W3RFK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Locator transmitted in a decoded message: FN20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W3RFK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 148 related FT8 messages, 9 CQ messages, observed on 40m, 20m, across 20 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-06-08 and 2026-08-23.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

148
Related messages
9
CQ messages
20
UTC dates heard
-11 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

First seen: 2026-06-08
Last seen: 2026-08-23 02:02 UTC

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by W3RFK

Approximate centre of FN20, decoded 2026-08-22 23:32 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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 UTCBandW3RFK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-22 23:32 20m -15 / -3 DL1VCA +1 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 23:29 20m - / -4 DB3EH -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 23:21 20m - / - R6ZEJ -8 / - 5 Partial capture
08-22 23:17 20m -14 / - SV3RZK - / -11 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 23:15 20m - / - F1IQH -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 23:13 20m - / -3 DL8SBD +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:02 20m - / +5 DA1EA -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 20:51 20m - / - ON5ND -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-07 23:48 20m - / -16 V31DL -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 22:43 20m - / -12 IU6STP -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 23:20 20m - / - DB1SN -15 / - 3 Partial capture
08-05 23:15 20m - / -13 DB5BC -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 22:46 20m - / - DG5PW -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 22:40 20m - / - DL1UDO -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-05 22:36 20m - / -7 DL1R +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 22:36 20m - / -6 HB9TIH -16 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 03:25 20m - / - OD5KU -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 03:24 20m - / -16 R2WAF -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 23:33 20m - / -16 UA3VVA -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 03:13 20m - / -14 R2BQM -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 03:12 20m - / - EX8QD -8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-25 03:06 20m - / -13 R3RAQ -2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-25 03:01 20m - / - V31DL -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 03:29 20m - / -13 RU6FS -24 / - 2 Partial capture
07-23 04:03 40m - / -16 5B4ALJ -12 / - 4 Partial capture
07-23 03:59 40m - / - DG5LEO -16 / - 4 Partial capture
07-23 03:55 40m - / -17 5P1KZX -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 03:53 40m - / -15 S55DX -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 23:52 20m - / -20 CT1BFP -24 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 00:24 20m - / - HB9TIH -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 00:17 20m - / -15 R4FDQ -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 03:41 20m - / -21 R6HW -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 03:33 20m - / -9 UA6HBJ -6 / - 4 Partial capture
07-12 03:32 20m - / -15 RX7T -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 03:56 20m - / - V31DL -22 / - 6 Partial capture
06-21 18:43 20m - / - OH7BDI -12 / - 3 Partial capture
06-19 23:47 20m - / -17 EA1FEP -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-19 23:39 20m - / - UG0B +1 / - 2 Partial capture
06-17 03:29 40m - / - K4YT -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-08 03:07 20m -14 / - KL7HRO - / - 3 Partial capture
06-08 03:03 20m -21 / - IZ8EYN - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-08 02:48 20m -8 / - W4LAB - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-08 02:45 20m -10 / - UW8SM - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-08 02:42 20m -6 / - R6SJ - / -6 5 Partial capture
06-08 02:41 20m -8 / - IW9FRA - / -20 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-08 02:38 20m -4 / - RW6HP - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
232245  -8 1052  EA5IHI W3RFK 73
232330  -8  658  W3RFK R6ZEJ KN98 (x2)
232930 -14 1891  W3RFK DB3EH JO42 (x3)
233215 -14 1051  CQ W3RFK FN20
233230  -1 2298  W3RFK DL1VCA JO62
233245 -15 1052  DL1VCA W3RFK -02
233300  +3 2298  W3RFK DL1VCA R-03
233315 -15 1051  DL1VCA W3RFK RR73
233330  +2 2298  W3RFK DL1VCA 73
233515 -18 1051  AJ4W W3RFK +06
040130  -9  343  W3RFK RA6ZS KN98
040200  -7 1252  W3RFK RK6AAC KN95
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
035330  -3 2595  W3RFK S55DX -15 (x3)
035530 -12 2594  W3RFK 5P1KZX -17
035530  -3 1168  W3RFK S55DX RR73
035600 -10 2594  W3RFK 5P1KZX -17 (x2)
035930 -15  879  W3RFK DG5LEO JO31 (x4)
040330 -11  808  W3RFK 5B4ALJ KM64 (x4)

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.