RY2A — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO85

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RY2A, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 378 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-15 and 2026-09-20.

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 378 FT8 messages attributed to RY2A as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (86%), followed by 20 m (7%) and 40 m (6%). Most decodes (67%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

378
Messages attributed
16
UTC dates decoded
55
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-15
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 03:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
378 messages
Active dates
16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 63, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 119, strong (≥ -8 dB) 196.

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 RY2A

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
KO85 · 167 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,193 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 03:54 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 UTCBandRY2A S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 12:38 10m - / -7 CT1KNM 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 03:54 80m - / - DO5PY -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 03:48 80m -14 / +10 RO3ZR -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-19 21:26 80m -11 / - RI1FJZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 21:20 80m -2 / - RI1FJZ - / -15 6 Partial capture
09-19 20:36 80m - / -4 UC6D +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:35 80m -9 / - R3QX -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-19 20:31 160m - / -13 RA3VX -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:22 160m - / - RV9CX -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:08 80m - / - RU3T -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:04 80m - / -1 RA3WY -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 19:57 80m -12 / -11 OK1UOZ +11 / -18 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 19:57 80m -4 / +4 R4ABW -8 / +8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 19:56 80m -2 / - RA3TVW - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 19:55 80m -3 / -1 RY3F -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-19 19:54 80m -8 / -15 TA7DX +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-17 02:16 80m -3 / -11 IN3WZS -2 / -17 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 15:50 80m -8 / - RD9D - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:48 80m -10 / +9 R5ACQ -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 15:46 80m -8 / - R3KLJ - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:45 80m -8 / +5 RA6ZD -2 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 15:44 80m -7 / - R3KLE -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 15:41 80m -6 / - RA9YTP - / -19 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:34 80m -10 / - UN7LEW - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:33 80m -8 / -2 UA6HJT -2 / +3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 15:31 80m -11 / +1 RA3LCI -5 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 15:31 80m -12 / - RA4P - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:24 80m -10 / - R9LY - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:23 80m -10 / -3 RX6LG -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 15:22 80m -12 / - R4HMI - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:04 80m -18 / - UA9D - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 15:03 80m -11 / - RZ3O -18 / +3 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 14:59 80m -15 / +2 R6ZE -11 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:22 80m -4 / - RA9CAD - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 01:07 80m - / - DA6OOM -14 / - 4 Partial capture
09-16 01:04 80m +6 / +3 RX6DA +2 / +10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:02 80m -5 / - UA9LT -22 / -10 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 01:01 80m - / -12 ON1JP -12 / - 5 Partial capture
09-16 01:01 80m +4 / -13 DO1OAS -5 / -20 13 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 01:00 80m +1 / -17 9A2TN +2 / -14 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 00:59 80m -4 / -2 R4HHN -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 18:09 80m - / -7 R1TAX -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 18:08 80m - / +8 RK6MC +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 17:39 80m -14 / - R4CEC - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 17:38 80m -15 / - RX3DQ - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 17:36 80m -13 / - RD7O -6 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 17:35 80m -6 / +1 RZ3ZY -5 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 17:32 80m -11 / - RX3DRC - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 17:31 80m -2 / -12 UA3IDQ -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 17:28 160m - / -6 UG4L -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
123630 -22 1931  RY2A R6YG R-06
062215 -18 1054  RY2A RT3K -09
080100  -8 2254  RY2A SV2JAO -05 (x2)
062400 -17 2163  RY2A RA6AR KN93
073700 -11 2073  RY2A RT6Z -15 (x2)
123815  +6 1779  RY2A CT1KNM R-07 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
034745 -11 2113  CQ RY2A KO85
034800  -7 2051  RY2A TF3VS HP94
034800  -7  558  RY2A RO3ZR R+10
034815 -14 2113  RO3ZR RY2A RR73
034830  -3  558  RY2A RO3ZR 73
035115 -15 2113  CQ RY2A KO85                          a1 (x5)
035400  -3 2112  RY2A DO5PY JN49
035415 -15 2112  CQ RY2A KO85
035430  -7 2112  RY2A DO5PY JN49
035445 -11 2111  CQ RY2A KO85
035500  -6 2112  RY2A DO5PY JN49
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172430  -3 1853  RY2A RQ3M R-05 (x2)
172530  +0 1809  RY2A R7DX KN84 (x3)
172800 -17 1173  RY2A UG4L R-06 (x2)
161945  -5  957  RY2A RA7T -09
202230 -19 2091  RY2A RV9CX RR73 (x2)
202315 -16 1869  R3RRC/P RY2A KO85
202930  +4 2462  RY2A RA6SA -11
203100  +2  953  RY2A RA3VX LO06 (x3)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
165130 -24 1655  RC6OZ RY2A -12
165200 -24 1655  CQ RY2A KO85                          a1
165215  -2  919  RY2A RC6OZ R-04
165230 -24 1655  CQ RY2A KO85 (x2)
165515 -17 1655  RY2A R6ZAJ R-14 (x2)
170430  -8  471  RY2A UB3ANV R+01 (x4)
175415 -17 1924  RI1FJL RY2A KO85
162800  -5 1017  R4YBG RY2A +00
163015 -12 1809  RY2A R4PFY -15 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
110330  +3 2911  RY2A F4BYA JN19
110345  -5 1714  SQ9CXH RY2A +00
110400  -4 2910  RY2A F4BYA JN19
110415  -7 1714  SQ9CXH RY2A -08
110445  -7  764  DL6CWM RY2A RR73
110530  -4 1714  RY2A F1PSX R-05
110545  -8 1715  F1PSX RY2A RR73
110645  -8 1994  RI1FJL RY2A KO85
125615  +4 1407  RY2A OE3MZC -08 (x2)
125930 -12  629  SV2HTW RY2A -14
131245  +5 1775  ZS4JAN RY2A KO85 (x3)
131445  +3 2102  II7MGBT RY2A R-11

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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