RA4L — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: LO44

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RA4L, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,438 related FT8 messages, 856 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 40 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-26 and 2026-08-24.

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

1,438

Related messages

856

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-10 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m

First seen: 2026-05-26
Last seen: 2026-08-24 14:03 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations RA4L worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

F1PBZ · France ×4 TA3XEE · Asiatic Turkey ×3 IK4LZH · Italy ×3 TA2ED · Asiatic Turkey ×3 F5GPE · France ×2 R3YAU · European Russia ×2 R3BDQ · European Russia ×2 F4HSB · France ×2 R2APC · European Russia ×2 M7JVT · England ×2 R1TET · European Russia ×2 IN3IZQ · Italy ×2

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by RA4L

Approximate centre of LO44, decoded 2026-08-24 16:00 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	RA4L S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-24 15:58	20m	0 / -	M7KFU	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-24 15:55	20m	-4 / -	9A2GU	- / -17	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 15:54	20m	-4 / -	CR7BUJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-24 15:52	20m	-3 / -	PA0MUS	-11 / -20	4	✓ Closing observed
08-24 15:51	20m	+1 / -3	F4ILK	+1 / -15	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 15:50	20m	-8 / -	ON4CJU	- / -20	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 15:48	20m	-8 / -	JH5AVM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-24 15:44	20m	-6 / -	IU8CEC	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 15:42	20m	-2 / -6	BI4XDT	-2 / -14	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 16:09	20m	-8 / +2	M1DBB	0 / -24	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 16:01	20m	-2 / -	9H4CM	- / -17	5	Partial capture
08-23 15:59	20m	-7 / -	G0FHT	- / -9	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 15:55	20m	-10 / -	XU7O	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 15:52	20m	-2 / -	UA0LQE	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 15:51	20m	-4 / -	XU7O	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 15:49	20m	+2 / -	IX1CVF	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 15:44	20m	+3 / -	XU7O	- / -	8	Partial capture
08-22 08:03	20m	- / -	US1EA	-14 / -	6	Partial capture
08-22 07:56	20m	+2 / -26	M7JVT	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-22 07:45	20m	- / -	IK4LZH	+15 / -	4	Partial capture
08-22 07:38	20m	+2 / +2	F5SFT	-12 / -13	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 07:37	20m	+4 / -	UN0GY	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:37	20m	+2 / -	M7JVT	-8 / -12	6	✓ Closing observed
08-22 07:35	20m	- / -	IK4LZH	+14 / -	3	Partial capture
08-22 06:21	20m	-12 / -	OE3PBS	- / -10	2	Partial capture
08-22 06:15	20m	-14 / -	PD1CMP	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 17:31	40m	-6 / -	R7IA	-10 / -7	4	✓ Closing observed
08-21 17:28	40m	-12 / -	IK4IDY	-2 / -20	6	✓ Closing observed
08-21 17:25	40m	-10 / -2	R4KR	-15 / -19	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 17:22	40m	-11 / -8	UB3KET	-15 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-21 17:19	40m	-7 / -	R9JAC	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:11	40m	-9 / -	SA3KAK	- / -21	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:08	40m	-8 / +4	<...>	-1 / -14	4	Partial capture
08-21 17:04	40m	- / -	DL2VN	-7 / -	7	Partial capture
08-21 17:01	40m	-4 / -10	IU5VLR	-14 / -24	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 16:57	40m	-6 / -1	R5GG	-18 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 16:53	40m	-10 / -	RA3M	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:52	40m	-9 / -8	SV8GXC	-11 / -18	10	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 16:45	40m	-10 / -	RD3MF	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:44	40m	-7 / -	RZ6ALZ	-8 / -9	4	Partial capture
08-21 16:42	40m	-11 / -21	ON4ASV	+1 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-21 16:22	20m	-8 / -	IK4LZH	- / -18	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 07:50	20m	-4 / -	RO3ZR	-24 / -2	3	✓ Closing observed
08-15 07:33	20m	- / -15	F1PBZ	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 07:01	20m	-8 / -	SP1ZMO	- / -4	7	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 04:22	40m	- / -11	EW4DX	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-09 16:59	40m	- / -2	RX6CC	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 15:32	20m	- / -	HB9EXE	-14 / -	4	Partial capture
08-09 15:29	20m	- / -	S58S	-6 / -	6	Partial capture
08-09 15:26	20m	-23 / -	ON8MA	-24 / -	2	✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
155300  -8 1272  PA0MUS RA4L R-20
155315 -11 1692  RA4L PA0MUS RR73
155330  -2 1272  PA0MUS RA4L 73
155400  +0 1272  CR7BUJ RA4L LO44 (x2)
155500  -4 1272  9A2GU RA4L LO44 (x3)
155730  -1 1272  CQ RA4L LO44
155830  -1 1271  M7KFU RA4L LO44 (x4)
160330  -8  869  RA4L EX7DY -17
160630  +3  828  RA4L EA3JEZ JN11

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
172815 -11 1198  IK4IDY RA4L LO44 (x2)
172900  -4 1149  RA4L IK4IDY RR73
172915 -12 1199  IK4IDY RA4L R-20
172930  -1 1149  RA4L IK4IDY RR73
172945 -13 1198  IK4IDY RA4L 73
173015  -9 1198  CQ RA4L LO44 (x3)
173130 -12 1196  RA4L IN3IZQ JN56
173145  -7 1198  R7IA RA4L LO44 (x2)
173230 -10 1315  RA4L R7IA RR73
173245  -6 1198  R7IA RA4L 73
173400  -9  781  RA4L R4KR LO64

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
195145 -10 2405  RA4L R6OI KN87
195445 -13 2029  RA4L RU1AB KP40 (x3)
204200 -18 1547  CQ RA4L LO44
204215 -18 1649  RA4L RA9YTI MO93 (x2)
204300 -19 1548  RA9YTI RA4L RR73
204315 -21 1649  RA4L RA9YTI 73
204330 -22 1548  CQ RA4L LO44                          a1
204345  -8 1954  RA4L RQ4F -05
204400 -17 1548  RQ4F RA4L R-05
204415  -7 1954  RA4L RQ4F RR73
204515  -6 1019  RA4L RA3YDA KO62 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203030  -1 1552  JE6WOQ RA4L R-20 (x3)
203200  -9 1553  CQ RA4L LO44 (x3)
203315  +7 2749  RA4L F1PBZ -12
203330  -8 1553  F1PBZ RA4L R-14
203345  +9 2750  RA4L F1PBZ RR73
203400  -5 1553  F1PBZ RA4L 73
203430 -13 1553  CQ RA4L LO44 (x5)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
092415 -19 1777  RA4L R7DX KN84
094115  -7  790  RA4L 9A3K JN65 (x2)
094545  -8 2643  RA4L F4IDN R-13 (x2)
101245 -24 1379  RA4L R6FX LN14

Decoder S/N history by band

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