G6VES — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO83

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G6VES, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 21 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-19 and 2026-08-30.

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 21 FT8 messages attributed to G6VES as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). 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 -14 dB.

Overview

21
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 16:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
21 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 6.

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 G6VES 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 G6VES

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
IO83 · 19 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,744 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 16:32 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 UTCBandG6VES S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 13:02 20m -17 / - UT7UJ - / - 2 Partial capture
08-06 15:26 20m - / - DL1UDO -15 / - 3 Partial capture
08-06 11:59 20m - / -8 IQ4JO -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 17:56 20m -9 / - DG6YHX - / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 13:13 20m - / -14 F6HUK -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 12:44 20m - / - LZ2VQ -5 / - 2 Partial capture
07-02 12:33 20m - / -16 DF3IS +2 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
152645 -15 2320  G6VES DL1UDO JO31 (x2)
155715 -20 1807  CQ G6VES IO83 (x6)
130230 -15 2153  UT7UJ G6VES IO83 (x2)
130430 -14 2153  CQ G6VES IO83 (x5)

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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