R7KDW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: KN74

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R7KDW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 172 related FT8 messages, 65 CQ messages, observed on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 17 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-04-21 and 2026-07-20.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

172
Related messages
65
CQ messages
17
UTC dates heard
-5 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

40m 20m 10m
First seen: 2026-04-21
Last seen: 2026-07-20 00:34 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R7KDW worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R7KDW

Approximate centre of KN74, decoded 2026-07-20 02:34 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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 UTCBandR7KDW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-20 02:32 40m -13 / - KF4CCG - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 02:31 40m -13 / - W4GGJ - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 02:30 40m -12 / - T42FCR - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 02:29 40m -12 / - WM3PEN - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 02:26 40m -12 / - NP3RK - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 02:25 40m -11 / - <...> - / -15 2 Partial capture
07-17 02:47 40m -12 / -20 K5TU -20 / -13 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-17 02:45 40m -18 / +1 R6LQU -24 / -3 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-17 02:38 40m -16 / - <...> - / -12 2 Partial capture
07-17 02:33 40m -9 / - OA4ENG - / -11 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 02:13 40m -12 / - HI8L - / -11 3 Partial capture
07-17 02:10 40m -12 / - XE1PM - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 02:05 40m -8 / - <...> - / -15 6 Partial capture
07-17 01:58 40m -8 / - KQ4TPD - / -18 2 Partial capture
07-17 01:54 40m -1 / - OA4ENG - / -12 5 Partial capture
07-16 17:53 40m -3 / - UB6LWX - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 17:51 40m -7 / - UB0SMX/P - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-20 03:26 20m - / -13 N8QA -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-19 16:06 20m - / - BH4ECL -14 / - 4 Partial capture
06-17 04:14 20m - / -7 NE5TX -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 03:37 20m - / -16 TI5RR -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 03:35 40m +2 / - W4SH - / -17 2 Partial capture
06-14 03:32 40m -2 / - TI5GAX - / -19 2 Partial capture
06-14 03:30 40m +5 / - SP7TF - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 03:28 40m - / - R1LP -19 / - 2 Partial capture
06-14 03:27 40m 0 / - PD0DDA -5 / -15 3 ✓ Closing observed
06-14 03:26 40m 0 / - F1IQH -12 / -5 4 ✓ Closing observed
06-14 03:24 40m 0 / - UA3DPM - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 03:23 40m -4 / - RX6ACJ - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 03:22 40m -2 / - DL4NWM -15 / -14 3 ✓ Closing observed
06-14 02:35 20m - / -6 VP2MAA -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-14 02:27 20m - / -16 N4IE -9 / - 4 Partial capture
06-14 02:21 20m - / -10 A92AE -2 / - 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
022715 -11 1582  NP3RK R7KDW RR73
022745 -14 1582  XQ3SK R7KDW -22
022845 -10 1581  W3BAL R7KDW -15
022915 -12 1581  WM3PEN R7KDW -13 (x2)
023045 -13 1581  T42FCR R7KDW RR73 (x2)
023145 -13 1580  W4GGJ R7KDW -10 (x2)
023245 -12 1580  KF4CCG R7KDW -15 (x2)
023345 -13 1579  CQ R7KDW KN74 (x2)
023445 -12 1579  HA3GX R7KDW -08
023545 -15 1579  ON4MAP R7KDW -14
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
050930 -17  847  VE7SA R7KDW RR73
053145 -19 1642  N3RC R7KDW -16
035100 -12 2360  R7KDW N4SKP R-06
035815 -13 2727  R7KDW KD2YCK R-12
041445  -3 2106  R7KDW NE5TX R-07 (x3)
154615  -8  706  R7KDW BA6KC RR73
160600 -16 1075  R7KDW BH4ECL PM01 (x4)
160830 -21 2039  PE1JAT R7KDW -10
032600  +1 2747  R7KDW N8QA R-13 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.