PD1RON — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Netherlands Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO30

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PD1RON, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 44 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-08-07.

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 44 FT8 messages attributed to PD1RON as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (48%), followed by 40 m (27%) and 10 m (25%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (73%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 12 20m · 21 10m · 11

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-08-07 19:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 44 messages
Active dates: 6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 15, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 13.

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 PD1RON in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

5Z4VJ · Kenya JH5AVM · Japan JH6DUL · Japan JH8SIT · Japan TN8GD · Republic of the Congo DK8HC · Fed. Rep. of Germany G1LQT · England YB5QZ · Indonesia

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 PD1RON

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: JO30 · 34 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,053 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-07 19:47 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	PD1RON S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-14 13:15	10m	- / -4	5Z4VJ	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-06 22:22	20m	-14 / -	AP5ARS	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-06 22:18	20m	-16 / -	YV5CHJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-06 22:16	20m	-10 / -	JE1LFX	- / -9	2	Partial capture
08-06 22:14	20m	-7 / -	HK2FHQ	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-28 23:19	40m	-15 / -	TJ1GD/P	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-28 23:12	40m	-23 / -6	G1LQT	-18 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
07-28 23:10	40m	- / -10	DK8HC	-9 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 23:08	40m	-19 / -	YB5QZ	- / -10	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 22:51	20m	- / -14	TN8GD	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 21:56	20m	- / -	YT3PL	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
07-28 21:13	20m	-13 / -	JH8SIT	- / -21	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 20:30	20m	-21 / -	JH5AVM	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 20:27	20m	-12 / -	BI4AJO	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-30 10:23	10m	-6 / -	E2WWA	- / -	3	Partial capture
06-30 10:18	10m	-7 / -	XV9T	- / -	6	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
101845  -1  391  XV9T PD1RON JO30 (x6)
102345  -6  377  E2WWA PD1RON JO30 (x3)
131500 -10 2389  PD1RON 5Z4VJ -04 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
231045  -7  598  PD1RON DK8HC JO42 (x4)
231245 -18 1534  PD1RON PD0LBY R-15
231245 -20 1406  PD1RON G1LQT -06 (x3)
231400 -23 1406  G1LQT PD1RON 73
231430 -24 1406  OS4K PD1RON R-15
231945 -14 2372  TJ1GD/P PD1RON JO30 (x3)
194700 -19 1915  JI4POR PD1RON JO30
132515 -13 1195  PD1RON PE50SCOUT -16

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
223345 -22 1273  JH6DUL PD1RON 73
211300 -11  645  JH8SIT PD1RON R-21 (x2)
215600 -16 1981  PD1RON YT3PL KN04 (x2)
225100  -9  601  PD1RON TN8GD -14 (x2)
221400  -5 2531  HK2FHQ PD1RON JO30 (x2)
221630 -10  380  JE1LFX PD1RON JO30 (x2)
221845 -17 1263  YV5CHJ PD1RON JO30 (x2)
222200 -16  846  AP5ARS PD1RON JO30 (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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