RU3U — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO07

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RU3U, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 48 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-25 and 2026-08-23.

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 48 FT8 messages attributed to RU3U as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (50%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (63%); the estimated median was -17 dB.

Overview

48
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
15
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-25
Last attributed message: 2026-08-23 13:41 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
48 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 30, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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.

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 RU3U

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
LO07 · 35 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,510 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-23 12:39 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 UTCBandRU3U S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-23 12:42 20m -14 / -2 R6ZAJ -1 / -13 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 12:37 20m -14 / -21 RW6ATD +2 / -19 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 12:32 20m -14 / - UA3LKM - / -10 3 Partial capture
08-23 12:11 20m - / -24 ON1JP -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 11:56 20m - / -13 R6TA -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 11:50 20m - / -13 F1PSX -1 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 11:42 20m - / -19 ON1AJ -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 11:30 20m -18 / - R1BDX - / -10 2 Partial capture
08-23 11:24 20m -14 / - F1ODM - / -21 2 Partial capture
08-22 18:07 20m - / - F5RRS +3 / - 5 Partial capture
08-22 18:04 20m - / -20 CT1BFP -4 / - 7 Partial capture
08-22 18:03 20m - / -12 R6OAQ -3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 17:56 20m - / - DL1SUZ 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 17:51 20m - / -17 M1WLK +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 17:45 20m - / -26 IQ4JO +14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:16 20m - / -13 DK8IZ -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:15 20m - / -15 PH7GD -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:01 20m - / -21 G6LEE +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 19:55 20m - / - G5ANT -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 19:33 20m -23 / - LZ5UY - / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 19:26 20m -22 / -15 EG2FPA 0 / -7 5 Partial capture
08-14 19:17 20m - / - G1CEC -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 19:12 20m - / +1 DL1BKX -5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 18:41 20m - / - YO4GOU -8 / - 3 Partial capture
08-08 18:34 20m - / -19 PD3LKN -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 17:54 20m - / -24 2E0BTX -12 / - 13 Partial capture
08-08 17:08 20m - / -15 HA1BF 0 / - 4 Partial capture
08-08 16:59 20m - / -21 SV2AEL -16 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 10:03 20m - / -4 R1BRZ -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 10:00 20m - / -4 RA3Y -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 07:22 20m - / -11 R6OJ +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 20:46 20m -24 / - KE2UK - / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 20:40 20m - / -15 OZ7CL 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 20:18 20m - / -9 M0CKX -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 19:35 20m - / -18 F1ODM -8 / - 5 Partial capture
08-01 18:56 20m -20 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 18:49 20m -20 / - 9J2FI - / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 18:44 20m - / -18 UD7G -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 18:36 20m -22 / - 9J2FI - / - 3 Partial capture
08-01 06:05 20m - / -19 RZ6CO -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 21:58 20m - / -18 9K2OK -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 21:53 20m - / -17 A71UN -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 12:16 20m - / -11 DL3RAJ -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 12:01 20m - / -12 R4CR -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 11:27 20m - / -8 RA6OY 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 10:51 20m - / -9 RU7KQ -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 06:48 20m - / -18 F4LNM -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 06:39 20m - / -24 EA5HEU +1 / - 2 Partial capture
07-26 06:31 20m - / - DL1R -1 / - 8 Partial capture
07-26 06:28 20m - / -8 DM5EI +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
123345 -16 2179  UA3LKM RU3U -19
123645 -14 2179  CQ RU3U LO07
123730  +3 2925  RU3U RW6ATD -21
123745 -15 2180  RW6ATD RU3U R-19
123800  +2 2924  RU3U RW6ATD RR73
123815 -13 2180  RW6ATD RU3U 73
123915 -16 2180  CQ RU3U LO07 (x2)
124200  +5 2181  RU3U R6ZAJ KN98
124215 -15 2180  R6ZAJ RU3U -13
124230  -4 2181  RU3U R6ZAJ R-02
124245 -14 2181  R6ZAJ RU3U RR73
124300  -4 2181  RU3U R6ZAJ 73
130400  -5 2299  RU3U DL7ARV JO62
134145 -13 2180  RV9UAF RU3U 73

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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