PA4ST — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA4ST, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 32 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-27 and 2026-08-30.

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 32 FT8 messages attributed to PA4ST as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (66%), followed by 40 m (34%). Most decodes (81%) fell within the six-hour window 13:00-19:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-10 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 11 20m · 21

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 18:34 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 32 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 12, 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 PA4ST in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IU8WRA · Italy ×2 4O4DB · Montenegro OE8RPK · Austria OH1LA · Finland OH7BDI · Finland RY7G · European Russia UX7QV · Ukraine YL2TM · Latvia

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 PA4ST

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 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,194 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-30 18:34 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	PA4ST S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-30 18:33	20m	-9 / -	YC2YIZ	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 17:48	20m	- / -15	RY7G	+8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 14:14	20m	- / -	F4HTV	+8 / -	4	Partial capture
08-30 14:05	20m	-2 / -	OH1LA	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 13:59	20m	-12 / -10	IU8WRA	-5 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 13:57	20m	-10 / -	OE8RPK	- / -9	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 13:53	20m	- / -9	OH7BDI	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:49	40m	+3 / -16	YO4NF	+18 / -4	3	Partial capture
08-29 19:44	40m	-10 / -	7X3WPL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 19:14	20m	- / -	EB3JT	+16 / -	6	Partial capture
08-27 16:49	40m	- / -15	F4FSY	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 16:46	40m	-20 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	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
141345 -11  423  SH5RJX PA4ST -11
141400  +7  752  PA4ST F4HTV JN25 (x4)
142200  -2  390  PA4ST YL2TM RR73
174800  +9 1297  PA4ST RY7G LN14
174830 +15 1298  PA4ST UA4FEN -20
174900 +12 1298  PA4ST RY7G LN14 (x3)
181915  -5  536  YC2YIZ PA4ST JO20 (x4)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
162415 -16 1130  PA5TOM PA4ST JO20
164645 -21 2002  RI1FJL PA4ST JO20 (x2)
164945 -14 1308  PA4ST F4FSY -15 (x2)
165115 -19 2001  CQ PA4ST JO20                         a1
165445 -20 2001  EB2EMZ PA4ST -14
194445  -7  423  7X3WPL PA4ST JO20 (x4)
194915  -8  423  CQ PA4ST JO20                       ? a1
194930 +17  424  PA4ST YO4NF -16 (x2)
195145  +3  423  YO4NF PA4ST R-04

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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