PA7AK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO21

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PA7AK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 182 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 26 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-11.

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 182 FT8 messages attributed to PA7AK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 26 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (65%), followed by 20 m (34%) and 10 m (2%). 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 -8 dB.

Overview

182

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 118 20m · 61 10m · 3

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 18:11 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 182 messages
Active dates: 26 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -21 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 42, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 44, strong (≥ -8 dB) 96.

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 PA7AK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

R9AL · Asiatic Russia ×2 R6JY · European Russia 9A3TGY · Croatia EW1MN · Belarus F5SFT · France G7EVY · England HB9ACA · Switzerland HG5OGI · Hungary ON8PB · Belgium SP5UKR · Poland W1SKU · United States 9A3MRN · Croatia

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 PA7AK

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: JO21 · 121 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,192 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-11 18:11 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	PA7AK S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-11 18:22	40m	- / -	EU3LA	-15 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 18:10	40m	- / -7	YO4NF	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-11 18:09	40m	-8 / +2	E70SZ	+5 / -6	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 18:06	40m	-8 / -	EU3LA	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-11 18:04	40m	- / -6	YO4NF	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-11 18:02	40m	-3 / -	LB5WB	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 10:07	40m	-10 / -	DM2DS/P	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-10 08:05	40m	- / -	DL9KM	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-10 08:02	40m	-13 / -	HB9XBY	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-10 07:55	40m	- / -	DL6ZOG	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 21:29	40m	- / -14	TA7ARH	+9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 21:19	40m	-14 / -	BG7BVP	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 20:26	40m	-2 / 0	EG3PDA	-11 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-07 20:23	40m	-1 / -8	UN8DAW	-24 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-07 20:17	40m	-13 / -	PD3CFG	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:15	40m	- / -	PE1NPS	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-07 20:15	40m	-10 / -4	RX7O	+2 / -14	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 12:54	40m	- / -	PG7R	-9 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 21:33	40m	-4 / -11	SP6FME	-14 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
08-31 17:33	20m	+12 / -	9A3TGY	- / 0	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:58	20m	-1 / -	R9AL	-11 / -24	11	✓ Closing observed
08-31 13:49	20m	-5 / +3	F5SFT	-15 / -16	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 21:01	40m	0 / -	ER1CW	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 20:55	40m	-3 / -	JA4FDZ	- / -	8	Partial capture
08-30 20:51	40m	- / -	G4DBW	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 20:49	40m	-2 / -	SV9QWC	- / -18	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 20:40	40m	-10 / -	VK2NN	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 20:37	40m	-8 / -	TN8GD	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-30 20:33	40m	-10 / -	VK2NN	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-30 20:29	40m	-5 / -	GB64MOD	- / -10	5	Partial capture
08-30 20:25	40m	-8 / -	RA4PIS	- / -11	8	Partial capture
08-30 20:20	40m	-9 / -	YO3BMI	- / -	8	Partial capture
08-30 20:05	40m	+3 / -	VJ6X	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-30 20:03	40m	+4 / +3	OS4K	-15 / -6	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 20:01	40m	+3 / -7	9A3MRN	-4 / -5	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 11:46	20m	-21 / -	HG5OGI	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 21:34	40m	- / -9	SP1ZMO	-15 / -	2	Partial capture
08-11 21:29	40m	- / -	HA7TM	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
08-11 20:55	40m	- / -22	SP9TEX	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 11:53	10m	- / -11	R6JY	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 11:16	10m	- / -17	LZ2VQ	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
08-10 07:21	40m	- / -	9A4ZM	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
08-10 07:09	40m	- / -12	UT4PA	-10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 07:08	40m	- / -7	SP5EXA	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 15:21	20m	+6 / -	UA9QFF	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-08 15:19	20m	+3 / -	BG8ODM	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-08 15:16	20m	-6 / -4	ON8PB	-2 / -15	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 15:13	20m	+1 / -	EW1MN	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 11:46	20m	-14 / -	F5SFT	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-07 11:43	20m	- / -	RZ4FWA	-14 / -	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
181015  -8  227  E70SZ PA7AK RR73
181030  +4  252  PA7AK YO4NF -07
181030  +4  260  PA7AK E70SZ 73
181045  -8  227  CQ PA7AK JO21
181100  +0  252  PA7AK YO4NF -07
181115 -11  227  CQ PA7AK JO21
181130 -11  234  PA7AK F5PBG IN78
181130 -16 2230  PA7AK EU3LA -20
181145  -4  227  CQ PA7AK JO21
182200 -13 2230  PA7AK EU3LA RR73 (x6)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
135030  +8 2407  PA7AK IU5HIU JN53
135815 -13 2460  PA7AK R9AL RR73
135830  +1  900  R9AL PA7AK R-24
135845  -7 2460  PA7AK R9AL RR73 (x2)
135930  -3  899  R9AL PA7AK 73
135945 -17 2460  PA7AK R9AL RR73 (x6)
173345  +6 2883  9A3TGY PA7AK JO21 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
111430 -14 1734  PA7AK PE9JAN JO22
111600  -8 2636  PA7AK LZ2VQ -17 (x2)
111645 -21 1177  CQ PA7AK JO21
111815  -8 2635  PA7AK LZ2VQ +14
115300  -3 2047  PA7AK R6JY -11 (x2)

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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