GW/VK5PO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving GW/VK5PO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,007 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-13 and 2026-08-06.
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 1,007 FT8 messages attributed to GW/VK5PO 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 (57%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (62%); the estimated median was -7 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-08-06 13:48 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 1,007 messages
- Active dates
- 11 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -7 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -12 to +1 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 373, strong (≥ -8 dB) 624.
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 GW/VK5PO 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.
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 | GW/VK5PO S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-06 13:43 | 20m | - / -17 | DL1AG | -9 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 13:27 | 20m | -11 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 13:21 | 20m | -8 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 13:08 | 20m | -12 / - | <...> | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 12:56 | 20m | -4 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-06 12:52 | 20m | -11 / - | <...> | -14 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-06 07:43 | 20m | -1 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 07:40 | 20m | 0 / - | VK3BOY | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 07:34 | 20m | -1 / - | <...> | - / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 07:33 | 20m | - / - | IW5DLY | -4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-06 07:29 | 20m | -7 / - | <...> | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-05 18:43 | 20m | +1 / - | 9J2FI | - / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-05 18:12 | 20m | -9 / - | DM7XK | - / -11 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-05 18:09 | 20m | -4 / - | <...> | - / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-05 17:51 | 20m | -6 / - | <...> | - / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-05 06:49 | 20m | -11 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 15:08 | 20m | -12 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-02 15:03 | 20m | - / - | PD1ROS | -9 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 15:02 | 20m | -15 / - | K1ABC | -14 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-02 14:53 | 20m | -11 / - | <...> | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 14:42 | 20m | -12 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 13:58 | 20m | - / -13 | IV3HYD | -15 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 13:31 | 20m | -12 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 07:28 | 20m | - / - | <...> | -18 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-02 06:57 | 20m | -9 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 04:22 | 20m | -4 / - | NP3MR | - / -19 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 23:06 | 20m | -6 / - | K5MGY | - / -16 | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:36 | 20m | -5 / - | AC9HJ | - / -14 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:32 | 20m | -4 / - | WU9B | - / -12 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:27 | 20m | -8 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:27 | 20m | -5 / +5 | VE3XN | -11 / +8 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:22 | 20m | -8 / - | <...> | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:18 | 20m | -8 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-01 22:14 | 20m | -10 / - | <...> | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:08 | 20m | -8 / - | <...> | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 22:04 | 20m | -12 / - | TA7ARH | +3 / -1 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 21:56 | 20m | -10 / - | <...> | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 21:54 | 20m | -9 / - | W1DRC | - / -15 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 21:50 | 20m | -10 / - | PY2CAZ | - / -22 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 21:46 | 20m | -11 / - | K8ZZU | - / -21 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 21:42 | 20m | -14 / - | <...> | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 21:38 | 20m | -10 / - | K3UCQ | - / -16 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 21:17 | 20m | -12 / - | <...> | - / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 16:04 | 20m | - / - | <...> | -13 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-01 14:41 | 20m | -12 / - | <...> | -17 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-01 14:12 | 20m | - / - | <...> | -22 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-01 13:36 | 20m | -12 / - | HB9DGR | -6 / -15 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 12:39 | 20m | - / - | EA3IDY | -8 / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 12:38 | 20m | - / - | <...> | -11 / - | 7 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-01 12:07 | 20m | - / +2 | DH8WM | +8 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 132130 -6 2548 <...> GW/VK5PO RRR 132200 -9 2547 OM5MX GW/VK5PO -06 132330 -10 2547 <...> GW/VK5PO RRR 132600 -12 2548 CQ GW/VK5PO 132630 -11 2548 RZ4FWA GW/VK5PO -15 132700 -8 2548 <...> GW/VK5PO RRR (x2) 133430 -14 2547 CQ GW/VK5PO 133630 -14 2548 <...> GW/VK5PO RRR 133900 -13 2547 CQ GW/VK5PO (x2) 134345 -9 2549 GW/VK5PO DL1AG JN48 (x2) 134445 -14 2549 GW/VK5PO <...> 73 134800 -11 2548 CQ GW/VK5PO
UTC dB Audio Message 210130 -8 2730 GW/VK5PO R6FX LN14 210200 -8 340 GW/VK5PO OE8PIT 210215 -13 2082 GW/VK5PO IQ4JO JN63 (x5) 210730 -2 2982 GW/VK5PO <...> 73 210800 -8 1865 GW/VK5PO F5RRS JN36 (x2) 211445 -17 2082 GW/VK5PO IQ4JO JN63 211700 -1 2982 GW/VK5PO F4BYA JN19 (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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