RU9W — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Asiatic Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO64

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RU9W, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 54 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-08-26.

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 54 FT8 messages attributed to RU9W as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (76%), followed by 40 m (15%) and 80 m (9%). Most decodes (54%) fell within the six-hour window 00:00-06:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 5 40m · 8 20m · 41

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 04:10 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 54 messages
Active dates: 12 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 30, strong (≥ -8 dB) 12.

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 RU9W in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F4LNM · France HZ1ES · Saudi Arabia K2TQC · United States OD5ZZ · Lebanon R5AV · European Russia R7ZY · European Russia RN6HGI · European Russia RY6O · European Russia TK5K · Corsica UA6JQ · European Russia UI5A · European Russia YO9PH · Romania

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 RU9W

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: LO64 · 36 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 2,166 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-26 04:09 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	RU9W S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-27 08:35	20m	- / -13	YO9PH	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:09	20m	-11 / -11	OD5ZZ	-10 / -12	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 04:06	20m	-7 / -5	HZ1ES	-6 / -9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 04:05	20m	- / -14	NF3R	-20 / -	3	Partial capture
08-26 04:03	20m	-7 / -	N0IDX	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 04:00	20m	-14 / -	KF0JNO	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 03:59	20m	-12 / -	K6KZM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 03:56	20m	-11 / -	RY6O	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 03:52	20m	-10 / -10	K2TQC	-12 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-21 20:03	80m	-13 / -3	RZ4AT	-2 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 20:02	80m	-16 / -4	R3BDQ	-2 / -8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 09:02	20m	-10 / -	OJ0YL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-17 13:34	20m	-18 / -19	R7ZY	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-06 04:57	20m	- / -19	F4LNM	-20 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 04:53	20m	- / -11	UA6JQ	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 17:24	20m	-12 / -	9J2FI	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-23 06:23	20m	- / -11	RN6HGI	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 13:37	10m	- / +4	RW3LL	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
07-15 04:36	20m	- / -8	UB6OFG	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
07-13 04:16	20m	- / -13	R7OI	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
07-11 03:33	20m	- / -3	R5AV	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-03 04:15	20m	-23 / -	K2L	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-03 04:11	20m	-18 / -	KF0YOB	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-25 16:30	40m	- / -8	LZ2SPD	-18 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
040615  -7  782  RU9W HZ1ES LL34 (x2)
040745 -14 2267  RU9W A92AE -18
040800 -11  781  HZ1ES RU9W -09
040815  -4  782  RU9W HZ1ES R-05
040830  -3  782  HZ1ES RU9W RR73
040845  -5  782  RU9W HZ1ES 73
040900  -9  938  CQ RU9W LO64
040915  -7  615  RU9W OD5ZZ -11
040930  -7  938  OD5ZZ RU9W R-12 (x2)
041015 -12  615  RU9W OD5ZZ RR73
041030 -14  617  OD5ZZ RU9W 73
083530  +0 2019  RU9W YO9PH -13 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200230 -14 1362  CQ RU9W LO64
200245  -3 2254  RU9W R3BDQ -04
200300 -18 1361  R3BDQ RU9W R-08
200315  -2 2254  RU9W R3BDQ RR73
200330 -14 1361  R3BDQ RU9W 73
200345  +0 2172  RU9W RZ4AT LN28
200400 -12 1361  RZ4AT RU9W +00
200415  -4 2172  RU9W RZ4AT R-03
200430 -14 1362  RZ4AT RU9W RR73
200445  -3 2172  RU9W RZ4AT 73

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
163045 -19 2045  RU9W LZ2SPD KN22 (x2)
195830 -12 1069  CQ RU9W LO64                          a1
195845  -8 1070  RU9W F1IQH JN27
195900 -10 1070  CQ RU9W LO64
195945  -5 1464  RU9W DL6UM JO60
200145  -6 1071  RU9W SV8GXC KM38

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
133745  -8  488  RU9W RW3LL KO54 (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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