PY2AB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Brazil

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PY2AB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 8 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-18 and 2026-07-29.

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 8 FT8 messages attributed to PY2AB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (63%), followed by 20 m (38%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -23 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

8
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-23 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-18
Last attributed message: 2026-07-29 21:38 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
8 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-23 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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 PY2AB 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 UTCBandPY2AB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-19 00:40 80m - / - RU3GF -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-08 22:25 80m - / -17 9J2FI -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 22:18 20m - / - M8KUG -12 / - 4 Partial capture
07-23 22:03 40m - / -15 CT1FJO -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 16:47 10m - / -12 ON6AA -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 19:51 20m - / -16 IU8VAS -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-23 19:04 20m - / -3 HB0/OI5AY -6 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
222545 -11 2907  PY2AB 9J2FI R-17 (x2)
222400  -8 1208  PY2AB TF4M RR73
232845 -19 2503  PY2AB CE2SV R-16
003000 -10  705  PY2AB ZP5DBC R-08
004000  -4  199  PY2AB RU3GF KO92 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190415  -6  964  PY2AB HB0/OI5AY R-03 (x2)
195100  -2  523  PY2AB IU8VAS R-16 (x3)
185500 -19  832  PY2AB OD5ZZ -10
210100 -23 1809  PY2AB IU5OOE JN63
213115 -24 1616  T77RN PY2AB -17 (x2)
221800 -13 1810  PY2AB M8KUG IO81 (x4)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
220330  -1 2723  PY2AB CT1FJO R-15 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164730 -13 2341  PY2AB ON6AA JO11 (x3)
170545 -22 1796  PY2AB <...> R+10

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