HB9EXQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Switzerland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN47

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving HB9EXQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 21 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 10m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-30 and 2026-08-31.

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 HB9EXQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (57%), followed by 10 m (43%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

21
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
+8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-30
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 00:04 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
21 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 12.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with HB9EXQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to HB9EXQ

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
JN47 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
975 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 00:04 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 UTCBandHB9EXQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 00:01 160m - / - F5RRS -11 / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 23:58 160m +12 / - RI1FJL - / -13 12 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 18:03 10m -16 / - PY2MTG - / 0 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 18:00 10m -12 / - PY5TD - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 17:57 10m -11 / - UX7QV - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
235915 +17 1049  RI1FJL HB9EXQ JN47 (x4)
000100 -11 1896  HB9EXQ F5RRS JN36
000115  +5  822  RI1FJL HB9EXQ R-10
000130  -9 1896  HB9EXQ F5RRS JN36
000145 +12  822  RI1FJL HB9EXQ 73
000200  -8 1896  HB9EXQ F5RRS JN36
000215 +16  822  RI1FJL HB9EXQ JN47
000230 -16 1896  HB9EXQ F5RRS JN36
000245 +10  822  RI1FJL HB9EXQ JN47 (x4)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175700 -10 1172  CQ HB9EXQ JN47
175730 -13 1172  UX7QV HB9EXQ -13 (x2)
175830 -10 1171  PU7OHK HB9EXQ -15
180000 -13 1170  PY5TD HB9EXQ +12 (x2)
180130 -15 1171  PY2BZZ HB9EXQ RR73
180330 -15 1171  PY2MTG HB9EXQ R+00 (x2)

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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