YO6KGS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN26

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO6KGS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 60 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-07-15.

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 60 FT8 messages attributed to YO6KGS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -6 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

60
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 60
First attributed message: 2026-07-15
Last attributed message: 2026-07-15 19:39 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
60 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 40.

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 YO6KGS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to YO6KGS

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
KN26 · 50 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
450 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-15 17:18 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 UTCBandYO6KGS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-16 08:09 20m - / -20 YO3GNF -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 08:05 20m - / - F4BYA -3 / - 3 Partial capture
07-16 08:01 20m - / - F4BYA -6 / - 3 Partial capture
07-16 07:46 20m - / - HB9HYO -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 07:35 20m - / +4 RA3PPA -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 07:21 20m - / - RL6MT 0 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 07:09 20m - / - F4BYA -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:59 20m - / - RL6MT -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:59 20m - / - YO9HB +4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:52 20m - / - F4BYA -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:48 20m - / - F4BYA -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:43 20m - / - PD2BS -23 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:37 20m - / - F4BYA -6 / - 3 Partial capture
07-16 06:33 20m - / -9 DB2VS -20 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 06:31 20m - / +5 RK4CH -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 06:18 20m - / - F4BYA -2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:11 20m - / - DL6UM -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 06:03 20m - / - F4BYA -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 05:40 20m - / -7 DL7FE -8 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 05:39 20m - / -13 DG1KDD -2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 05:39 20m - / -3 RU3QR -16 / - 7 Partial capture
07-16 05:37 20m - / - LZ3CB +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 05:21 20m - / - F4BYA -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 05:16 20m - / - F4BYA -1 / - 3 Partial capture
07-16 05:13 20m - / - F4BYA -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 05:13 20m - / - R3IX -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 05:06 20m - / - F4BYA -5 / - 3 Partial capture
07-16 04:59 20m - / - F4BYA -4 / - 7 Partial capture
07-16 04:48 20m - / - US1EA -8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-16 04:23 20m - / - R4ML -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 04:20 20m - / -4 R7OV -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 01:11 20m - / -3 R3KCW -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 21:31 20m - / -26 US5ZBR -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 21:03 20m - / - F4BYA -2 / - 3 Partial capture
07-15 20:57 20m - / - F4BYA -3 / - 3 Partial capture
07-15 20:53 20m - / - DH2RL -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 20:27 20m - / -14 EB5DFU -13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 19:37 20m -14 / - EA4CCX -19 / -14 4 Partial capture
07-15 19:32 20m - / -9 R7KKO +8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 18:26 20m - / -7 M0UPL -17 / - 5 Partial capture
07-15 18:13 20m - / - F4MGP -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 18:12 20m - / - EI7LK -15 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 17:32 20m - / - UA4WCS -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 16:56 20m +2 / - SP9VEY - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 16:08 20m - / -1 DK0ND -9 / - 3 Partial capture
07-15 15:59 20m - / -13 R8LB -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 14:41 20m - / - E70SZ -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 12:17 20m - / -13 M5DZH -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-15 11:52 20m - / - DL1R -7 / - 6 Partial capture
07-15 11:41 20m -20 / -7 DL3MIB -7 / -17 6 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
072130  +0 2526  YO6KGS RL6MT LN08
073530  -9  973  YO6KGS RA3PPA R+04 (x4)
074600 -23 1662  YO6KGS HB9HYO JN36 (x2)
080130  -8 2913  YO6KGS F4BYA JN19 (x6)
080900  -9  382  YO6KGS YO3GNF R-20 (x2)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
090230 -20 1503  YO6KGS R3BV 73
090900 -17 1243  YO6KGS R2BRD KO85
092600 -22 1502  YO6KGS R2ZC R+03 (x2)

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