N4GRC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL87

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving N4GRC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 9 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-15.

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 9 FT8 messages attributed to N4GRC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (56%), followed by 20 m (44%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

9
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 00:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
9 messages
Active dates
3 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) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, 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 N4GRC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to N4GRC

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
EL87 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,675 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 00:25 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 UTCBandN4GRC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 00:24 40m -11 / - D2ACE - / +3 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 23:29 20m - / -12 5Z4VJ -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 23:22 20m -15 / - OY1HJ - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 00:07 40m - / -11 GM5DNA -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
000715 -15  841  N4GRC GM5DNA -11 (x2)
221745 -10  830  N4GRC D44TWO RR73
002400  -9  835  D2ACE N4GRC EL87 (x5)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204000  -8 1527  N4GRC TM13COL -19
232215 -14 1845  OY1HJ N4GRC EL87 (x2)
232945 -16 1970  N4GRC 5Z4VJ -12 (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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