PA1VW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO22

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA1VW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 467 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-19.

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 467 FT8 messages attributed to PA1VW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (90%), followed by 40 m (6%) and 80 m (3%). Most decodes (73%) fell within the six-hour window 05:00-11:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9.6 dB.

Overview

467
Messages attributed
23
UTC dates decoded
120
Active 15-min windows
-9.6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 16 40m · 30 20m · 421
First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 06:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
467 messages
Active dates
23 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9.6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 60, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 197, strong (≥ -8 dB) 210.

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 PA1VW 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 PA1VW

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
JO22 · 370 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,201 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-19 06:18 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 UTCBandPA1VW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 06:16 40m -8 / - OA4ENG - / - 4 Partial capture
09-11 13:39 40m - / - SP6FME -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 13:39 40m - / -16 HG8LXL -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 13:31 40m - / - HG8LXL -7 / - 4 Partial capture
09-10 05:25 40m -15 / - KA9FOX - / -16 3 Partial capture
08-28 05:33 40m -18 / - XE2CQ - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 05:28 40m -18 / - W6YX - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 06:03 40m -12 / - KD7PCE - / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 21:35 80m -11 / - DO9BAU - / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 21:31 80m -12 / - G6PWS -8 / -11 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-25 21:29 80m -15 / - EA4HPY - / -10 3 Partial capture
08-25 21:12 80m -13 / -9 PI4DX +6 / -5 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 06:29 20m -6 / - VK2GR - / - 7 Partial capture
08-24 06:20 20m -3 / - K5OA - / - 9 Partial capture
08-22 21:41 80m -24 / -7 DA6IT -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-22 21:37 80m - / -18 DO5HOK +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 06:13 40m - / -12 9A4ZM -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 06:12 40m - / -23 PI4DX -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 15:58 40m - / -13 SP5ROM -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 18:57 40m - / - 9A4ZM -10 / - 2 Partial capture
06-29 18:56 40m - / -7 TM2WWA -13 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 18:47 40m - / -2 DA0WWA -16 / - 2 Partial capture
06-26 20:56 40m - / -1 SP1EG -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 20:55 40m - / -8 IQ7KM -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
133100  -8 1647  PA1VW HG8LXL KN06 (x4)
133515 -20 2439  HG8LXL PA1VW -16
133900  -4 1648  PA1VW HG8LXL R-16
133930  -3 2440  PA1VW SP6FME JO90
133930  -4 1648  PA1VW HG8LXL R-16
134000  -9 2440  PA1VW SP6FME JO90
134000  -9 1648  PA1VW HG8LXL 73
134030  -3 2440  PA1VW SP6FME JO90
061630 -10 2495  OA4ENG PA1VW JO22 (x4)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211230 -11 2452  PI4DX PA1VW R-05
211245  +8 2253  PA1VW PI4DX RR73
211300 -10 2452  PI4DX PA1VW 73
212900 -16 2680  EA4HPY PA1VW JO22 (x3)
213115  -6  526  PA1VW G6PWS IO91
213130 -14 2680  G6PWS PA1VW -11 (x2)
213215 -10  526  PA1VW G6PWS 73
213500 -12 2680  DO9BAU PA1VW JO22 (x3)
052615 -24 2213  VP2MAA PA1VW JO22
052645 -18 2212  G0TSM/P PA1VW JO22
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
062100  +2 2875  K5OA PA1VW JO22 (x7)
062600  +4 2875  VK2GR PA1VW JO22 (x8)

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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