TA3NK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Asiatic Turkey Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN39

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving TA3NK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 19,395 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 77 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 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 19,395 FT8 messages attributed to TA3NK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 77 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (68%), followed by 40 m (32%) and 10 m (0%). Decoded messages were spread across the UTC day; the busiest six-hour window (03:00-09:00 UTC) held 32% of decodes. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

19,395
Messages attributed
77
UTC dates decoded
2,240
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 6,200 20m · 13,140 10m · 55
First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 05:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
19,395 messages
Active dates
77 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15.3 to +4.8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1,927, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5,552, strong (≥ -8 dB) 11,916.

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 TA3NK 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 TA3NK

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
KN39 · 8,165 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
378 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-08 05:28 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: KM39 (7,419).

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 UTCBandTA3NK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 05:32 40m -14 / - YO7CKQ 0 / +7 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 05:26 40m -9 / -16 EA2FGV -15 / - 9 Partial capture
09-20 05:16 40m - / +6 F4LUG -3 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 05:08 40m -16 / - ZL1OGX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 05:03 40m - / -15 UA3ZMQ -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 04:57 40m -12 / - ZL1OGX - / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 04:53 40m - / -6 R3KAB -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 04:51 40m - / -10 F6ECI +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 04:49 40m -5 / -15 IZ2QPP -4 / -12 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 04:43 40m -3 / - F4IIX - / - 9 Partial capture
09-20 04:34 40m -12 / -11 RD4HX -12 / -14 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 04:28 40m -9 / - LZ1ON - / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 04:20 40m -3 / - F4IIX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 04:15 40m -4 / - YO7WCB - / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 04:10 40m - / -11 EA5RD -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 04:03 40m -5 / - VA3PKU - / - 9 Partial capture
09-20 03:59 40m -10 / - F4IIX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 03:53 40m -5 / - OH3EVO - / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 03:51 40m -5 / -12 RD5Q 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 03:47 40m -12 / - RW9WJ - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 03:45 40m -10 / - RN3TT - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 03:40 40m -8 / - W3GO - / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 03:37 40m -9 / -7 R7MP -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 03:33 40m - / +5 OS4K -15 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 03:32 40m -3 / -8 PE1OBL -5 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 03:27 40m -8 / - W3GO - / - 8 Partial capture
09-20 03:25 40m -2 / +4 IU5SCG +4 / -14 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 03:18 40m -6 / - W3GO - / - 10 Partial capture
09-20 03:11 40m 0 / - II9IABJ - / - 12 Partial capture
09-20 03:00 40m -1 / - WA6GXQ - / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 02:56 40m +2 / - KQ4ZAX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 02:51 40m +2 / - WA6GXQ - / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 02:47 40m -2 / - KJ5PTH - / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 02:44 40m -10 / - KC2OUV - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 02:42 40m -12 / - KJ5PTH - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 02:26 40m - / -12 RY3F +10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 02:21 40m - / - F5MOO +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 02:21 40m +1 / -21 SV2HTW +6 / -18 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 02:19 40m +4 / -9 PD2ET -1 / -4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 02:18 40m +7 / - EB2FBI - / -18 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 02:11 40m -4 / -21 SV2HTW +7 / -12 13 Partial capture
09-20 02:05 40m -7 / - W9MEG - / - 9 Partial capture
09-20 02:02 40m -11 / - KS1WK - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 01:58 40m -15 / - CS7BMX - / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 01:52 40m -8 / - SV2HTW - / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 01:45 40m -7 / -20 UB4CJS -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 01:42 40m -8 / - G1SID - / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 01:32 40m -4 / - G1SID - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 01:26 40m -12 / - TM60LOUV - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 01:25 40m - / +2 OS4K -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
051830  -1  558  TA3NK F4LUG 73
052645  -8  590  EA2FGV TA3NK KM39 (x2)
052830 -15 2427  TA3NK EA2FGV -16
052845 -10  591  EA2FGV TA3NK KM39
052900  -2 1640  TA3NK F5MOO JN07
052915  -9  590  EA2FGV TA3NK KM39 (x5)
053245 -13  972  YO7CKQ TA3NK R+07
053300  +0  972  TA3NK YO7CKQ RR73
053315 -14  972  YO7CKQ TA3NK 73
123130 -21 1137  TA3NK PD7LB RR73
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185115 +10  733  TA3NK TA3GO -05 (x2)
185715  -3  496  TA3NK RN2FQ -13 (x2)
191630  -9  346  SP6PKR TA3NK KM39 (x4)
192300 -11 1014  IZ7LDC TA3NK KM39
193000 -13  934  HB9XBY TA3NK KM39 (x6)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
135645 -10 1319  TA3NK US3LX KN89
135700 -19 1255  TA3NK RV3QP -10
113845  -8 1124  TA3NK DL3MIB RR73
101245 -24 1846  TA3NK DN9TTH JN58 (x3)
101615 -17 1279  TA3NK UX3HX KN79
111700 -10  787  Z61DX TA3NK KM39
112700 -21 1236  E75BK TA3NK KM39 (x2)
113500 -13  570  LX1NO TA3NK KM39
114200 -19 1049  UB3BCT TA3NK KM39
102615  +6 2789  TA3NK ON7GB JO21 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
054900 -17 1245  TA3NK OZ7FOC -20 (x4)
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211400  +6 2592  TA3NK 9A4ZM JN86 (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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