AC3RA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN00

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving AC3RA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 8 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-09.

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 8 FT8 messages attributed to AC3RA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

8
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-06-09 22:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
8 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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 AC3RA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to AC3RA

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
FN00 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,348 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-09 22:24 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 UTCBandAC3RA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 21:40 20m - / -18 EB3JT -3 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 22:35 20m - / 0 IR7MGGC -1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-24 21:04 20m - / -22 W3HF -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 19:44 20m - / -16 DC7LR +4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-27 21:07 20m - / -4 W1AW/4 -23 / - 2 Partial capture
07-10 20:44 20m - / - DB1SO -21 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 20:22 20m - / -13 EA4T -10 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194430  +4 2976  AC3RA DC7LR -16 (x2)
210330 -18 2423  AC3RA DK9ZQ JO41
210400 -13 1676  AC3RA W3HF R-22 (x2)
223515  +0 1755  AC3RA IR7MGGC +00 (x3)
205230  +2  729  AC3RA Z62NS -10
214045  +0 2101  AC3RA EB3JT JN01 (x6)

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