YO8RFS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN37

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO8RFS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 87 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-08-09.

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 87 FT8 messages attributed to YO8RFS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (82%), followed by 40 m (18%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (98%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

87
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-08-09 18:22 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
87 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 24, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 19, strong (≥ -8 dB) 44.

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to YO8RFS

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
KN37 · 29 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
468 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-09 18:22 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 UTCBandYO8RFS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-20 10:17 10m - / - IZ2CPP -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 18:02 20m - / - EA5HM -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 16:54 20m - / - EX8ABQ -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 18:37 20m - / -14 PA7RW -20 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 17:27 10m - / -25 PH2M -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 18:21 40m - / -5 R3ZBY -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 18:20 40m -18 / - YO9ADN - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 18:18 40m -15 / - SQ8V - / -19 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 18:17 40m -19 / - PD4HC - / -19 2 Partial capture
08-09 18:14 40m -10 / - R2BIU - / -18 2 Partial capture
08-09 18:14 40m -16 / - R3KMI - / -22 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 18:14 40m - / - YO7ARY -22 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 18:10 40m - / - RA6ZD -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 17:51 20m -10 / - PD4HC - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 17:49 20m -12 / - OX3LX - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 17:46 20m +1 / - C91RU - / -21 3 Partial capture
08-09 17:41 20m +3 / - R1AE - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 17:38 20m +4 / - UT4QM -18 / -2 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-09 17:37 20m 0 / - RJ3DC - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 17:34 20m 0 / - HA3GX - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 17:33 20m -2 / - SP6AMI - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 08:38 20m - / -6 PD1ADA -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 08:31 20m - / -7 UA9SHH -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 08:26 20m - / -1 F1PBZ -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 08:26 20m -15 / +4 R5AV -2 / +3 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 19:48 20m - / -13 M0URL -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 19:36 20m - / - CT1BFP -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 18:52 20m - / - M0ANQ -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 19:06 20m - / +3 DH1KU -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 19:05 20m - / -11 DF2SL -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:57 20m - / -3 PD9SD -17 / - 3 Partial capture
07-29 18:44 20m -11 / +8 F5AYL +4 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-29 18:42 20m -6 / - IW5ALZ - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:41 20m 0 / - YC1SNI - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:39 20m +1 / - UX2QX - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:38 20m +2 / - 5P2K - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:37 20m 0 / - UA0LQE - / -12 2 Partial capture
07-29 18:36 20m - / - UX2QX -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 18:35 20m +1 / - BH5HFK - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 18:34 20m -7 / - BG5CZW - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 15:42 10m - / - R6DWD -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 16:57 10m - / - DN9AD -12 / - 4 Partial capture
07-24 14:21 10m - / -8 PD0JLA -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 14:18 10m - / +4 DN9ZZ -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 14:17 10m - / -7 TK5K -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 14:13 10m - / -19 TK5K -3 / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 20:32 20m - / -6 YT3VOL -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 20:39 20m - / - G4CFS +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 09:52 10m - / - PA2KV -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-05 09:41 10m - / +4 DF5AU +3 / - 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
183745 -15 1865  YO8RFS PA7RW JO22 (x3)
183945 -23 1308  YO8RFS ON1JP -02
190015 -22 1709  YO8RFS PH1UW R-12
190045 -10 2450  YO8RFS DB8DH JO42
190815 -21 1163  YO8RFS DB2LP JO43
165415 -14 1406  YO8RFS EX8ABQ MN72 (x2)
180230 -10 1862  YO8RFS EA5HM IM99 (x3)
181400 -20 1258  YO8RFS MM8WNA IO87
040645  -2 1558  YO8RFS SV9MBH KM25
040745 -12  853  YO8RFS UA4SBZ LO36
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
165700 -12 2369  YO8RFS DN9AD JO52 (x4)
154200  -9 2391  YO8RFS R6DWD +14 (x2)
154600 -16 1203  YO8RFS M0JFG 73
162915 -10  490  YO8RFS IK4LZH 73
152900 -20 1260  YO8RFS PD1HBL JO21
145400 -22 1576  YO8RFS LZ1JZ 73
172700 -13  815  YO8RFS PH2M R-25 (x2)
082315  -7  491  YO8RFS IK4LZH JN54
101745 -24 1662  YO8RFS IZ2CPP JN45 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181515  -9 1526  R2BIU YO8RFS -23
181545 -20 1526  R3KMI YO8RFS RR73
181715 -21 1525  PD4HC YO8RFS -19 (x2)
181815 -15 1525  SQ8V YO8RFS -19 (x3)
181945 -20 1526  CQ YO8RFS KN37                        a1
182015 -15 1526  YO9ADN YO8RFS -17 (x3)
182130 -11 2018  YO8RFS R3ZBY -05
182145 -15 1526  CQ YO8RFS KN37
182200 -12 2018  YO8RFS R3ZBY -11
182215 -19 1526  CQ YO8RFS KN37

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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