BG8HNC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: OL39

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BG8HNC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 209 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-18 and 2026-08-30.

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 209 FT8 messages attributed to BG8HNC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (98%) fell within the six-hour window 13:00-19:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (78%); the estimated median was -18 dB.

Overview

209
Messages attributed
8
UTC dates decoded
39
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 209
First attributed message: 2026-06-18
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 15:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
209 messages
Active dates
8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -14 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 164, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 45, 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 BG8HNC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 BG8HNC

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
OL39 · 158 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,220 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 15:03 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 UTCBandBG8HNC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-04 16:14 40m - / - DL6MRS +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 16:09 40m - / -15 R1943OD +2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 15:44 40m - / - LZ1GC +7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 15:21 20m - / -22 SV1MOZ -12 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:18 20m - / - G5MUT -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 15:17 20m - / - IW9FRA -13 / - 5 Partial capture
08-30 15:17 20m - / - M9YLR -2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 15:16 20m - / - PD0HLA -3 / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 14:59 20m - / - F5TA +12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 14:56 20m -18 / - OE5EYM - / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 14:52 20m -15 / - OM1WX - / -19 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 14:51 20m - / - F4BQS -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 14:31 20m -17 / -4 UA6ADU -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 14:29 20m -19 / - DJ1TU -7 / -21 2 Partial capture
08-30 14:28 20m -18 / - SP1O - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 14:25 20m - / - M9VVE -1 / - 16 Partial capture
08-30 14:01 20m - / -13 R8CW -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 13:56 20m - / - PD0HLA -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 13:53 20m - / - PD3LKN -2 / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 13:52 20m - / - R6LKG +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 13:31 20m - / - DL8NW -6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 13:05 20m - / - IU8WRA +1 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 12:43 20m - / - UX0ZAB 0 / - 5 Partial capture
08-29 22:53 20m - / - EA8ACW -11 / - 9 Partial capture
08-29 20:46 20m - / - DK1MCS -15 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 20:08 20m - / -15 S56UVB +6 / - 12 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 20:03 20m - / - DG5PW -18 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 20:02 20m - / - IU2NBZ -6 / - 7 Partial capture
08-29 20:00 20m - / - DK1MCS -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 19:59 20m - / -18 EA7KGJ +8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:44 20m - / - IU2NBZ -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 19:10 20m - / - CT1APP -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 19:06 20m - / - F5PBG +3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 18:42 20m - / - EA1DP +4 / - 7 Partial capture
08-29 18:41 20m - / - EA3JHT -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 18:35 20m - / -22 YC7NFT -19 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:30 20m - / -17 IZ5NSH +12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:59 20m - / -4 DK3NU +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:54 20m - / -20 G4DBW -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 17:52 20m - / - DK4RH -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:48 20m - / -14 PB1PCH -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:43 20m - / - G4DBW -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:43 20m - / -15 ON8PIE -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:23 20m - / -12 HG3FMZ -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:21 20m - / -19 EA1ERH -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:19 20m - / - DJ0MAB -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:09 20m - / -16 DK9NP +1 / - 10 Partial capture
08-29 17:06 20m - / -15 DJ0MAB -18 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 16:58 20m - / - DB1EF -11 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 16:44 20m - / - EA7GB -8 / - 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
163830  +5  695  BG8HNC HA1RJ JN87 (x3)
164030 -13 1800  BG8HNC R2WAF -13 (x2)
164130  +4  695  BG8HNC HA1RJ JN87
164130 -13 1801  BG8HNC R2WAF RR73
154430  +4  863  BG8HNC LZ1GC KN22 (x2)
160900  +3 2542  BG8HNC R1943OD -15 (x3)
161430  +8 2589  BG8HNC DL6MRS JO52 (x2)
162800 -14 2009  BG8HNC YT1DDL KN04
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
151815  -3 2520  BG8HNC PD0HLA JO22
151830  +2 2357  BG8HNC M9YLR IO83
151830  -7 1727  BG8HNC G5MUT IO83
151845  +1 2520  BG8HNC PD0HLA JO22
151900 -10 2357  BG8HNC M9YLR IO83
151900 -15 1724  BG8HNC IW9FRA JM68 (x4)
152100  -8 1282  BG8HNC SV1MOZ KM17 (x5)
152430  -5 1283  BG8HNC OH8KTX KP24
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
125200 -19 2241  BG8HNC F6IQA JN13 (x2)
125400 -24 1749  BG8HNC DC8RA JN39
141800 -10 1537  BG8HNC RV6LN LN08 (x2)
023230 -12 1003  BG8HNC EA3AKY JN01 (x2)
055400 -15 1023  BG8HNC RX4D -13
055430 -20 2180  BG8HNC RD7LC -19
061730 -14 1993  BG8HNC R6OP R-14
063200 -12 2308  BG8HNC RD7LC -13 (x3)
064900  -8 1482  BG8HNC IT9CCB R-16 (x2)

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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