OH3VS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Finland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KP21

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving OH3VS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 11 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-21 and 2026-07-23.

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 11 FT8 messages attributed to OH3VS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (82%), followed by 40 m (18%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -20 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

11
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-20 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-21
Last attributed message: 2026-07-23 01:08 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
11 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-20 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, 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 OH3VS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to OH3VS

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
KP21 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,301 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-22 00:33 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 UTCBandOH3VS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-23 01:08 40m -21 / - F1IQH -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-23 01:02 40m - / - F1IQH -18 / - 3 Partial capture
07-22 00:22 40m - / +1 OS4K -23 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 00:08 40m - / - F1IQH -16 / - 3 Partial capture
07-22 00:06 40m - / - UA4FKT -4 / - 3 Partial capture
07-22 00:06 40m - / - EA3EDU -16 / - 4 Partial capture
07-21 23:54 80m - / - F5PBG -5 / - 3 Partial capture
07-21 23:52 80m -14 / -17 IQ4JO +13 / -12 5 Partial capture
07-21 23:45 80m -18 / - IQ4JO +13 / -12 3 Partial capture
07-21 17:26 20m - / -14 IT9SBE -14 / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
000715 -16 1956  OH3VS EA3EDU JN01
000745  -5 1296  OH3VS UA4FKT LO23
000745 -22 1956  OH3VS EA3EDU JN01
000815 -19 1297  OH3VS F1IQH JN27 (x3)
002215 -22 1781  OH3VS OS4K +01 (x2)
003300 -24 1433  HI8RMQ OH3VS KP21
002730 -20 1217  OH3VS A71QQ RR73
010230 -19 1288  OH3VS F1IQH JN27 (x3)
010845 -21 1287  F1IQH OH3VS +31
010930 -19 1235  OH3VS F1IQH 73
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
234730 -18 2143  IQ4JO OH3VS -12 (x3)
235345 +15 2752  OH3VS F1PBZ -01
235400 -20 2143  CQ OH3VS KP21
235415 +16 2471  OH3VS IQ4JO JN63
235415  -8 2141  OH3VS F5PBG IN78
235430 -12 2144  IQ4JO OH3VS -25
235445 +10 2471  OH3VS IQ4JO R-17
235600 -22 2144  CQ OH3VS KP21
235615  -3 2142  OH3VS F5PBG IN78
235630 -24 2144  CQ OH3VS KP21 (x2)
235745  -1 2144  OH3VS SP9MOA KO00
235815  -4 2143  OH3VS F5PBG IN78
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
153230 -17 1095  OH3VS 7Z1BM RR73
170930  -8 2370  OH3VS IU5HIU 73
172630 -13 2407  OH3VS IT9SBE -14 (x5)

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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