F8FTY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F8FTY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 297 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 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 297 FT8 messages attributed to F8FTY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (66%), followed by 60 m (16%) and 80 m (15%). Most decodes (60%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9.2 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 01:59 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 297 messages
- Active dates
- 23 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -9.2 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -18 to -3 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 56, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 114, strong (≥ -8 dB) 127.
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 F8FTY 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 F8FTY
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
- IN78 · 239 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 1,942 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-09-18 01:50 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 | F8FTY S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-18 19:33 | 80m | - / +4 | 5Q7DX | +5 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-18 19:29 | 80m | - / -9 | ON4DS | -10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-18 01:58 | 60m | -11 / - | VE3WMI | - / -11 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-18 01:49 | 60m | -8 / - | VE3WMI | - / -4 | 12 | Partial capture |
| 09-16 18:48 | 160m | - / -20 | OZ2LIN | +2 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-15 19:47 | 80m | - / 0 | GU4WRP | -14 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-14 08:47 | 40m | - / -11 | IK3JLT | -8 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-11 06:26 | 40m | -17 / -5 | IK4TVP | -10 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-10 19:13 | 60m | -15 / -14 | Z68PX | -9 / -13 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-10 17:22 | 40m | -16 / - | TA7MMI | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-10 04:00 | 60m | - / -12 | PA4PA | +6 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-10 03:37 | 160m | - / -8 | OR7K | -3 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-08 20:35 | 60m | -14 / - | D2ACE | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-03 00:08 | 80m | -17 / - | RI1FJL | - / -9 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-03 00:06 | 80m | -19 / - | VO2NS | - / -2 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-02 23:59 | 80m | -12 / - | RI1FJL | - / -12 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 23:46 | 80m | -16 / - | RI1FJL | - / -9 | 14 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 20:54 | 80m | - / -9 | F5UTN | -4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 20:34 | 60m | -16 / -15 | ER1CW | -13 / -8 | 16 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-31 19:27 | 20m | -6 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 15 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 19:20 | 20m | -7 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 19:12 | 20m | -6 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 18:57 | 20m | 0 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 16 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 17:18 | 20m | -4 / - | SP3HIF | - / +8 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 17:14 | 20m | -4 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 17:07 | 20m | -8 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 16:58 | 20m | -6 / - | BG0FQU | - / - | 10 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 16:56 | 20m | -3 / -7 | R3TY | +2 / -4 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-27 16:18 | 20m | -8 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 24 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 11:52 | 20m | -7 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 11:14 | 20m | -9 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 15 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 00:28 | 80m | -18 / - | CX1UI | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-26 17:14 | 20m | -6 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-26 17:08 | 20m | -8 / - | RI1FJL | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-26 17:02 | 20m | -9 / - | 8Z1IT | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-26 16:59 | 20m | -8 / - | TA1MB | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-26 16:55 | 20m | -12 / - | TA1MB | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-26 16:33 | 20m | +4 / - | G8IXM | - / -11 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-26 16:32 | 20m | +4 / - | UA3IDQ | - / -22 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-21 17:56 | 20m | -14 / - | RD0L | - / -7 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-21 16:47 | 20m | -16 / - | YB7CC | - / -14 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-21 16:37 | 20m | -8 / - | C91RU | - / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-19 21:14 | 60m | -15 / -2 | F5PBG | -16 / - | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-19 21:13 | 60m | -15 / +1 | OJ0JR | +3 / -4 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-18 19:26 | 60m | -16 / - | 8C81KS | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-18 19:21 | 60m | -15 / +1 | OJ0YL | -8 / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-17 18:37 | 20m | -14 / - | 8Z1IT | - / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-17 18:35 | 20m | -6 / - | VE1VAS | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 07-17 01:02 | 80m | -11 / - | <...> | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 07-17 00:55 | 40m | -10 / -8 | <...> | -6 / -11 | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 000515 -19 2097 RI1FJL F8FTY IN78 000615 -17 1205 VO2NS F8FTY IN78 (x4) 000845 -17 1205 RI1FJL F8FTY IN78 (x3) 035200 -14 2355 AA5R F8FTY IN78 194730 -14 2114 F8FTY GU4WRP +00 (x2) 192900 -7 1042 F8FTY ON4DS -09 (x2) 193315 +5 1269 F8FTY 5Q7DX +04 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 014930 -5 875 VE3WMI F8FTY IN78 (x15)
UTC dB Audio Message 003345 -22 1800 <TM25TFR> F8FTY IN78 033700 -5 1996 F8FTY OR7K -08 (x2) 184830 +3 2593 F8FTY OZ2LIN -20 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 070030 -14 1438 F8FTY DJ0MAB R-11 005530 -6 2569 F8FTY <...> -08 005615 -10 573 <...> F8FTY R-11 222045 -10 790 TN8GD F8FTY IN78 172215 -17 774 TA7MMI F8FTY IN78 (x2) 062400 -16 783 AK9B F8FTY R-11 (x2) 062645 -8 1663 F8FTY IK4TVP -05 (x2) 062730 -17 783 IK4TVP F8FTY 73 084200 -13 2279 F8FTY GX4RAF/P RR73 084730 -9 2423 F8FTY IK3JLT JN65 (x2) 194515 -14 1446 TA7MMI F8FTY IN78
UTC dB Audio Message 192715 -4 440 RI1FJL F8FTY IN78 (x15)
UTC dB Audio Message 101400 -17 1066 F8FTY DL3MIB 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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