PA5MB/QRP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA5MB/QRP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 9 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-17.

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 9 FT8 messages attributed to PA5MB/QRP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

9
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 19:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
9 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with PA5MB/QRP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandPA5MB/QRP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 13:17 40m - / +8 DL4NWM -12 / - 6 Partial capture
09-20 06:33 40m - / -5 DF7JU -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 05:11 40m - / -11 YO9BZK -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 04:27 40m - / -4 IZ1HJU -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 15:00 40m - / - <...> -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 15:00 40m - / -10 DH0BRO +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 14:42 40m - / - <...> +3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 11:50 40m - / -3 PD0JHM -21 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 11:44 40m - / - DG1KFR -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 12:09 40m - / -4 SP3DVO -13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 11:55 40m - / - DL3JPN -6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-18 06:19 40m - / - YO2MKK -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 04:40 40m - / -18 PD1HBL -10 / - 7 Partial capture
09-17 21:46 40m - / -24 EA1FJV -13 / - 4 Partial capture
09-17 19:13 40m - / -8 ON1DGN -6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-17 19:07 40m - / - 9A4ZM +1 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 19:05 40m - / - F5PBG -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 19:03 40m -10 / - <...> - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 18:54 40m -6 / -11 PD4RJ -14 / -1 3 Partial capture
09-17 18:35 40m - / - DL3JHK -3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 18:31 40m - / - 9A4ZM +1 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 18:28 40m -12 / - <...> - / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 16:41 40m - / -10 SP1PMS -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 16:40 40m - / - HA7TM +13 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 16:40 40m - / - PD2JG -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 16:36 40m - / - <...> -15 / - 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
042800  -7 2392  PA5MB/QRP IZ1HJU R-04 (x2)
051115  -2 1730  PA5MB/QRP YO9BZK -11 (x2)
060115  -7 1405  PA5MB/QRP IK4YHJ JN45
063315  +2 1733  PA5MB/QRP DF7JU JO31 (x4)
131715 -14 1407  PA5MB/QRP DL4NWM JN59 (x6)

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