R6ZCQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R6ZCQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 41 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-18 and 2026-09-07.

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 41 FT8 messages attributed to R6ZCQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (49%), followed by 80 m (41%) and 20 m (10%). The busiest six-hour window was 21:00-03:00 UTC, containing 44% of decodes. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 17 40m · 20 20m · 4

First attributed message: 2026-08-18
Last attributed message: 2026-09-07 21:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 41 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 21.

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 R6ZCQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

I1RJP · Italy ×2 S52D · Slovenia SQ8LSB · Poland SV2HTW · Greece IT9VCE · Sicily SP8ONV · Poland DK7ZT · Fed. Rep. of Germany EW8CW · Belarus HA7TM · Hungary R3PLA · European Russia R5ACQ · European Russia R5AV · 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 R6ZCQ

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: KN98 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,257 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-07 21:03 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	R6ZCQ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-07 21:03	80m	-14 / -17	HB9EKJ	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 21:00	80m	-17 / -12	RK4FD	+8 / +2	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:59	80m	-6 / -	DF8AA	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 20:57	80m	- / -13	RA6YDX	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:55	80m	- / -17	IV3IHV	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 20:51	80m	- / +4	R3YAU	-1 / -	6	Partial capture
09-07 20:49	80m	-12 / -22	SM4AZQ	-12 / -17	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:48	80m	-10 / -10	S58Z	-4 / -18	3	Partial capture
09-07 20:41	80m	- / -	RO2X	+6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:38	80m	- / -13	R3PLA	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:34	80m	- / -9	R5AV	+14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:31	80m	-10 / -12	YO4NF	+15 / -3	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:30	80m	- / -17	RM5F	+7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:29	80m	- / +4	RN6LPC	+4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 20:28	80m	-12 / -7	R6OQ	-9 / -8	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:27	80m	-13 / -14	DK7ZT	+6 / -12	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:26	80m	-13 / -14	HA7TM	+20 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:24	80m	- / -9	RY3D	+17 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:20	80m	- / -	EW8CW	+8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 02:25	40m	+4 / -	TI2CC	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 02:22	40m	0 / -6	OH6FSO	-8 / -11	5	Partial capture
08-29 02:20	40m	-6 / -	IT9VCE	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 02:17	40m	0 / -	OH7FES	- / 0	2	Partial capture
08-29 02:15	40m	-5 / -	DM2RM	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 02:13	40m	0 / -	HA3FMR	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 14:23	40m	-12 / -	SP8ONV	-3 / -13	4	✓ Closing observed
08-28 14:20	40m	-14 / -	BI4IWL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-18 20:17	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	+12 / -	3	Partial capture
08-18 20:16	80m	-21 / -16	I1RJP	+8 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
08-18 20:12	80m	- / -	I1RJP	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
08-18 20:12	80m	- / -25	RA6WF	-10 / -	5	Partial capture
08-18 20:11	80m	-12 / -22	R5ACQ	+6 / -3	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 14:54	20m	-3 / -	SV2HTW	- / +1	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-18 14:37	20m	- / -14	UN7PNF	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
08-03 19:45	20m	- / -9	S52D	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 18:26	20m	- / -9	I1RJP	-5 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
205830 -13 1224  R6ZCQ RA6YDX 73
205915  -4 2519  DF8AA R6ZCQ KN98 (x2)
210000  +7 1140  R6ZCQ RK4FD LO22
210015 -10 2519  DF8AA R6ZCQ KN98
210030 +10  868  R6ZCQ RK4FD LO22
210045 -17 2519  RK4FD R6ZCQ +02
210100  +6  868  R6ZCQ RK4FD R-12 (x4)
210315 -14 2519  HB9EKJ R6ZCQ KN98
210330  -5 1379  R6ZCQ HB9EKJ -17 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021530  +3 2555  DM2RM R6ZCQ KN98 (x4)
021730  -1 2555  OH7FES R6ZCQ KN98 (x2)
022030  -5 2555  IT9VCE R6ZCQ R+00 (x2)
022245  +1 2555  OH6FSO R6ZCQ KN98
022300 -10 2808  R6ZCQ OH6FSO -06
022315  +0 2555  OH6FSO R6ZCQ R-11
022330  -7 2809  R6ZCQ OH6FSO -06
022345  +0 2555  OH6FSO R6ZCQ R-08
022530  +7 2555  TI2CC R6ZCQ KN98 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
182645  -4  581  R6ZCQ I1RJP JN45 (x5)
202715 -18 2356  R6ZCQ CX6TU -13
194515  -8 2686  R6ZCQ S52D R-09 (x2)
143745 -18 2016  R6ZCQ UN7PNF -14 (x3)
145430  -3 2595  SV2HTW R6ZCQ KN98 (x3)
145700  -3 2595  SQ8LSB R6ZCQ RR73

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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