RQ2Q — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO91

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RQ2Q, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,036 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 39 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-04.

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 1,036 FT8 messages attributed to RQ2Q as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 39 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (46%), followed by 40 m (35%) and 80 m (15%). Most decodes (79%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (65%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

1,036

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

126

Active 15-min windows

-6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 24 80m · 158 40m · 361 20m · 477 10m · 16

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 22:21 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,036 messages
Active dates: 39 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -15 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 102, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 262, strong (≥ -8 dB) 672.

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 RQ2Q in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

RI0SP · European Russia ×4 IU0RKJ · Italy ×2 UE6DR · European Russia ×2 R4HGK · European Russia CE4AC · Chile OE3TEC · Austria BI3AMG · China IW2MLJ · Italy RC6OZ · European Russia BG7OCS · China R3LDH · European Russia BA6IM · China

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 RQ2Q

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: KO91 · 517 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,221 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-04 22:07 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 UTC	Band	RQ2Q S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-04 22:20	160m	-9 / -15	UA6HFI	+5 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-04 22:19	160m	-15 / -	UA3RBM	-14 / -9	2	Partial capture
09-04 18:51	160m	0 / -	R1943OD	- / -2	3	Partial capture
09-04 18:50	160m	-7 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 17:01	160m	-2 / -8	R6DG	-2 / +1	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 16:58	160m	-10 / +3	UA6NT	-22 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 16:57	160m	-12 / -	RC9F	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 16:55	160m	-18 / -	UD8S	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 21:37	80m	+8 / -10	OE3TEC	+10 / -13	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 21:35	80m	-2 / -	IQ4JO	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 18:38	80m	+4 / -	RA6OY	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 18:35	80m	+7 / -	RA3XDX	- / -6	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 18:31	80m	+13 / -	R4HHN	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 18:25	80m	-2 / -	<...>	- / 0	2	Partial capture
08-23 21:52	40m	-8 / -	<...>	- / -6	2	Partial capture
08-19 19:19	20m	- / -5	F5SJC	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-18 14:20	20m	-6 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-17 22:28	40m	-18 / -	9K2KU	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-17 22:16	40m	-12 / -12	DJ2MS	-19 / -10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-17 22:07	40m	-15 / -	DS4RNW	- / -21	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 22:05	40m	-15 / -	<...>	- / -11	2	Partial capture
08-17 21:46	40m	-7 / -	DL70ESSEN	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-17 21:44	40m	-14 / -	BA4UFM	- / -18	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 21:40	40m	-14 / -	BG4OOO	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 21:38	40m	-14 / -	JA0HMB	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 21:37	40m	-22 / -	BD4VNB	- / -11	2	Partial capture
08-16 09:09	20m	-20 / -	RW3C/P	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 09:04	20m	-12 / -	UB8CPH	- / +3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 21:23	40m	+2 / -	PD2TX	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 21:21	40m	-9 / -	4Z9MEX	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-14 21:16	40m	-12 / -	UA1ABJ	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 21:07	40m	-15 / -	4Z9MEX	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-14 20:05	40m	-2 / +2	F5OZC	-12 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-14 20:02	40m	-5 / -13	SP/DL1EKO	-12 / -10	2	Partial capture
08-14 20:00	40m	-14 / -	R9OX	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 19:56	40m	-13 / -	BI4KVT	- / -17	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 19:51	40m	-12 / -	HL3LMS	- / -10	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 19:49	40m	-9 / -	DJ6OI/P	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 19:48	40m	-8 / -	RY4ABB	- / -7	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 19:58	40m	-8 / -10	8S7DL	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-07 19:57	40m	-16 / -	RK3DWA/3	-16 / -2	3	Partial capture
08-07 19:55	40m	-12 / -11	<...>	-3 / -10	3	Partial capture
08-07 19:53	40m	-10 / -	RC6BB	- / -14	2	Partial capture
08-07 19:49	40m	-6 / +1	UB3FBJ	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-07 19:47	40m	-15 / -	LB6LK	- / -21	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 19:45	40m	-5 / -	R0AH	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 19:38	40m	-4 / -	<...>	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-07 19:35	40m	-2 / -	EW8DG	- / -8	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 19:33	40m	-3 / -	ON3MOH/P	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-07 19:31	40m	-3 / -	ZL1RFF	- / -13	4	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
170215  +3  696  RQ2Q R6DG RR73
170230  +2  696  R6DG RQ2Q 73
185015  -7 2767  <...> RQ2Q KO91 (x2)
185115  -3 2767  <R1943OD> RQ2Q KO91 (x3)
185400  +6 2661  RQ2Q RR73; RG5G <...> +02
220745  -6 1035  RI1FJL RQ2Q KO91
221900 -14 1901  RQ2Q UA3RBM +20
221915 -15 1200  UA3RBM RQ2Q R-09
222030  +3  950  RQ2Q UA6HFI LN04 (x2)
222115  -9 1339  UA6HFI RQ2Q RR73
222130  +4  950  RQ2Q UA6HFI 73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
183530 +10  550  RA3XDX RQ2Q KO91 (x6)
183830  +2  550  RA6OY RQ2Q KO91 (x2)
213015 -18 1587  R5BS RQ2Q KO91
213500  -2 2518  IQ4JO RQ2Q KO91 (x2)
213730  +7 2965  RQ2Q OE3TEC -10
213745  +7 2966  OE3TEC RQ2Q R-13
213800 +13 2965  RQ2Q OE3TEC RR73
213815  +9 2965  OE3TEC RQ2Q 73

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220945 -16 1202  DS4RNW RQ2Q R-20 (x2)
221645 -12 1066  DJ2MS RQ2Q KO91
221700 -19 1067  RQ2Q DJ2MS -12
221715 -14 1067  DJ2MS RQ2Q R-10 (x2)
222345 -16 2078  CQ RQ2Q KO91 (x3)
222515 -16 2078  <...> RQ2Q -13
222615 -17 2078  IN3IZQ RQ2Q -11
222815 -18 2079  9K2KU RQ2Q KO91 (x2)
215200  -8 1473  <...> RQ2Q KO91 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
153100  -7 1610  R9FDE/P RQ2Q KO91
090445 -11 3104  UB8CPH RQ2Q R+03 (x2)
090545 -17 1750  RW4COM RQ2Q KO91
090945 -19 1787  RW3C/P RQ2Q R-13 (x2)
091115 -20 1910  F6JON/QRP RQ2Q R-19
142015  -4  672  <...> RQ2Q KO91 (x4)
191445 -10  753  DJ5FS RQ2Q -01
191930  +3  752  RQ2Q F5SJC JN05 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
102930  -9  922  RQ2Q A41ZZ -05
105045 -13  843  R6DOP RQ2Q KO91
105100  -1 1154  RQ2Q R6DOP +05 (x2)
105300  -7 1255  RQ2Q R6DZR RR73
105700 -21 1612  RQ2Q RW6HP R-12
095145 -15 1217  EX8ABR RQ2Q KO91 (x4)
095415 -16 1118  UK8FCM RQ2Q KO91 (x4)
095800 -18 1118  F4NLW/P RQ2Q KO91

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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