JA1PCM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Japan Most frequent locator attributed to this token: QM05

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving JA1PCM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 16 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-06-19.

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 16 FT8 messages attributed to JA1PCM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -15 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

16
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-06-19 19:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
16 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 9, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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 JA1PCM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to JA1PCM

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
QM05 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,798 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-19 19:36 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 UTCBandJA1PCM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 21:12 20m - / -8 9K2GR -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 21:13 20m - / -25 G3VCQ +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 09:35 20m - / - SV1MOZ +3 / - 4 Partial capture
07-17 19:57 20m - / - US5HL -4 / - 2 Partial capture
06-28 21:23 20m - / - YO7BPC -10 / - 4 Partial capture
06-25 19:25 20m - / -3 IR7RMAT -15 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
212300 -12  920  JA1PCM YO7BPC KN24 (x4)
204530  +4 2152  JA1PCM OL6WWA RR73
195745  -2  338  JA1PCM US5HL KN69 (x2)
093530  +0  595  JA1PCM SV1MOZ KM17 (x4)
211300  +9 1844  JA1PCM G3VCQ -25 (x2)
211200 -13 2258  JA1PCM 9K2GR -08 (x2)

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