G4SDK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO84

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G4SDK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 80 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 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 80 FT8 messages attributed to G4SDK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (98%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

80
Messages attributed
11
UTC dates decoded
26
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 22:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
80 messages
Active dates
11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 23, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 41.

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 G4SDK 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 G4SDK

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
IO84 · 69 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,753 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 22:17 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 UTCBandG4SDK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 22:15 20m -1 / - HK3AB - / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 22:13 20m +2 / - XE1RK - / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 22:11 20m -2 / - HI8L - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 21:56 20m -3 / - HK3C - / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 21:53 20m -6 / - XQ1KK - / -18 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 21:01 20m - / -9 XU7O -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 20:04 20m -12 / - D2IM - / - 2 Partial capture
08-10 21:18 20m -22 / 0 EA6UE -8 / -5 2 Partial capture
07-24 21:34 20m -11 / - Z62NS - / - 3 Partial capture
07-24 21:31 20m -14 / - 9Y4C - / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 21:28 20m -16 / - Z62NS - / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 20:38 20m - / -1 IK4LZH -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 20:28 20m -16 / -18 F1PBZ -12 / -9 3 Partial capture
07-24 20:26 20m -16 / - SV5BYP - / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 20:48 20m - / +4 CS8ABF -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 21:13 20m -24 / -9 TN8GD -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-20 20:35 20m - / - LA2GCA -10 / - 5 Partial capture
07-19 20:39 20m -19 / - EX8ABR - / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 17:20 20m -21 / -10 F5RRS -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
07-18 17:20 20m -20 / +8 R2AL -13 / +2 2 Partial capture
07-18 17:02 20m -20 / -10 UR5EDX +10 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-18 16:08 20m -16 / - XV9T - / - 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
215545 -10 1678  XQ1KK G4SDK 73
215630  -5 1678  HK3C G4SDK IO84 (x4)
221130  -7 1678  HI8L G4SDK IO84 (x2)
221330  +0 1678  XE1RK G4SDK IO84 (x4)
221530  -5 1678  HK3AB G4SDK IO84 (x4)

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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