SM5FUG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

486 messages

Active dates

15 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-3 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-14 to +5 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 41, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 82, strong (≥ -8 dB) 363.

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 SM5FUG 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 SM5FUG

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

JO89 · 294 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

1,106 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-09-05 18:20 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
193830 -12 1324  <...> SM5FUG JO89 (x3)
182045 -14 2030  R3ICU SM5FUG JO89
182630 -14 2374  SM5FUG R9CS/P -14
182645 -13 2030  R9CS/P SM5FUG R-13
182730  -6  902  SM5FUG YO2MAX KN15
182745 -13 2031  YO2MAX SM5FUG -19
182800  -4  902  SM5FUG YO2MAX R-10
182815 -11 2031  YO2MAX SM5FUG -19
182830  -3  902  SM5FUG YO2MAX R-11
182845 -12 2030  YO2MAX SM5FUG -19
182900  +0  902  SM5FUG YO2MAX R-14
182915 -10 2030  YO2MAX SM5FUG RR73
182930  -1  902  SM5FUG YO2MAX 73

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181500  +2 2619  D2ACE SM5FUG JO89 (x8)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
192745  -7 2340  RA9MAI SM5FUG R-05
192800 -12 1010  SM5FUG RA9MAI RR73
192815  -6 2339  RA9MAI SM5FUG 73
200115  +4 2856  R6NA SM5FUG JO89
200130 +12 2776  SM5FUG R6NA -06
200145  -2 2855  R6NA SM5FUG R+00
200200 +16 2776  SM5FUG R6NA RR73
200215  +3 2855  R6NA SM5FUG 73
200230  -6  914  SM5FUG UB3DRL KO84 (x2)
200315  +4 2855  UB3DRL SM5FUG RR73
200330 -14  914  SM5FUG UB3DRL 73
201130  +2 2618  UA3GX SM5FUG JO89 (x3)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
073745 -12 2696  G4DBW SM5FUG -08
073830 -19 2260  SM5FUG G4DBW 73
081115  -4 2696  V31DL SM5FUG -16 (x2)
151145 -22 2214  <...> SM5FUG JO89

UTC    dB Audio  Message
062100 -13 1044  SM5FUG SP6AXW JO80 (x3)
084630 -13 2438  SM5FUG DK7UY JO44 (x3)

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.