RA6HN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LN14

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RA6HN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,561 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 73 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-10-04.

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 1,561 FT8 messages attributed to RA6HN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 73 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (60%), followed by 40 m (34%) and 80 m (6%). Most decodes (59%) fell within the six-hour window 02:00-08:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

1,561
Messages attributed
73
UTC dates decoded
262
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 92 40m · 526 20m · 943
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-10-04 04:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,561 messages
Active dates
73 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +2.9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 263, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 482, strong (≥ -8 dB) 816.

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 RA6HN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 RA6HN

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
LN14 · 1,064 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,705 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-04 04:02 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 UTCBandRA6HN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-04 03:55 40m -12 / -2 RU3KO -13 / -1 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-04 03:51 40m -14 / - RK6OU - / - 2 Partial capture
10-04 03:49 40m -14 / -11 SX2LGT -15 / -14 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 05:35 40m - / -8 R80SAA -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 04:22 40m -10 / - OL1TWR - / - 2 Partial capture
10-03 04:14 40m -12 / - F4NJZ - / - 2 Partial capture
10-03 04:09 80m -24 / - SX2LGT - / -18 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-03 04:03 80m - / -22 SX2LGT -18 / - 2 Partial capture
10-03 03:58 80m - / - HA3FUP -6 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 04:11 40m -4 / - IQ2AAH - / -11 3 Partial capture
10-02 03:59 40m - / -7 TA2VUZ -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-01 04:12 40m -13 / +1 RZ6AKF -5 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
10-01 04:09 40m -14 / - HA1ORA - / - 2 Partial capture
10-01 04:08 40m -14 / -6 TA1EVR -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
10-01 04:04 40m -5 / +1 RZ7KR -6 / -5 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-29 04:20 40m - / - UI6O -13 / - 5 Partial capture
09-29 04:16 40m -14 / -5 UI6O -14 / 0 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-29 04:13 40m -23 / - EA5JXP -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-28 04:00 40m - / -14 EA3AKY 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 03:56 40m -14 / -25 F4MZI -7 / -17 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 03:52 40m -22 / -3 RA6OD -12 / -1 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-28 03:49 40m -15 / - 4X5CG -11 / -6 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-28 03:48 40m -15 / - SP3GTP - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 03:40 80m - / +9 RA6Z -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 03:34 80m -13 / -13 3Z100PKP -2 / -16 7 Partial capture
09-25 04:13 40m -12 / -10 F6HAA +1 / -24 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-25 04:11 40m -10 / - S57MPU - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-25 03:52 80m - / -2 DJ6OI +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-25 03:48 80m - / -14 YO2UKG +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-25 03:36 80m - / -15 R3XBL -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-23 03:55 40m -9 / - DK1PH - / - 3 Partial capture
09-23 03:52 40m -8 / - F4MXT/P - / -26 2 Partial capture
09-23 03:42 40m - / -5 UA3YPS +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 03:32 40m 0 / - W3EWL/QRP - / -12 2 Partial capture
09-23 03:26 40m -15 / - YO5EEE - / -15 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 03:23 80m - / -17 DL4ME +14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 03:19 80m -11 / - DL4ME - / - 3 Partial capture
09-23 03:17 80m -10 / -17 E75FM +13 / -16 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-23 03:11 80m -8 / -9 RA3VX -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-23 03:09 80m -6 / -7 SP100PKP +9 / -14 3 Partial capture
09-23 03:07 80m -6 / - W1AW/1 - / -13 2 Partial capture
09-23 03:04 80m -10 / 0 UA3QHF +4 / -8 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-23 03:01 80m -8 / - LY3BRA - / - 3 Partial capture
09-22 04:07 40m - / -21 ON3MOH -4 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-22 04:07 40m - / -22 TI4LAS -13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-22 04:01 40m -10 / - W3EWL/QRP - / - 4 Partial capture
09-22 03:57 40m -13 / -6 IZ5WTV +10 / -6 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 03:51 80m -21 / - DF9HT/P - / -17 4 Partial capture
09-22 03:42 80m -24 / -9 LZ936BA -8 / -16 4 Partial capture
09-21 04:11 40m -2 / - IZ7XIB - / - 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
053600  -3 2238  RA6HN R80SAA RR73
054215  -8 2783  CQ RA6HN LN14 (x2)
034930 -16 2312  RA6HN SX2LGT -11
034945 -16 2390  SX2LGT RA6HN R-14
035000 -14 2312  RA6HN SX2LGT RR73
035015 -11 2391  SX2LGT RA6HN 73
035115 -12 2390  RK6OU RA6HN LN14 (x2)
035500 -15  925  RA6HN RU3KO -02
035515 -12 2389  RU3KO RA6HN R-01
035530 -11  924  RA6HN RU3KO RR73
035930  -7 2016  4Z5OZ RA6HN LN14
040230 -18 2008  CQ RA6HN LN14
040300 -19 2009  PD7LJ RA6HN -17
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
034145 -19 1265  RA6HN RA6Z 73
034400 -19 1265  CQ RA6HN LN14 (x5)
035815 -14 1563  RA6HN R80SAA RR73
035845  -7 1627  RA6HN HA3FUP JN96 (x2)
035930 -22 1408  EA6NB RA6HN LN14
040330 -18 1857  RA6HN SX2LGT -22 (x2)
040915 -24 1859  SX2LGT RA6HN LN14 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
142045  -4 2753  DL8NW RA6HN LN14
142100 -15 1907  RA6HN DL8NW +06
142115  -2 2754  DL8NW RA6HN R-12 (x3)
150115  +2 2757  DF0AWG RA6HN LN14
150130 +14 2766  RA6HN DF0AWG -07 (x2)
150215  +6 2756  DF0AWG RA6HN R+00
150230 +21 2766  RA6HN DF0AWG RR73
150245  +6 2756  DF0AWG RA6HN 73
150400  -8 2374  OM2IDN RA6HN LN14
150430 -11 2374  4O/SP6TID RA6HN LN14 (x3)

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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