BG6QFO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: OM61

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BG6QFO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-19.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to BG6QFO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-06-19 14:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
14 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, 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 BG6QFO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to BG6QFO

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
OM61 · 12 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,467 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-19 14:54 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 UTCBandBG6QFO S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-26 11:46 20m - / -10 ND8D -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 23:04 20m - / -17 OK2CNI -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 22:59 20m - / -16 DL3MIB +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 23:18 20m - / - IZ3EAW -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 23:16 20m - / - S57LU -3 / - 7 Partial capture
08-03 14:40 20m - / - ON6AA -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 14:31 20m - / -17 DH2AP -5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
231830  -3  784  BG6QFO IZ3EAW JN55
231900  -6 1051  BG6QFO S57LU JN76
231900  -5  784  BG6QFO IZ3EAW JN55
231930  -6 1050  BG6QFO S57LU JN76
000930  -8 2578  BG6QFO CE2SV -18
224130 -14  528  BG6QFO XU7O RR73
225915 +10 1107  BG6QFO DL3MIB JN57 (x3)
230430 -12 2420  BG6QFO OK2CNI JN79 (x3)
231445  +7  859  BG6QFO UA6CE -19
114645 -18 1525  BG6QFO ND8D -10 (x2)

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