HB9CFU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Switzerland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN46

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving HB9CFU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 44 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-07-23.

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 44 FT8 messages attributed to HB9CFU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (75%), followed by 10 m (25%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (50%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (73%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

44
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-07-23 11:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
44 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 32.

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 HB9CFU 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 HB9CFU

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
JN46 · 32 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,020 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-23 11:00 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 UTCBandHB9CFU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-14 16:25 20m -24 / -15 7Z1BM -24 / -13 2 Partial capture
07-14 16:10 20m -8 / - IS0CDO - / +3 3 Partial capture
07-06 15:30 20m -14 / - CN2DX - / - 4 Partial capture
06-30 08:51 10m -5 / - YB7WW - / - 6 Partial capture
06-30 08:47 10m -6 / -13 UN0GY -11 / -16 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-30 07:42 20m +6 / +3 PD5MVH 0 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-26 17:45 20m +7 / - BA7SAY - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 17:43 20m -5 / -10 G4YLJ -10 / -3 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-26 17:41 20m -3 / - BG2ATH - / - 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
074230  +0 2519  HB9CFU PD5MVH +03
074245  +6 2519  PD5MVH HB9CFU R-04
074300  +0 2519  HB9CFU PD5MVH RR73
074315  +3 2520  PD5MVH HB9CFU 73
153045 -14 1781  CN2DX HB9CFU JN46 (x4)
153415 -16 1558  BG5CNL HB9CFU JN46
161045  -2 2540  IS0CDO HB9CFU R+03 (x3)
162530 -24 1856  7Z1BM HB9CFU R-13
162615 -24 1856  HB9CFU 7Z1BM -15
110045 -16 1735  A71CT HB9CFU JN46
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
084700  -6 2246  YB7WW HB9CFU JN46
084730  -7 2507  UN0GY HB9CFU JN46
084745 -11 2507  HB9CFU UN0GY -13
084800  -8 2507  UN0GY HB9CFU JN46
084815 -13 2507  HB9CFU UN0GY -13
084830  -1 2507  UN0GY HB9CFU R-16
084845 -10 2507  HB9CFU UN0GY RR73
084900  -9 2507  UN0GY HB9CFU 73
085130 -10 2240  YB7WW HB9CFU JN46 (x6)

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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