R7FQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LN05

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R7FQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 645 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-20.

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 645 FT8 messages attributed to R7FQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (53%), followed by 20 m (31%) and 40 m (13%). The busiest six-hour window was 12:00-18:00 UTC, containing 41% of decodes. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -6.4 dB.

Overview

645
Messages attributed
18
UTC dates decoded
109
Active 15-min windows
-6.4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 2 80m · 340 40m · 81 20m · 199 10m · 23
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 12:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
645 messages
Active dates
18 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6.4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 104, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 172, strong (≥ -8 dB) 369.

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 R7FQ 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 R7FQ

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
LN05 · 325 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,514 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 00:44 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 UTCBandR7FQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 12:30 40m - / +1 RN3QTS -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 00:41 80m +7 / - RI1FJZ - / - 7 Partial capture
09-19 21:18 80m +2 / - RI1FJZ - / -21 5 Partial capture
09-19 19:26 80m - / -13 PI4DX +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 20:57 80m -11 / - R4AFR - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 20:53 80m -7 / - R2UC - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 20:52 80m -7 / -15 LA4NM -3 / -13 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 19:49 80m -19 / - OI5AY - / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 19:40 80m -16 / - JF8QNF - / - 8 Partial capture
09-17 18:11 80m -9 / - OH5KNL +4 / -11 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 18:09 80m - / -19 R9FAK -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 18:04 80m -11 / - JA0LFV - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 18:01 80m -7 / - RT6C - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 18:00 80m -4 / - RA9DZ - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 17:34 80m -8 / - LA7EIA -8 / -15 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 17:32 80m -6 / - R7AW - / -8 2 Partial capture
09-17 17:31 80m -3 / -4 RA4FHO +10 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 15:37 80m -16 / - EX7DY - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 15:16 40m -17 / -5 R4FFQ -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 13:28 40m -23 / - R4HEN - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 21:31 80m -8 / - UA3ROJ -11 / -6 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 21:24 80m -14 / - II8IHBC - / -16 4 Partial capture
09-15 21:21 80m - / - DO1OAS -15 / - 8 Partial capture
09-15 21:18 80m - / -16 9A9N +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 21:16 80m -10 / - UA3VVA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 21:14 80m -8 / - RN6LPC +2 / +3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 21:02 40m -9 / - TJ1GD - / -21 2 Partial capture
09-15 18:25 80m -17 / -4 UB6OFG 0 / -5 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 18:24 80m -20 / 0 RG6ZF -6 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 18:09 160m -22 / -14 RT6Z +7 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 18:07 80m - / -15 RA3FP +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 18:05 80m -2 / - UA3VVA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 18:02 80m -4 / - R1TAX - / -18 2 Partial capture
09-15 18:01 80m -5 / -3 RQ6B +2 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 17:34 80m - / -7 R3BDQ -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 17:28 80m -14 / -7 UA3IDQ -8 / -17 3 Partial capture
09-15 17:27 80m -13 / - R4CEC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 17:27 80m - / - RC6OU +11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 17:25 80m -7 / - UB4CLH -8 / -6 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 17:23 80m -11 / -16 RK3YWA -13 / -7 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 17:17 80m -6 / - R3XBS - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 16:51 80m -5 / - JG7EVV - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 16:50 80m -14 / - R9FAK - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 16:47 80m -3 / +2 RA7T +2 / - 5 Partial capture
09-15 16:46 80m -8 / - JG7EVV - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 16:44 80m +2 / -3 UA3QNA +2 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 16:42 80m -4 / - LA9GX +9 / -15 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 16:25 40m - / -12 R4PFY -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 16:24 40m - / -13 R4WZ -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 16:14 40m -9 / -3 RW6HPI -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
162530 -16 1809  R7FQ R4PFY -12 (x2)
210245  -8 1667  TJ1GD R7FQ LN05 (x2)
213245 -11 1663  OS9T R7FQ LN05
131900 -13  922  R7FQ RK3DJW -13
132845 -24 1855  R4HEN R7FQ LN05 (x3)
151630 -17 2066  R4FFQ R7FQ LN05
151645  -8 1283  R7FQ R4FFQ -05 (x2)
122615 -24 1937  R9SAP R7FQ R-06
123030 -19 2197  R7FQ RN3QTS +01 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203845  -8  879  RI1FJZ R7FQ LN05 (x7)
003845  -9 1370  RW1AI R7FQ LN05
004115  +8  370  RI1FJZ R7FQ LN05 (x7)
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
182700 -20 1568  R7FQ RA4LAG -11 (x2)
182800  -8 1248  R7FQ RM5F KO85 (x2)
183145  +1 2137  R7FQ UI6A -14 (x3)
180915 -23 1680  RT6Z R7FQ LN05
180930  +9 2906  R7FQ RT6Z -14
180945 -22 1680  RT6Z R7FQ R-09
181000  +8 2906  R7FQ RT6Z RR73 (x2)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
082100 -23 2018  YT2ZE R7FQ R-08
082230 -20 2018  TA2EE R7FQ RR73
082415 -21 2018  G8KHF R7FQ 73
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
122430 -13 2243  OH2XO R7FQ LN05
164245  -3 1732  R7FQ EA5ET IM99
180845 -13 1630  D2UY R7FQ LN05 (x3)
181030  -7 2353  R7FQ D2UY RR73
181045 -10 1631  D2UY R7FQ 73
181145  -5 1631  TN8GD R7FQ LN05
012145  +1 2619  R7FQ CE2SV -14 (x2)
012830 -18 1688  R7FQ 7X5CY -08 (x2)
013100  -8  662  R7FQ EY8MM RR73
013645 -19 1385  R7FQ HB9EXE JN47 (x2)

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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