F4EFZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN17

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F4EFZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 10 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 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 10 FT8 messages attributed to F4EFZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -10 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

10
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 17:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
10 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2.

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 F4EFZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to F4EFZ

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
JN17 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,401 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 17:57 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 UTCBandF4EFZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 17:44 20m -7 / - IU7VOL - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:39 20m -12 / -9 R3NCG -5 / +6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 17:26 20m -10 / - SP7OK - / +10 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
172145 -11 2084  R3NCG F4EFZ JN17
172615 -10 1047  SP7OK F4EFZ JN17 (x2)
173915 -14 1298  R3NCG F4EFZ JN17
173930  -5 1297  F4EFZ R3NCG -09
173945 -12 1297  R3NCG F4EFZ R+06 (x2)
174430  -9  868  IU7VOL F4EFZ JN17 (x3)
175715 -20  993  DL7HS F4EFZ JN17

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