R6OW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN88

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R6OW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 137 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-08-08.

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 137 FT8 messages attributed to R6OW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (39%), followed by 40 m (37%) and 20 m (24%). Most decodes (62%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

137

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 53 40m · 51 20m · 33

First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-08-08 03:40 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 137 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 25, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 61, strong (≥ -8 dB) 51.

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 R6OW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL1DXX · Fed. Rep. of Germany RG5A · European Russia DA1ST · Fed. Rep. of Germany R1QF · European Russia R2SN · European Russia R6NW · European Russia R7DX · European Russia RA3QQI · European Russia RC9WC · Asiatic Russia RK6AH · European Russia RM5F · European Russia RN6LPC · European 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 R6OW

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: KN88 · 46 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,114 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-08 03:40 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	R6OW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-08 01:54	80m	+2 / -23	PE1NPS	-5 / -	8	✓ Closing observed
08-08 01:53	80m	+1 / +5	IN3IZQ	-6 / -1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 01:51	80m	-2 / -12	EA2DYB	-8 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 01:48	80m	-2 / -	DS0IEW/R	- / -20	3	Partial capture
08-08 01:46	80m	-2 / 0	IK1UGX	0 / -20	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 01:45	80m	+1 / -6	IK4LZH	+4 / -11	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 01:40	80m	+9 / -	R4IK	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-08 01:38	80m	+9 / 0	IQ4JO	+3 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 15:48	40m	-18 / -	RA9UAD	- / -6	2	Partial capture
08-07 15:40	40m	-16 / -	UA9WM	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 15:35	40m	-14 / -	RK6AH	-10 / -	10	✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 15:35	40m	-17 / -11	DA1ST	-8 / -13	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-03 20:06	80m	+9 / +1	DD0AM	-4 / -21	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-03 20:05	80m	+3 / -	R4PEQ	- / -3	2	Partial capture
08-03 20:04	80m	+5 / -14	F1PBZ	0 / -7	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-03 20:01	80m	+9 / -	JG3TRB	-10 / -14	4	✓ Closing observed
07-22 18:12	80m	- / +2	RN3QTS	-7 / -	4	Partial capture
07-22 18:10	80m	- / -1	RA6ATZ	+10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 18:09	80m	- / -	RA3LCX	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 18:09	80m	- / +2	YO4NT	+10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 18:07	80m	- / -	RW3K	-6 / -	7	Partial capture
07-22 18:04	80m	- / -4	OM3TFP	+3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 18:02	80m	- / +2	RQ7O	+16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 17:59	80m	+5 / -	UA6EU	-6 / +8	4	✓ Closing observed
07-22 17:05	80m	-7 / +4	R6NA	-1 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-22 13:56	20m	-13 / -	DL1DXX	-9 / -5	2	✓ Closing observed
07-22 13:54	20m	- / -	RG5A	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 18:54	40m	-13 / -8	RA3QQI	-19 / -	7	✓ Full exchange observed
06-24 18:53	40m	-14 / -	RC9WC	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 18:51	40m	-14 / -	RW4HBD	-19 / -3	4	✓ Closing observed
06-24 18:50	40m	-15 / +1	RM5F	-7 / +10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
06-24 18:48	40m	-16 / -	R1QF	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
153715 -13  858  R6OW RK6AH KN94
153730 -15 1076  UA4PDJ R6OW +04
153745 -11  858  R6OW RK6AH KN94 (x2)
153830 -14 1076  RK6AH R6OW +21
153845 -10  858  R6OW RK6AH R+17
153900 -14 1076  RK6AH R6OW RR73
153915 -11  857  R6OW RK6AH 73
153930 -14 1076  R4WQ R6OW +06
154030 -14 1076  UA9WM R6OW R-02 (x2)
154300 -17 1076  UN7LBU R6OW -01
154800 -17 1076  RA9UAD R6OW -06 (x2)
034030 -15 2407  <...> R6OW KN88

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
015145  -7 1333  R6OW EA2DYB 73
015230  -5 1333  CQ R6OW KN88
015315  -7 1333  R6OW IN3IZQ JN56
015330  -2 1333  IN3IZQ R6OW -01 (x2)
015415  -5 1333  R6OW IN3IZQ R+05
015430  +2 1333  IN3IZQ R6OW RR73
015445  -5 2502  R6OW PE1NPS JO22
015530  +1 1333  PE1NPS R6OW RR73
015545  -5 2502  R6OW PE1NPS R-23
015600  +0 1333  PE1NPS R6OW RR73
015615  -7 2502  R6OW PE1NPS R-23
015630  +4 1333  PE1NPS R6OW RR73
015645  -3 2502  R6OW PE1NPS R-23
015700  +1 1333  PE1NPS R6OW RR73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
135400  -3  557  R6OW RG5A KN93
135415 -14 1049  CQ R6OW KN88
135430  -3 1049  R6OW RG5A KN93 (x2)
135615 -13 1049  DL1DXX R6OW R-05
135630  -9 1056  R6OW DL1DXX RR73
135730  +2  831  R6OW ON4VT JO21

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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