F4FFZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IN87

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F4FFZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 10 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-27.

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 F4FFZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -1 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

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

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 19:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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 F4FFZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to F4FFZ

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
IN87 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,830 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 19:54 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 UTCBandF4FFZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 20:06 80m - / -5 G7DPE -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 19:57 80m +2 / - LZ2VQ -16 / -20 3 Partial capture
08-27 19:56 80m +1 / - DK7ZT - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 19:53 80m -4 / - F9IE - / +5 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 19:46 80m - / +1 F4HER -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194700  -3 1567  F4FFZ F4HER RR73
195130  -4 1432  EA3FR F4FFZ IN87
195300  -4 1432  F9IE F4FFZ IN87 (x5)
195630  +0 1505  DK7ZT F4FFZ R-10 (x2)
195745 -16 1662  F4FFZ LZ2VQ KN23
195830  +1 1505  LZ2VQ F4FFZ -20 (x2)
200600 -13 1451  F4FFZ G7DPE -05 (x2)
200700  -3 1468  F4FFZ EA5HM IM99

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