RL4R — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO45

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RL4R, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 165 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-29 and 2026-08-30.

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 165 FT8 messages attributed to RL4R as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +4 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

165
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
12
Active 15-min windows
+4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-29
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 04:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
165 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +18 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 26, strong (≥ -8 dB) 126.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Most frequent locator attributed to RL4R

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
LO45 · 51 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,920 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 04:58 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 UTCBandRL4R S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 04:59 20m - / - RU4CC 0 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 04:56 20m +3 / +9 R3KCW 0 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 04:54 20m +8 / -3 UA4FEN +4 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 04:51 20m +6 / - SV2HXV - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:51 20m +8 / -7 RL3T +6 / -10 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 04:50 20m +14 / - BA3NZ - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:46 20m +12 / -11 R4RN +8 / -6 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 04:46 20m +14 / - G4CFS - / -6 2 Partial capture
08-30 04:45 20m +16 / - RV6AJJ - / +8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:43 20m +13 / - SP4TKA - / +2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:41 20m +9 / - HF7X - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:39 20m - / -13 UB4CJS +4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 04:39 20m +5 / - UA0SU - / +1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:37 20m +4 / - RZ6CO - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:36 20m +8 / - UA9KAD - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:35 20m - / - RA4CA +2 / - 9 Partial capture
08-30 04:35 20m +14 / - RA0ZIH - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:33 20m +8 / +1 UA9ZCC -14 / +6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 04:31 20m +7 / - IW1GB - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:30 20m +14 / - OK2CNI -23 / +6 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 04:28 20m - / - RA4CA -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 04:27 20m +5 / - DH1HF - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:25 20m +10 / - DK8HC/P - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:23 20m +6 / -13 RA4HG +5 / -14 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 04:22 20m +1 / +6 UA0QNE -19 / -2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 04:21 20m -4 / - R6ML - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:20 20m -6 / - DS3AEL - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:19 20m -8 / - R6OU - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:18 20m - / -15 RO6G -5 / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 04:17 20m -18 / - PH7GD - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:16 20m -16 / - JA8HCE - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:16 20m - / - RW9WJ +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 04:14 20m -16 / - R2DRE - / -9 3 Partial capture
08-30 04:12 20m -16 / - BA4OO - / -14 2 Partial capture
08-30 04:11 20m -13 / - RV9UAF - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:10 20m - / -16 RA4HG +3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 04:10 20m -12 / - PE1NPS - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:08 20m -15 / - R0JAH - / -19 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:07 20m -12 / - UA0LQE - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:05 20m -3 / - BG2EFX - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:05 20m - / -17 RA4HG +1 / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 04:04 20m +4 / - BG3NQT - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:02 20m +1 / - DL8TV - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:55 20m - / - S56UVB +3 / - 11 Partial capture
08-29 19:49 20m - / -9 EA3BIC -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:47 20m - / +5 IN3ZWF +4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:42 20m - / - EA3FH +2 / - 11 Partial capture
08-29 19:40 20m -14 / - M9SDD - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:28 20m -9 / - G4DBW - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:24 20m - / +2 SV2AEL -6 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
045430  +6 2167  RL4R UA4FEN RR73
045445  +8 2166  UA4FEN RL4R 73
045515  +1 2166  CQ RL4R LO45                          a1 (x2)
045600  -1 1085  RL4R R3KCW KO90
045615  +3 2166  R3KCW RL4R +12
045630  +0 1085  RL4R R3KCW R+09
045645  +3 2166  R3KCW RL4R RR73
045715  +1 2167  CQ RL4R LO45                          a1 (x3)
045830  -3 2368  RL4R UG4P -13
045900  +0 2171  RL4R RU4CC LO31 (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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