G3IRQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO02

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G3IRQ, 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 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-27.

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 G3IRQ 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 -6 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

11
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 09:40 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
11 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 7.

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 G3IRQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to G3IRQ

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
JO02 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,470 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 09:38 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 UTCBandG3IRQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 09:40 20m - / -1 UT7UJ +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 09:38 20m -10 / - SP3DOF - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 09:07 20m -5 / - II7MGBR - / -13 2 Partial capture
08-27 09:04 20m -12 / -9 EA3KY -14 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-26 17:49 20m +2 / - IT9PHU - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175115  +1 2222  IT9PHU G3IRQ JO02
085900  -6 2223  9A4AA G3IRQ JO02
090430 -14 1923  G3IRQ EA3KY -09
090445 -12 2223  EA3KY G3IRQ R-12
090500 -13 1923  G3IRQ EA3KY RR73
090515 -11 2223  EA3KY G3IRQ 73
090715  -5 2223  II7MGBR G3IRQ JO02 (x2)
091400  -6 2223  VK3JMA G3IRQ JO02
093815 -10 2223  SP3DOF G3IRQ JO02 (x3)
094030  -1 2223  G3IRQ UT7UJ -01 (x3)

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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