ES4SA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Estonia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO49

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ES4SA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 48 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-24 and 2026-09-15.

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 48 FT8 messages attributed to ES4SA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (69%), followed by 40 m (31%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (52%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (63%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

48
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 15:41 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
48 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 30.

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 ES4SA 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 ES4SA

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
KO49 · 25 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,158 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 15:30 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 UTCBandES4SA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 15:39 40m -4 / - R9HDU - / -9 4 Partial capture
09-15 15:35 40m -6 / - YD1HFH - / -22 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 15:29 40m -17 / - YD2VTS - / -15 3 Partial capture
08-31 15:23 40m -22 / - RA9LL - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 08:47 20m +11 / - NL8F - / - 5 Partial capture
08-28 08:46 20m +11 / - VK6OX - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 08:38 20m -2 / - 9Y4DG - / -22 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 08:36 20m +10 / - SA7BKX - / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 16:27 20m -3 / - AC4SP - / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 16:27 20m -17 / - F5IXN +2 / -2 7 Partial capture
08-27 16:25 20m - / -8 4X1UF -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 16:24 20m -11 / - R6LMH - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 05:46 40m - / -4 F6FHZ -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 05:42 40m - / - PD1ADA -12 / - 9 Partial capture
08-26 05:42 40m - / -7 G1CEC -22 / - 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
054745 -19 1327  ES4SA F6FHZ R-04
054845  -8 2291  ES4SA PE1NPS JO22
152330 -22 1315  RA9LL ES4SA R-09 (x2)
152615  +4 1316  ES4SA US2YW KN28
152930 -14 1315  YD2VTS ES4SA KO49 (x3)
153530 -10 1317  YD1HFH ES4SA R-22 (x3)
153930  -1 1317  R9HDU ES4SA -09 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
084100  +1 1286  9Y4DG ES4SA 73
084115  -4 1285  ES4SA PA0ARR +13
084130  +1 1286  9Y4DG ES4SA 73
084430  +9 1287  NL8F ES4SA KO49
084600  +8 1227  VK6OX ES4SA -14 (x3)
084715 -10 1508  ES4SA UA6AOP KN95
084730 +10 1227  NL8F ES4SA KO49 (x5)
085300 -10 1226  R8LCP ES4SA KO49
085430  -6 1226  R9HEP ES4SA R-11

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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