BG0FQU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: NN34

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BG0FQU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 532 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-14 and 2026-09-21.

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 532 FT8 messages attributed to BG0FQU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (51%), followed by 40 m (49%). Most decodes (55%) fell within the six-hour window 19:00-01:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (81%); the estimated median was -19 dB.

Overview

532

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

122

Active 15-min windows

-19 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 262 20m · 270

First attributed message: 2026-08-14
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 01:08 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 532 messages
Active dates: 18 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -19 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -24 to -13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 430, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 95, strong (≥ -8 dB) 7.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with BG0FQU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

R2EA · European Russia ×3 DL3MIB · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 EA8UP · Canary Islands ×2 MM3RCR · Scotland ×2 ON4IQ · Belgium ×2 R2SBI · European Russia ×2 R4MA · European Russia ×2 R5DT · European Russia ×2 R8CW · Asiatic Russia ×2 R9BT · Asiatic Russia ×2 RM4N · European Russia ×2 RO6G · European Russia ×2

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to BG0FQU

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: NN34 · 284 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 4,804 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-21 01:08 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	BG0FQU S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-21 00:54	40m	- / -16	UK8FCM	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 00:26	40m	- / -	G3TKT	-5 / -	5	Partial capture
09-21 00:17	40m	-20 / -	IU8LMC	- / -14	2	Partial capture
09-21 00:09	40m	-20 / -	A61OK	- / -16	2	Partial capture
09-21 00:07	40m	-22 / -	M6WRB	- / -15	2	Partial capture
09-20 23:57	40m	-20 / -22	A61DD	-6 / -	19	✓ Closing observed
09-20 23:54	40m	- / -16	G3TKT	-7 / -	6	Partial capture
09-20 23:50	40m	-22 / -21	EA8BIA	-17 / -16	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 23:43	40m	-19 / -	A61DD	- / -14	5	Partial capture
09-20 23:39	40m	- / -12	F4CQS	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 23:35	40m	- / -13	EA1FE	-15 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 23:35	40m	-18 / -	A61DD	- / -16	2	Partial capture
09-20 23:35	40m	- / -21	MW0DNF	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 23:34	40m	- / -15	F4CQS	-7 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 23:34	40m	-15 / -	DL8FBD	- / -19	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 23:26	40m	-18 / -	R2EA/P	- / -18	2	Partial capture
09-20 23:19	40m	- / -15	EA1FE	-20 / -	6	Partial capture
09-20 23:12	40m	- / -9	UA3RMR	+8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 23:08	40m	-23 / -	R2EA/P	- / -17	3	Partial capture
09-20 23:07	40m	-20 / -	UA3RMR	- / -4	2	Partial capture
09-20 23:01	40m	- / -	G5LSB	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 23:00	40m	- / -	EA1AIQ	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 22:59	40m	- / -12	F4CQS	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 22:37	40m	- / -	G5LSB	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 22:37	40m	- / -12	F4CQS	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 22:24	40m	- / -14	R4ABW	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 22:22	40m	-16 / -	A61DD	- / -17	2	Partial capture
09-20 22:20	40m	- / -16	R3SN	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 22:15	40m	- / -	R3SN	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 22:11	40m	- / -	GW4NOO	-17 / -	10	Partial capture
09-20 22:10	40m	- / -	EA3ENB	-8 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 22:10	40m	- / -	R3SN	-7 / -	5	Partial capture
09-20 22:04	40m	- / -	F6IFX	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 22:04	40m	-18 / -	IW0RGU	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 21:55	40m	- / -	G0GFC	-1 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:55	40m	- / -12	RO7F	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 21:54	40m	- / -	M7HET	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:50	40m	- / -19	F4CQS	-13 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 21:49	40m	- / -	ON6AB	+9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:48	40m	-23 / -12	PD7BDN	+1 / -16	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 21:48	40m	- / -17	II9IABJ	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 21:45	40m	- / -7	OS4K	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:44	40m	- / -20	ON6DL	+8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 21:42	40m	- / -	PA3DZM	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:42	40m	- / -	PA3HGU	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 21:39	40m	-24 / -17	DC8RA	-11 / -16	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 21:38	40m	- / -	PE1NPS	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:36	40m	-21 / -10	UA3AGW	+16 / +9	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 21:36	40m	- / -	PG2F	+2 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 20:45	40m	- / -	PD2TX	-10 / -	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
002930 -19 1507  CQ BG0FQU NN34 (x10)
005445 -13 1508  BG0FQU UK8FCM -16 (x2)
005900 -20 1508  OD5ZZ BG0FQU -19
010730 -24 1508  CQ BG0FQU NN34                        a1 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
175930  -1 2139  BG0FQU UT1EF KN67
223015  -4 2419  BG0FQU OH1NBF KP10
064215  -3 1707  BG0FQU SP3DAT JO82 (x4)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181515  -8 1162  BG0FQU DG5PW JO30 (x4)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180445  -5 2457  BG0FQU EA1A 73
180715  +3 1510  BG0FQU GJ0KYZ IN89
180745  -4  983  BG0FQU PE1EZC JO33
180745  +5 1510  BG0FQU GJ0KYZ IN89
200115 +22 2443  BG0FQU F5IYE JN05 (x5)
200415  +4 2413  BG0FQU F4BYA JN19 (x6)

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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