RK7M — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LN09

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RK7M, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 44 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-13 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 44 FT8 messages attributed to RK7M as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (41%), followed by 40 m (41%) and 80 m (18%). Most decodes (91%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

44
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
12
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 20:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
44 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 14, strong (≥ -8 dB) 22.

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 RK7M 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 RK7M

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
LN09 · 39 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,378 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-16 20:43 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 UTCBandRK7M S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-16 20:43 160m -12 / - RI1FJZ - / -13 2 Partial capture
09-16 01:33 80m +2 / - RI1FJZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 19:08 160m - / - RK4FH +2 / - 6 Partial capture
09-03 19:03 160m -12 / - RI1FJL - / -17 4 Partial capture
09-03 19:01 160m - / - UA3LID -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 18:57 160m -15 / - RI1FJL - / - 6 Partial capture
09-03 18:49 160m -6 / - RI1FJL - / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 23:05 160m - / - OK1DXR -4 / - 9 Partial capture
09-01 23:05 160m - / - RV6ARZ -9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 23:03 160m - / - RZ6BS -8 / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 23:02 160m +4 / +6 LZ2IP +16 / - 5 Partial capture
08-31 20:49 40m -10 / - RI1FJL - / - 5 Partial capture
08-31 20:43 40m -7 / - RI1FJL - / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 19:15 40m -16 / - RI1FJL - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 19:15 40m - / - RV6ARZ -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 19:13 40m -20 / -10 F4LZZ -7 / -14 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 19:09 40m -10 / - RI1FJL - / - 6 Partial capture
08-26 19:38 80m - / - I1RJP +16 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 19:33 80m - / - I1RJP +6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 19:24 80m - / - I1RJP +10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 19:38 80m - / - I1RJP +4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 19:35 80m -1 / - RI0FA - / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190045 -13  311  RI1FJL RK7M LN09
190130  +0 1719  RK7M UA3LID KO64 (x2)
190345 -12 1325  RI1FJL RK7M LN09 (x4)
190800  +4  730  RK7M RK4FH LO12 (x6)
204345 -12  917  RI1FJZ RK7M LN09 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192500 +11  442  RK7M I1RJP JN45 (x9)
194030  -9  368  RK7M RI1FJL -10
194100  -9  368  RK7M RR73; R1BQV <...> -06
012745  -7 1374  ON4MAP RK7M LN09
013345  -4  726  RI1FJZ RK7M LN09 (x3)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191345 -19  201  F4LZZ RK7M -14
191400  -7  472  RK7M F4LZZ R-10
191415 -20  201  F4LZZ RK7M RR73
191500  -5 2582  RK7M RV6ARZ KN84
191515 -16  201  RI1FJL RK7M LN09
191530  +1 2582  RK7M RV6ARZ KN84
191545 -17  201  RI1FJL RK7M LN09 (x9)

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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