OE3LQA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Austria Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN78

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving OE3LQA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 53 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-11 and 2026-08-08.

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 53 FT8 messages attributed to OE3LQA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (75%), followed by 40 m (25%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (43%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (74%); the estimated median was -1 dB.

Overview

53
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
14
Active 15-min windows
-1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 13 20m · 40
First attributed message: 2026-07-11
Last attributed message: 2026-08-08 16:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
53 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 39.

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 OE3LQA 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 OE3LQA

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
JN78 · 28 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
518 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-08 16:49 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 UTCBandOE3LQA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-08 15:47 20m - / -13 EI8HY -3 / - 5 Partial capture
08-04 15:02 20m +6 / - UN8DSW - / - 3 Partial capture
08-04 14:55 20m +1 / -12 SV5AZK -11 / -6 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-04 14:51 20m -12 / -16 5P1KZX -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-18 06:29 40m -6 / -4 LZ2INP -14 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-13 09:19 20m -9 / - SP9UPH - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 09:17 20m -9 / +10 F4HSB -19 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-13 09:17 20m -10 / -12 PE1NPS -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-13 09:15 20m -9 / - M7GFJ - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 09:06 20m 0 / - TF5B - / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 09:02 20m 0 / - TF5B - / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 08:50 20m +4 / - TN8GD - / -16 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 21:14 20m +8 / - LU1DA - / - 2 Partial capture
07-12 21:08 20m +9 / - YH3AE - / - 3 Partial capture
07-12 21:06 20m +10 / - YH2AZ - / -13 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 15:21 20m - / -20 YH9GB -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-12 14:50 20m - / -16 R6DV -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 17:47 40m -16 / -6 OZ9FF -12 / -2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 17:37 40m -6 / - RL2F - / -4 2 Partial capture
07-11 14:27 40m - / -9 SP8RPA -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
145730 -11 1466  OE3LQA SV5AZK -12
145745  +6  594  SV5AZK OE3LQA R-06 (x2)
145930  +7  594  UN8DSW OE3LQA JN78 (x4)
154545  -9  962  OE3LQA SV2HTW RR73
154745  -5  410  OE3LQA EI8HY -13 (x5)
160545  -7  776  OE3LQA HB9CEX RR73
164930  -8 2564  ZS6HON OE3LQA JN78
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
173030  +0 2795  SP6AXW OE3LQA RR73
173700  -5 2793  RL2F OE3LQA -04 (x2)
174300 -12 2074  OE3LQA R2FDU R-11
174430 -11 1700  OZ9FF OE3LQA -02 (x2)
174715 -14 2315  OE3LQA OZ9FF R-06
174730 -16 1699  OZ9FF OE3LQA RR73
174745 -10 2315  OE3LQA OZ9FF 73
062815  -9  441  <...> OE3LQA R-14
062900 -14 2431  OE3LQA LZ2INP KN34
062915  -4  441  LZ2INP OE3LQA -11
062930 -15 2431  OE3LQA LZ2INP R-04
062945  -7  441  LZ2INP OE3LQA RR73
063045  +1  441  F4DIA OE3LQA JN78

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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