R9FAK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: LO87

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R9FAK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 698 related FT8 messages, 244 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 76 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-25 and 2026-08-23.

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

698

Related messages

244

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-10 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 160m

First seen: 2026-05-25
Last seen: 2026-08-23 16:14 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations R9FAK worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

S59A · Slovenia ×3 RW7KMK · European Russia ×2 UA3QHF · European Russia ×2 RA3ZOM · European Russia ×2 R0AH · Asiatic Russia ×2 RN9N · Asiatic Russia ×2 RA6ATZ · European Russia ×2 UA4SN · European Russia ×2 RZ3ZY · European Russia ×2 R6ZCE · European Russia ×2 UR5ZGY · Ukraine UA2FFD · Kaliningrad

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by R9FAK

Approximate centre of LO87, decoded 2026-08-23 16:54 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 UTC	Band	R9FAK S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-23 18:11	40m	- / -	RU3BF	-12 / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 17:55	40m	-10 / -	BA7IWL	- / -12	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 16:54	40m	-8 / -	R2ZJJ/M	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 16:48	40m	-8 / -5	EU6UE	-3 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 16:46	40m	-12 / -9	R2HE	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-22 18:02	80m	-5 / -8	RU6K	+11 / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 17:55	40m	-19 / -5	R4FAH	-4 / -1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 17:53	40m	-15 / -14	R7OQ	-9 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 17:52	40m	-15 / -	UA4SN	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-22 17:39	20m	- / -	GM0SDV	-11 / -	4	Partial capture
08-22 17:26	40m	-18 / -	UA4SN	-16 / -12	2	✓ Closing observed
08-22 04:09	20m	-8 / -6	UK8OM	-5 / -5	4	Partial capture
08-22 04:03	20m	-9 / -	WA9WFA	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-22 03:58	20m	-12 / -20	PD2WL	+3 / -18	13	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 03:55	20m	-12 / -	KC0VTJ	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-22 03:54	20m	-14 / -	CE2SQE	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 17:57	160m	- / -18	R2ATY	-21 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:55	160m	- / -16	RT2P	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:51	80m	-8 / -	UB0SMX/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 17:42	80m	-6 / -	<...>	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-21 17:37	40m	-13 / -12	RK6ZH	-4 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 17:28	40m	-14 / +3	RA9SJG	-6 / -10	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 17:26	40m	-15 / -9	RA6OD	-4 / -11	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 17:25	40m	- / -	RA9SJG	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 17:23	40m	- / -	G7LHK	-24 / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 04:20	20m	-14 / -	UA3VVA	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-20 17:29	40m	- / -9	R6ZCE	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 17:16	20m	-21 / -	XU7O	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-20 17:13	20m	-24 / -12	XU7O	-8 / -18	3	Partial capture
08-20 03:58	40m	- / -5	R6ZB	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 17:37	80m	-10 / -	RA3THN	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 17:26	160m	- / -12	RQ7O	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 17:01	20m	-16 / -12	MM0KQC	-18 / -15	2	Partial capture
08-16 18:05	80m	- / -12	SV8JE	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 18:02	80m	-14 / -	R4FDD	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 17:36	80m	- / -9	RA4FHO	-13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 16:23	20m	- / -13	EB1DJ	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 17:34	80m	-12 / -	R9BT	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 17:33	80m	-14 / -	UA4QK	-9 / 0	3	✓ Closing observed
08-15 17:31	80m	-12 / -11	R6DUW	-12 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-15 17:30	80m	-17 / -10	OZ1HPS	-14 / -20	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-15 16:17	20m	-23 / -	CR5VP	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-15 04:37	20m	-18 / -	W6YLZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-15 04:31	20m	-19 / -	XE2KBR	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-13 17:46	80m	-10 / -	RU0AOO	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-13 17:44	80m	-13 / -	UA9OR	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-13 17:16	80m	-10 / -	RM9I/P	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:51	80m	-8 / -	R8CKD	-13 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 17:48	80m	-9 / -	R6FNM	-1 / -13	5	✓ Closing observed
08-12 17:43	80m	-10 / +5	R50RKZ	+2 / -2	6	✓ 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
164900  -9 2535  EU6UE R9FAK 73
165300  -8 2535  <...> R9FAK LO87
165400  -7 2535  <R2ZJJ/M> R9FAK LO87 (x2)
175530 -11 2537  BA7IWL R9FAK -12 (x5)
181145 -10 2537  R9FAK RU3BF KO95 (x4)
181345 -11 1700  R9FAK HB9IOB JN36
181415 -13 2534  R9FAK RU3BF KO95

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
174245  -7 1774  <...> R9FAK LO87 (x3)
174545  -2 1774  CQ R9FAK LO87 (x2)
174645  -6 1774  UB0SMX/P R9FAK LO87
174815  -5 1774  UF4S/P R9FAK LO87
175115  -8 1774  UB0SMX/P R9FAK LO87 (x2)
175945  -7 1774  SQ1RTU R9FAK LO87
180015  -6 1774  CQ R9FAK LO87 (x3)
180215  -5 1774  RU6K R9FAK LO87
180300 +11  707  R9FAK RU6K -08

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
040530  -9 1848  CQ R9FAK LO87 (x3)
040930  -6 1848  UK8OM R9FAK LO87
040945  -6 2133  R9FAK UK8OM -06
041000 -10 1848  UK8OM R9FAK R-05
041015  -4 2133  R9FAK UK8OM -06
044430  +0 1849  CQ R9FAK LO87
045245 -11 1849  SP5KG R9FAK RR73
173030  -1 2778  R9FAK M0SSV -09
173615  -7 1378  R9FAK M7CYY RR73
173945  -9 2647  R9FAK GM0SDV +19 (x4)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
184415 -21 1747  R9FAK R3WA KO81 (x2)
185330 -22 1746  RU5D R9FAK LO87
172645  -3 1949  R9FAK RQ7O -12 (x2)
175530 -18 1767  R9FAK RT2P -16 (x2)
175700 -21 1642  R9FAK R2ATY -18 (x2)

Decoder S/N history by band

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