F5NKX — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IN99

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F5NKX, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 505 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 54 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-18.

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 505 FT8 messages attributed to F5NKX as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 54 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (86%), followed by 40 m (12%) and 80 m (1%). Most decodes (52%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12.8 dB.

Overview

505
Messages attributed
54
UTC dates decoded
121
Active 15-min windows
-12.8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 02:39 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
505 messages
Active dates
54 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12.8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 183, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 151, strong (≥ -8 dB) 171.

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 F5NKX

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
IN99 · 299 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,633 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-18 02:39 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 UTCBandF5NKX S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-12 04:20 40m - / -8 IK4TVP -12 / - 5 Partial capture
09-12 04:19 40m -13 / - HK3O - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 02:34 40m -1 / - KC0VTJ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 02:32 40m -3 / - KD2TDA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 05:53 40m -11 / - KJ5PTH - / -19 3 Partial capture
09-09 05:47 40m -18 / - KB5YNF - / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 05:35 40m -14 / - KR4HRC - / - 3 Partial capture
09-09 05:21 40m - / - F5PBG -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 00:50 40m -13 / - KB4SYV - / -9 5 Partial capture
08-31 06:36 20m +14 / - BG7BVI - / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 06:30 20m -8 / - ZL3GAV - / -5 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:58 80m -17 / - KR4DEA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 04:52 40m -13 / - N4BAF - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 20:50 20m -12 / - KC7FPF - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 20:43 20m -2 / - K5BYN - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 20:41 20m +5 / -17 JA4FKX -5 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 20:38 20m +4 / - N0WEG - / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 20:36 20m +2 / -18 F1SZC +4 / -13 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 20:35 20m -4 / - KC9JJS - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 20:29 20m 0 / - KB8RFE - / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 20:27 20m +2 / - AF4SH - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 20:25 20m -2 / - N9FME - / -7 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 20:22 20m +2 / - W8MPY - / -8 2 Partial capture
08-28 06:03 20m - / - DL1UDO -3 / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 05:29 20m -12 / - KL5E - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 05:34 40m -6 / - W7RPT - / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 05:30 40m - / - ON4KEB 0 / - 5 Partial capture
08-27 05:14 20m -13 / - KJ5IAI - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 19:16 20m -16 / - AD4K - / -11 2 Partial capture
08-25 19:22 20m -5 / - AD8IO - / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 19:20 20m -6 / -10 F5PBG +5 / -12 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-25 19:18 20m -4 / - K4OP - / -24 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 19:14 20m -4 / - KE8YOU - / -19 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 19:13 20m -6 / - K0LLE - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 19:11 20m -9 / - WV8DKR - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 19:10 20m -2 / - KF8DZL - / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 18:42 20m -9 / - N4CE - / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 18:24 20m 0 / - K3ATA - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 20:22 20m - / - DL1R +8 / - 9 Partial capture
08-24 20:16 20m - / - OS4K -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 20:14 20m -14 / - W1FJ - / -18 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 05:38 20m -11 / - W7RPT - / - 3 Partial capture
08-24 05:31 20m - / - G1CEC -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 19:36 20m -14 / - KJ4HI - / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 19:32 20m -15 / - KB1FJC - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 13:57 20m -12 / - WA9MED - / -20 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 13:56 20m -16 / - F1PPH -2 / -22 12 Partial capture
08-22 13:53 20m -16 / - K4IA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 13:43 20m -14 / - AA5AF - / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 13:33 20m -21 / - K5US - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
023745  +2 2287  CQ USA F5NKX IN99 (x2)
023845  -5 2287  KC0VTJ F5NKX IN99
041930 -11 2292  HK3O F5NKX IN99 (x3)
042045 -18 1870  F5NKX IK4TVP -08 (x5)
022130 -12 2659  WB8VOM F5NKX IN99
023800 -17 2079  N4NF F5NKX IN99
023845 -13 2079  W5OY F5NKX IN99
023915 -11 2079  EP2AES F5NKX IN99
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204245  -5 2937  F5NKX JA4FKX 73
204315  -3 2933  K5BYN F5NKX IN99 (x2)
205045 -10 2927  KC7FPF F5NKX IN99 (x2)
063000  -6 2964  ZL3GAV F5NKX IN99 (x4)
063230  +5 2958  VK3JV F5NKX IN99
063545  -1 2952  VK2BC F5NKX IN99
063645 +22 2951  BG7BVI F5NKX IN99 (x3)
063845  -5 2948  BA4VDC F5NKX IN99
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
003130  -3 3078  W4VG F5NKX IN99 (x2)
045800 -21 2469  W7YA F5NKX IN99
045830 -18 2469  KR4DEA F5NKX IN99 (x2)

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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