F4LDK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN09

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F4LDK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 21 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-17.

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 21 FT8 messages attributed to F4LDK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -5 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

21
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 21:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
21 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-10 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 17.

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 F4LDK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to F4LDK

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
JN09 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,491 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-17 21:49 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 UTCBandF4LDK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 21:57 40m -5 / +5 EB3JT -16 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 21:56 40m -6 / - BH4ECL - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:54 40m -3 / - YB2TTM - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:53 40m -4 / -5 IU8RFW +4 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 21:52 40m -4 / - YO4NF - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:51 40m -6 / - BG7BVP - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:46 40m -4 / - BI8AWT - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 21:43 40m +1 / -8 DL9KM -13 / -13 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 21:43 40m -10 / - SP9JCN - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:43 40m - / - IU8RFW -19 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
215315  +2 1414  F4LDK IU8RFW JN70
215330  -3 1414  IU8RFW F4LDK -07
215345  +6 1414  F4LDK IU8RFW R-05
215400  -4 1414  IU8RFW F4LDK RR73
215415  +5 1414  F4LDK UA4FKT LO23
215430  -2 1414  YB2TTM F4LDK R-10 (x3)
215630  -7 1414  BH4ECL F4LDK -18 (x2)
215745 -15 1414  F4LDK EB3JT JN01
215800  -1 1414  EB3JT F4LDK +00
215815 -14 1414  F4LDK EB3JT R+05
215830  -9 1414  EB3JT F4LDK RR73
215845 -20 1414  F4LDK EB3JT 73

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