TA2BKU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Asiatic Turkey Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KM69

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving TA2BKU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 139 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-19.

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 139 FT8 messages attributed to TA2BKU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (73%), followed by 10 m (19%) and 40 m (8%). Most decodes (77%) fell within the six-hour window 13:00-19:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

139
Messages attributed
8
UTC dates decoded
20
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 11 20m · 102 10m · 26
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 20:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
139 messages
Active dates
8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 30, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 43, strong (≥ -8 dB) 66.

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 TA2BKU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 TA2BKU

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
KM69 · 97 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,457 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-08 16:09 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 UTCBandTA2BKU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 20:49 40m - / -15 F5NBU +10 / - 5 Partial capture
09-19 20:37 40m -18 / - Z34BET - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:28 40m - / - F5NBU +4 / - 4 Partial capture
09-19 20:28 40m - / -18 ON1DGN -10 / - 4 Partial capture
09-08 16:31 40m - / -24 ON3CCM -12 / - 12 Partial capture
09-08 16:22 40m - / - ON3CCM -12 / - 11 Partial capture
09-08 16:10 40m - / -18 R7MP -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 15:42 40m - / -16 UA4FEN -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 13:42 20m - / -13 F1IQH +8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 13:25 20m - / -21 PD2RM -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:16 20m -9 / -16 ON3MOH +4 / - 6 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 13:05 20m -10 / - F1PPH - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:56 40m - / -15 EA5JLB -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:25 40m - / - IC8JAH -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:44 20m - / -19 UN6GO -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:30 20m - / -21 F5NBQ -1 / - 6 Partial capture
08-12 15:19 20m - / -19 PD0RDD -23 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 14:25 20m - / -13 R4HLO -21 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 14:18 20m - / - IK4LZH -10 / - 4 Partial capture
07-20 14:56 20m - / -14 DL9OE -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 14:51 20m -24 / - PA0CCB -5 / -3 4 Partial capture
07-20 14:01 20m - / -5 I1FLC -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 13:35 20m - / -16 F4HSB -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 13:15 20m - / -22 G1ZHD -3 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 13:02 20m - / -7 UB3DWZ -10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 13:01 20m - / -8 R5AV -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-14 16:52 20m - / -19 EA4HEW -19 / - 5 Partial capture
07-13 20:11 40m - / -25 DH1BAS -5 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 19:54 40m - / - F6FLU -8 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202830  -7 1487  TA2BKU ON1DGN -18
202830  +5 1041  TA2BKU F5NBU JN28
202900 -12 1487  TA2BKU ON1DGN -18
202900  +7 1041  TA2BKU F5NBU JN28
202930  -9 1487  TA2BKU ON1DGN -18
202930  +1 1041  TA2BKU F5NBU JN28
203000 -12 1487  TA2BKU ON1DGN -18
203000  +5 1041  TA2BKU F5NBU JN28
203715 -18 1040  Z34BET TA2BKU RR73 (x2)
204900 +12 1041  TA2BKU F5NBU JN28 (x5)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
131615 -16 1077  CQ TA2BKU KM69
131630  +6 1077  TA2BKU ON3MOH JO10 (x4)
131815  -9 1078  ON3MOH TA2BKU RR73
131830  +3 1077  TA2BKU ON3MOH 73
132015 -16 1077  CQ TA2BKU KM69
132530 -10 1572  TA2BKU PD2RM JO32 (x3)
133615 -16 1078  CQ TA2BKU KM69
133930 -16 1078  TA2BKU F1IQH JN27 (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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