NI0G — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM48

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving NI0G, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 18 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-28 and 2026-09-01.

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 18 FT8 messages attributed to NI0G as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +1 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 18

First attributed message: 2026-08-28
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 04:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 18 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +1 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 18.

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 NI0G in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

4X1UF · Israel ER3ZW · Moldova G5TV · England IZ2FZZ · Italy OK1WCF · Czech Republic RI1FJL · Franz Josef Land SP7NC · Poland YO9HP · Romania

Most frequent locator attributed to NI0G

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: EM48
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,191 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-01 03:16 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	NI0G S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-01 04:13	40m	- / -	PD0MNO	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 04:12	40m	- / -10	IZ2FZZ	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:25	40m	- / -	IT9JWH	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 03:24	40m	0 / -	YO9HP	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:22	40m	0 / -	SP7NC	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:22	40m	- / -	UA3PY	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 03:20	40m	+2 / -	US1VM	- / -18	2	Partial capture
09-01 03:19	40m	+2 / -5	G5TV	-6 / -	8	✓ Closing observed
09-01 03:19	40m	+3 / -	ER3ZW	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:18	40m	- / -	EA5IT	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 03:17	40m	-2 / -	OK1WCF	- / +4	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 03:07	40m	- / -	UR9QQ	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 03:06	40m	+6 / -16	4X1UF	-4 / -17	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 23:13	20m	- / -	I1RJP	+4 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032300  -4 2844  NI0G F5PBG IN78
032315  +1  569  SP7NC NI0G -13 (x2)
032415  +1  569  YO9HP NI0G R-04 (x2)
032500  -6  691  NI0G IT9JWH JM76 (x2)
040715  -4 2685  RI1FJL NI0G 73
040730  +9 2686  NI0G IK6DLK JN63
040800 -15 2684  NI0G F6FHZ JN18
041030 -19  770  NI0G F4IIX R-06
041200  -6 2685  NI0G IZ2FZZ R-10 (x2)
041300 -15 1712  NI0G PD0MNO JO22 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
231300  +5  268  NI0G I1RJP JN45 (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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