RU1AB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Locator transmitted in a decoded message: KP40

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RU1AB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 912 related FT8 messages, 351 CQ messages, observed on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 59 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-24 and 2026-08-21.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

912
Related messages
351
CQ messages
59
UTC dates heard
-8 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

80m 20m 40m 10m 160m
First seen: 2026-05-24
Last seen: 2026-08-21 17:52 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations RU1AB worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by RU1AB

Approximate centre of KP40, decoded 2026-08-19 19:11 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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 UTCBandRU1AB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-21 19:45 20m - / - CT1BFP -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 13:26 40m -20 / - RK3AW -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-19 19:07 160m -22 / -26 RM5F -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-19 19:05 160m -18 / - R3ICU - / -6 3 Partial capture
08-19 19:03 160m -21 / - R7OF - / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 18:51 160m -20 / +4 R3TKN -19 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-19 17:54 160m -14 / -6 RX3PX -10 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-17 18:29 40m - / -3 DG1ASD -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 17:30 10m - / -15 F1PBZ -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-11 18:15 80m - / -1 RN3BR -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 20:27 160m -11 / -26 OK1BLU -9 / -16 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 20:22 40m - / - R4ZZ -5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 20:15 40m - / +7 DL5MKR -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 18:41 10m - / -9 EA3HDZ -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-03 17:36 20m - / -7 DL1R +8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 19:38 160m -14 / - R4FDD -19 / -3 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-01 19:36 160m -10 / +3 RK3QA -6 / +9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-01 19:17 160m -8 / -10 R2SN -12 / -1 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-29 20:25 40m - / - SN4K -14 / - 3 Partial capture
07-29 20:18 160m -19 / -9 RU3OZ -9 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-27 21:16 80m +1 / - DK2CC - / 0 6 Partial capture
07-27 21:11 80m -3 / -2 S59A +14 / +5 5 Partial capture
07-27 21:10 80m +8 / +1 IV3DSG +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-27 21:06 80m +6 / +7 DL4RAQ 0 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-27 21:04 160m - / - DL4RAQ -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-27 20:54 160m -14 / - YL3NU - / -9 9 Partial capture
07-27 20:49 160m -14 / - SM7HWD - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 20:39 160m -16 / - R5BM -16 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-27 20:33 160m -18 / -12 R2EA/P -11 / +1 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-23 20:38 160m -10 / -7 RT6Z 0 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-23 15:27 10m - / -23 YE4FNN -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-23 15:18 10m - / - RK6OV -11 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 19:07 80m -7 / - SP5ALV +10 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
07-22 19:04 80m -16 / -7 RU3RA +6 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-22 19:01 80m -20 / - R2SDZ - / +7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 18:51 80m -16 / -18 R6OAQ -7 / -9 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-22 18:02 40m - / - DL6MRS -1 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 18:02 40m - / -11 UB6OCP -19 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 17:48 40m - / - EU2ABM -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 17:46 40m -18 / +2 SN1A -13 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-22 17:43 40m -14 / - RA6ZK - / -11 2 Partial capture
07-22 17:37 40m - / -11 R6OD -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 17:36 40m -16 / - R2AX - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 10:24 10m - / - LX1NO -11 / - 3 Partial capture
07-21 19:17 160m - / - R7CD -2 / - 3 Partial capture
07-21 18:55 160m - / -1 UA3GIU -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 18:52 160m - / -11 UI5A -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-19 20:40 40m -18 / +3 UA2KU 0 / +7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-19 20:38 40m -22 / - R3DLZ - / +10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-19 20:36 40m -20 / -8 G8OO -6 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
105645  -7  759  <...> RU1AB KP40
105700 -13 2197  RU1AB UA4SGZ/6 -12
105715  -4  759  <...> RU1AB KP40 (x2)
110045  -3  760  UF6VX RU1AB KP40 (x3)
211630 -14 2010  RU1AB CR2WWA -13 (x2)
173630  +7 2670  RU1AB DL1R JN58 (x3)
194500 -13 1617  RU1AB CT1BFP IM59 (x2)
195230  +6  774  RU1AB F1PBZ -15
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172930 -17 1834  RU1AB RZ6CO -05
202500 -14 1909  RU1AB SN4K KO03 (x3)
201530  -9 1589  RU1AB DL5MKR JO60 (x3)
202200  -3 2732  RU1AB R4ZZ +20
202230 -15 2338  RU1AB F4MZI -04
202230  -7 2732  RU1AB R4ZZ +20
202230 -13 1546  RU1AB S51UN JN75
182945 -17 1856  RU1AB DG1ASD -03 (x2)
132630 -17 1152  RU1AB RK3AW RR73
132645 -20 2306  RK3AW RU1AB 73
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185200 -18 1727  RU1AB R3TKN +04 (x2)
190000 -17 2074  UA1OJL RU1AB R-11
190300 -21 2074  R7OF RU1AB KP40 (x3)
190500 -16 2074  R3ICU RU1AB -06 (x3)
190715 -13  888  RU1AB RM5F R-26
190830 -22 2074  RM5F RU1AB RR73
190930 -19 2074  CQ RU1AB KP40
191000 -18 2074  UA3FH RU1AB -12
191130 -22 2074  CQ RU1AB KP40
191215 -19 1968  RU1AB DL6EL JN57
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
102445 -14 1701  RU1AB LX1NO JN39 (x3)
151845  -7 2483  RU1AB RK6OV KN97 (x2)
152745 -17 2260  RU1AB YE4FNN OI37 (x2)
171215  +2  726  RU1AB RX7O -06 (x2)
184100 -13 1839  RU1AB EA3HDZ JN11 (x4)
173000  -4 2884  RU1AB F1PBZ -15 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211130 +13 2401  RU1AB S59A -02
211215  -2 2492  S59A RU1AB R+05 (x4)
211645  +1 2492  DK2CC RU1AB +00 (x6)
181515 -13 1760  RU1AB RN3BR KO75 (x3)
181745 -23 2346  RU1AB DO5PY JN49

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.