F5GNM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F5GNM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-20 and 2026-09-07.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to F5GNM 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 (61%), followed by 20 m (39%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (61%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (96%); the estimated median was -4 dB.

Overview

23
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-07 18:02 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
23 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-7 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, strong (≥ -8 dB) 22.

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 F5GNM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to F5GNM

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 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,370 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-07 18:00 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 UTCBandF5GNM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-07 17:59 40m -6 / 0 F1UNR -14 / -3 11 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 17:54 40m -3 / -12 DL6NDN +5 / +3 12 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175700  -3 2332  DL6NDN F5GNM R+03
175715  +7 2334  F5GNM DL6NDN RR73
175730  -4 2333  DL6NDN F5GNM RR73 (x2)
175930  -8 2226  F1UNR F5GNM JN18
175945 -17 2227  F5GNM F1UNR +00
180000  -5 2227  F1UNR F5GNM JN18
180015 -15 2227  F5GNM F1UNR +00
180030  -5 2226  F1UNR F5GNM R-03
180045 -15 2227  F5GNM F1UNR +00
180100  -4 2226  F1UNR F5GNM R-06
180115 -10 2227  F5GNM F1UNR RRR
180130  -7 2226  F1UNR F5GNM R-06 (x3)

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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