BG5CNL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

29 messages

Active dates

4 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-20 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-24 to -16 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 27, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with BG5CNL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to BG5CNL

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

PL09 · 19 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

8,151 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-08-27 14:40 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
160330  -8 1357  BG5CNL YL2JZ -25 (x5)
161630  -9  838  BG5CNL RM5F RR73
162530  +4  999  BG5CNL R7DX KN84 (x4)
162900 -12 1357  BG5CNL YL2JZ -21 (x2)
150115  -6 2422  BG5CNL R7DX KN84 (x3)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
121645  -6 2772  BG5CNL VE3GLN FN25 (x3)
121815 -14 2480  BG5CNL W4PSK -01
121815  -5 2772  BG5CNL VE3GLN FN25
121845 -11 2480  BG5CNL W4PSK -01
121845  -8 2771  BG5CNL VE3GLN FN25 (x9)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
050545 -16 1318  BG5CNL RK6DL KN93 (x5)
102400 -16 1163  BG5CNL CU2AP RR73

UTC    dB Audio  Message
020045  +8 1670  BG5CNL UR4SXA KN28

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.