AF3U — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM17

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving AF3U, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 3 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-13.

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 3 FT8 messages attributed to AF3U as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 40 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.

Overview

3
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-
S/N pattern not inferred

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 01:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
3 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
S/N summary
Too few decodes
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

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 AF3U in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to AF3U

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
FM17
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,470 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 01:00 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 UTCBandAF3U S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 01:07 40m - / -12 EB1LA -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 23:25 40m - / -2 AI4FR -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 23:19 40m - / -20 F4CQS -3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 23:03 40m - / - EA5HM -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 22:58 40m - / - G6PWS -21 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 23:07 60m - / - PI4TX -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 01:03 40m -14 / - VE3HQR - / -6 2 Partial capture
09-09 01:12 40m - / - EB3JT -10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 21:26 20m - / -21 F1HFP -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 01:28 20m - / -17 EA1IOK -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 01:12 20m - / -13 RA6OY -7 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
230500 -21 1533  AF3U EA5HM 73
231830 -22 1773  AF3U PA1PXL JO21
231930  -1 1771  AF3U F4CQS -20 (x2)
232500 -17 1772  AF3U AI4FR EL88 (x3)
233200 -22 1772  AF3U M0PFX JO01
233330 -21 1457  AF3U N1SK R-07
005915 -17 1215  AF3U VO1AW -02
010115 -15 1390  AF3U F5PBG IN78
010715  +0 1470  AF3U EB1LA IN73 (x4)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
230730  +0 2270  AF3U PI4TX JO22 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
010715 -24 1640  AF3U RN6MA -18
011215  -7  325  AF3U RA6OY KN88 (x6)
012815 -10  569  AF3U EA1IOK IN62 (x3)
212615 -12 1858  AF3U F1HFP -21 (x2)

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