BG6GQE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: OM82

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BG6GQE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 17 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-24 and 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 17 FT8 messages attributed to BG6GQE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (76%), followed by 80 m (12%) and 20 m (12%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

17
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2 40m · 13 20m · 2
First attributed message: 2026-06-24
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 22:25 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
17 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, 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. 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 BG6GQE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to BG6GQE

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
OM82 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,648 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 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 UTCBandBG6GQE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-13 22:26 40m - / - EA3AAY -6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 22:25 40m - / - DJ0MAB -16 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 22:21 40m -18 / - TN8GD - / -20 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 22:18 40m - / - EB3JT -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 22:17 40m -14 / - YB2TTM - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 22:16 40m -13 / - EA1CQ -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 22:15 40m - / - PA1AA -11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 22:14 40m -14 / - D44TWO -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-04 19:20 80m - / - EA3GCV -3 / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 19:20 80m - / -10 EI4KF +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 19:20 80m - / - UR3EO +14 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 19:20 80m - / -15 OH4KRN -17 / - 5 Partial capture
09-04 19:17 80m - / - OZ6FH +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 19:15 80m - / - ON6AA +8 / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 19:13 80m - / -23 RA2FU -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 19:09 80m - / - 9A5E +10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 19:08 80m - / - UR3EO +8 / - 9 Partial capture
08-28 17:24 80m -21 / -17 R7DX +10 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 10:10 10m - / - IZ5HEV -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 21:12 80m - / -14 F4IVG -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 21:10 80m - / - ON6AA +8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 21:08 80m - / - DL2DBR -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 20:49 80m - / - DO1DX -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 18:50 80m - / - OK2CLW +20 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221900 -18 1204  YO6LM BG6GQE RR73
221915  -3 1205  BG6GQE EB3JT JN01
222000 -14 1205  R3VA BG6GQE 73
222115 -17 1289  TN8GD BG6GQE OM82 (x6)
222530 -18 1288  BG6GQE DJ0MAB JN49
222600  -6 1439  BG6GQE EA3AAY JN11
222600 -20 1288  BG6GQE DJ0MAB JN49
222630  -6 1439  BG6GQE EA3AAY JN11
222630 -11 1289  BG6GQE DJ0MAB JN49
222700  -5 1439  BG6GQE EA3AAY JN11
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192015 +14 1504  BG6GQE UR3EO KN78
192030 -15 2353  BG6GQE OH4KRN -15
192030  +5 2444  BG6GQE EI4KF -10
192045 +17 1504  BG6GQE UR3EO KN78
192045  -3 2263  BG6GQE EA3GCV JN01
192100 -16 2352  BG6GQE OH4KRN -15
192100  +6 2444  BG6GQE EI4KF -10
192115 +12 1504  BG6GQE UR3EO KN78
192115  -1 2264  BG6GQE EA3GCV JN01
192130 -16 2352  BG6GQE OH4KRN -15
192145  -3 2264  BG6GQE EA3GCV JN01
192230 -17 2352  BG6GQE OH4KRN -15
192245  -5  966  BG6GQE EA3GCV JN01
192300  -1 1699  BG6GQE ON6AA JO11
192300  +4 1843  BG6GQE EI4KF RR73
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
100700 -19 1382  BG6GQE IZ5HEV JN53 (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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