RZ6HDE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: European Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LN14

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RZ6HDE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 16 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-03 and 2026-08-30.

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 16 FT8 messages attributed to RZ6HDE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (69%), followed by 20 m (31%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -2 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

16
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-03
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 19:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
16 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 11.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with RZ6HDE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to RZ6HDE

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
LN14 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,705 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 19:18 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 UTCBandRZ6HDE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 19:22 40m +3 / -3 DJ0MAB -2 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 19:21 40m +1 / +7 RW4HBD -19 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 19:20 40m 0 / - RW9FZ - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 19:17 40m -6 / - JI4JKO - / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 19:14 40m +2 / - VU3IHP - / -19 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 17:32 20m -13 / - TN8GD - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 17:32 20m - / - RA3VX -10 / - 6 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191515  +2 2216  VU3IHP RZ6HDE RR73
191730  -7 1118  JI4JKO RZ6HDE LN14 (x2)
192045  -2 1717  RW9FZ RZ6HDE R-12 (x2)
192130 -14 1943  RZ6HDE RW4HBD LO53 (x2)
192215  +1 2217  RW4HBD RZ6HDE RR73
192230 -23 1943  RZ6HDE RW4HBD 73
192230  -3 2218  RZ6HDE DJ0MAB JN49 (x2)
192345  +3 2217  DJ0MAB RZ6HDE RR73
192400  +0 2217  RZ6HDE DJ0MAB R-03
192545  +3 2217  DJ0MAB RZ6HDE 73
192615  -1 2217  RK9UM RZ6HDE -09
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
165415 -24 1724  CQ RZ6HDE LN14                        a1 (x2)
173200 -11 1075  RZ6HDE RA3VX LO06 (x2)
173245 -17 1724  TN8GD RZ6HDE LN14
173300 -10 1075  RZ6HDE RA3VX LO06
173315 -12 1724  TN8GD RZ6HDE R-12
173330  -8 1075  RZ6HDE RA3VX LO06
173345  -9 1723  TN8GD RZ6HDE RR73
173400 -10 1075  RZ6HDE RA3VX LO06 (x2)

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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