22 21:26 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 UTCBandR5AJ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-22 21:27 160m +10 / -19 UA3ALY +8 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 21:24 160m +13 / - RW0UM - / - 4 Partial capture
10-22 21:22 160m - / - F1HFP -19 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 21:18 160m - / - DO5AX -18 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 21:15 160m +10 / - RW0UM - / - 8 Partial capture
10-22 21:13 160m +9 / - EX7DY - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 21:08 160m +8 / - RW0UM - / - 6 Partial capture
10-22 21:05 160m - / - DL7ET -16 / - 4 Partial capture
10-22 20:55 160m - / - M1TZR -18 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 20:46 160m - / - DL6MDF -14 / - 3 Partial capture
10-22 20:46 160m - / - OH6NIO -2 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 20:30 160m - / - DD7EE -18 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 20:15 160m +12 / - JM1JZN - / -24 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 20:14 160m +10 / - JH2VVH - / -19 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 20:07 160m - / - OM5CM 0 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 20:03 160m - / - DF5AH -7 / - 5 Partial capture
10-22 20:01 160m - / - EA5RR -3 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 19:59 160m +8 / - RA4Y -2 / -11 3 ✓ Closing observed
10-22 19:57 160m - / - EA5RR -2 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 19:52 160m - / - 9A4N +6 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 19:48 160m +9 / -2 R5AV -3 / -6 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 19:43 160m -2 / +1 RA3WY -5 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 19:42 160m - / -14 DM1HR -22 / - 3 Partial capture
10-22 19:35 160m -1 / - JM1JZN - / -16 3 Partial capture
10-22 19:34 160m +4 / - R4WR - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 19:31 160m 0 / - UA4PPQ -6 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 19:27 160m - / - DC6NS -16 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 19:27 160m - / - DL9KM -17 / - 5 Partial capture
10-22 19:25 160m - / -8 DL1OO -6 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 19:20 160m -2 / -2 UA3LKM -16 / -13 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 19:20 160m 0 / -5 SQ2BXI 0 / -24 16 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 19:14 160m +2 / -1 HA5OLA +3 / -18 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 19:13 160m +3 / - LZ3YY - / -22 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 19:11 160m +6 / +1 EW4TT -5 / -22 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 19:08 160m +5 / +2 DO6SHB +4 / -24 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 18:59 160m +4 / +9 DL1CC +6 / -15 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 18:59 160m +4 / -4 RA4ACX -19 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 18:58 160m -2 / - RA6YDX - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 18:56 160m +4 / - R2EA/P - / -13 2 Partial capture
10-22 18:53 160m -6 / +5 R7CD -22 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 18:52 160m - / - DL1CC +5 / - 4 Partial capture
10-22 18:51 160m -5 / +1 RC9WC -16 / -13 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 18:50 160m -6 / -9 R6OD -9 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 18:48 160m -5 / +2 RJ3DC -6 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 18:46 160m -2 / -15 RV9CX -15 / -8 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-21 21:39 160m +7 / - RA3RDN - / +2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-21 21:37 160m +6 / -1 9A4ZM +2 / -16 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-21 21:36 160m - / - DL9KM -17 / - 5 Partial capture
10-21 21:34 160m +3 / -3 UA4CKN -14 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-21 21:28 160m +4 / - 7P8GE - / -18 10 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
212230 -19 1116  R5AJ F1HFP JN28
212245  +3 2013  CQ R5AJ KO95
212300 -19 1116  R5AJ F1HFP JN28
212315  +8 2013  CQ R5AJ KO95 (x2)
212415  +9 1157  RW0UM R5AJ KO95 (x4)
212615 +10 1157  CQ R5AJ KO95 (x2)
212700  +8 1365  R5AJ UA3ALY -19
212715 +11 1157  UA3ALY R5AJ R+21
212730  +8 1365  R5AJ UA3ALY RR73
212745  +8 1157  UA3ALY R5AJ 73
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
180645 +10  803  R5AJ S57MPU JN76 (x3)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200730 +13 1536  KG6JDX R5AJ KO95 (x5)
201115 +18  773  VK4DAD R5AJ KO95 (x4)
201300 -14  776  R5AJ SN4K KO03
201315 +14  773  SN4K R5AJ +20 (x2)
201400 -14  776  R5AJ SN4K 73
202630  +4 1406  C31KC R5AJ KO95 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
045330 -17 2303  CQ R5AJ KO95 (x15)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201015  -3 1729  RI1FJL R5AJ KO95 (x14)

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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