F4FRG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IN98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F4FRG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 115 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 20m, 10m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 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 115 FT8 messages attributed to F4FRG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (73%), followed by 20 m (24%) and 10 m (3%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (76%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

115
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
12
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 20:11 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
115 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-10 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 25, strong (≥ -8 dB) 87.

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 F4FRG

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
IN98 · 55 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,657 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 20:11 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 UTCBandF4FRG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 20:09 60m -5 / -12 ER1CW -16 / -25 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 20:05 60m -5 / - IZ0AIO - / -10 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 20:02 60m -4 / -5 OH3GBW -3 / -6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:56 60m -6 / -20 LZ3TA -7 / -25 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:51 60m -7 / - MM0GHM - / +1 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 19:50 60m -8 / -13 PA0EBG -16 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:48 60m -6 / +2 F4MUF -11 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:46 60m -4 / -3 PE1MHY -10 / +9 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:45 60m -8 / - ON7PM - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 19:44 60m -4 / - MI0UYD - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 19:25 60m -5 / +1 F5PEG -13 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:22 60m -4 / +6 DL4YDR -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 19:22 60m -4 / - F5OZC -6 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:20 60m 0 / +5 IK4CBO -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 19:19 60m -2 / +6 SP9CXN +6 / +5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 19:17 60m -4 / - DL9ZALQRP - / -2 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:08 60m - / - ES5MG -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:06 60m - / -3 SP5OSF -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:05 60m - / - S56FPW -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:02 60m - / +3 ON7KEI -21 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 16:59 60m - / -12 DL7UKM -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:50 60m - / -12 SV2JAO -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:48 60m - / -12 ES5MG -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 20:28 60m -8 / - DH5KLI - / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 20:24 60m -9 / -6 DL2AMM -10 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 20:22 60m -8 / -5 DM5DX 0 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 20:21 60m -8 / 0 IV3FSG -6 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 20:19 60m -9 / -10 ER5GB -2 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-14 20:09 20m +6 / - BG7BMG - / -8 8 ✓ Closing fragment
07-14 20:07 20m 0 / - EX8ABR - / - 3 Partial capture
07-14 20:06 20m 0 / - BG5BNW - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-14 20:04 20m +2 / - BH4ECL - / -1 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200330  -5  350  F4FRG OH3GBW R-05
200345  -4 2648  OH3GBW F4FRG RR73
200400  -2  350  F4FRG OH3GBW 73
200515  -4 2649  IZ0AIO F4FRG -10 (x5)
200900  -4 2648  ER1CW F4FRG IN98
200915 -17 1670  F4FRG ER1CW -12
200930  -5 2649  ER1CW F4FRG R-25
200945 -16 1670  F4FRG ER1CW RR73
201000  -7 2648  ER1CW F4FRG 73
201030  -5 2649  CQ F4FRG IN98 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200545  +2 2772  BH4ECL F4FRG R-04 (x2)
200645  -1 2772  BG5BNW F4FRG -05 (x2)
200745  +1 2773  EX8ABR F4FRG IN98 (x3)
200915  +6 2773  BG7BMG F4FRG IN98 (x8)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164900 -15 2525  F4FRG IU8ADS JN70
165145 -24 1829  LY1SR F4FRG IN98
165845 -24 1831  LY1DX F4FRG IN98
170445 -22 1833  CQ F4FRG IN98

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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