RZ9AO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Asiatic Russia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LO93

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving RZ9AO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 93 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 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 93 FT8 messages attributed to RZ9AO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (85%), followed by 40 m (15%). Most decodes (62%) fell within the six-hour window 12:00-18:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (62%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

93
Messages attributed
9
UTC dates decoded
19
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 18:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
93 messages
Active dates
9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 22, strong (≥ -8 dB) 58.

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 RZ9AO

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
LO93 · 54 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
2,563 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 18:26 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 UTCBandRZ9AO S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 19:06 40m - / -11 4O/R2AB +4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 18:59 40m - / -14 S51UN -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 17:56 80m - / -23 UA6LQZ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 17:54 80m - / - R3KDT +1 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 17:54 80m - / -10 UB6OAJ 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 17:49 40m - / - PA3BRB +2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 17:46 40m -11 / -2 OK1UG +8 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 17:43 40m - / -11 ON1DGN -9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 17:43 40m -9 / -19 R3YAU -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 17:39 40m - / -22 UB6ZDJ -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 17:38 40m - / - M9NTS -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 09:32 10m - / -25 DN9OPA -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 08:00 10m - / -1 RK6DZ -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 07:40 20m -10 / - 2W0YOX - / -20 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 07:37 20m -13 / - OE7LVI - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 07:35 20m - / -9 DL1BGH -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 09:55 20m - / - HB9OAB -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 09:45 20m - / -17 HB9OAB +2 / - 5 Partial capture
08-04 18:03 20m - / -17 DF7EE -10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 09:51 20m - / -22 PD0RCQ -5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 09:48 20m - / +2 R2ZCA -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 09:46 20m - / - PD0RCQ -4 / - 4 Partial capture
07-20 10:01 20m - / -12 DL1R +1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 14:36 20m - / -11 R4DI +2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 14:29 20m - / - R4HEA -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 14:20 20m - / -6 F1PBZ 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-14 13:34 20m - / - DK8ZZ -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 15:20 20m -1 / - YO5IM - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 15:19 20m -4 / - IZ2BVJ -1 / -10 2 Partial capture
07-12 15:13 20m -6 / - VU3IHP - / -17 3 Partial capture
07-10 08:57 20m - / -17 IK3SSW -6 / - 4 Partial capture
07-08 10:08 20m - / -14 RU3QR -15 / - 3 Partial capture
07-02 13:26 20m - / - IK2YYO -6 / - 6 Partial capture
07-02 13:21 20m - / -19 R6XW -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-02 13:19 20m - / - DL1R 0 / - 7 Partial capture
06-27 05:56 20m - / -18 PI4DX -6 / - 2 Partial capture
06-27 05:30 20m - / -16 EA1AHP +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-27 05:27 20m - / -12 RV3F +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 15:50 20m - / - DL1R +1 / - 6 Partial capture
06-26 15:43 20m - / - DL1R -4 / - 2 Partial capture
06-26 15:19 20m -3 / - RO5K - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 15:06 20m 0 / - 3B8HK - / -11 2 Partial capture
06-26 14:40 20m - / -9 SP1EG -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
174745 -17 2343  CQ RZ9AO LO93                         a1
174900  +2 2343  RZ9AO PA3BRB JO32 (x2)
182245  -8 2657  CQ RZ9AO LO93 (x5)
185915  -1 1334  RZ9AO S51UN JN75 (x3)
190115  +0  727  RZ9AO R4CQ 73
190615  +3 2457  RZ9AO 4O/R2AB R-11 (x3)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175400  -1  485  RZ9AO UB6OAJ -10
175400  +2 2098  RZ9AO R3KDT KO91 (x2)
175500  +1  485  RZ9AO UB6OAJ RR73
175630  -7 2097  RZ9AO UA6LQZ LN09 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
073530  -9 2298  RZ9AO DL1BGH R-09
073745 -13 2517  OE7LVI RZ9AO -09 (x2)
073945 -10 2516  CQ RZ9AO LO93
074015  -9 2516  2W0YOX RZ9AO -20 (x4)
030515 -24 1819  CQ RZ9AO LO93                         a1 (x2)
035145  -5  465  RZ9AO <...> R-06
035230 -24 1976  CQ RZ9AO LO93 (x2)
040215 -18 1969  RZ9AO RA9ACA RR73
040815  +7 1031  RZ9AO RU4AJ LO00
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
055100  +3 2881  RZ9AO R6TA 73
080045 -22 1805  RZ9AO RK6DZ R-01 (x2)
091745 -17 2398  RZ9AO R3AT -17
093245 -11 2393  RZ9AO DN9OPA JN38 (x4)

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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