RA1QY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO89

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RA1QY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 134 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 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 134 FT8 messages attributed to RA1QY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (43%), followed by 80 m (30%) and 20 m (22%). Most decodes (79%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

134

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 2 80m · 40 40m · 57 20m · 30 10m · 5

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 19:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 134 messages
Active dates: 19 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 26, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 40, strong (≥ -8 dB) 68.

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 RA1QY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

R9CS/P · Asiatic Russia ×2 RV6HAF · European Russia RI1FJL · Franz Josef Land R7DX · European Russia DL1FLW · Fed. Rep. of Germany G6LEE · England HG8IT · Hungary IK4LZH · Italy IQ4LH · Italy R4PFY · European Russia R6SS · European Russia RA1OD · 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 RA1QY

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: KO89 · 91 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,437 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 19:06 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	RA1QY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 19:04	40m	-2 / -	M0KCB/P	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-15 20:50	40m	-4 / -	TN8GD	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-15 20:40	80m	-18 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -14	2	Partial capture
09-13 20:07	80m	-13 / -	SQ100PKP	- / -11	2	Partial capture
09-13 18:39	80m	-7 / -	RD9M/3	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-13 18:28	80m	-5 / -	SN40KZE	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 18:24	80m	-13 / -	SP5DFK/QRP	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-13 18:10	40m	0 / -	R3DIK/M	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-11 20:12	80m	+2 / -	RC0AT/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-11 18:49	40m	+6 / -	R6SS	+10 / -1	2	✓ Closing observed
09-11 18:45	40m	+3 / +1	RA1OD	-12 / +1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 18:45	40m	+2 / -	UB4HVA	-20 / +10	4	✓ Closing observed
09-11 18:44	40m	+2 / -	R4PFY	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 18:42	40m	+2 / -	RV9CX	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 18:40	40m	-1 / +10	R3DIK/M	0 / -	4	Partial capture
09-06 17:22	80m	-7 / -1	R9CS/P	+8 / +10	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 18:57	160m	- / -	RZ6LY	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 18:56	160m	- / -	OK1FRG	+16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 18:54	160m	+14 / -	RI1FJL	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 17:07	80m	- / +6	R9CS/P	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:24	80m	+3 / -	RI0FA	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-12 19:20	80m	-7 / -	RI0FA	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-12 18:22	80m	-24 / -	RI0FA	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-04 19:06	80m	-16 / -	<...>	- / -2	2	Partial capture
07-25 20:43	40m	-15 / +10	UA3SCU	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-25 20:41	40m	-18 / -	RY3ACJ	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-24 17:35	40m	- / -10	R4FV	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 21:58	20m	- / -6	ZF2OO	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
07-19 17:48	40m	- / -9	YO4NT	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-15 14:42	20m	-20 / -	ON4KBU	-13 / -8	2	Partial capture
07-12 09:09	20m	- / -17	R3YAU	-21 / -	2	Partial capture
07-12 05:37	20m	- / +3	R7DX	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-26 18:20	80m	-14 / -	R1BNG/P	- / -	4	Partial capture
06-24 19:59	40m	- / -13	HG8IT	-15 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 19:57	40m	-21 / -	UB4CGR	-20 / +7	2	✓ Closing observed
06-24 19:48	40m	- / -6	DL1FLW	-19 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 19:48	40m	- / -12	IK4LZH	+1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 19:45	40m	- / -10	DD7EE	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
06-24 19:44	40m	- / -10	IQ4LH	-12 / -	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
174745  -7 2766  R6HV/P RA1QY KO89
181045  +0 2982  R3DIK/M RA1QY KO89 (x3)
205045  +2 2897  TN8GD RA1QY KO89 (x4)
182215 -11 2249  YT3TL/P RA1QY KO89
190430  +0 2856  M0KCB/P RA1QY KO89 (x4)
190915 +14 2457  RA1QY 4O/R2AB +01
190930  -3 2856  M0KCB/P RA1QY R-03

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
182515 -10 1738  SP5DFK/QRP RA1QY KO89 (x2)
182845 -10 2605  SN40KZE RA1QY KO89 (x2)
183945  -9 2366  RD9M/3 RA1QY KO89 (x5)
184215  -5 2366  <UA9JTJ/9> RA1QY KO89
200715 -15 1281  SQ100PKP RA1QY R-11 (x2)
200900  -7 2232  RA1QY RD9M/3 -01
204045 -18 2028  RI1FJZ RA1QY KO89 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185445 +13  896  RI1FJL RA1QY R-15 (x2)
185600 +17 2719  RA1QY OK1FRG JN79 (x2)
185700  +7 1239  RA1QY RZ6LY LN06 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
053715 -17 1919  RA1QY R7DX KN84 (x3)
053845 -11  775  RA1QY R9TS +03
090900 -21 1487  RA1QY R3YAU -17 (x2)
144045 -24 2184  <...> RA1QY KO89
144200 -13  905  RA1QY ON4KBU JN29
144315 -20 2184  ON4KBU RA1QY -08
215800  -9 2580  RA1QY ZF2OO -06 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185300 -18 2385  CQ RA1QY KO89                         a1
185315  -2 2384  RA1QY M0BEW -17
185630 -17 2385  RV6HAF RA1QY RR73
185930 -16 2385  CQ RA1QY KO89 (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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