YO9FDG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN24

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO9FDG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 525 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-18.

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 525 FT8 messages attributed to YO9FDG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (44%), followed by 40 m (42%) and 20 m (5%). Most decodes (72%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (60%); the estimated median was -6.2 dB.

Overview

525
Messages attributed
23
UTC dates decoded
74
Active 15-min windows
-6.2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 20:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
525 messages
Active dates
23 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6.2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 81, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 128, strong (≥ -8 dB) 316.

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.

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 YO9FDG

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
KN24 · 315 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
651 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-18 20:48 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 UTCBandYO9FDG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 20:47 60m +5 / +10 SP4TT -16 / 0 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 20:46 60m - / - SV1DZB +1 / - 4 Partial capture
09-18 20:44 60m +6 / - G0ORC - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 20:42 60m +8 / - II9IAGM - / -21 2 Partial capture
09-15 07:36 40m -9 / -16 OM5BS +4 / +2 14 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 07:34 40m -16 / - LZ2II - / 0 2 Partial capture
09-15 07:28 40m -13 / -16 II0IHMG -14 / -13 9 Partial capture
09-15 07:25 40m -15 / - II6IALU - / -13 8 Partial capture
09-15 07:20 40m -11 / - SN40KZE - / +2 4 Partial capture
09-15 07:17 40m -11 / - EH3ST - / - 6 Partial capture
09-15 07:14 40m -10 / - SN31ROT - / -4 2 Partial capture
09-15 07:09 40m -9 / - SV3SFK - / -9 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 07:07 40m -6 / - YO4DWD - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 07:02 40m - / -17 DF5DY -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 03:52 60m -13 / - VE2CKW - / - 9 Partial capture
09-06 19:46 60m +2 / - AP2N - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 19:34 60m +1 / -11 II0CDS -6 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 19:31 60m 0 / -4 Z68PX -3 / -10 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 19:30 60m +2 / - LY90KRS - / -12 2 Partial capture
09-06 08:18 40m -12 / - SP5DFK/QRP - / -19 2 Partial capture
09-06 08:16 40m - / -18 SO100PKP -13 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 08:14 40m -16 / - SP5DFK/QRP - / - 4 Partial capture
09-06 08:08 40m -9 / - OZ7KJ/P - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 08:05 40m -13 / - SO100PKP - / -6 3 Partial capture
09-06 08:01 40m -13 / -23 SO100PKP -14 / -13 3 Partial capture
09-06 07:56 40m -11 / - 3Z100LKK - / -15 5 Partial capture
09-06 07:53 40m -6 / - Z62NS -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-04 19:23 160m -18 / - IZ6ERS - / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 19:21 160m -22 / -24 PI4DX 0 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 18:57 160m -22 / - 4X4DK - / - 6 Partial capture
09-04 18:56 160m -19 / - PI4DX - / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 18:55 80m - / -2 YO6LRV -11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 18:53 80m - / - SP9RA +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 17:11 40m - / -15 R2APC -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 17:10 40m - / -18 F1PBZ 0 / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 06:00 40m -9 / - WF2A - / - 14 Partial capture
09-04 05:55 40m -8 / - AM42SDC - / - 8 Partial capture
09-04 05:52 40m -9 / -17 EG42SDC -10 / - 5 Partial capture
09-04 05:46 40m - / -19 AM42SDC -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 05:42 40m -21 / - OA4ENG - / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 20:22 80m -6 / -6 IR7MGGC -6 / -5 3 Partial capture
09-03 19:59 40m -5 / -19 G3EFG -8 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 06:48 40m -15 / - 3Z100PKP - / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 06:46 40m -16 / - EG42SDC - / -3 2 Partial capture
09-03 06:44 40m -16 / - 3Z100PKP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 06:38 40m -15 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 20:47 60m -3 / -9 SP5PW -12 / -13 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 20:46 60m -3 / -7 IN3UFW -17 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 20:29 60m -2 / -7 PA0GSP -10 / -4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 20:27 60m -1 / -9 DJ8DI -10 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
035630  -5  994  VE2CKW YO9FDG KN24
204215  +9  854  II9IAGM YO9FDG R-21 (x2)
204445  +6  854  G0ORC YO9FDG R-15 (x2)
204600  -3  836  YO9FDG SV1DZB KM18 (x2)
204745  +3  855  SP4TT YO9FDG KN24
204800  +3  836  YO9FDG SV1DZB KM18
204815  +7  855  SP4TT YO9FDG KN24
204830  +4  836  YO9FDG SV1DZB KM18
204830 -18 1195  YO9FDG SP4TT +10
204845  +5  854  SP4TT YO9FDG R+00
204900 -15 1195  YO9FDG SP4TT RR73
204915  +4  854  SP4TT YO9FDG 73
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
073445 -19 1412  LZ2II YO9FDG R+00
073615 -18 1411  OM5BS YO9FDG KN24 (x3)
073730  +4 1108  YO9FDG OM5BS -16
073745  -8 1412  OM5BS YO9FDG R+02
073800  +4 1108  YO9FDG OM5BS -16
073815  -4 1412  OM5BS YO9FDG R+02
073830  +4 1108  YO9FDG OM5BS -16
073845  -7 1412  OM5BS YO9FDG R+02 (x4)
074030  +5 1108  YO9FDG OM5BS RR73
074045  -9 1412  OM5BS YO9FDG 73
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185630 -20 2030  PI4DX YO9FDG KN24 (x2)
185730 -20 1448  4X4DK YO9FDG KN24 (x6)
192100 -22 1441  PI4DX YO9FDG KN24
192145  +1 1027  YO9FDG PI4DX -24
192200 -20 1441  PI4DX YO9FDG R-05
192215  -1 1027  YO9FDG PI4DX RR73
192230 -23 1441  PI4DX YO9FDG 73
192330 -15 1441  IZ6ERS YO9FDG KN24 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192645  -1 1518  SQ5RYS YO9FDG KN24 (x3)
192800  +7 1813  YO9FDG SQ5RYS +07
192815  -1 1518  SQ5RYS YO9FDG R-05
192830  +8 1813  YO9FDG SQ5RYS RR73
192845  -1 1518  SQ5RYS YO9FDG 73
202100  +8 1988  <...> YO9FDG KN24
202230  -8 1790  <IR7MGGC> YO9FDG KN24
202245  -6 1702  YO9FDG IR7MGGC -06
202300  -3 1790  IR7MGGC YO9FDG R-05
185345  +1 2050  YO9FDG SP9RA KO00 (x2)
185545  -9 2034  YO9FDG YO6LRV -02 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
141930 -22 1244  PD3FJJ YO9FDG KN24
200730 -18 1000  PH1UW YO9FDG KN24
201815 -10  524  YO9FDG F4HTA -03
203015  -1 2413  YO9FDG M7OFN -09 (x2)
130430  -8 1714  YO9FDG R8QA -08 (x2)
152030 -17 1300  F1TYP YO9FDG R-14 (x2)
152200 -15 1300  SP4MPH YO9FDG KN24 (x3)
152415  -8 1300  BD8ENX YO9FDG KN24 (x3)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
084830  -7 1176  YO9FDG HB9HNU -18 (x3)
085330 -20 1568  YO9FDG F4BHC -19 (x4)
142930  -7 2055  YO9FDG TM84TFR -16
095830 -19 2104  YO9FDG PC7M JO32
105315 -12 1074  YO9FDG IU7BPO -01 (x2)
192300 -16 1634  YO9FDG PD4DX -08 (x2)
194345  -7  711  YO9FDG DG6MDG -06 (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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