F1BOW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN39

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F1BOW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 241 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 35 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-11.

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 241 FT8 messages attributed to F1BOW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 35 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (69%), followed by 40 m (19%) and 10 m (8%). Most decodes (62%) fell within the six-hour window 08:00-14:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

241

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 8 40m · 46 20m · 167 10m · 20

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 09:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 241 messages
Active dates: 35 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 80, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 91, strong (≥ -8 dB) 70.

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 F1BOW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IQ2AAH · Italy ×2 G4MHJ · England ×2 TM8WWA · France S51LT · Slovenia M1DZI · England CR7BRV · Portugal M6DDF · England GJ0KYZ · Jersey IQ0VT · Italy DO1ID · Fed. Rep. of Germany 9A5WA · Croatia HA7TM · Hungary

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 F1BOW

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: JN39 · 120 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,063 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-11 09:44 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 UTC	Band	F1BOW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-11 09:41	40m	-18 / -	IQ2AAH	-17 / +1	3	✓ Closing observed
09-09 18:50	80m	- / -	RC2Y	+1 / -	3	Partial capture
09-09 18:48	80m	- / -	DH1KJ	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 18:45	80m	- / -8	SP7OK	+5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 18:43	80m	-8 / -7	IN3WZS	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-09 18:41	80m	-1 / -16	HA7TM	+18 / +1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 18:10	40m	-1 / -	PD1RGW	- / +4	4	Partial capture
09-09 18:08	40m	+1 / -	F1RIQ	- / +1	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 08:47	40m	- / -3	OZ6P	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 08:46	40m	- / -11	9A6T	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 08:34	40m	-19 / -	M8FQT	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 08:30	40m	-14 / -	DK8HC	-13 / +6	3	✓ Closing observed
09-04 08:22	40m	-16 / -11	EI4DQ	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-04 08:19	40m	- / 0	DL3KVR	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:07	80m	-12 / -6	DO8SD	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-29 17:00	80m	-18 / -	DO1ID	+4 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 16:58	80m	-16 / -6	E70SZ	+3 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 16:39	40m	- / -10	YO3RU	+7 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 16:33	40m	-12 / -	IR7MGGC	- / -4	2	Partial capture
08-29 16:31	40m	-10 / -	IV3VFP	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-29 16:27	40m	-10 / -8	<...>	-7 / +8	2	Partial capture
08-29 16:23	40m	- / -	IK2TCV	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:20	40m	-12 / -5	IV3IEA	-2 / -	10	✓ Closing observed
08-29 16:18	40m	-11 / -	GB0SL	- / +3	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:17	40m	-14 / -	M6RXK	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:15	40m	-11 / +1	M1DZI	-12 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 15:19	20m	- / -	G4MHJ	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 14:24	20m	-14 / +8	F4NGO	-3 / +8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 14:09	20m	-9 / -	DL2YCP	- / -9	3	Partial capture
08-27 14:02	20m	-12 / -10	M7EJN	-9 / -4	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 13:59	20m	-12 / -4	EA7R	+8 / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 13:57	20m	-18 / -	HF30NPN	- / +7	2	Partial capture
08-27 13:56	20m	-8 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 13:48	20m	0 / -	G5EDB	- / -9	2	Partial capture
08-27 13:45	20m	-6 / -	LZ7VV	- / +8	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 13:29	40m	-16 / +1	DL9KM	-11 / +4	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 13:28	40m	-17 / -10	S57TW	+2 / -5	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 08:03	20m	-1 / -	SM2IEN	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 14:21	20m	-16 / -	VU3OIP	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-06 08:01	40m	- / +7	OK1AY	-20 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-02 09:42	20m	+1 / -	G3EFG	- / -17	6	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 09:00	20m	-2 / -	M6DDF	- / -11	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 08:58	20m	-4 / -	PD0AG	-22 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
07-31 08:56	20m	+1 / -	DL7BW	- / +4	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 08:53	20m	+1 / -8	F1BAY	-6 / -2	4	Partial capture
07-25 08:39	20m	-13 / -12	OH2ZZ	-22 / +6	3	✓ Full exchange observed
07-20 14:06	20m	-13 / -	<...>	- / -11	2	Partial capture
07-20 14:03	20m	-18 / -	EX8ABR	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 13:57	20m	-8 / -	EA8AT	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 13:56	20m	-8 / -	F4CKR	- / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180915  +2 1035  F1RIQ F1BOW R+01 (x2)
181045  -1 1035  PD1RGW F1BOW JN39 (x4)
081130 -15 1034  PA5VEN F1BOW JN39
081415 -15 1036  F1UFX F1BOW JN39
081445 -13 1036  SP100PKP F1BOW R-15
094115 -19 1044  IQ2AAH F1BOW R+01
094130 -17 1154  F1BOW IQ2AAH RR73
094145 -17 1043  IQ2AAH F1BOW 73
094230 -13 1539  F1BOW OK3MB JO70
094430 -15 1044  G0CLH F1BOW JN39
095430 -15 1154  F1BOW IQ2AAH RR73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
184200 +17  264  F1BOW HA7TM -16
184215  -1 1005  HA7TM F1BOW R+01
184230 +19  264  F1BOW HA7TM RR73
184330 -16 2030  F1BOW IN3WZS -07 (x2)
184415  -8 1006  IN3WZS F1BOW 73
184500  +6  985  F1BOW SP7OK -08 (x2)
184800  -4  755  F1BOW DH1KJ +11 (x2)
185000  +4 1508  F1BOW RC2Y KO73
185030 -12  420  F1BOW EA3HMM JN00
185030  -5 1258  F1BOW RK6OQ KN87
185030  +2 1507  F1BOW RC2Y KO73 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
140300  -4 2126  F1BOW M7EJN RR73
140915  -8 1084  DL2YCP F1BOW JN39 (x3)
142400 -13 1084  F4NGO F1BOW JN39
142415  -3  811  F1BOW F4NGO +08
142430 -17 1084  F4NGO F1BOW R+08
142445  -3  812  F1BOW F4NGO RRR
142500 -11 1085  F4NGO F1BOW 73
142645 -11 1861  F1BOW OS4K +10
143815 -15 1089  M7INZ F1BOW R-09
151900  -6  870  F1BOW G4MHJ RR73 (x3)
171730  -7 1086  SP5ZTM F1BOW R-09

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
151715 -16 1606  E71DOC F1BOW JN39 (x2)
151900 -17 1609  EA3HKA F1BOW JN39 (x2)
152045 -15 1612  T77R F1BOW JN39
152200 -24 1615  HG2DX F1BOW JN39
152315 -19 1618  IZ6BXV F1BOW JN39
152345 -16 1619  F4MBU F1BOW JN39 (x3)
152545 -15 1621  IZ6BXV F1BOW JN39 (x3)
091800  -7 1119  SP4DLD F1BOW JN39 (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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