M6LAX — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO91

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving M6LAX, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-28 and 2026-07-30.

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 13 FT8 messages attributed to M6LAX as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 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 -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

13
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-28
Last attributed message: 2026-07-30 12:34 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
13 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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).

Most frequent locator attributed to M6LAX

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
IO91 · 12 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,607 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-30 12:34 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 UTCBandM6LAX S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-30 12:30 20m -10 / - SP2SGK - / - 8 Partial capture
07-28 11:54 20m - / - CT1BFP -21 / - 2 Partial capture
07-28 11:39 20m - / - DL4JTH -19 / - 2 Partial capture
07-12 12:38 20m - / - F4HSB -22 / - 2 Partial capture
06-24 10:49 20m - / - DL1R -10 / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
105930 -24 1851  SP9DAT M6LAX -16
111845  -3 1938  M6LAX DJ7WG JO54
113915 -21 1851  M6LAX DL4JTH JO60 (x2)
115415 -23 1618  M6LAX CT1BFP IM59 (x2)
121800 -24 1851  CQ M6LAX IO91
123045 -11  279  SP2SGK M6LAX IO91 (x8)

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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