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. 812 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-10-04.

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 812 FT8 messages attributed to R7FQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (61%), followed by 20 m (25%) and 40 m (12%). The busiest six-hour window was 12:00-18:00 UTC, containing 46% of decodes. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

812
Messages attributed
24
UTC dates decoded
142
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 2 80m · 492 40m · 96 20m · 199 10m · 23
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-10-04 22:15 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
812 messages
Active dates
24 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to +3.9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 167, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 257, strong (≥ -8 dB) 388.

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 · 419 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,514 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-04 22:14 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
10-04 22:14 40m -16 / - IQ8CUM - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 22:06 80m - / -9 UA4POO -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 22:04 80m -16 / - IU8GUK - / - 3 Partial capture
10-04 22:02 80m -4 / - EA5JKT - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 22:00 80m - / -8 RN2F +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 18:15 80m - / - IN3IZQ -15 / - 8 Partial capture
10-04 18:12 80m - / -10 RA3DAD +9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 16:24 80m -13 / - RA0SCA - / - 2 Partial capture
10-04 16:22 80m -12 / - R9TT - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 16:20 80m -9 / -7 R5KH -7 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-04 16:17 80m -12 / - RO3ZR +4 / -4 3 Partial capture
10-04 16:17 80m -15 / -13 RW9MZ -7 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-04 16:14 80m -17 / -13 UA0ACZ -12 / -6 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-04 16:12 80m -12 / - R5FQ - / - 2 Partial capture
10-04 16:10 80m -13 / - DL1AFH/P - / - 2 Partial capture
10-04 16:10 80m - / -4 RO2E/M -2 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 15:32 80m -12 / - RZ6HBK - / -3 2 Partial capture
10-04 15:30 80m -10 / - RA4ABH - / - 2 Partial capture
10-04 15:22 80m -14 / - R9MBC -24 / -14 3 ✓ Closing observed
10-04 15:15 80m -22 / - AP2HA - / - 3 Partial capture
10-04 15:13 80m - / -13 RZ0SW -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 14:47 40m - / -5 UB3AYQ -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 17:09 80m -8 / -13 R4HI -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
10-03 17:05 80m -20 / -8 R2APC -5 / -2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 13:42 40m - / -11 R3YAX -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 03:06 80m -14 / -14 WA1J -6 / -14 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 03:01 80m - / -11 DL1VVQ -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 02:59 80m -23 / - R4HLO -24 / -11 3 ✓ Closing observed
10-03 02:57 80m -18 / -8 HA8LD -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
10-03 02:55 80m -17 / -8 HB9EFK +12 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
10-03 02:53 40m -20 / - HK3W - / - 3 Partial capture
10-02 19:18 160m - / -19 RU3FM -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:13 160m - / -13 RN3TT -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 18:45 80m - / -5 RV3FF +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 17:06 80m -16 / +2 R6FFB -5 / +4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 17:04 80m -18 / - R7GR -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
10-02 17:02 80m -15 / - RT2P - / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 16:57 80m -16 / - R3PY -14 / -7 2 ✓ Closing observed
10-02 16:15 80m -22 / -4 RA3PN +12 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 16:09 80m -10 / -9 RQ7R -15 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 15:44 80m -15 / -13 R4HGK -15 / -6 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 15:39 80m -21 / +4 RQ7O -8 / -1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 15:37 80m -16 / - RK0SC - / -18 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 15:33 80m -15 / - RK0SC - / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 15:31 80m -19 / -12 RA4HEV -13 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 15:29 80m -19 / -4 R4HEA -14 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 14:29 40m - / -9 RK6OU -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 14:28 40m - / - RU6FS -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 17:05 80m -12 / - R6LKG - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-27 18:16 80m -16 / -10 RA3SO -2 / -1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
143700 -19 1707  RK6ZH R7FQ LN05
183600  -9 2428  R7FQ R1TAX -11
025230 -20 1846  WP4TUN R7FQ LN05
025300 -19 1846  HK3W R7FQ LN05 (x3)
134200 -15 1526  R7FQ R3YAX -11 (x2)
143045 -18 1538  R7FQ UB6LUR -07
144730  -7 1254  R7FQ UB3AYQ -05 (x2)
181815 -11 1982  R7FQ R2ZCA RR73
221430 -17 1128  IQ8CUM R7FQ LN05 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181645 -17 1838  R7FQ IN3IZQ JN56 (x6)
220045  +3 2370  R7FQ RN2F -08 (x2)
220200  -5 1769  EA5JKT R7FQ -14 (x2)
220415 -20 1831  IU8GUK R7FQ LN05 (x3)
220615  +1 2223  R7FQ UA4POO -09 (x2)
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
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)
191345 -13 1506  R7FQ RN3TT -13 (x2)
191845 -10  860  R7FQ RU3FM -19 (x2)
192200  -6  528  R7FQ RU4I 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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