G4ELZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO80

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G4ELZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 100 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-08 and 2026-08-25.

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 100 FT8 messages attributed to G4ELZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (75%), followed by 20 m (25%). 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 -8 dB.

Overview

100
Messages attributed
10
UTC dates decoded
18
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 75 20m · 25
First attributed message: 2026-07-08
Last attributed message: 2026-08-25 21:05 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
100 messages
Active dates
10 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 19, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 26, strong (≥ -8 dB) 55.

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 G4ELZ 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 G4ELZ

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
IO80 · 74 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,757 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-25 21:04 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 UTCBandG4ELZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-25 21:04 20m -18 / - IU4SQE - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 16:11 40m - / - DG4BBK -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 18:29 40m - / - G0AJH -17 / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 10:15 20m - / -21 UT7UJ +7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 21:53 80m -8 / - YO1BRANCUSI - / - 5 Partial capture
08-15 21:48 80m -6 / - F5PBG - / - 5 Partial capture
08-15 21:45 80m -8 / - DK1TBL - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 21:36 40m - / -15 DL7EDU -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 21:05 20m -10 / - DC7LR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 20:55 20m -14 / - DC7LR - / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 20:50 20m -17 / - DC7LR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 20:34 20m -20 / - DC7LR - / - 8 Partial capture
08-13 18:04 20m - / -8 7X3WPL -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-11 22:12 80m -2 / +3 TF4M +1 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 22:08 80m -4 / - 9A4ZM +19 / -7 5 Partial capture
08-11 22:07 80m -4 / -5 PA4PA +8 / +7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-09 16:05 40m - / -17 HA3GO -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 15:56 40m - / -21 SQ9M -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-07 16:36 40m - / +7 PD0IFI -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 19:36 80m -12 / -10 SQ2BXI +20 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-02 20:53 20m - / 0 3A2MW -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 19:09 60m - / - SM/N2YTF -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 19:07 60m - / -13 <...> -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 17:12 40m - / -4 DK5UR -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 20:09 60m - / +6 F5RAV -6 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 17:56 20m - / -17 M7YDM -6 / - 6 Partial capture
07-25 17:02 20m - / -14 OK7JN/P -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 19:12 20m -17 / - Z31PM - / - 3 Partial capture
07-19 23:02 40m - / -12 IT9GJK/P -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 17:49 20m - / -20 DL5KIM -4 / - 4 Partial capture
07-11 12:44 20m - / -11 PD0HLA -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-08 23:17 80m -9 / - A71QQ - / - 4 Partial capture
07-08 23:15 80m -10 / -10 OE8DDX +22 / -3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-08 22:58 80m -8 / - A71QQ - / - 19 Partial capture
07-08 22:37 80m - / -11 EA1IOK 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 22:31 80m - / -7 HB9HBY +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 22:21 80m -2 / - 4X1VE - / - 9 Partial capture
07-08 22:15 80m -8 / - OY/DO1BBM/M - / -3 8 Partial capture
07-08 22:12 80m -2 / - 4X1VE - / - 5 Partial capture
07-08 22:09 80m - / - DO9BAU +13 / - 11 Partial capture
07-08 22:09 80m 0 / - UA4FKT +17 / -4 5 ✓ Closing observed
07-08 22:07 80m - / - EA1IOK +2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-08 22:07 80m 0 / +7 EA5HM -6 / +4 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-08 22:05 80m -6 / -13 UG4L -1 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-04 16:10 40m - / - DJ0MAB -18 / - 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
205045 -15 1551  DC7LR G4ELZ IO80 (x7)
101515  +6 1204  G4ELZ UT7UJ -21 (x4)
195530 -22 1271  CT1END/P G4ELZ IO80 (x2)
210415 -17  790  IU4SQE G4ELZ IO80 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163730 -12  802  G4ELZ PD0IFI 73
155600 -18 1802  G4ELZ SQ9M -21 (x2)
160530 -16 1180  G4ELZ HA3GO -17 (x2)
161200 -24 1803  G4ELZ SQ9M -15
161200 -21 1871  G4ELZ DK9BF JO42
201445 -20 1540  G4ELZ CR5VP RR73
165745 -17  896  G4ELZ 5Q1T/LH -14
213630  -1 1194  G4ELZ DL7EDU -15 (x2)
182945 -19 1332  G4ELZ G0AJH JO01 (x2)
161100  -7  739  G4ELZ DG4BBK RR73 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221245  -1  534  TF4M G4ELZ R+02
221300  +3 1127  G4ELZ TF4M RR73
221315  -3  534  TF4M G4ELZ 73
214545 -10  554  DK1TBL G4ELZ R-06 (x2)
214815  -5  554  F5PBG G4ELZ +14 (x5)
215345  -9  554  YO1BRANCUSI G4ELZ IO80 (x5)
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192830 -15 1465  G4ELZ DK1TBL RR73
200915  -8 1084  G4ELZ F5RAV JN09 (x6)
190715  -9  241  G4ELZ <...> -13 (x4)
190945  -6 2729  G4ELZ SM/N2YTF RR73 (x2)

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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