N3EQF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving N3EQF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 19 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-28.

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 19 FT8 messages attributed to N3EQF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (79%), followed by 40 m (21%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -7 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 4 20m · 15

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 20:02 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 19 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, 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 N3EQF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DC7LR · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1FAM · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA3IE · Spain F4BPO · France HB9TIH · Switzerland N3VD · United States R7CA · European Russia SV5BYP · Dodecanese W0SS · United States

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 N3EQF

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: EL98
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,464 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-06-07 00:08 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 UTC	Band	N3EQF S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-30 13:14	20m	- / -8	DL1FAM	-2 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:04	20m	- / -20	ON1JP	-15 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 20:01	20m	-2 / -	Z34K	- / -17	2	Partial capture
08-28 19:56	20m	-2 / -	KF8DZL	- / +1	4	Partial capture
08-26 20:07	20m	- / -22	CT1FNG	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 20:05	20m	- / -21	OK1TI	-6 / -	5	Partial capture
08-26 20:03	20m	- / -22	CT1FNG	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 19:44	20m	- / -	DL1UDO	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 19:41	20m	- / -20	DL8UVG	+7 / -	8	Partial capture
08-26 19:39	20m	- / -	MI7XHT	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
08-24 20:41	20m	-6 / -	KE5IGK	- / -2	2	Partial capture
08-21 20:26	20m	- / -	DB9LG	+5 / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 20:24	20m	- / -17	EA3IE	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 23:38	20m	- / -	YT1DDL	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
08-16 23:34	20m	- / -10	SV5BYP	-14 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 23:29	20m	- / -4	HB9TIH	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 23:27	20m	- / +1	DC7LR	+3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 19:14	20m	- / -22	R7CA	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 00:13	40m	- / -	RN6HK	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-10 18:56	20m	- / -5	F4BPO	-14 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 23:37	40m	- / -24	PA1PXL	-12 / -	5	Partial capture
07-19 23:15	20m	- / -	M8KUG	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
07-02 11:50	20m	- / -	HB9TIH	-16 / -	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
195630  -3 2974  KF8DZL N3EQF +01 (x3)
195830  -6 2974  Z34K N3EQF -15 (x3)
170430 -15 1569  N3EQF ON1JP -20 (x2)
171000  -4 2807  N3EQF DL5BWG JO72
131445  -3 1635  N3EQF DL1FAM JN49 (x6)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
233745 -11 1443  N3EQF PA1PXL JO21 (x5)
234615 -16 1393  N3EQF F5PBG IN78
001300 -11  958  N3EQF RN6HK LN14 (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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