F4JNW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN18

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F4JNW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 10m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-09-08.

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 28 FT8 messages attributed to F4JNW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (64%), followed by 10 m (21%) and 80 m (14%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (79%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

28
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-08 04:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
28 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 12, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 F4JNW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to F4JNW

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
JN18 · 14 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,370 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-08 04:52 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 UTCBandF4JNW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-08 04:57 80m -24 / -15 DK7ZT +7 / -9 2 Partial capture
09-08 04:54 80m - / -14 DO8JB -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 04:51 80m -21 / - W1VT - / -15 3 Partial capture
09-08 04:44 40m -18 / - 5N0YEN - / - 6 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
045130 -24  968  W1VT F4JNW JN18 (x3)
045415  -6  969  F4JNW DO8JB JO32 (x3)
045715  +7 1115  F4JNW DK7ZT -15
045800 -24  968  DK7ZT F4JNW R-09
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044430 -22 1296  5N0YEN F4JNW JN18 (x6)

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