PY3AO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PY3AO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 59 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 10m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-14.
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 59 FT8 messages attributed to PY3AO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.
Overview
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 59 messages
- Active dates
- 1 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -12 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -16 to -8 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Not met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 40, strong (≥ -8 dB) 12.
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 PY3AO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Most frequent locator attributed to PY3AO
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
- GF49 · 27 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 11,449 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-06-14 20:26 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 | PY3AO S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-06 03:49 | 40m | - / -12 | LZ3FX | +6 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-05 21:07 | 40m | - / -16 | JA5AUC | -10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-05 02:11 | 40m | - / -18 | RA9LT | -2 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-31 01:45 | 40m | - / -12 | RX9WN | -10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 00:20 | 40m | - / -13 | RD9U | -9 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 21:46 | 40m | - / -16 | BA5CW | -7 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 02:44 | 40m | - / -7 | RY4C | +1 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 07-07 17:39 | 10m | - / -17 | RN3DN | +4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 07-06 17:46 | 10m | - / -9 | RA3DAD | -18 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-06 17:34 | 10m | - / -13 | DF6NL | -6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-06 17:33 | 10m | - / -13 | F1PBZ | +12 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-02 14:57 | 10m | - / - | UA6HRB | -17 / - | 8 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 211800 +1 329 PY3AO JR6EZE RR73 214645 -6 2421 PY3AO BA5CW -16 (x2) 002045 -9 1900 PY3AO RD9U -13 (x2) 014530 -9 2277 PY3AO RX9WN -12 (x2) 020300 -6 1590 PY3AO UA9CK MO09 021100 -10 2324 PY3AO RA9LT MO27 (x3) 210730 -11 2857 PY3AO JA5AUC -16 (x2) 034915 +6 2271 PY3AO LZ3FX -12 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 173315 +14 2793 PY3AO F1PBZ -13 (x2) 173445 -5 943 PY3AO DF6NL JN59 (x3) 174615 -20 2189 PY3AO RA3DAD -09 (x4) 175715 -19 1585 PY3AO DH3KR JO30 (x2) 173915 +4 381 PY3AO RN3DN KO84 (x2) 175445 -17 933 PY3AO R3UG 73 181745 -11 2525 PY3AO RC3KR -16
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