F5AUI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F5AUI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 94 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-31 and 2026-08-26.

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 94 FT8 messages attributed to F5AUI as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

94
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-31
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 14:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
94 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 35, strong (≥ -8 dB) 54.

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).

Most frequent locator attributed to F5AUI

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 · 62 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,370 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-26 14:59 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 UTCBandF5AUI S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-26 14:52 20m 0 / - YO2LFP - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 14:41 20m -10 / - DL1R - / -3 2 Partial capture
08-26 14:21 20m -3 / - IU2WHH - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 14:14 20m -12 / - SP9UPH - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 14:14 20m - / - RL3K -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 14:07 20m -13 / - IK4POG - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 14:01 20m -7 / - IU0VOG -15 / -3 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-26 13:53 20m -8 / - LA2GCA -20 / -2 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-26 13:51 20m -11 / - OE8RPK - / -11 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 13:48 20m -4 / - YO5PHL - / -5 3 Partial capture
08-26 13:44 20m - / - RZ4FWA 0 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 13:41 20m -2 / - IW8EYF - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 11:36 20m -6 / -12 RC2N -5 / -9 7 Partial capture
08-26 11:34 20m -1 / -23 IQ4JO +9 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 11:20 20m -13 / -16 CT3MD -3 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
145130  -9  744  CQ F5AUI JN18
145200  -2  744  YO2LFP F5AUI +01 (x2)
145300  -3  744  CQ F5AUI JN18 (x12)

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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