R5RA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

168 messages

Active dates

6 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

+2 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-6 to +8 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 158.

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 R5RA 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 R5RA

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

LO02 · 124 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

1,363 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-09-12 23:14 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: KO92 (3).

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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
175900  -9 2115  R5RA R6DJR -06 (x3)
180030 -10 2123  YO3RU R5RA LO02 (x3)
231345  -4 2123  TN8GD R5RA LO02 (x4)
231530 -12 2123  R5RA EB3JT JN01 (x4)
235630  -2 2123  R5RA RN6LPC LN17

UTC    dB Audio  Message
213015  +1 3084  Z62NS R5RA LO02 (x15)

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.