A71GA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Qatar Most frequent locator attributed to this token: LL55

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving A71GA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 9 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-23 and 2026-06-24.

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 9 FT8 messages attributed to A71GA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (89%), followed by 40 m (11%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -13 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

9
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-23
Last attributed message: 2026-06-24 13:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
9 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with A71GA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to A71GA

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
LL55
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
3,694 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-24 13:49 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 UTCBandA71GA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
06-29 18:48 20m - / - PD1HPB -21 / - 4 Partial capture
06-29 18:46 20m - / - DL1R -4 / - 8 Partial capture
06-24 13:56 20m -13 / -7 DK8EW -6 / -20 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-24 13:52 20m - / - DL2DAY -19 / - 2 Partial capture
06-24 13:52 20m - / - OK1MGA -22 / - 3 Partial capture
06-24 13:51 20m -18 / - IK4LZH - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 21:53 20m - / -12 GI4TMB -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 21:52 20m - / -6 F5PBG -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 20:24 20m -8 / - PD5MVH - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203700 -22 2164  TA4RC A71GA 73
185300  +0 2732  A71GA IQ4JO JN63
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
135630  -2  752  A71GA DK8EW -07 (x2)
135715 -13  752  DK8EW A71GA R-20
184600 -13 2719  A71GA DL1R JN58 (x3)
184800 -20 1173  A71GA PD1HPB JO22
184800  -4 2719  A71GA DL1R JN58
184830 -24 1174  A71GA PD1HPB JO22
184830  -1 2719  A71GA DL1R JN58 (x2)
184930 -21 1173  A71GA PD1HPB JO22
184930  -1 2720  A71GA DL1R JN58 (x2)
185130 -19 1173  A71GA PD1HPB JO22

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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