LA7ZGA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Norway Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO59

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving LA7ZGA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-28 and 2026-10-02.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to LA7ZGA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (50%), followed by 80 m (43%) and 40 m (7%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -20 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-20 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 6 40m · 1 20m · 7
First attributed message: 2026-08-28
Last attributed message: 2026-10-02 16:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
14 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-20 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 LA7ZGA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to LA7ZGA

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
JO59 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,266 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-02 16:57 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 UTCBandLA7ZGA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-02 17:05 40m - / -12 RV3YN -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 17:04 40m - / -9 R2EC +8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 16:57 40m - / -12 R2EC +8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 22:01 80m - / -17 OE3CQB +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:55 80m - / -11 M0WID +4 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:49 80m - / - DL1UDO +8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 21:49 80m - / -13 DO5HOK +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:45 80m - / - DO1MDO +5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:42 80m -16 / - Z61DX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 21:34 80m - / -4 DL1MST +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:31 80m - / -16 DO9BAU +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:27 80m -21 / -24 UA4FKT +6 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-30 21:26 80m - / -23 F1PBZ +1 / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 21:24 80m - / -19 RN2F +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-22 20:10 60m - / -7 LA6OCA -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 18:22 20m -22 / - IU1DXU - / -8 3 Partial capture
08-28 18:21 20m -22 / - YO9BZK - / -6 2 Partial capture
08-28 18:19 20m -16 / - SP5ZTM - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 17:52 20m - / -8 F4ACR +16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 17:24 20m - / -4 E70SZ +7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 13:40 20m - / -19 DG5DR -7 / - 8 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205100  -1  778  LA7ZGA SX2LGT RR73
205430 -10 2863  LA7ZGA R4ZZ -20 (x2)
165715 -15  749  CQ LA7ZGA JO59
165730  +8 2844  LA7ZGA R2EC KO82
165800 -19  903  LA7ZGA YO8SGC KN37
165830  +7 2844  LA7ZGA R2EC R-12 (x2)
170500  -8 2529  LA7ZGA RV3YN KO73
170500  +7 2843  LA7ZGA R2EC R-09
170530  -9 2529  LA7ZGA RV3YN KO73
170530 +10 2843  LA7ZGA R2EC 73
170600  -3 2528  LA7ZGA RV3YN R-12 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214900  +7  700  LA7ZGA DL1UDO JO31
214930  +3  808  LA7ZGA DO5HOK R-13
214930  +9  700  LA7ZGA DL1UDO JO31
215000  +2  808  LA7ZGA DO5HOK 73
215200 -18  451  LA7ZGA DO9AES JO40
215530  +7 1089  LA7ZGA M0WID IO91 (x6)
220100 +11 1239  LA7ZGA OE3CQB JN78 (x3)
220400  -1  855  LA7ZGA PA1AZ JO33
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201045 -13 2194  LA7ZGA LA6OCA -07 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164415 +14 2731  LA7ZGA 9A170NT -15
172445  +2 1064  LA7ZGA E70SZ JN84 (x4)
175245 +19 2778  LA7ZGA F4ACR IN96 (x3)
181930 -17  338  SP5ZTM LA7ZGA JO59 (x2)
182130 -20 1740  YO9BZK LA7ZGA JO59 (x2)
182230 -24 1740  IU1DXU LA7ZGA R-08 (x3)

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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