G3VOD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G3VOD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 67 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 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 67 FT8 messages attributed to G3VOD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (78%), followed by 80 m (16%) and 20 m (6%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 11 40m · 52 20m · 4

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 19:59 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 67 messages
Active dates: 8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 34, strong (≥ -8 dB) 21.

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 G3VOD in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

PA3FR · Netherlands A61FJ · United Arab Emirates BG0HP · China DJ8TX · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL7ACA · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA5HM · Spain MI7JQH · Northern Ireland DO5HOK · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 G3VOD

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 · 38 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,470 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-27 19:57 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 UTC	Band	G3VOD S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-07 19:41	160m	- / -16	PA3FR	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 10:11	40m	- / -10	DL8YBL	-24 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 10:10	40m	- / -4	DC2SF/P	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 19:57	80m	-18 / -	SP5KG	+11 / -14	4	Partial capture
08-27 19:49	80m	-22 / -	DO5HOK	- / +3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-18 19:51	40m	-10 / -	PE1OUW	- / -12	3	Partial capture
08-18 19:50	40m	-10 / -	EA5HM	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-18 19:44	40m	-8 / -	JA4FKX	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-18 19:45	40m	-2 / -	BG0HP	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 19:43	40m	-12 / -	MI7JQH	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-17 19:47	40m	- / -5	DL7ACA	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-03 19:50	40m	-15 / -	US5ZAY	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-03 19:46	40m	-12 / -	Z30WWA	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-29 20:04	40m	- / -10	LY100RADIO	-6 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194100 -11 1711  G3VOD PA3FR -16 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194815 -10 2438  VJ6X G3VOD JO02
194400  -7  734  JA4FKX G3VOD JO02 (x3)
194845 -11 2303  CQ G3VOD JO02 (x2)
195015  -8 2302  EA5HM G3VOD +13 (x2)
195115 -10 2303  PE1OUW G3VOD -12 (x3)
101045 -20 2281  G3VOD DC2SF/P JN58
101115 -24 1856  G3VOD DL8YBL JO31
101215 -15 1056  G3VOD DC2SF/P R-04
101245 -23 1851  G3VOD DL8YBL R-10

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194830 -12 2267  CQ G3VOD JO02 (x2)
194930 -22 1657  DO5HOK G3VOD +03 (x2)
195600 -15 1600  CQ G3VOD JO02 (x2)
195645  -8 1600  G3VOD OM6APJ JN99
195700 -17 1600  CQ G3VOD JO02 (x2)
195745 +11 2411  G3VOD SP5KG KO02
195800 -19 1600  SP5KG G3VOD -14 (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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