R6KY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R6KY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 89 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-17 and 2026-09-19.

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 89 FT8 messages attributed to R6KY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (54%), followed by 80 m (46%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (63%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (93%); the estimated median was -1 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 41 40m · 48

First attributed message: 2026-09-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 17:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 89 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -8 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 83.

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 R6KY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

UB8A · Asiatic Russia ×2 EW4DX · Belarus IZ4JMA · Italy IZ8DBJ · Italy OE8PIT · Austria R4HHG · European Russia R6ZB · European Russia RA0ADQ · Asiatic Russia RA4ADF · European Russia RA5AK · European Russia RA6ZD · European Russia RA9CMO · Asiatic Russia

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 R6KY

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: KN65 · 15 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 971 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-19 17:05 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	R6KY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-19 17:07	80m	- / -3	RA7T	+12 / -	5	Partial capture
09-19 17:06	80m	-13 / -13	R4AAR	-15 / -20	4	Partial capture
09-19 16:55	80m	+2 / -6	R2DGN	-13 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 16:54	80m	+6 / -15	IQ4JO	-10 / -18	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 16:50	80m	+1 / -	RT4A/P	- / -	7	Partial capture
09-19 16:45	80m	-4 / -12	RY3F	-8 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 16:41	80m	+3 / -17	RU3VT	-14 / -10	5	Partial capture
09-19 16:37	80m	+3 / -1	R3KJF	+3 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-19 16:37	80m	-2 / -8	RW3RN	+4 / +1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 16:36	80m	+3 / -	UB8A	-20 / -3	9	✓ Closing observed
09-19 16:34	80m	+3 / -	YO8CRU	-13 / -6	2	Partial capture
09-19 16:33	80m	+6 / 0	RA3V	-19 / -9	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 16:31	80m	+6 / -1	RA6OY	-13 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 04:48	40m	-7 / -11	IZ4JMA	-4 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 04:45	40m	-1 / -	OA4ENG	- / -17	4	Partial capture
09-19 04:43	40m	-4 / -	YO3GNF	-8 / -2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 04:43	40m	-3 / -	TF3VS	- / -19	3	Partial capture
09-19 04:42	40m	- / -	RN6HK	+1 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 04:42	40m	0 / -2	UA3WG	-11 / +10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 04:40	40m	-2 / -	RA6ZD	-13 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 04:39	40m	0 / -	EW4DX	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 04:02	40m	+2 / -5	RZ6L	+16 / +8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 04:01	40m	-2 / -	TA2EE	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 04:00	40m	- / -	IU8RFW	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 03:57	40m	+5 / -	IZ8DBJ	-5 / -15	5	✓ Closing observed
09-18 03:55	40m	-3 / -	UB6LLI	- / -13	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 03:53	40m	-4 / -	RA4ADF	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-17 15:11	40m	0 / +5	R6ZB	-10 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 15:11	40m	0 / -	R4HHG	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 15:10	40m	+1 / -	RA5AK	-11 / +1	3	✓ Closing observed
09-17 15:09	40m	-4 / -	RA0ADQ	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 15:07	40m	-1 / -	RA9CMO	-13 / +4	3	✓ Closing observed
09-17 15:06	40m	-2 / -	UK8FCM	-22 / -7	3	✓ Closing observed
09-17 15:05	40m	-2 / -7	OE8PIT	0 / -8	6	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
165530  -5 2205  R6KY IQ4JO 73
165545  +5 2132  R2DGN R6KY -02
165600 -20 2133  R6KY R2DGN R-06
165615  -1 2133  R2DGN R6KY RR73
165630  -9 2133  R6KY R2DGN 73
170545  -8 2133  CQ R6KY KN65                          a1
170600 -15 1778  R6KY R4AAR -13
170615 -13 2132  R4AAR R6KY R-20 (x2)
170700 +13  871  R6KY RA7T -03
170715 -10 2133  R4AAR R6KY R-20
170730 +15  871  R6KY RA7T -03 (x4)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
044430  -7 1805  YO3GNF R6KY -02
044445  -9 2771  R6KY YO3GNF R+11
044500  -2 1805  YO3GNF R6KY RR73
044515  -9 2771  R6KY YO3GNF 73
044530  -1 1805  OA4ENG R6KY -17 (x4)
044730  +0 1804  CQ R6KY KN65 (x2)
044815  -8  913  R6KY IZ4JMA JN54
044830  -5 1804  IZ4JMA R6KY -11
044845  +0  913  R6KY IZ4JMA R-11
044900  -9 1804  IZ4JMA R6KY RR73
044915  -3  913  R6KY IZ4JMA 73

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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