ON6AO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ON6AO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 350 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 30 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-23 and 2026-09-20.

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 350 FT8 messages attributed to ON6AO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 30 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (45%), followed by 40 m (25%) and 80 m (19%). Most decodes (51%) 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 (73%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

350

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-3 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 11 80m · 65 60m · 16 40m · 89 20m · 156 10m · 13

First attributed message: 2026-06-23
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 18:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 350 messages
Active dates: 30 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -15 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 30, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 64, strong (≥ -8 dB) 256.

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 ON6AO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

T22TT · Tuvalu ×3 M0PBG · England ×2 7Q3WS · Malawi EW2ZC · Belarus DL6BCZ · Fed. Rep. of Germany OK1DXR · Czech Republic 3B8HK · Mauritius AF3G · United States BG5WDR · China DC5LI · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA3IZF · Spain EA5HM · Spain

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 ON6AO

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 · 211 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,194 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 18:47 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	ON6AO S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 18:43	160m	- / -11	OK1DXR	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 18:42	160m	-20 / -	DL6BCZ	- / -20	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:17	40m	+7 / -	TN8GD	- / -19	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:15	40m	+8 / -3	DL9KM	-2 / -9	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:14	40m	+7 / -	BG4UVR	- / -18	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:11	40m	+7 / -	2E0UMK	- / -10	5	Partial capture
09-14 20:10	40m	+3 / -	DF4JY	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:08	40m	+1 / -	JA5AUC	- / -22	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 20:07	40m	+2 / -	BI4IWL	- / -24	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 06:51	40m	+2 / -	EG9FMS	- / -	9	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 06:47	40m	- / -	RC2Y	-17 / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 06:44	40m	+8 / -	ZL3RIK	- / -18	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 06:43	40m	+1 / -	J88IH	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 06:36	40m	0 / -	J88IH	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-05 20:45	40m	+6 / -	JH4HMG	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 20:42	40m	+2 / -10	JH0KWZ	-16 / -19	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 07:52	40m	-8 / -	T77NC	- / -9	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 06:09	60m	-10 / -9	SQ2PHC	+5 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 06:06	60m	-7 / -15	SM5UNR	-14 / -2	5	Partial capture
09-05 06:04	60m	-10 / -	G7IGN	-16 / -2	3	✓ Closing observed
09-05 06:03	60m	-14 / -	EG1PDA	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 06:00	60m	-13 / +6	DD6ZV	-6 / +1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 20:28	80m	+1 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	17	Partial capture
09-04 20:19	80m	-5 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-04 20:05	80m	+6 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-04 07:23	80m	-24 / -14	DG9NAY	-18 / +1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 07:19	80m	-23 / -	E74K	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-03 20:20	80m	+16 / +4	M0PEL	+1 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 20:18	80m	+12 / -	IQ4JO	-1 / 0	2	Partial capture
09-03 20:14	80m	+7 / -	DF5RA	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 20:14	80m	+8 / -	DK8CX	+15 / -2	3	Partial capture
09-03 20:12	80m	+10 / -13	UA4FKT	+15 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 20:11	80m	+6 / -16	IU3RRX	+5 / -12	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 20:10	80m	+6 / -20	IZ7BAR	-10 / -13	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 20:08	80m	+7 / -17	R3PLA	+2 / -17	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 20:06	80m	+5 / -	SQ100PKP	+17 / -2	3	Partial capture
09-03 15:30	40m	-4 / -	M9NTS	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 15:27	40m	-4 / -	GX0ERG	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 15:27	40m	-2 / -8	S51PV	-8 / -13	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 15:24	40m	-5 / 0	DK8HC	-8 / +1	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 15:23	40m	-4 / -	F1IQH	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 15:21	40m	-4 / 0	F1PBZ	-13 / +4	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 15:21	40m	-6 / -16	SP7TF	-2 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 20:04	80m	+11 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-02 19:46	80m	-8 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 20:53	40m	+4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -19	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 07:58	20m	+10 / -17	IK4JPP	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-21 07:57	20m	+10 / -16	OK2CNI	+14 / -10	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 20:29	20m	-2 / -	9K2GR	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-20 14:52	20m	+6 / -	SP6AMI	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
184030 -20 2045  CQ ON6AO JO20 (x3)
184145 -24 1947  ON6AO UA4FET LO13
184200 -16 2045  CQ ON6AO JO20
184230 -21 2045  DL6BCZ ON6AO -20 (x2)
184315  +2 1295  ON6AO OK1DXR JO60 (x3)
184630 -13 2045  CQ ON6AO JO20
184645  +6 2392  ON6AO SQ9PBV JN99
184700 -10 2045  CQ ON6AO JO20 (x2)
184745  -3 2646  ON6AO UA3ZUX KO90

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
201500  +8 2199  CQ DX ON6AO JO20
201515  +0 1909  ON6AO DL9KM JN68
201530  +6 2199  CQ DX ON6AO JO20
201545  +1 1909  ON6AO DL9KM JN68
201600  +8 2199  DL9KM ON6AO -09
201615  -3 1909  ON6AO DL9KM R-03
201630  +7 2199  DL9KM ON6AO RR73
201645  -5 1909  ON6AO DL9KM 73
201745  +7 2199  TN8GD ON6AO JO20 (x6)
202115  +7 2199  OK2VCR ON6AO RR73

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
060500 -13 2184  G7IGN ON6AO RR73
060515 -16  922  ON6AO G7IGN 73
060530 -14 2184  CQ ON6AO JO20
060645 -10 2184  ON6AO SM5UNR JO88 (x2)
060730  -7 2184  SM5UNR ON6AO -02
060745 -19 2184  ON6AO SM5UNR R-15 (x2)
060830 -10 2184  DF1KG ON6AO RR73
060900 -11 2184  CQ ON6AO JO20
060915  +4 1713  ON6AO SQ2PHC JO94
060930 -10 2184  SQ2PHC ON6AO -04
060945  +3 1713  ON6AO SQ2PHC R-09
061000 -11 2184  SQ2PHC ON6AO RR73
061015  +7 1713  ON6AO SQ2PHC 73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
202930  -4 1289  RI1FJL ON6AO JO20 (x15)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
145315 +10  427  SP6AMI ON6AO 73
202915  -3  299  9K2GR ON6AO JO20 (x2)
074645  -4 2226  VK4FFF ON6AO JO20 (x2)
075715  +7 2532  CQ DX ON6AO JO20
075730 +19 2419  ON6AO OK2CNI JN79
075745 +11 2532  OK2CNI ON6AO -10
075800 +11 2419  ON6AO OK2CNI R-16
075815 +10 2532  OK2CNI ON6AO RR73
075830 +12 2419  ON6AO OK2CNI 73
075830 -10 2154  ON6AO IK4JPP JN54 (x2)
075915 +10 2532  IK4JPP ON6AO RR73
202430 -17 2040  ON6AO ZZ2DX RR73

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
101745  -9 2234  EW2ZC ON6AO JO20 (x4)
140745 -10 1760  YF1CAR ON6AO JO20 (x2)
141215  -4 2055  CQ DX ON6AO JO20 (x4)
141400 -23 2053  ON6AO R7OV KN87
141415  -7 2053  CQ DX ON6AO JO20
141430 -18 2053  ON6AO R7OV KN87
141445  -7 2053  CQ DX ON6AO JO20
141500 -20 2054  ON6AO R7OV KN87

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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