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. 1,469 related FT8 messages, 865 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

1,469
Related messages
865
CQ messages
40
UTC dates heard
-9 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

First seen: 2026-05-26
Last seen: 2026-08-24 15:13 UTC

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by RA4L

Approximate centre of LO44, decoded 2026-08-24 17:13 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 UTCBandRA4L S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-24 16:34 40m -10 / -7 IU3BIX -5 / -15 5 Partial capture
08-24 16:33 40m -10 / -5 UA3WG -2 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 16:31 40m -11 / -12 YO5IB -2 / -22 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 16:30 40m - / -23 DK2SHS +12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 16:28 40m -16 / -4 TA6MMI -6 / -13 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 16:25 40m -18 / -3 DK2SHS +7 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 16:24 40m -18 / - R0AJR - / -12 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 16:15 20m 0 / +3 UB0SMX/P -12 / -15 3 Partial capture
08-24 16:13 20m -2 / -9 M9KER -2 / -21 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 16:11 20m -2 / - ON5ND - / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 16:10 20m -3 / - EX7DY - / -23 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 16:06 20m +3 / - EA3JEZ +2 / -16 8 Partial 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

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163315  -3 1597  RA4L UA3WG KO71
163330  -9 1598  UA3WG RA4L -04
163345  +1 1597  RA4L UA3WG R-05
163400 -10 1598  UA3WG RA4L RR73
163415  -5 1597  RA4L UA3WG 73
163430 -12 1598  IU3BIX RA4L LO44
163515  -9 1238  RA4L IU3BIX -07
163530 -12 1598  DH0YAH RA4L LO44
163545  -1 1238  RA4L IU3BIX -07 (x2)
163630  -9 1598  IU3BIX RA4L R-15
163930 -12 1598  UB3BHW RA4L R-24
164130 -10 1598  CQ RA4L LO44
164430 -13 1599  <...> RA4L -10
171300 -10 1628  CQ RA4L LO44
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
160830  -3  827  RA4L EA3JEZ JN11
160845  +5 1272  EA3JEZ RA4L -18 (x2)
161015  +0 1272  EX7DY RA4L LO44 (x3)
161145  -3 1272  ON5ND RA4L LO44 (x2)
161330  -9  715  RA4L M9KER -09
161345  -1 1271  M9KER RA4L R-21
161400  +4  715  RA4L M9KER RR73
161415  -2 1271  M9KER RA4L 73
161515  +0 1272  UB0SMX/P RA4L LO44
161530 -12  471  RA4L UB0SMX/P +03
161545  -1 1271  UB0SMX/P RA4L R-15
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.