AA2QL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN30

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving AA2QL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-07.

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 6 FT8 messages attributed to AA2QL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-07 04:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, 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. 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 AA2QL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to AA2QL

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
FN30 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,990 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-07 04:07 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 UTCBandAA2QL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-07 04:14 40m - / - DL8TV +3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 04:13 40m - / - F5RRS 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 04:06 40m -13 / - EU4U - / - 3 Partial capture
09-07 04:02 40m -20 / - SP7NC - / -9 2 Partial capture
09-07 04:00 40m -17 / - YO4NF +5 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
040000  +4 2338  AA2QL YO4NF RR73
040000 -11 1537  AA2QL IW9FRA JM68
040030  +8 2338  AA2QL YO4NF RR73 (x2)
040115 -17 2337  YO4NF AA2QL 73
040245 -17 2337  SP7NC AA2QL -09 (x2)
040630 -13 2337  EU4U AA2QL FN30 (x3)
041345  +0 2023  AA2QL F5RRS JN36 (x2)
041415  +1 1917  AA2QL DL8TV JN49 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190030 -12  970  AA2QL MW9LQA -13

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