BG8PC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: OL26

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BG8PC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 58 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-01.

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 58 FT8 messages attributed to BG8PC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (97%), followed by 80 m (3%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -6 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

58
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 16:29 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
58 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-10 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 9, strong (≥ -8 dB) 47.

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 BG8PC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to BG8PC

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
OL26 · 57 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,319 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-01 16:29 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 UTCBandBG8PC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 23:24 40m - / -4 A61DD -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 16:29 80m - / -15 YO7CFD +15 / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 16:28 80m -23 / - RI1FJL - / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 16:28 80m - / - YO2MAX +16 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 22:02 80m - / - DL2DBR +4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 19:29 20m - / - RA3ZH -10 / - 5 Partial capture
08-07 18:25 20m - / -11 ON6AA -18 / - 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
232415  +0  776  BG8PC A61DD -04 (x3)
232930  -7 1427  BG8PC F5PBG IN78
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
220230  +4 3019  BG8PC DL2DBR JO30 (x3)
162830  +9  764  BG8PC YO2MAX KN15
162845 -24 1823  RI1FJL BG8PC OL26
162900 +15  770  BG8PC YO7CFD -15
162915 -22 1824  RI1FJL BG8PC OL26
162930 +15  770  BG8PC YO7CFD -15
163000 +19  636  BG8PC YO2MAX KN15 (x2)
163100  +9 2105  BG8PC 9A2NO JN85
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163945 -11 2032  BG8PC PD1ADA JO21
182530 -14 1579  BG8PC ON6AA JO11 (x4)
192945 -14  279  BG8PC RA3ZH KO81 (x5)

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