OK2BUZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving OK2BUZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2,280 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, across 30 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-16 and 2026-10-11.
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 2,280 FT8 messages attributed to OK2BUZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 30 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (53%), followed by 80 m (45%) and 40 m (2%). Most decodes (72%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (97%); the estimated median was +16 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-10-11 16:59 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 2,280 messages
- Active dates
- 30 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- +16 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- +1 to +24 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 9, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 52, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2,219.
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 OK2BUZ 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 OK2BUZ
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
- JN99 · 1,653 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 206 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-10-11 16:58 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 | OK2BUZ S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-11 16:58 | 80m | +13 / - | E73X | - / -2 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-11 16:29 | 80m | +17 / - | OK1AY | - / 0 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-11 16:27 | 80m | +14 / -17 | 4Z5AV | -16 / -17 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-11 16:07 | 80m | +7 / - | 4Z5AV | - / - | 10 | Partial capture |
| 10-10 19:45 | 80m | +7 / - | V51WH | - / -22 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-10 19:00 | 80m | - / - | DO1SHK | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-10 05:21 | 80m | +24 / - | DO1OAS | +2 / -4 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-10 05:17 | 80m | +23 / - | DL6LG | -3 / -9 | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-10 05:15 | 80m | +25 / - | VE2LBI | - / -24 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-10 03:58 | 80m | +25 / - | NF6P | - / -23 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-10 03:53 | 80m | +26 / - | XE2X | - / -24 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-09 16:18 | 160m | - / - | SM5ACQ | -16 / - | 36 | Partial capture |
| 10-09 16:12 | 160m | +18 / - | OM3SX | +14 / +5 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-09 16:10 | 160m | - / - | SM0EUI | -8 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-09 16:09 | 160m | +19 / -4 | RU4CK | -7 / -20 | 8 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-09 16:09 | 160m | - / - | SM5ACQ | -22 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-08 16:23 | 160m | +21 / -14 | RC2P | -21 / -17 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-08 16:15 | 160m | +21 / 0 | RA3UEV | +6 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-08 16:13 | 160m | +19 / -15 | R3KAB | -7 / -6 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-08 16:09 | 160m | +19 / 0 | RQ7O | -2 / +10 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-08 16:08 | 160m | +18 / - | UB3IBG | -9 / -18 | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-08 16:04 | 160m | +20 / - | SV1YH | - / -19 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-07 15:50 | 160m | -1 / - | RA3QTT | +8 / +7 | 13 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-07 15:40 | 160m | +5 / - | OM2WW | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-07 15:37 | 160m | +6 / - | UT5ZC | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-06 20:32 | 160m | +23 / - | IK1JLJ | -2 / -16 | 5 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-06 18:46 | 160m | +24 / -7 | F6DHD | -12 / -3 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-04 21:22 | 160m | +19 / -17 | RA0AF | -11 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 20:54 | 160m | +18 / - | VK6IR | - / -17 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 20:49 | 160m | +16 / - | JF4VZT | -14 / -24 | 10 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-04 20:31 | 160m | +22 / -7 | R3YCJ | -16 / -13 | 8 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-04 20:04 | 160m | +27 / - | JH4IFF | - / -20 | 9 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 18:22 | 160m | +17 / - | R9SAP | - / -17 | 6 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 18:20 | 160m | - / -17 | R4FDD | -12 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 18:18 | 160m | +22 / - | IU7QKP | -6 / -12 | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-04 18:16 | 160m | +20 / -7 | OH6JD | +3 / -14 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-04 18:15 | 160m | +19 / -1 | IK7SHC | -8 / -11 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-04 17:28 | 160m | +9 / -13 | DL3YEE | +2 / 0 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-04 17:21 | 160m | +8 / -17 | UD8S | -16 / -10 | 6 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 17:17 | 160m | +12 / - | UD8S | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 17:14 | 160m | +20 / -20 | SV8DCY | -2 / -4 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-03 20:12 | 160m | +19 / -3 | M1DST | -10 / -4 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-03 20:08 | 160m | +16 / -6 | IW5ABF | -7 / - | 7 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-03 20:07 | 160m | +20 / - | DM2PE | -6 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-03 20:05 | 160m | +17 / - | T77R | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 20:20 | 160m | +19 / - | JA3FYC | -8 / -22 | 6 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-02 20:17 | 160m | +18 / - | JA0DAI | - / -18 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 20:13 | 160m | +16 / -16 | JF4VZT | -16 / -22 | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 20:10 | 160m | +17 / - | JA9NLE | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 20:06 | 160m | +16 / - | JA5BZL | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 162700 -24 1800 OK2BUZ RX3VF LO06 162715 +16 1800 CQ OK2BUZ JN99 162730 -1 1647 OK2BUZ UT7NY KN49 162730 -14 1800 OK2BUZ DO1FZL JO50 162745 +12 1800 4Z5AV OK2BUZ JN99 162800 -19 1898 OK2BUZ 4Z5AV -17 162815 +12 1800 4Z5AV OK2BUZ R-17 162830 -14 1898 OK2BUZ 4Z5AV RR73 162845 +17 1800 4Z5AV OK2BUZ 73 162915 +23 1800 OK1AY OK2BUZ R+00 (x2) 165800 +11 1549 E73X OK2BUZ JN99 (x3) 183115 +7 2899 OK2BUZ OZ1BM 73
UTC dB Audio Message 163115 -15 1432 OK2BUZ SM5ACQ JO89 (x15)
UTC dB Audio Message 211915 -13 2612 V51WH OK2BUZ JN99 212230 -19 923 OK2BUZ PD0IFI JO32 (x7) 123630 -2 2833 CQ OK2BUZ JN99 123830 -4 2531 F5MXH OK2BUZ -14 (x2) 140530 -3 2627 CQ OK2BUZ JN99 140600 +1 2627 IN3OWY OK2BUZ -03 (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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