F5ORE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IN97

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F5ORE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-20.

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 5 FT8 messages attributed to F5ORE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -20 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

5
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-20 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 20:15 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-20 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 F5ORE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to F5ORE

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
IN97 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,687 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 20:15 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 UTCBandF5ORE S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 20:10 80m -18 / -15 EC5M -12 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 20:08 80m - / -14 DK7ZT +4 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 20:07 80m -19 / -15 PC2J -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 20:02 80m - / -15 SK5AD 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 20:00 80m - / -17 DL0ABT -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 19:56 80m - / -12 OK2WMC +11 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 17:02 80m - / -4 DK6WS -6 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200315  +2 2049  F5ORE SK5AD -15
200745  -2 1538  F5ORE PC2J JO22 (x2)
200815  +9 1149  F5ORE DK7ZT -14
200845 -10 1538  F5ORE PC2J R-15
200845  +4 1149  F5ORE DK7ZT -14
200900 -19 1537  PC2J F5ORE RR73
200915  +2 1149  F5ORE DK7ZT -14 (x2)
201015 -12  498  F5ORE EC5M -15
201015  +0 1149  F5ORE DK7ZT -14
201030 -20 1537  EC5M F5ORE R-10
201045 -12  498  F5ORE EC5M RR73
201100 -15 1537  EC5M F5ORE 73
201500 -24 1537  SV1DKR F5ORE IN97

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