YO8RGC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN36

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO8RGC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 51 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-13.

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 51 FT8 messages attributed to YO8RGC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (80%), followed by 80 m (20%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (57%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

51
Messages attributed
13
UTC dates decoded
19
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 15:04 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
51 messages
Active dates
13 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, strong (≥ -8 dB) 22.

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 YO8RGC 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 YO8RGC

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
KN36 · 47 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
543 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 15:04 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 UTCBandYO8RGC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-13 14:57 80m -8 / -17 UA4FKT -17 / -14 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 19:18 20m - / -17 OZ9FF -11 / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 05:19 20m -11 / - KD2YCK - / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 16:27 20m -6 / - JH5AVM - / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 16:25 20m -12 / - VU2FI - / - 3 Partial capture
07-19 09:24 10m - / -17 OZ5AGJ -17 / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 03:40 20m -13 / - KC8ACO - / - 2 Partial capture
06-29 05:09 20m -18 / - HI7WWA - / - 2 Partial capture
06-29 02:47 20m -22 / - KE8ZKN - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
145700  -8 1290  CQ YO8RGC KN36
145730 -10 1289  UA4FKT YO8RGC -14
145745 -18 1289  YO8RGC UA4FKT R-17 (x2)
145830  -7 1290  UA4FKT YO8RGC RR73
145845 -18 1289  YO8RGC UA4FKT 73
150000  -7 1288  CQ YO8RGC KN36 (x7)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
162600  -8 1139  VU2FI YO8RGC KN36 (x2)
162700  -4 1706  JH5AVM YO8RGC KN36 (x2)
162045 -12  884  JA6DWQ YO8RGC KN36
162600 -12  986  BH2WTV YO8RGC KN36
035600 -17 1051  K1BMW YO8RGC KN36
190445 -10 1194  <...> YO8RGC KN36
051900 -10  831  KD2YCK YO8RGC KN36 (x2)
191815  -7 2323  YO8RGC OZ9FF -17 (x4)
042000 -16 1371  NL8F YO8RGC KN36
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
075800  -5  920  YO8RGC DO2PY -18
092400 -20 2144  YO8RGC OZ5AGJ -17 (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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