G0VPS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO93

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G0VPS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 11 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-21 and 2026-07-24.

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 11 FT8 messages attributed to G0VPS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -15 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

11
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-21
Last attributed message: 2026-07-24 16:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
11 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, 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 G0VPS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to G0VPS

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
IO93 · 9 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,612 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-24 16:57 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 UTCBandG0VPS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-24 16:56 20m -16 / - R6LKG - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 16:32 20m -17 / - 5B4ARQ - / - 3 Partial capture
07-24 16:13 20m - / -9 UA6YW -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 16:12 20m - / - DL6EL -17 / - 3 Partial capture
07-24 16:11 20m - / -13 OE1TKS +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 16:07 20m -23 / -18 HA1BF -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-21 15:01 20m -12 / - PE0F - / - 2 Partial capture
07-21 14:43 20m - / -2 DG7CF -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 14:24 20m - / - DJ0MAB -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 14:17 20m - / -3 HG8LXL +5 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 14:14 20m - / -17 UT5MD +10 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
160800  -1 1327  G0VPS HA1BF -18 (x2)
161145  +2  974  G0VPS OE1TKS -13 (x2)
161245 -20 2208  G0VPS DL6EL JN57
161315 -12  879  G0VPS UA6YW -09
161315 -14 2209  G0VPS DL6EL JN57
161345  -7  878  G0VPS UA6YW -09
161345 -16 2209  G0VPS DL6EL JN57
163245 -17 1200  5B4ARQ G0VPS IO93 (x3)
165615 -15 1117  R6LKG G0VPS R-10 (x2)
165745 -11  526  7Z1BM G0VPS IO93

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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