PA5AB — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA5AB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 209 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-10-23.

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 209 FT8 messages attributed to PA5AB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (68%), followed by 20 m (32%) and 80 m (0%). Most decodes (86%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13.8 dB.

Overview

209
Messages attributed
11
UTC dates decoded
29
Active 15-min windows
-13.8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 1 40m · 142 20m · 66
First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-10-23 21:43 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
209 messages
Active dates
11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13.8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 84, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 71, strong (≥ -8 dB) 54.

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 PA5AB in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to PA5AB

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 · 114 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,201 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-23 21:43 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 UTCBandPA5AB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-23 21:39 40m -18 / - 3W9A - / - 7 Partial capture
10-23 21:36 40m -20 / - 3W9A - / - 2 Partial capture
10-23 21:32 40m -18 / - VJ6X - / -15 6 ✓ Closing fragment
10-23 21:30 40m -18 / - 6M0MM - / - 4 Partial capture
10-23 21:27 40m -16 / - VJ6X - / - 5 Partial capture
10-23 21:19 40m -15 / - BG0KD - / -23 10 ✓ Closing fragment
10-23 21:15 40m -21 / - BG0KD - / - 3 Partial capture
10-23 21:03 40m -15 / - HL1WP - / - 17 Partial capture
09-02 19:55 80m - / - DL6REX -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 19:25 40m -12 / - JE1CCD - / - 8 Partial capture
08-19 19:20 40m -8 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
08-19 19:12 40m -6 / - DM5TB - / -15 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 16:55 20m +4 / 0 OK2VCR +2 / +4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 16:46 20m -10 / - BA7SAY - / - 4 Partial capture
08-11 16:38 20m -11 / - BA7SAY - / - 8 Partial capture
08-11 16:34 20m -10 / - BI9ALM - / - 3 Partial capture
08-11 16:32 20m -16 / - BA7SAY - / - 4 Partial capture
08-11 16:28 20m -17 / - BV3VN - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213315 -19 1674  VJ6X PA5AB JO22 (x5)
213645 -21 1956  3W9A PA5AB JO22 (x2)
213845 -22 1956  JH2FXK PA5AB R-13
213945 -17 1956  3W9A PA5AB JO22 (x7)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
195530  -6 1704  PA5AB DL6REX JO40 (x2)
210115 -23 1844  5Z4VJ PA5AB JO22
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164215  -9 1400  BA7SAY PA5AB JO22 (x7)
165045 -13 1239  BI1TX PA5AB 73
165415 -17 1424  CQ PA5AB JO22 (x2)
165545  +3 2683  OK2VCR PA5AB +04
165600  +2 1169  PA5AB OK2VCR R+00
165615  +4 2683  OK2VCR PA5AB RR73
165630  +3 1169  PA5AB OK2VCR 73
203415 -10 2608  PA5AB CX2AQ 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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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