RW4YD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO36

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RW4YD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 777 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-28 and 2026-08-02.

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 777 FT8 messages attributed to RW4YD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (94%), followed by 40 m (6%). Most decodes (52%) fell within the six-hour window 08:00-14:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (75%); the estimated median was -18.2 dB.

Overview

777
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
83
Active 15-min windows
-18.2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-28
Last attributed message: 2026-08-02 18:39 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
777 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18.2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-23 to -13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 579, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 184, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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 RW4YD

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
LO36 · 405 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,817 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-02 18:39 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 UTCBandRW4YD S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-02 18:34 20m -7 / - EA5XC - / -13 7 Partial capture
08-02 18:31 20m - / - EA5XC -14 / - 3 Partial capture
08-02 18:30 20m -10 / - BH4ECL - / -10 8 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 18:28 20m -12 / - VR2VOG - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 18:25 20m -15 / - F4DXP -20 / -19 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-02 18:21 20m -16 / - I4WQH - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 18:15 20m - / +3 M0GBP -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 18:11 20m -16 / - SP1TB - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 17:52 20m -17 / - CT1EHK - / -3 2 Partial capture
08-02 17:45 20m - / -18 IU0VOG -9 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 17:41 20m -14 / - PD9SD - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 17:36 20m - / +2 F5SJC -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 17:22 20m - / -19 G0ACQ -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 17:11 20m - / - EA1NT -15 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 16:52 20m -20 / - R6DJR -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-02 16:36 20m - / -16 EA3AAY -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 16:34 20m - / -13 UA6AOP -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 16:23 20m -16 / - HB9EHE - / -17 3 Partial capture
08-02 16:16 20m - / -5 2E0FUM -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 15:48 20m -23 / - PD1HBL - / -4 3 Partial capture
08-02 15:34 20m -20 / - R1BED - / -3 2 Partial capture
08-02 15:33 20m -18 / - DL4GHS - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 20:12 40m - / - DH2YBG -7 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 20:10 40m - / - RA3ZOM -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 20:10 40m - / - RW3DDZ -15 / - 7 Partial capture
07-31 20:06 40m - / - HG8LXL -10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 20:05 40m - / - RA3ZOM -9 / - 7 Partial capture
07-31 20:00 40m - / - HG8LXL -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 20:00 40m -21 / -5 R5AT -24 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-31 19:58 40m -21 / - OE5ROR -19 / -17 4 Partial capture
07-31 19:58 40m - / - RW3DDZ -18 / - 15 Partial capture
07-31 19:49 40m - / -2 RU6FK -11 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 19:46 40m - / - RA3ZOM -11 / - 8 Partial capture
07-31 19:29 40m -21 / - RD3FY -19 / +8 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-31 19:29 40m - / - F5RRS -15 / - 5 Partial capture
07-31 19:28 40m - / -4 EW8CW -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 11:19 20m -20 / -11 DL1FAM -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-30 11:10 20m -15 / -15 DL4FCK -7 / -3 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-30 11:07 20m -23 / - EB5AFK -23 / -9 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-30 11:01 20m - / +4 DL2WS -24 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 10:56 20m -22 / - SA3YTA -5 / 0 5 ✓ Closing observed
07-30 10:48 20m -21 / -15 R6TA -12 / -12 3 Partial capture
07-30 10:47 20m -22 / - UA9JDH - / +9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:13 20m -21 / - CT2FXY - / -21 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:11 20m - / -6 GM0SDV -16 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:07 20m -20 / - DL3YAR -24 / -12 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-30 09:44 20m -19 / +4 RA6OV -18 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-30 09:39 20m - / - EA5AR -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 09:39 20m -22 / - RU9CZ - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 09:14 20m -20 / - RA9JM - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183245 -13 1659  BH4ECL RW4YD -08 (x4)
183445  -4 1659  EA5XC RW4YD R-13 (x7)
183815  -8 1660  CQ RW4YD LO36 (x4)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201030  -7 1926  RW4YD RA3ZOM KO90
201100 -17 2214  RW4YD RW3DDZ KO86 (x2)
201130  -8 1926  RW4YD RA3ZOM KO90
201200 -15 2214  RW4YD RW3DDZ KO86 (x2)
201230  -9 1122  RW4YD DH2YBG JO43
201300 -14 2214  RW4YD RW3DDZ KO86
201300  -5 1123  RW4YD DH2YBG JO43
201330 -19 2214  RW4YD RW3DDZ KO86
201430  -6 1123  RW4YD DH2YBG JO43
201515 -22 1623  CQ RW4YD LO36                         a1 (x2)
201630 -17 2214  RW4YD RW3DDZ KO86
201730  -4 1123  RW4YD DH2YBG JO43

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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