9A5ZS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Croatia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN83

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving 9A5ZS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 21 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 10m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 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 21 FT8 messages attributed to 9A5ZS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (71%), followed by 60 m (19%) and 10 m (10%). Most decodes (90%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

21
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 19:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
21 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 6.

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 9A5ZS 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 9A5ZS

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
JN83 · 10 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
803 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-18 19:09 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 UTCBand9A5ZS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 19:09 60m -14 / - SQ8AA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 18:07 60m -9 / - OM3PR 0 / -7 3 Partial capture
09-16 18:05 60m - / -13 DK1XAM -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 19:54 80m - / -13 Z62NS +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 15:57 40m -11 / - Z34CMF - / -2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 19:19 40m -14 / -25 SM2OTU -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 19:15 40m - / -15 YO4GIY -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 19:24 40m - / -14 YL3CU -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
180530  -7  526  9A5ZS DK1XAM -13 (x2)
180730  +0  526  9A5ZS OM3PR JN87
180745  -8  527  OM3PR 9A5ZS -07 (x2)
190915 -13 2252  SQ8AA 9A5ZS JN83 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192400 -14 2104  9A5ZS UT5ZC RR73
192445  -2  354  9A5ZS YL3CU -14 (x2)
175530 -11 1633  9A5ZS DJ6OI -16
191515  -2 1789  9A5ZS YO4GIY -15 (x2)
191800 -17  705  TA3GO 9A5ZS 73
191900 -11 2733  9A5ZS SM2OTU -25
191915 +14  702  9A5ZS 9A4ZM JN86
192030 -11 2733  9A5ZS SM2OTU -20
192145 -14 2733  SM2OTU 9A5ZS 73
155715 -12  647  Z34CMF 9A5ZS JN83 (x3)
200300  -1 2869  GM0HTT 9A5ZS JN83
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
195400  +6 1495  9A5ZS Z62NS -13 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
120245  -7  869  9A5ZS G4MHJ -20

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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