F8BON — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F8BON, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 415 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-20 and 2026-10-02.
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 415 FT8 messages attributed to F8BON as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (40%), followed by 160 m (33%) and 60 m (18%). Most decodes (85%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (67%); the estimated median was -5 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-10-02 22:37 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 415 messages
- Active dates
- 12 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -5 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -16 to +8 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 50, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 87, strong (≥ -8 dB) 278.
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 F8BON in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
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 F8BON
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
- IN86 · 267 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 1,867 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-10-02 22:36 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 UTC | Band | F8BON S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-02 22:36 | 60m | -3 / - | N8OQ | - / -15 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 22:34 | 60m | -2 / -1 | A65D | -17 / -6 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 22:32 | 60m | -2 / - | EA8BBJ | - / -5 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 22:27 | 60m | -4 / -10 | SV3AUW | -12 / 0 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 22:24 | 60m | -6 / -1 | T77RN | -3 / -8 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-30 21:55 | 160m | -13 / - | 9K2HS | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 21:33 | 160m | -4 / - | EA4DS | - / -5 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-30 21:29 | 160m | -6 / -12 | EA4HPY | -12 / - | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-30 21:15 | 160m | -10 / -14 | OE6AXG | +18 / -11 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-30 21:08 | 160m | -16 / - | GW0ARK | - / -9 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 20:56 | 160m | -7 / - | DB100FT | -11 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 20:42 | 160m | -16 / - | DB100FT | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 20:40 | 160m | -12 / - | DP75BAC | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 20:01 | 160m | -15 / - | OH0Z | - / - | 9 | Partial capture |
| 09-24 22:40 | 160m | -16 / -10 | F5RRS | +2 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-24 22:09 | 160m | -17 / -8 | 4X1UF | 0 / -12 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-24 22:08 | 160m | -16 / - | F2VX/P | - / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-24 22:05 | 160m | -15 / - | SV9MBH | - / -18 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-23 23:14 | 60m | -5 / - | W1NG | - / -2 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-23 23:12 | 60m | -2 / - | KP4U | - / -10 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-23 23:09 | 60m | -3 / +8 | LY5O | -8 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 23:07 | 60m | -4 / - | TA4SSK | -10 / -7 | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 23:05 | 60m | -4 / - | TF8KW | -14 / 0 | 6 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 23:03 | 80m | -3 / - | KP4AA | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-23 22:48 | 160m | -6 / -6 | GU8FBO | -12 / +4 | 9 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 22:44 | 160m | -6 / -8 | S56EPX | -4 / -11 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 22:43 | 160m | -9 / - | CT2GQA | - / +1 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-23 22:27 | 160m | -11 / - | F4UJU | -6 / - | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 22:11 | 160m | -17 / - | GM5TGA | - / -5 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-23 22:09 | 160m | -12 / - | SM2LKW | -10 / -6 | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 22:07 | 160m | -9 / - | GX7RAF/P | - / -18 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-23 22:05 | 160m | -14 / 0 | G4ITR | -8 / +5 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 22:02 | 160m | -13 / +2 | F5NZ | -17 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 21:59 | 80m | -10 / - | F8FUA | -4 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 21:31 | 60m | -9 / - | TF3VE | -10 / -2 | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 21:20 | 80m | -15 / - | RI1FJZ | -15 / -21 | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 20:59 | 160m | -12 / -2 | LA9JKA | -24 / +5 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 20:43 | 160m | -11 / 0 | DK7ZT | +2 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 20:38 | 160m | -14 / - | EA1AT | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 09-23 20:27 | 160m | -18 / -3 | LA6YEA | +6 / -2 | 3 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-23 19:18 | 160m | - / -14 | ES2AJ | -12 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-23 19:03 | 160m | -21 / +3 | F5PAC | -15 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-23 18:55 | 160m | -22 / - | JA3BFL | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-23 18:43 | 160m | -12 / - | 7M4BEN | - / - | 18 | Partial capture |
| 09-18 21:43 | 60m | -6 / - | ER1CW | - / -9 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-18 21:42 | 60m | -4 / - | EA7L | - / +1 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-18 21:41 | 60m | -3 / - | GM4JYB | -8 / -8 | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-18 21:38 | 60m | -6 / - | VE1YX | - / -3 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-18 21:37 | 60m | -7 / - | F1OIL | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-18 21:36 | 60m | -10 / - | F4MPE | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 222745 -12 2167 F8BON SV3AUW -10 222800 -3 1535 SV3AUW F8BON R+00 222815 -12 2167 F8BON SV3AUW RR73 222830 -3 1535 SV3AUW F8BON 73 223230 -3 1535 EA8BBJ F8BON IN86 (x3) 223400 -1 1535 A65D F8BON IN86 223415 -18 2072 F8BON A65D -01 223430 +0 1535 A65D F8BON R-06 223445 -16 2072 F8BON A65D RR73 223500 -6 1535 A65D F8BON 73 223600 -3 1535 N8OQ F8BON IN86 (x3)
UTC dB Audio Message 214330 -8 1004 F4JVG F8BON IN86 214430 -8 1004 F4MGP F8BON IN86 (x3) 212045 -18 1504 RI1FJZ F8BON IN86 (x3) 212230 -15 1222 F8BON RI1FJZ RR73 212245 -13 1504 RI1FJZ F8BON 73 215945 -1 1542 F8BON F8FUA +26 (x2) 220030 -10 1505 F8FUA F8BON 73 230330 -5 1504 KP4AA F8BON IN86 (x2) 223815 -4 1504 UN0GY F8BON 73
UTC dB Audio Message 213000 -7 1865 F8BON EA4HPY -12 213015 -4 1102 EA4HPY F8BON R+11 213030 -14 1865 F8BON EA4HPY RR73 213045 -4 1102 EA4HPY F8BON R+11 213100 -16 1865 F8BON EA4HPY RR73 213115 -10 1102 EA4HPY F8BON 73 213345 +0 1102 EA4DS F8BON -05 (x4) 215530 -11 1502 9K2HS F8BON IN86 (x5)
UTC dB Audio Message 200845 -20 1590 JA4FKX F8BON IN86 201015 -16 1590 <...> F8BON R-18 201230 -17 1590 F8BON IK3VVC JN55 201245 -15 1590 <...> F8BON IN86 (x3) 201430 -4 1588 F8BON EW8DU KO52 (x2) 201515 -13 1590 EW8DU F8BON +05 201530 +0 1589 F8BON EW8DU R-04 201545 -13 1590 EW8DU F8BON RR73 201600 -6 1589 F8BON EW8DU RR73 (x2) 192745 -3 970 JA4FKX F8BON R-01 193045 +2 970 RI1FJL F8BON R-02
UTC dB Audio Message 180045 +16 1179 BA3QIQ F8BON -12 180115 +6 1179 A41FA F8BON IN86 (x6) 180445 +11 1179 VE6BMX F8BON -05 (x2) 180530 -7 1180 F8BON YO4NF -10 180630 +2 1179 F8STC F8BON IN86 180645 -11 431 F8BON F8STC +00 180700 +0 1179 F8STC F8BON R-03 (x2) 180830 +5 1179 BG4OOO F8BON 73
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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