N3ER — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving N3ER, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 32 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-26 and 2026-08-24.

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 32 FT8 messages attributed to N3ER 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 (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

32
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-26
Last attributed message: 2026-08-24 23:12 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
32 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with N3ER in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 N3ER

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
FN42 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,716 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-24 23:11 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 UTCBandN3ER S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-24 23:08 20m -10 / - CE8VSO - / -25 9 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 02:28 20m -16 / - R6DVV - / -13 3 Partial capture
06-30 02:26 20m -17 / - K0C - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 02:14 20m -16 / - K0C - / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 01:11 20m -8 / - TJ1GD/P - / -1 6 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 03:53 20m -12 / - VE8DAV - / - 3 Partial capture
06-26 01:42 20m -10 / - DK8HC - / -8 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 01:39 20m -12 / -6 8Q7PR -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
022645 -17 1371  K0C N3ER R-01 (x2)
022845 -15 1371  R6DVV N3ER -13 (x3)
230845 -13 1671  CE8VSO N3ER FN42 (x6)
231130 -15 1263  N3ER E77WA JN83
231145 -10 1671  CE8VSO N3ER FN42 (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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