OE3LOA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Austria Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN87

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving OE3LOA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 202 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-07-26.

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 202 FT8 messages attributed to OE3LOA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (78%) fell within the six-hour window 05:00-11:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (74%); the estimated median was -5.2 dB.

Overview

202
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
26
Active 15-min windows
-5.2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-07-26 19:50 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
202 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5.2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-13 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 48, strong (≥ -8 dB) 150.

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.

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 OE3LOA

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
JN87 · 154 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
444 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-26 19:50 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 UTCBandOE3LOA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-27 06:48 20m - / - PD1DTH -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 05:49 20m - / - PD2WL -20 / - 5 Partial capture
07-26 17:49 20m +1 / - RW3DDZ - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 17:42 20m +2 / - SP5DUJ - / -14 4 Partial capture
07-26 17:38 20m -3 / - UB3FAT - / -14 4 Partial capture
07-26 17:32 20m +6 / - RK3AQ - / +3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-25 09:36 20m - / - DK4BP -18 / - 3 Partial capture
07-25 06:41 20m - / - PD1B -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 07:02 20m -4 / - IK4JPP - / -15 5 Partial capture
07-23 06:56 20m -10 / - MM7FTH - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 06:55 20m -7 / - SP9DAT - / +7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 06:50 20m -5 / - PI4TS -14 / -7 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-23 06:43 20m -11 / +5 <...> -10 / +9 2 Partial capture
07-22 18:57 20m - / -12 BI4XDT -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 17:45 20m - / +1 DL1RUD -10 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 10:40 20m -4 / - DL2FHO - / +4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 09:45 20m -6 / - HG8LXL - / -2 2 Partial capture
07-22 09:41 20m - / - HG8LXL -1 / - 4 Partial capture
07-22 09:33 20m -8 / - SP5DUJ - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 09:29 20m -4 / -15 F1PBZ -5 / -1 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194730  -9 2413  CQ OE3LOA JN87 (x5)
054915 -23 1327  OE3LOA PD2WL JO22 (x5)
064815 -14 2368  OE3LOA PD1DTH JO32 (x2)
074345  +3 2675  OE3LOA F1PBZ -10 (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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