F4VWS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IN88

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F4VWS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 653 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 37 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-03.

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 653 FT8 messages attributed to F4VWS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 37 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (87%), followed by 80 m (6%) and 40 m (6%). Most decodes (64%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (74%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

653
Messages attributed
37
UTC dates decoded
93
Active 15-min windows
-3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-03 17:31 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
653 messages
Active dates
37 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14.2 to +7.2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 48, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 125, strong (≥ -8 dB) 480.

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 F4VWS

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
IN88 · 306 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,799 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-03 17:31 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 UTCBandF4VWS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-03 17:35 80m - / - OK1YQ +10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 14:13 20m +8 / - F4DIA - / +4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 14:04 20m -4 / - F4HTV +7 / +3 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 14:03 20m - / -13 UB4CJS 0 / - 14 Partial capture
08-30 14:02 20m +3 / - UT7UJ - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 15:43 20m -12 / - DB1EF - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 15:38 20m -5 / - UN7IV -16 / -2 6 ✓ Closing observed
08-29 15:35 20m -4 / - DL6RH - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 20:35 20m +19 / +9 Z62NS +4 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 20:34 20m +8 / +5 HB10GBT -20 / -6 3 Partial capture
08-23 20:27 80m -5 / +1 OZ1IVA -18 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-23 20:21 80m -3 / -16 DO9BAU +3 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 20:17 80m -2 / - DL6UM +6 / -19 6 Partial capture
08-23 20:17 80m -6 / - LB5WB -4 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 20:16 80m -2 / - IQ4JO -2 / -2 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-23 20:16 80m 0 / -10 YO4NT +9 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 20:11 20m +6 / 0 DG6VC +2 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 20:09 20m +8 / - KE8ZDV - / -25 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 20:05 20m +12 / - KB1MLP - / -25 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 20:03 20m +10 / -10 OE5FIL +5 / -13 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 20:00 20m +15 / - XU7O - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:57 20m +16 / - F4NPL - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:56 20m +18 / - IW5ALZ - / -10 2 Partial capture
08-23 19:54 20m +22 / - BG5JGG - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 20:31 40m -11 / +2 DL1IP -5 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 20:22 80m -1 / - ON5VKE - / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 20:22 80m - / - OD5SB -15 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 20:20 80m -2 / -10 ES2DR +1 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 20:20 80m +2 / -12 RD7O +4 / -5 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 20:17 80m 0 / -4 SP9UPH +21 / +2 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 20:17 80m - / - SV1EKI -2 / - 9 Partial capture
08-19 20:17 80m +2 / -3 UA4FKT +8 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 17:46 20m 0 / - 9J2MM - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 17:45 20m 0 / - R2AL - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 17:43 20m +4 / - UN3P -21 / -4 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-19 17:41 20m 0 / - 9J2MM - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 17:38 20m +1 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 17:34 20m +1 / - 9J2MM - / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 17:31 20m -1 / - EP2AES - / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 17:28 20m +1 / - 9J2MM - / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 17:13 20m 0 / - VR2VOG - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 17:13 20m -2 / - 9J2MM - / - 13 Partial capture
08-19 17:11 20m +10 / - 7X2KF - / -6 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 17:09 20m +4 / - <...> - / -1 2 Partial capture
08-16 09:17 20m -10 / - V31DL - / 0 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 09:13 20m -16 / - M7DXP - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 20:19 20m 0 / - JA4MOK - / -25 2 Partial capture
08-15 20:18 20m -4 / - DL1IP - / -8 2 Partial capture
08-14 20:20 20m - / - DH5BM -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 20:12 20m -1 / - RZ4FWA - / -23 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202115  +0  857  CQ F4VWS IN88
202130  +2 2202  F4VWS DO9BAU JO62
202130  -2  856  F4VWS DO1OAS -03
202145  -2  857  DO9BAU F4VWS -02
202200  +1 2202  F4VWS DO9BAU R-16
202215  -4  857  DO9BAU F4VWS RR73
202230  +5 2202  F4VWS DO9BAU 73
202730 -24 1742  F4VWS OZ1IVA R+01
202745  -5  857  OZ1IVA F4VWS RR73
202800 -13 1742  F4VWS OZ1IVA 73
173100 -24 1425  CQ F4VWS IN88
173130 -24 1425  CT2GQA F4VWS -09
173530  +7 1530  F4VWS OK1YQ JN79
173530 -19 1425  F4VWS DO1FZL JO50
173600 +12 1530  F4VWS OK1YQ JN79
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
140530  +6  752  F4VWS F4HTV R+21
140545  -3 1925  F4HTV F4VWS RR73
140600  +4  752  F4VWS F4HTV 73
140730  -4 2350  F4VWS UB4CJS -13 (x9)
141245 +12 1925  CQ F4VWS IN88
141315  +7 1925  F4DIA F4VWS +04 (x2)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
173500 -20 2014  F4VWS HA7CH -15
173545 -19 2009  DJ8TX F4VWS RR73
173745 -20 2009  CQ F4VWS IN88
173815 -16 2009  M0PFX F4VWS -01 (x2)
174330 -20 1589  F4VWS DL5MKR JO60
071230 -16 1194  F4VWS DG6TOM JN58 (x2)
203045  -8 1132  CQ F4VWS IN88
203100  -4 1132  F4VWS DL1IP JN49
203115  -7 1132  DL1IP F4VWS +22
203130  -7 1132  F4VWS DL1IP R+02
203145 -15 1132  DL1IP F4VWS RR73
203200  -5 1132  F4VWS DL1IP 73
203615  +6  582  CQ F4VWS IN88

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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