RD6ZQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

229 messages

Active dates

19 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-11 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-18 to -4 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 42, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 141, strong (≥ -8 dB) 46.

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 RD6ZQ 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 RD6ZQ

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

KN98 · 39 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

1,257 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-08-26 02:38 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
191930 -20 1878  RD6ZQ R4ABW R+02
191930  -7  755  RD6ZQ LZ2INP KN34
191945 -13 2517  R4ABW RD6ZQ RR73
192000  -7  755  RD6ZQ LZ2INP KN34
192015 -10 2517  LZ2INP RD6ZQ -01
192030  -4  755  RD6ZQ LZ2INP R+04
192045 -12 2517  LZ2INP RD6ZQ RR73
192100  -4  755  RD6ZQ LZ2INP 73
192115  -7 2517  CQ RD6ZQ KN98
025315 -16 2286  D2UY RD6ZQ -13 (x5)
040445 -14 2378  T77NC RD6ZQ -07

UTC    dB Audio  Message
195215 -12 2117  TN8GD RD6ZQ -22 (x3)
040345  -8 1918  CQ RD6ZQ KN98 (x2)
023430 -11 1487  RD6ZQ ON1JP -05
023445 -10 2132  <...> RD6ZQ +02
023500  +9 1657  RD6ZQ SN40KZE R-05
023500 -13 1487  RD6ZQ ON1JP -05
023545  +6 2132  ON1JP RD6ZQ R-10
023600 -12 1487  RD6ZQ ON1JP RR73
023615  +3 2132  ON1JP RD6ZQ 73
023745 -12 2132  CQ RD6ZQ KN98 (x3)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181015  +6 2397  XU7O RD6ZQ -11 (x8)
183815  -5 2242  7X2KF RD6ZQ -16
183830  -3  735  RD6ZQ 7X2KF R-13
183845  -6 2241  7X2KF RD6ZQ -16
183900  -1  735  RD6ZQ 7X2KF R-16
183915  -4 2242  7X2KF RD6ZQ RR73
183930  -5  734  RD6ZQ 7X2KF 73
183945  -5 2242  7X2KF RD6ZQ RR73

UTC    dB Audio  Message
125545 +10  266  RD6ZQ F5CUN JN26 (x2)
180115 -15  980  RD6ZQ R6FFB LN14 (x2)
181115 -16  966  RD6ZQ RV1CC KO59 (x2)
181215 -13 2295  RD6ZQ RV3LO KO64 (x2)
181315 -14  966  RD6ZQ RV1CC -04 (x2)
120930 -18 1749  RD6ZQ RQ4F -08
174030  -6 2450  RD6ZQ CE2SV 73
132830 -18 2195  DM9SD RD6ZQ +01 (x2)
132930 -22 2196  CQ RD6ZQ KN98

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.