SM5UYV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Sweden Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO78

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SM5UYV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-18.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to SM5UYV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-19 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-18
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 07:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
14 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-19 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 9, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 SM5UYV in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to SM5UYV

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
JO78 · 14 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,048 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-18 07:44 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 UTCBandSM5UYV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 09:10 40m - / -18 3Z100PKP -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 07:40 40m -14 / - HC2GRC - / - 5 Partial capture
09-18 07:33 40m -20 / - HC2GRC - / - 5 Partial capture
09-18 07:27 40m -20 / - HC2GRC - / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 14:51 20m - / -4 G4UJS +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:06 20m - / -17 BG7BVI -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 16:06 20m - / -9 EA7GB -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
143800 -19 2025  SM5UYV YO9PH RR73
091730 -23 1729  SM5UYV RR73; DM2GM <...> +00
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
072745 -22 1426  HC2GRC SM5UYV JO78 (x13)
091000 -11 1432  SM5UYV 3Z100PKP -18 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
160630 -16  993  SM5UYV EA7GB R-09 (x2)
160600  -6 2216  SM5UYV UN7IV R-16
160630  -7 2040  SM5UYV BG7BVI OL66 (x3)
145145  +6 1455  SM5UYV G4UJS -04 (x2)
145415  -2 1455  SM5UYV M0LAD JO02

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