PA3FFS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA3FFS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 127 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 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 127 FT8 messages attributed to PA3FFS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (26%), followed by 60 m (25%) and 40 m (24%). Most decodes (61%) 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 -12 dB.

Overview

127

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 29 60m · 32 40m · 31 20m · 33 10m · 2

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 20:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 127 messages
Active dates: 16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 44, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 56, strong (≥ -8 dB) 27.

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 PA3FFS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

PD3LKN · Netherlands 5Q1X · Denmark DB3MAX · Fed. Rep. of Germany DG6ITP · Fed. Rep. of Germany E70SZ · Bosnia-Herzegovina G4MHJ · England K4JH · United States M7CYY · England R3PJV · European Russia SH5RJX · Sweden UA3PAB · European Russia EA1IOK · 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 PA3FFS

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 · 69 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,201 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 20:40 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	PA3FFS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 20:42	80m	-12 / -6	OE3EVB	+6 / -3	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 20:41	80m	-12 / -	F5MXH	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 08:27	40m	-16 / -	PD4RJ	- / 0	2	Partial capture
09-20 08:24	40m	-17 / -	M7CYY	- / -18	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 08:22	40m	-16 / -7	E70SZ	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-19 17:05	80m	-11 / -9	US7KC	+13 / -15	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 20:41	80m	- / -10	DL3RL	+16 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 20:38	80m	- / -17	OK1UOZ	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 20:49	80m	- / -12	G8OO	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 19:03	60m	-10 / -11	EA1IOK	-5 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 19:01	60m	-17 / -12	GX3RAF/P	-12 / +2	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 18:52	40m	-2 / -	G4MHJ	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 18:11	40m	- / -	DM9YL	0 / -	4	Partial capture
09-07 18:08	40m	-12 / -	5Q1X	- / +7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 18:03	40m	- / +3	DG6ITP	+5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 21:25	40m	-19 / -17	R3PJV	-3 / -10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 17:31	40m	- / -	S51PV	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
08-09 10:04	20m	- / -20	F1PBZ	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 10:03	20m	- / -24	PD3LKN	-19 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
07-08 03:13	80m	- / -	SP9JMZ	+12 / -	4	Partial capture
07-08 03:09	40m	- / -	UA3PAB	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
170600  -7 1102  US7KC PA3FFS -15
170615 +12 1982  PA3FFS US7KC R-09
170630 -14 1102  US7KC PA3FFS RR73
170645 +14 1982  PA3FFS US7KC 73
204045  -9 1658  CQ PA3FFS JO22
204115 -12 1658  F5MXH PA3FFS +01 (x2)
204200  +2 1659  PA3FFS OE3EVB JN88 (x4)
204345 -16 1660  OE3EVB PA3FFS -03
204400  +7 1659  PA3FFS OE3EVB R-06
204415  -9 1660  OE3EVB PA3FFS RR73
204430  +5 1659  PA3FFS OE3EVB 73

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
204345  -4 2577  CQ PA3FFS JO22 (x4)
082200  -4 1159  PA3FFS E70SZ JN84 (x2)
082245 -16 1158  E70SZ PA3FFS RR73
082300  -7 1159  PA3FFS E70SZ 73
082415 -17 1158  M7CYY PA3FFS -18 (x2)
082615 -19 1159  CQ PA3FFS JO22 (x2)
082715 -16 1160  PD4RJ PA3FFS +00 (x2)
082915 -18 1680  SH5RJX PA3FFS RR73

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
190045 -22 1639  ON5RZ PA3FFS +04
190100 -12  879  PA3FFS GX3RAF/P IO91 (x2)
190145 -18  879  GX3RAF/P PA3FFS +02
190200 -13  879  PA3FFS GX3RAF/P IO91
190215 -16  880  GX3RAF/P PA3FFS +09
190230 -10  879  PA3FFS GX3RAF/P R-12 (x2)
190300  -5  481  PA3FFS EA1IOK IN62
190315 -10  481  EA1IOK PA3FFS +13
190330  -5  481  PA3FFS EA1IOK R-11
190345 -10  481  EA1IOK PA3FFS RR73
190400  -5  481  PA3FFS EA1IOK 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
100445  -8 2429  PA3FFS F1PBZ -20
100545 -16 1233  PA3FFS PD3LKN R-24 (x2)
083115 -13 2643  CQ PA3FFS JO22 (x12)

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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