8Z96ND — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Saudi Arabia

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving 8Z96ND, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 56 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 10m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-14 and 2026-09-20.

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 56 FT8 messages attributed to 8Z96ND as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (84%), followed by 10 m (16%). Most decodes (84%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (96%); the estimated median was -21 dB.

Overview

56
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
22
Active 15-min windows
-21 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-14
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 12:22 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
56 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-21 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -16 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 54, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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.

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 UTCBand8Z96ND S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 12:20 10m -22 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 11:35 10m -22 / - <...> - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 02:23 40m - / - K7ACZ -7 / - 10 Partial capture
09-20 02:10 40m - / - K7ACZ -2 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 01:40 40m -22 / - RV6G/P - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 23:18 40m - / - RD1A/7 -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 21:29 40m - / - IK1MJK/P -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
113230 -23 1769  <...> 8Z96ND RR73 (x5)
114900 -17 1768  CQ 8Z96ND
122000 -22 1768  <...> 8Z96ND RR73 (x2)
122230 -18 1768  CQ 8Z96ND
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
022445 -12 1750  8Z96ND K7ACZ (x7)
023200 -19 1413  CQ 8Z96ND
023345  +4  350  8Z96ND LZ936BA RR73
023430 -21 1413  CQ 8Z96ND
023715  +1 1885  8Z96ND OH/DL4XT 73
023830 -22 1415  CQ 8Z96ND (x3)
031815  +4 2065  8Z96ND II6IGTO 73

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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