NB2A — 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 NB2A, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 30 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-20 and 2026-09-06.

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 30 FT8 messages attributed to NB2A as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (67%), followed by 80 m (33%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (73%); the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

30
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-06 00:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
30 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 22, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 NB2A 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 NB2A

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 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,464 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-06 00:47 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 UTCBandNB2A S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-06 00:44 80m - / - EW8CW +7 / - 5 Partial capture
09-06 00:43 80m -11 / - VP8A - / - 9 Partial capture
09-06 00:39 80m - / -18 SP4WJ 0 / - 5 Partial capture
08-12 20:55 20m - / - 9A3K +14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 20:55 20m - / - DC1OA -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 20:48 20m - / - RA3ZH -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 20:45 20m -11 / -11 DL6KA -9 / -16 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-05 22:40 20m -12 / - JY5JA - / -8 6 Partial capture
08-05 22:38 20m -12 / - 7X5CY - / -8 3 Partial capture
08-05 22:36 20m -13 / - OH0ERF - / -2 3 Partial capture
07-21 00:02 20m -6 / - A61DD - / -2 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-20 23:59 20m -11 / -9 7Z1BQ -21 / 0 8 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
004200  +0  553  NB2A SP4WJ R-18
004315  -8 2862  VP8A NB2A EL98 (x2)
004400  +9  834  NB2A EW8CW KO52 (x2)
004445  -9 2862  VP8A NB2A EL98
004500  +7 1834  NB2A EW8CW KO52
004515  -9 2862  VP8A NB2A EL98
004530  +8 1834  NB2A EW8CW KO52
004545  -9 2862  VP8A NB2A EL98
004600  +9 1834  NB2A EW8CW KO52
004615 -14 2862  VP8A NB2A EL98 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
224215 -10 1174  JY5JA NB2A EL98 (x3)
204530  -5  696  NB2A DL6KA -11
204645 -11  263  DL6KA NB2A EL98 (x2)
204800 -13  550  NB2A RA3ZH KO81
204800 -12  696  NB2A DL6KA RR73 (x2)
204830  +8  777  NB2A 9A3K JN65
204930 -15  549  NB2A RA3ZH KO81
205500 -15  273  NB2A DC1OA JO43
205500 +14 2477  NB2A 9A3K JN65
205530 -14  273  NB2A DC1OA JO43
205530 +14 2477  NB2A 9A3K JN65

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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