ON4UP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Belgium Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ON4UP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 17 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-30.

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 17 FT8 messages attributed to ON4UP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +4 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

17
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
+4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-30
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 19:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
17 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+4 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 15.

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 ON4UP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to ON4UP

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
JO20 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,194 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 19:00 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 UTCBandON4UP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 18:47 20m - / - G8OO -1 / - 8 Partial capture
08-30 18:22 20m -8 / -9 F1PPH -15 / -9 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 18:19 20m +7 / -8 IQ4JO -2 / -19 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 18:18 20m - / - PD1HPB -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 18:16 20m +1 / - BG7BVP - / -16 3 Partial capture
08-30 18:15 20m +10 / - IK2WSA - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 20:07 10m - / +9 IK4LZH -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-17 20:04 10m - / -11 LZ4VR -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
182200  -8  773  F1PPH ON4UP -09
182215 -13  774  ON4UP F1PPH R-09 (x2)
182745 -10  773  ON4UP PD3LKN JO22
184745  -1 1971  ON4UP G8OO JO02 (x8)
185845  -3  775  CT8ACA ON4UP R-11
190045  +0  775  CQ ON4UP JO20
190200 -11 1564  ON4UP DB1EF JO41
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200415 -22 1646  ON4UP LZ4VR R-11 (x2)
200715  -7  439  ON4UP IK4LZH JN54 (x2)

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