BH4ECL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: PM01

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BH4ECL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 998 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 28 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-14 and 2026-08-31.

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 998 FT8 messages attributed to BH4ECL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 28 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (81%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -15 dB.

Overview

998
Messages attributed
28
UTC dates decoded
215
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-14
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 18:45 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
998 messages
Active dates
28 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 439, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 444, strong (≥ -8 dB) 115.

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.

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 BH4ECL

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
PM01 · 722 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,986 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 18:45 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 UTCBandBH4ECL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-07 18:51 40m - / - RN3YN -1 / - 6 Partial capture
09-05 15:17 40m - / -23 R9CS/P +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 18:05 20m - / -2 TA2CMP +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 16:10 20m - / -15 F1THK -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:28 20m - / -7 OE3MZC -15 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 11:55 20m - / -24 R3NBI -1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 17:19 20m - / -10 F5NIB +8 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 16:32 20m - / -15 R4RZ -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 16:15 20m - / -15 RN4AZ -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 23:53 20m - / -8 PP7GB 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 23:41 20m - / -14 PR8ZX -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 23:34 20m - / -15 YL3RZ -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 21:54 20m - / - EA7KGJ +1 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 21:46 20m -14 / - EA7KGJ - / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 21:39 20m -11 / -18 LU8VLE -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 21:13 20m - / -13 EA2K +13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 20:07 20m -12 / - YO8XFU - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 20:03 20m -14 / - R4AAR +1 / -6 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 19:52 20m -12 / -19 F4JYC -3 / -6 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 19:44 20m -11 / -9 R4AAR -4 / - 7 Partial capture
08-28 19:29 20m -19 / - YI1SAL - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 19:14 20m -12 / - YO8XFU - / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 18:06 20m -16 / - I3QDK - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:04 20m -15 / -17 UB4CLH -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:59 20m -13 / - YT2FA - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 17:50 20m -16 / - F1THK - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:42 20m -16 / - DG3IAM - / -11 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:35 20m -8 / -16 F9IE +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 17:26 20m -4 / - HZ1KS - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:21 20m -8 / -18 HZ1KS -8 / -15 5 Partial capture
08-28 17:20 20m -12 / - F1UNR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:12 20m -16 / - PD0JLA - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 17:10 20m -14 / - UT3SO - / -10 2 Partial capture
08-28 17:08 20m -16 / - PD3ED - / +2 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 17:07 20m -17 / - UT3SO - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 16:04 20m -21 / - 7Q7CT - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 16:03 20m - / - LA1YKA 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 15:46 20m -17 / -18 F5OYC +10 / -18 7 Partial capture
08-28 15:33 20m - / -13 YO3GNU +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 15:24 20m - / -2 M7VME +15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 15:15 20m -19 / - GW0KRL - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 15:08 20m - / -8 M7VME -1 / - 7 Partial capture
08-28 14:24 20m -21 / - LB8TG - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 14:22 20m - / -11 RW6HPI +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 14:14 20m - / -18 R6LKG -2 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 14:06 20m - / - RA6FSV -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 12:39 20m - / - F5PBG -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 12:36 20m - / - UA1AOF -16 / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 12:36 20m - / - TA4SSK -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 12:22 20m - / - F1PSX -1 / - 11 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
150415  +2 1153  BH4ECL RU3GC -16 (x3)
160300  +5 1037  BH4ECL UC6D -19 (x2)
153630 -14 2394  BH4ECL RV9CX -10 (x2)
151730  +7 2920  BH4ECL R9CS/P -23 (x2)
185100  -1  586  BH4ECL RN3YN KO73 (x6)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
115545  +5 1831  BH4ECL R3NBI -24 (x3)
132845 -15 1407  BH4ECL OE3MZC -07 (x2)
160100  -5 1075  BH4ECL SM7CAD -09
161000  -5 2355  BH4ECL F1THK -15 (x4)
180530  +9  585  BH4ECL TA2CMP -02 (x2)
184515 -21 1076  ES4TRI BH4ECL PM01
191545  +7  940  BH4ECL TA3D -16
193845  -7 1077  BH4ECL I6PJC JN72
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
075200 -12  926  BH4ECL A41ZZ -18 (x4)
080430  -4 3100  BH4ECL UA3PY KO84
084445 -18 1212  BH4ECL SV1HEZ KM18 (x3)
081730 -10 1090  BH4ECL IZ0EGA -16 (x7)

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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