M8GGQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO94

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving M8GGQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,429 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 53 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-10-07.

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 1,429 FT8 messages attributed to M8GGQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 53 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (76%), followed by 40 m (24%) and 10 m (1%). Most decodes (61%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (60%); the estimated median was -6.8 dB.

Overview

1,429
Messages attributed
53
UTC dates decoded
205
Active 15-min windows
-6.8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-10-07 21:52 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,429 messages
Active dates
53 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6.8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 164, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 403, strong (≥ -8 dB) 862.

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.

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 M8GGQ

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
IO94 · 953 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,625 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-07 21:52 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 UTCBandM8GGQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-07 21:51 40m -13 / - VR2VDD - / - 3 Partial capture
10-07 21:48 40m -10 / - SQ9SET - / -13 6 ✓ Closing fragment
10-06 17:20 40m - / -12 YO3AI -10 / - 6 Partial capture
10-06 17:18 40m - / -7 R3KF -9 / - 2 Partial capture
10-06 17:16 40m -18 / - R4DB - / - 2 Partial capture
10-06 17:08 40m - / -13 DB2OE +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-06 17:07 40m - / - S51PV -12 / - 2 Partial capture
10-06 17:02 40m - / -3 LY4Q -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-06 16:57 40m - / -2 LY2BSW -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 17:21 40m - / -21 R4PFY -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-04 17:21 40m -7 / -18 RZ4FWA -16 / -4 2 Partial capture
10-02 23:29 40m -8 / - Z61DX - / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 23:28 40m -6 / - PV8AJ - / - 4 Partial capture
10-02 23:26 40m -4 / - EB3WH -24 / -2 3 ✓ Closing observed
10-02 17:47 40m -6 / - MM6EJO - / -23 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-02 17:42 40m - / -12 DB8JV -18 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 17:35 40m -17 / -7 DB1AAH -16 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 17:27 40m - / - M0IEP -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 23:36 40m -8 / - KC1OXG - / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 23:33 40m -7 / -19 TA4SSK -6 / -16 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 23:27 40m -4 / - TA2EE -15 / -8 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-18 18:24 40m - / -7 OE5RLP +13 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 18:22 40m -8 / - U1BD - / -8 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 18:20 40m -6 / - M0SSK - / +5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 18:18 40m -11 / -9 S57CT +5 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 23:19 40m - / -15 TI4LAS -20 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 23:16 40m -2 / - TI4LAS - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 23:14 40m -5 / - UA3PTY - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 23:13 40m -6 / -6 R7DX -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 23:11 40m -12 / - N1NRL - / -11 3 Partial capture
09-15 23:10 40m -10 / - OE3DOS - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 23:09 40m -6 / - EA1Y - / +1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 23:36 40m - / -8 R3KLJ -7 / - 7 Partial capture
09-14 23:32 40m - / -10 HB9ZHK -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 23:00 40m - / - IZ4EFV -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 09:26 40m - / +3 PA0WJG -9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 09:17 40m - / -13 DL3RAJ -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 19:04 40m -14 / - DO7UFN -16 / -12 3 Partial capture
09-08 19:03 40m - / - DG2EBG -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 17:21 40m -11 / - LY2BSW -7 / -4 3 Partial capture
09-06 23:42 40m -14 / +3 DD1VB +1 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 23:41 40m -6 / - SP5MIG - / -20 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 23:39 40m -6 / - LU9GDN - / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 23:44 40m -6 / -8 EA3HMM -10 / -16 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 23:42 40m -12 / - TA3NK - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 18:24 40m -4 / - MW0UPH - / - 4 Partial capture
09-05 18:23 40m -4 / - UF1A - / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 18:19 40m - / -2 IU3WOH +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 18:10 40m - / -15 YO4DWD -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 18:07 40m -9 / - OK3MB -14 / -18 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172145  -8 1598  M8GGQ YO3AI -12 (x3)
214700 -14 2296  CQ M8GGQ IO94 (x3)
214830 -12 2296  SQ9SET M8GGQ IO94 (x6)
215130 -14 2296  VR2VDD M8GGQ IO94 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
135630  -8 2044  CQ M8GGQ IO94                         a1 (x2)
163630  +5  532  S51PV M8GGQ RR73
163730  +8  532  CQ M8GGQ IO94 (x5)
164100  +5  531  <...> M8GGQ IO94
164230  +6  530  CQ M8GGQ IO94                         a1 (x2)
175945  +2  715  SP5KG M8GGQ IO94
180445  -9 2174  CQ M8GGQ IO94                         a1
180600  -4 2174  M8GGQ F4NBB -13 (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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