SM6VAG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SM6VAG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 266 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 22 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-15.

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 266 FT8 messages attributed to SM6VAG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 22 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (65%), followed by 80 m (32%) and 10 m (2%). The busiest six-hour window was 16:00-22:00 UTC, containing 48% of decodes. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

266
Messages attributed
22
UTC dates decoded
68
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 85 40m · 1 20m · 174 10m · 6
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-15 03:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
266 messages
Active dates
22 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 94, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 76, strong (≥ -8 dB) 96.

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 SM6VAG 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 SM6VAG

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 · 173 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,048 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-15 03:54 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 UTCBandSM6VAG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-15 03:50 80m -24 / -6 DK5CH -14 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-15 03:50 80m - / - DO5PY -7 / - 3 Partial capture
08-15 03:45 80m - / -16 SP1ZMO -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 22:04 80m - / -11 DO1BOC -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 21:12 20m - / +1 EG2FPA +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 04:27 80m -11 / - F4NGK - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 04:25 80m -16 / -6 MM0KQC -24 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-14 04:23 80m - / - US2UM -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 20:50 80m -4 / - DO2PY - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 20:50 80m - / - OE8RPK -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 20:47 80m -4 / - DM2BM - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 20:47 80m - / +2 DM2HEY +3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 20:47 80m - / - RN6HK +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 20:46 80m - / - DJ9NY +10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 20:43 80m - / 0 ON3RV -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 20:41 80m -11 / - DO1KDZ -17 / 0 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-13 20:39 80m - / - DJ9NY -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 20:39 80m - / - HA7XL +7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-13 20:32 80m -1 / +4 DO2RG +3 / +10 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-13 20:30 80m 0 / -14 EU1EU -1 / -7 16 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-13 20:26 80m - / - DO2RG +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-13 20:24 80m 0 / - PA3FPQ +9 / +5 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-13 20:24 80m +1 / -2 SP3PAQ +10 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
08-13 10:42 10m - / -3 F1PBZ +1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 21:04 10m - / - DO6KDS -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 21:03 10m - / - DN9OPA -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 21:00 10m - / - DO6KDS -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 20:58 10m - / -15 DN9CHV -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 20:57 10m - / - DN9OPA -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 20:56 10m - / +3 DH5AAF -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 20:42 20m -17 / -7 PD2RAL -15 / -10 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-12 20:28 20m - / -10 PA7TT -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:38 10m - / - PH2M -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 19:32 10m - / +2 OE9DMV -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 19:30 10m - / - DN9OPA -6 / - 5 Partial capture
08-12 19:30 10m - / - OE2AGZ -15 / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 19:23 10m - / -16 DF7UT -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 18:59 10m - / - DJ6QB/P -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 18:59 10m -21 / - PD1WMD -12 / -18 5 Partial capture
08-12 18:58 10m - / - F6ARS +1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 18:13 10m - / - R3FE -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 16:17 10m - / - DF7EE -10 / - 5 Partial capture
08-12 16:07 10m - / - DL2VER -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:55 10m - / -4 DH1GKS -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 15:52 10m - / - DN9SIB -14 / - 4 Partial capture
08-06 07:46 20m -20 / - EA5ASQ - / -10 2 Partial capture
08-06 06:51 20m - / - RZ4FWA -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-06 06:41 20m - / - EA5HM -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 14:16 20m - / - F4LHR/P -22 / - 4 Partial capture
08-02 13:07 20m - / - G0GHL -10 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
220530  -3  614  SM6VAG DO1BOC -11 (x2)
034500  -3 1402  SM6VAG SP1ZMO R-16 (x3)
034800  -7 1633  SM6VAG DO1MER JO43
035000 -11 2348  SM6VAG DO5PY JN49
035015 -24 1402  CQ SM6VAG JO78
035030  -7 2348  SM6VAG DO5PY JN49
035030 -17 1404  SM6VAG DK5CH JO31
035100  -4 2349  SM6VAG DO5PY JN49
035100  -9 1403  SM6VAG DK5CH R-06
035115 -24 1403  DK5CH SM6VAG RR73
035130 -16 1404  SM6VAG DK5CH 73
035445 -24 1402  CQ SM6VAG JO78
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204615 -14 1536  PD2RAL SM6VAG R-10 (x5)
205015 -20 1537  CQ SM6VAG JO78 (x8)
211230  +1  823  SM6VAG EG2FPA +01 (x2)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205930  -9 1374  SM6VAG DN9CHV 73
210000  -6 2010  SM6VAG DO6KDS JO30 (x2)
210300 -11 2396  SM6VAG DN9OPA JN38 (x3)
210430 -11 2010  SM6VAG DO6KDS JO30
210430  -4 2396  SM6VAG DN9OPA JN38
210500 -13 2010  SM6VAG DO6KDS JO30 (x2)
211130 -18 1513  SM6VAG PD0LH R-11
212530 -23 1521  SM6VAG CR5VP IM59
104200  +0 2545  SM6VAG F1PBZ -03 (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.

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