RA3GEH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO93

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RA3GEH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 22 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-21 and 2026-09-01.

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 22 FT8 messages attributed to RA3GEH as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (77%), followed by 40 m (14%) and 10 m (9%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (86%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 3 20m · 17 10m · 2

First attributed message: 2026-07-21
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 03:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 22 messages
Active dates: 6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, strong (≥ -8 dB) 7.

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 RA3GEH in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

LU8EKC · Argentina CN2DX · Morocco DJ7WG · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA8UP · Canary Islands GM3DRA · Scotland HI8UD · Dominican Republic N2BJ · United States NA5AR · United States R1ZBR · European Russia R8QA · Asiatic Russia RY7G · European Russia UA1WA · 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 RA3GEH

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: KO93 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,246 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-01 03:50 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	RA3GEH S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-01 03:50	40m	-15 / -	R1AI	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 13:06	20m	-5 / -	R8QA	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 14:19	20m	- / -2	R1ZBR	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 17:47	10m	-16 / -	LU8EKC	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 03:42	20m	- / +2	N2BJ	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 03:36	20m	- / +1	NA5AR	-23 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 03:13	20m	- / -1	HI8UD	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 17:00	20m	-10 / -	GM3DRA	-11 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-05 16:54	20m	- / -10	RY7G	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 16:51	20m	-8 / -	UA1WA	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 16:48	20m	-14 / -4	EA8UP	-10 / -15	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-22 17:29	20m	-17 / -9	DJ7WG	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-22 17:20	20m	-4 / -	C91RU	- / -15	2	Partial capture
07-22 17:03	20m	-11 / +4	CN2DX	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-21 18:07	20m	- / +5	CN2DX	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
07-21 17:51	20m	-14 / -	TU5MM	- / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
035015 -18 1264  R1AI RA3GEH KO93 (x3)
035130 -11 2401  RA3GEH RW1AI KO47

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
031315 -16 1238  RA3GEH HI8UD -01 (x2)
033615 -23 1607  RA3GEH NA5AR +01 (x2)
034200  -1  514  RA3GEH N2BJ +02 (x2)
154230 -12 2038  RA3GEH BG7BVI -10 (x2)
155900  +4  631  RA3GEH UN7LEW +00
160000 -12 2038  RA3GEH BG7BVI -10
141930  -2  535  RA3GEH R1ZBR -02 (x2)
130615  -3 1714  R8QA RA3GEH KO93 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
174700 -18 1274  LU8EKC RA3GEH R-01 (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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