F1BTG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN25

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F1BTG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 52 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-19 and 2026-08-26.

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 52 FT8 messages attributed to F1BTG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (60%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (75%); the estimated median was -2 dB.

Overview

52
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 07:21 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
52 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 39.

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 F1BTG

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
JN25 · 27 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,346 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-26 07:21 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 UTCBandF1BTG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-26 05:51 20m -13 / - XE2MDH - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 07:18 20m -7 / - XE2V - / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 07:15 20m -2 / - GJ0KYZ - / -6 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 07:11 20m -2 / -13 E75C -4 / -15 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-01 07:06 20m -1 / - YO5PHL - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 07:05 20m -2 / -8 ON1JP -18 / -3 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-01 07:05 20m - / - RZ4FWA -18 / - 3 Partial capture
08-01 06:30 20m +1 / - KE2UK - / -17 3 Partial capture
07-31 19:32 20m -5 / - TN8GD - / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 19:28 20m 0 / -9 R1BEO -9 / -4 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-31 19:24 20m 0 / - BG4UCZ - / -15 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 19:22 20m +3 / - A61SD - / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 19:16 20m +3 / - JE1LFX - / -17 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 14:17 20m -16 / - TF3PPN - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
071215  -4 1739  F1BTG E75C RR73
071230  -2  928  E75C F1BTG 73
071545  -2  927  GJ0KYZ F1BTG JN25 (x4)
071815  -7  928  XE2V F1BTG JN25 (x2)
184930 -11 1764  F1BTG <...> -20
185400 -22 1951  F1BTG JA0LFV -12
185400  -9  720  F1BTG BA3NZ -17
055145 -18 1988  XE2MDH F1BTG JN25 (x3)
072145  +5 1988  FK8HC F1BTG JN25

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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