RA3QM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO01

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RA3QM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 688 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 38 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-11.

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 688 FT8 messages attributed to RA3QM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 38 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (40%), followed by 80 m (30%) and 20 m (21%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (63%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

688

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 43 80m · 207 40m · 277 20m · 146 10m · 15

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 16:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 688 messages
Active dates: 38 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17.5 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 128, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 199, strong (≥ -8 dB) 361.

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 RA3QM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

R5AV · European Russia ×2 TA2ED · Asiatic Turkey ×2 BA7NLL · China ×2 F1IQH · France ×2 RA4ADF · European Russia ×2 RC9WC · Asiatic Russia ×2 UB4CJS · European Russia ×2 RL1B · European Russia RU3GF · European Russia R4FDD · European Russia RA3LCI · European Russia RA6ATZ · 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 RA3QM

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: LO01 · 345 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,359 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-11 16:54 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	RA3QM S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-11 16:53	80m	-6 / -9	R3CE	-17 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 17:05	80m	-13 / -9	R2DRE	-8 / +1	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 17:04	80m	-10 / -9	RA6LO	+4 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 17:03	80m	-10 / +3	RA3TVW	-6 / +2	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 17:01	80m	-2 / -7	RA3TK	-12 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 02:41	40m	- / -19	K5ZD	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-09 02:32	40m	- / -	5Z4VJ	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-09 02:21	80m	-3 / -	ON4MAP	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 02:19	80m	+4 / -14	R2RCQ	-17 / -8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 02:17	80m	+1 / -	UA3VFL	-8 / -9	4	✓ Closing observed
09-09 02:12	80m	+4 / -10	RC9WC	-11 / +9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 02:12	80m	-1 / -8	SP6FME	+15 / -1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 02:57	40m	-4 / -	R3WDW	-2 / -15	4	Partial capture
09-08 02:49	40m	-18 / -	XQ3SK	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 02:48	40m	-21 / -16	RO3ZR	-16 / -15	2	Partial capture
09-08 02:46	40m	-12 / -2	PV8AJ	-15 / -3	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 02:44	40m	-20 / -2	SV1ENG	-1 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 02:40	40m	-21 / -	Z68BR	- / +3	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 01:53	40m	+8 / -	K0IDX	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 01:52	40m	+7 / -	N4HB	- / -25	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 01:50	40m	+3 / -	HI3QMT	- / -21	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 01:49	40m	+4 / -	DL9KM	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 01:48	40m	-5 / -	WB2VLM	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 01:40	40m	- / -3	K1HC	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 01:37	40m	- / -12	ON1DGN	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 01:35	40m	0 / -	9A3AUH	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:54	40m	-11 / -	KK7UXY	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 03:09	40m	-15 / +1	HB9CXZ	-1 / -	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 02:56	40m	-15 / 0	WF2A	+4 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 02:52	40m	0 / -	M0PFX	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 02:45	40m	-5 / -	CR7BRV	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 18:01	40m	+4 / -14	DL3HWD	-5 / -9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 18:00	40m	+2 / -	SV1DKR	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 17:59	40m	+2 / -	R3UDU	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 17:57	40m	0 / -	BG0FQU	- / -11	2	Partial capture
09-03 17:53	40m	+1 / -	RU3BF	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:53	80m	-10 / -23	DG0BS	-2 / -15	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 17:51	80m	-6 / -6	UB4CJS	-9 / +2	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 17:50	80m	-9 / -	R3WDU	-18 / -8	2	Partial capture
08-31 17:49	80m	-7 / -	R1ZH	- / -12	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:39	80m	-7 / -	RC7LX	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:37	80m	-7 / -	UB6OAK	-24 / -2	4	✓ Closing observed
08-31 17:34	80m	-11 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 01:21	40m	+4 / -	OE1NHU/P	- / -25	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 01:17	40m	+2 / -	IZ8PPI	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 01:16	40m	+1 / -12	PA1PXL	-2 / -13	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 01:14	40m	-2 / -	W4CHA	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 01:13	40m	0 / -	ZZ2DX	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 18:41	40m	- / 0	R3QX	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 18:40	40m	-7 / -7	RA6OD	-9 / +7	4	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
170415 -12 1701  RA6LO RA3QM R+14
170430  +4 1019  RA3QM RA6LO RR73
170445  -7 1701  RA6LO RA3QM 73
170515  -8 1700  CQ RA3QM LO01
170530 -11 1754  RA3QM R2DRE -09
170545 -13 1701  R2DRE RA3QM R+01
170600  -6 1753  RA3QM R2DRE RR73
165245  +0 2153  CQ RA3QM LO01 (x2)
165330 -18 1742  RA3QM R3CE KO85
165345  -5 2153  R3CE RA3QM -03
165400 -15 1742  RA3QM R3CE R-09
165415  -6 2153  R3CE RA3QM RR73
165430 -18 1743  RA3QM R3CE 73
165445  -3 2153  CQ RA3QM LO01

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
025330 -12 2090  CQ RA3QM LO01 (x3)
025745  -6  701  RA3QM R3WDW KO81 (x2)
025830 -10  688  R3WDW RA3QM -15 (x2)
025930  -8  689  CQ RA3QM LO01 (x2)
023245  -8 2536  RA3QM 5Z4VJ KI88
023300 -22 2135  CQ RA3QM LO01
023315  -8 2536  RA3QM 5Z4VJ KI88 (x2)
024130 -20 1412  RA3QM K5ZD -19 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
182445  +2 2225  PE1MHY RA3QM R-10
182500  +7  662  RA3QM PE1MHY RR73
182515  +2 2225  PE1MHY RA3QM 73
182545  +5 2225  CQ RA3QM LO01
182645  +7 2224  SP5SE RA3QM -07 (x2)
182745  -8 2224  CQ RA3QM LO01
182830  +3 2102  RA3QM IK2NHH JN45
182845  +4 2193  IK2NHH RA3QM -08
182900  +5 2102  RA3QM IK2NHH JN45
182915  +8 2194  IK2NHH RA3QM -14
182930  +4 2264  RA3QM IK2NHH R-02 (x3)
174800 -12 2180  RA3QM IT9JLP R-06

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
184315  -4  996  R5AV RA3QM R+13 (x2)
184415  -4  996  UA3ZUX RA3QM LO01
184430  +0 2096  RA3QM UA3ZUX -10
184445  -4  996  UA3ZUX RA3QM R+16
184500  +0 2096  RA3QM UA3ZUX RR73
184515  -6  996  UA3ZUX RA3QM 73
184545  -3  996  RA9YTI RA3QM LO01 (x2)
184645  -4  996  CQ RA3QM LO01
184715  -5  996  R4FDD RA3QM R+01 (x2)
184845  -8  996  CQ RA3QM LO01 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
093415 -16 1396  RA3QM RL1B -11 (x2)
093845 -22 1890  RA3QM RU3GF 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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