PA1VC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO33

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA1VC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 48 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-24 and 2026-08-27.

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 48 FT8 messages attributed to PA1VC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (60%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

48
Messages attributed
8
UTC dates decoded
19
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-24
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 20:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
48 messages
Active dates
8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 29.

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 PA1VC

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
JO33 · 23 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,091 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 20:30 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 UTCBandPA1VC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 20:30 20m -4 / - BI4JJO -19 / -24 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 20:25 20m +1 / - 8Z1IT - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 20:13 20m -4 / - JH7DFZ - / -15 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 20:44 20m -7 / - JR8AMF - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 20:27 20m - / - II7MGXX +3 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 20:27 20m -2 / - JR1EMO - / -13 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:51 20m +5 / -12 JA4MOK -11 / -8 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-23 19:19 20m +6 / - XU7O - / -15 2 Partial capture
08-23 19:09 20m -2 / -5 BA3NZ -8 / 0 2 Partial capture
08-23 19:03 20m +4 / - XU7O - / - 2 Partial capture
08-06 20:06 20m -10 / -13 JE1FQV -9 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-01 20:32 20m +2 / - BH2WTV - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 18:49 20m -12 / - BH4THI - / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 18:38 20m -7 / - BG7BMG - / -8 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 17:07 20m -13 / - E25KAE - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204400  -9  795  JR8AMF PA1VC JO33 (x3)
201330  -6  949  JH7DFZ PA1VC JO33 (x5)
202545  +4  632  8Z1IT PA1VC JO33 (x2)
203030  -4  997  BI4JJO PA1VC JO33 (x3)
203145 -19  999  PA1VC BI4JJO RR73
203200  -9  997  BI4JJO PA1VC 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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