ON4CAS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Belgium Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO21

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ON4CAS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 97 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-06 and 2026-08-25.

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 97 FT8 messages attributed to ON4CAS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (73%), followed by 20 m (23%) and 80 m (4%). Most decodes (99%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -16 dB.

Overview

97
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
14
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-25 14:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
97 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 56, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 32, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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 ON4CAS

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
JO21 · 71 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,192 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-25 14:49 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 UTCBandON4CAS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-16 09:41 40m - / -8 DL6EL -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 08:33 40m - / - DL6EL -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 14:40 20m -20 / - <...> - / +8 2 Partial capture
08-25 14:31 20m -10 / - OH2GT - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 11:39 20m - / -15 IQ4JO +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 12:41 40m - / -19 SP9D -15 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 14:30 20m -12 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
07-08 19:24 80m -6 / -11 DO1GMT -12 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-08 19:22 80m -10 / -7 <...> -3 / -6 3 Partial capture
07-06 19:46 40m -14 / -22 US3LX -10 / -4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-06 19:42 40m - / -9 S55A -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 19:38 40m - / -13 RN6MA -8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-06 19:34 40m - / - RD6OZ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 19:31 40m -15 / - SP5DUJ - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 19:25 40m -12 / -11 UR5KCR -8 / -10 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-06 19:10 40m - / -12 RZ6AKF -9 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 19:07 40m - / -9 R5FQ -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-06 18:56 40m - / -16 RN6MA -10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-06 18:52 40m -18 / -22 UR4QWW -18 / -3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-06 18:46 40m -17 / - EA3HWN -19 / +8 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-06 18:08 40m -16 / -14 E70SZ -12 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-06 18:06 40m -16 / - LB6MJ - / -5 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 18:05 40m - / 0 DC5LZ -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 17:26 40m - / -8 DL4JTH -18 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 17:21 40m - / -8 OK1DLA -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 16:36 40m - / - EU2ABM -20 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194730 -16 1164  US3LX ON4CAS RR73
194745 -10 1078  ON4CAS US3LX 73
194800 -16 1164  CQ ON4CAS JO21 (x3)
124100 -14 2414  ON4CAS SP9D JO90 (x2)
125530 -20 2129  ON4CAS SP2L RR73
145600 -21 1680  ON4CAS DL0SOP -13
083330  -9 2110  ON4CAS DL6EL JN57 (x6)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
143030  -8 1706  CQ ON4CAS JO21
143045 -11 2040  ON4CAS RW4HBD LO53
143100  -9 1705  OH2GT ON4CAS -12 (x3)
143300  -8 1705  CQ ON4CAS JO21 (x6)
144045 -17 1268  <...> ON4CAS R+08 (x3)
144900 -24 1887  CQ ON4CAS JO21
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192230 -12 2758  <...> ON4CAS JO21
192245  -3 1108  ON4CAS <...> -07
192300  -7 2758  <...> ON4CAS R-06
192400  -4 2758  DO1GMT ON4CAS JO21
192415 -14 1649  ON4CAS DO1GMT -11
192430  -7 2758  DO1GMT ON4CAS R-07
192445  -9 1649  ON4CAS DO1GMT RR73

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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