G4FTC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO91

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G4FTC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 341 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-24.

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 341 FT8 messages attributed to G4FTC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (77%), followed by 40 m (23%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 12:00-18:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (70%); the estimated median was -2.9 dB.

Overview

341
Messages attributed
9
UTC dates decoded
28
Active 15-min windows
-2.9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-24 13:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
341 messages
Active dates
9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-2.9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 32, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 70, strong (≥ -8 dB) 239.

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.

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 G4FTC

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
IO91 · 194 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,607 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-24 13:37 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 UTCBandG4FTC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-24 13:48 20m -6 / - HB9CUZ -7 / -11 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 13:36 20m +6 / - SM6BWH - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 13:32 20m -4 / +7 DM2AB 0 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 13:31 20m +2 / - RA0SE - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 13:29 20m +2 / - S55A - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 13:23 20m +7 / -1 R7OV -3 / -11 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 13:20 20m +4 / +6 IK4LZH +10 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 13:16 20m +3 / - DG6OAY -9 / -4 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 13:13 20m - / - G5JCC -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 13:12 20m +7 / - DH4FAI - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 13:09 20m +11 / - DL3KBJ -20 / -14 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 13:09 20m - / -15 F4BYA -5 / - 5 Partial capture
08-24 13:04 20m 0 / - DH2RL - / -12 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 13:02 20m - / - HB9IUI -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 13:02 20m +10 / +3 CT2HEX -10 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 13:00 20m +6 / - UR5WCS - / -10 3 Partial capture
08-24 12:57 20m +11 / +9 OH7FQH -15 / -19 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 12:55 20m +6 / 0 RN6MA +8 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 12:53 20m +7 / - OE8PIT - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 13:05 20m -2 / - RN3N - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 13:02 20m - / -3 PD7JLP -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:58 20m - / - MW0YAE -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 12:56 20m - / -11 R4FDW -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 12:56 20m +3 / +6 G7EVY -4 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 12:51 20m 0 / - SM7WNM - / +2 5 Partial capture
08-23 12:49 20m +9 / - LZ1BT - / -13 3 Partial capture
08-23 12:46 20m +10 / - SV1CDU - / -6 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:44 20m +10 / - W9DHI - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:42 20m - / - F6FDY -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 12:42 20m +4 / - UR5WCS - / +8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:39 20m +2 / - F1ODM - / -12 2 Partial capture
08-23 12:37 20m +2 / - HA7ST - / +8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:34 20m +4 / - F4AWT -7 / -13 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-23 12:31 20m -2 / - DL1R +3 / -8 10 Partial capture
08-23 12:30 20m +1 / -4 IK2ZJR +6 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 12:30 20m +5 / - OK2VCR - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:28 20m +9 / -14 PD9FLX +6 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-17 16:42 20m 0 / - DL1JJB - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 16:37 20m -3 / -22 JA6VQA -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-17 16:29 20m -5 / - UR5WCS - / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 16:26 20m -11 / - YO8XFU -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-17 16:22 20m -7 / - JA6VQA - / 0 4 Partial capture
08-16 15:07 20m -2 / - SM7MDI - / -23 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 15:00 20m - / - PD2WL -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 14:53 20m -16 / - EA3AGF - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 14:50 20m -14 / - DL6RH - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 14:45 20m -8 / - IZ5MJO - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 14:41 20m -14 / - PH7GD - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 14:38 20m -6 / - UT8SQ - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 13:51 20m -16 / - R3KAB - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
133300  -6 1822  DM2AB G4FTC +21
133315  +1 1823  G4FTC DM2AB R+07
133330  -1 1822  DM2AB G4FTC RR73
133345  +3 1823  G4FTC DM2AB 73
133400  +7 1822  CQ G4FTC IO91 (x4)
133600  +4 1822  SM6BWH G4FTC +00 (x2)
133700  +9 1822  CQ G4FTC IO91 (x2)
134830 -18 1822  HB9CUZ G4FTC R-11
134845  -7 1728  G4FTC HB9CUZ RR73
134900  +5 1822  HB9CUZ G4FTC 73
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
161945 -22 2130  G4FTC DF0PW R-02
162245 -19 1329  G4FTC DL9KM R-01
164700 -17 2130  EA1SS G4FTC RR73
164730 -20 2130  CQ G4FTC IO91 (x4)
165700 -20 2130  DL1AUW G4FTC RR73
165730 -21 2130  CQ G4FTC IO91

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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