PA7Q — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

1,559 messages

Active dates

24 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-13 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-20 to -4.6 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 528, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 716, strong (≥ -8 dB) 315.

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 PA7Q in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 PA7Q

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

JO32 · 1,031 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

1,067 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-09-17 08:30 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
082715  -4  968  II6IALU PA7Q R-04
082800 -15 1678  PA7Q DL1FAM JN49 (x2)
082845  -5  968  II0IHMG PA7Q JO32 (x2)
083015  -5  968  <II7IABB> PA7Q JO32 (x2)
083100  -9 1330  PA7Q DL1FAM JN49 (x8)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
171300 -15 1581  LZ1ZF PA7Q R-08
171315 -11 1140  PA7Q LZ1ZF RR73
171330 -16 1581  LZ1ZF PA7Q 73
175030 -19 1192  PA7Q EA1FCS -02 (x2)
175115  -5 1580  EA1FCS PA7Q 73
182815 -14 1580  LY2BSW PA7Q JO32 (x3)
183000 -16 1581  PA7Q TA3ZGR -16 (x2)
183115  -8 1580  TA3ZGR PA7Q R-15 (x2)
092715 -14 1073  CO8LY PA7Q JO32 (x2)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
103230 -14 1286  PA7Q ZS6KVZ -07 (x2)
145445 -14 1536  LU8GCJ PA7Q R-07 (x4)
145915 -13 1536  CX3AS PA7Q JO32 (x6)

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.