AE8TA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN91

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving AE8TA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 16 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-19 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 16 FT8 messages attributed to AE8TA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 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 -13 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 16

First attributed message: 2026-09-19
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 01:43 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 16 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) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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 AE8TA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

4X1UF · Israel 9K2WA · Kuwait DL7ARV · Fed. Rep. of Germany F4HXJ · France KB8KLK · United States SV2AOB · Greece UB6C · European Russia YL2KF · Latvia

Most frequent locator attributed to AE8TA

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: EN91 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,383 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 01:43 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 UTC	Band	AE8TA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 01:46	40m	- / -	SV1MOZ	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 01:42	40m	-9 / -	F5NBU	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 01:40	40m	- / -	UA6LIK	0 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 01:37	40m	- / +3	OS4K	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 01:37	40m	- / -	PD9OH	+10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 01:36	40m	- / -	UA6LIK	0 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 01:35	40m	-10 / -	KB8KLK	- / -9	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 01:33	40m	- / -	IW2MYH	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 04:18	40m	- / -16	SV2AOB	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 04:16	40m	- / -13	YL2KF	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 03:20	40m	-14 / -	TF3VS	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 03:18	40m	- / -	R6AC	-14 / -	7	Partial capture
09-19 03:17	40m	- / -	F5PBG	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 03:16	40m	-16 / -	UA4FKT	+1 / -17	3	Partial capture
09-19 03:16	40m	- / -16	UB6C	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 03:11	40m	-13 / -1	F4HXJ	0 / -22	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 03:07	40m	- / -	F5PBG	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 03:07	40m	- / -	F4HXJ	+1 / -	4	Partial capture
09-19 03:06	40m	-14 / -11	4X1UF	-14 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 03:00	40m	- / -	MI7XHT	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 02:58	40m	- / -10	IW9FRA	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 02:55	40m	- / -10	IW9FRA	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 02:52	40m	- / -6	9K2WA	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 02:40	80m	- / -16	EA5KA	+8 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
013745 +11 1786  AE8TA IK6DLK JN63
013800  -7 2785  CQ AE8TA EN91
013815 +11 2785  AE8TA PD9OH JO21
013815 -11 1532  AE8TA OS4K +03
013845 +11 2785  AE8TA PD9OH JO21
013845 -10 1532  AE8TA OS4K +03
014015  +0 1776  AE8TA UA6LIK LN08 (x4)
014245  -8 2785  F5NBU AE8TA EN91 (x2)
014630 -16  896  AE8TA SV1MOZ KM17 (x2)
014915 -13 2112  AE8TA F5PBG IN78

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
024000 +10  658  AE8TA EA5KA -16 (x3)

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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