PA2RU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO32

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA2RU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 77 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-17 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 77 FT8 messages attributed to PA2RU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (32%), followed by 80 m (23%) and 10 m (23%). Most decodes (62%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 25 80m · 18 60m · 4 40m · 11 20m · 1 10m · 18

First attributed message: 2026-07-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 23:05 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 77 messages
Active dates: 11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 21, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 42, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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 PA2RU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

HA7KI · Hungary RK3AW · European Russia DK8QH · Fed. Rep. of Germany OK1DXR · Czech Republic DJ7BU · Fed. Rep. of Germany F6FHZ · France G0JEI · England HA7TM · Hungary HG8LXL · Hungary S55A · Slovenia IK4CBO · Italy SP3HCA · Poland

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 PA2RU

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: JO32 · 44 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,067 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 22:35 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	PA2RU S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 22:59	160m	-9 / -18	RI1FJZ	-14 / -17	9	Partial capture
09-20 22:56	160m	-12 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -17	3	Partial capture
09-20 22:34	160m	-8 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 17:44	160m	- / -	DL2OO	-7 / -	2	Partial capture
09-20 17:33	160m	-17 / -	R9SAP	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 17:23	160m	- / -	DO2RG	-17 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 17:22	160m	- / -13	OK1DXR	+6 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 08:12	40m	- / -17	S55A	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 07:57	40m	-13 / -7	HA7TM	+3 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 07:55	40m	-14 / -	F6FHZ	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 07:53	40m	-14 / -	G0JEI	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 07:53	40m	-13 / -	DJ0MAB	-14 / -3	2	Partial capture
09-15 07:51	40m	- / 0	DJ7BU	+2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-14 10:45	40m	- / -	HG8LXL	-11 / -	4	Partial capture
09-08 18:28	60m	- / -20	IK4CBO	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:35	40m	-10 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 22:10	80m	-12 / -	RI1FJL	- / -16	10	Partial capture
09-02 20:50	80m	-5 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-02 18:24	80m	- / -17	DG2EBG	-2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-02 18:21	80m	-19 / -	PE1NPS	-5 / -5	2	Partial capture
08-19 15:59	60m	- / -10	SP3HCA	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 12:17	10m	-16 / -	HA7KI	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 12:16	10m	-15 / -	RK3AW	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-17 13:24	20m	- / -	EA5ET	-8 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180715 -13 1002  CQ PA2RU JO32
223445  -3 1002  RI1FJZ PA2RU JO32 (x6)
230000 -13  787  PA2RU RI1FJZ R-18
230015 -12 1002  RI1FJZ PA2RU -17
230030 -13  787  PA2RU RI1FJZ R-18
230145 -13 1002  RI1FJZ PA2RU -17 (x3)
230530 -17  787  PA2RU RI1FJZ R-18
230545  +5  395  RI1FJZ PA2RU R-11

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
075300 -14 1470  PA2RU DJ0MAB JN49
075315 -14  969  G0JEI PA2RU R+00 (x2)
075415 -13  969  DJ0MAB PA2RU -03
075515 -13  969  F6FHZ PA2RU +00 (x2)
075645 -12  969  CQ PA2RU JO32
075700  +4  970  PA2RU HA7TM JN97
075715 -13  969  HA7TM PA2RU +00
075730  +3  970  PA2RU HA7TM R-07
075745 -13  969  HA7TM PA2RU RR73
075800  +1  970  PA2RU HA7TM 73
081200  -6  490  PA2RU S55A JN65 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
155500 -14 1588  PA2RU SP2WZ JO93
155900  -3 1027  PA2RU SP3HCA JO82 (x3)
215845  -9 1041  CQ DX PA2RU JO32 (x4)
182830 -13 1688  PA2RU IK4CBO JN54 (x3)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
205115  +1  845  RI1FJL PA2RU JO32 (x14)
222230  -2  570  PA2RU EA1IOK IN62

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
172845 -10 1173  CQ PA2RU JO32 (x5)
121615 -13 1157  RK3AW PA2RU R-12 (x2)
121745 -14 1156  HA7KI PA2RU +23 (x2)
153115 -11 1156  CQ PA2RU JO32 (x6)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
132400  -8 1107  PA2RU EA5ET IM99 (x2)
133715 -23 1163  F4BJN PA2RU -17

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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