RA3RFT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO02

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RA3RFT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 196 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-23 and 2026-09-16.

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 196 FT8 messages attributed to RA3RFT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (51%), followed by 40 m (24%) and 160 m (19%). Most decodes (83%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

196

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 37 80m · 100 40m · 47 20m · 11 10m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-06-23
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 19:02 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 196 messages
Active dates: 16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 23, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 54, strong (≥ -8 dB) 119.

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 RA3RFT in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

R2EA · European Russia ×2 RM5F · European Russia ×2 R4UAS · European Russia ×2 R1MA · European Russia R4FDD · European Russia R5AV · European Russia R5KH · European Russia R9SAP · Asiatic Russia RA4Y · European Russia RT6Z · European Russia RU3FM · European Russia RZ6ASO · 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 RA3RFT

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: LO02 · 68 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,363 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-16 19:02 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	RA3RFT S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-16 19:00	160m	- / -	R7LB	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-16 18:59	160m	-14 / -10	UA6HJT	-15 / -20	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 20:06	160m	- / -1	R5AV	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 20:06	160m	- / +2	RU3FM	-4 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 20:03	80m	- / -3	R4FDD	-15 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 19:59	80m	-3 / -14	R3DMS	-1 / -6	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 19:57	80m	-4 / -	LA1XFA	- / -10	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 19:55	80m	-2 / +1	RA3DAD	+6 / +2	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 19:55	80m	+1 / -4	R2EA	+8 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 19:52	80m	-3 / -8	UB3ADO/P	-10 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 13:11	40m	- / -	DL2HUC	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 18:40	160m	-7 / -5	R2EA	+3 / -10	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 18:36	80m	- / -	E77EA	+5 / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 18:36	80m	+10 / -	UD3T	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 18:34	80m	+8 / -	RA9FDR	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 18:33	80m	+8 / -	RA6LTD	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 18:32	80m	+4 / -	RA0SCA	- / -18	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 18:30	80m	+5 / -2	UR4LRG	+14 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 19:22	160m	- / -	UA4FKT	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 18:48	160m	-22 / -	RA4Y	-10 / +1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 18:48	160m	-18 / -	R5KH	-24 / -8	3	✓ Closing observed
09-01 18:42	160m	-14 / -	RA4Y	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 18:42	160m	-16 / -9	RZ6ASO	-2 / -15	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 18:40	160m	-12 / -	R9SAP	- / -15	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:17	40m	-11 / -	RA6LTD	-3 / -1	2	Partial capture
08-31 18:16	40m	-10 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-31 18:13	40m	-6 / -	DL2RPN	+1 / -11	3	Partial capture
08-31 18:01	40m	-6 / -	RI1FJL	- / -19	18	Partial capture
08-30 14:53	40m	- / -	R6ML	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 14:48	40m	-14 / -	R2UZ/P	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-28 18:38	80m	-7 / -	UA4HBJ	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:37	80m	-6 / -	RK9UM	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:36	80m	-4 / -	RC6BB	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:35	80m	-10 / -	RC1TB	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:33	80m	-4 / -	R2DRE	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:32	80m	-10 / 0	YO4NT	+9 / -1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 18:31	80m	-10 / -12	UB6OAJ	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-28 18:30	80m	- / -4	UA3RAU	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 16:19	80m	-4 / +2	RU3X	-11 / -8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 16:17	80m	-8 / -	RA9CUU	-14 / -6	3	✓ Closing observed
08-27 22:08	40m	-14 / 0	R4UAS	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-27 22:06	40m	- / 0	YO6LM	+3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:04	40m	-7 / -	CN8NS	-7 / -13	6	✓ Closing observed
08-27 21:58	80m	- / -26	YL3NU	-1 / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 21:53	80m	0 / -	R3PJ	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 21:52	80m	+3 / -	RU3DBT	- / -21	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 21:50	80m	0 / -	UA9CQV	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 21:44	160m	-7 / -5	YL2GC	+4 / -12	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 21:35	80m	-1 / -6	R2EA/P	-20 / -8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 21:33	80m	- / -17	R1CBH/P	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185830 -18 1702  CQ RA3RFT LO02 (x3)
185945 -14 1006  RA3RFT UA6HJT LN14
190000 -14 1701  UA6HJT RA3RFT -20
190015 -14 1006  RA3RFT UA6HJT R-10
190015  -5 1805  RA3RFT R7LB LN17
190030 -13 1701  UA6HJT RA3RFT RR73
190045 -15 1006  RA3RFT UA6HJT 73
190045  -6 1805  RA3RFT R7LB LN17
190100 -15 1701  UA6HJT RA3RFT RR73
190115 -17 1006  RA3RFT UA6HJT 73
190115  -4 1805  RA3RFT R7LB LN17
190130 -19 1701  CQ RA3RFT LO02 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
195700  +0 1761  RA3DAD RA3RFT 73
195715  -4 1762  RA3RFT R3PLA KO84
195730  -1 1761  LA1XFA RA3RFT LO02 (x4)
195930  -2 1761  R3DMS RA3RFT LO02
200015 -12 1761  R3PBA RA3RFT LO02
200130  -5 1761  R3DMS RA3RFT LO02
200145  +1  628  RA3RFT R3DMS -14
200200  -2 1762  R3DMS RA3RFT R-06
200215  -3  628  RA3RFT R3DMS RR73
200230  -2 1761  R3DMS RA3RFT 73
200315 -17 1761  RA3RFT R4FDD -03 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181300  +1 1928  RA3RFT DL2RPN JO62
181315  -7 2115  RI1FJL RA3RFT R-21
181345  -8 2115  DL2RPN RA3RFT -11 (x2)
181645 -10 2114  RI1FJL RA3RFT LO02
181700  -3 2499  RA3RFT RA6LTD +16
181745 -11 2114  RA6LTD RA3RFT R-01
181815 -10 2113  RI1FJL RA3RFT LO02 (x6)
131130  -8 2450  RA3RFT DL2HUC JO51 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
135930 -20 2237  PP5CF RA3RFT R-21

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
192730  -2 1841  K2ZJ RA3RFT LO02 (x4)
172745 -24 2065  SH0KLR RA3RFT LO02
153615  +2 2333  HA1BF RA3RFT LO02 (x3)
104645  -7 1521  PC2K RA3RFT LO02
104700  +7 1674  RA3RFT PC2K -15 (x3)
104830  -7 1414  RA3RFT ON1JP -02 (x2)
110215 +12 1719  VE2SG RA3RFT 73

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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