SM7VGQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Sweden Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO77

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SM7VGQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 130 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-19 and 2026-09-20.

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 130 FT8 messages attributed to SM7VGQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (63%), followed by 80 m (36%) and 20 m (1%). Most decodes (98%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (65%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

130

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 47 40m · 82 20m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-07-19
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 17:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 130 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 32, strong (≥ -8 dB) 85.

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 SM7VGQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DG1KFR · Fed. Rep. of Germany DJ3HW · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL8WEM · Fed. Rep. of Germany F1PBZ · France PD1B · Netherlands OM2WQ · Slovak Republic OM7FS · Slovak Republic F1MXE · France PD1ADA · Netherlands R4FDW · European Russia R5AV · European Russia R6LKG · European Russia

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 SM7VGQ

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: JO77 · 64 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 951 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 17:12 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	SM7VGQ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 17:11	80m	-6 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -15	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 16:48	80m	-1 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	17	Partial capture
09-20 16:41	80m	+2 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -20	4	Partial capture
09-20 16:28	80m	0 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -21	3	Partial capture
09-20 16:21	80m	-20 / +5	DB5GSS	-9 / -3	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 16:20	80m	-15 / -11	SP9WAZ	+7 / -14	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 15:33	80m	+1 / -	DL2ROE	-7 / -2	2	Partial capture
09-20 15:08	40m	-4 / -	DF7HG	-10 / -5	5	✓ Closing observed
09-20 15:05	40m	-3 / -3	DL7UKM	-1 / -12	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 15:02	40m	-6 / -	IU2TFN	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 14:59	40m	-6 / -	SA7CTL	- / -11	2	Partial capture
09-20 14:58	40m	-7 / +10	SP4KDK	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-20 14:54	40m	-7 / -8	DL4PY	-1 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 14:52	40m	-6 / -	DL1KYF	- / -15	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 14:50	40m	-7 / -4	SQ2NUH	-14 / -7	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 14:47	40m	-10 / -	M7DVI	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 14:43	40m	-7 / -10	DG0RB	+3 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 14:40	40m	-10 / +1	SP5MIG	+7 / -10	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 14:35	40m	-6 / -	DL8OAZ	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-20 14:32	40m	- / +3	OE8PIT	+9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 14:30	40m	- / -8	DL4NWM	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 18:35	160m	- / -	DK9BF	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 18:32	160m	- / -21	OM7FS	+3 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 18:30	160m	- / -15	OM2WQ	+12 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 08:56	40m	-24 / +7	OZ1JMJ	-12 / +3	3	Partial capture
09-12 07:42	40m	- / -11	GJ0KYZ	-21 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 06:07	80m	- / -7	DA1ST	-15 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 06:06	80m	- / 0	SP5EXA	+19 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:15	80m	- / -	MM0JTV	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-11 20:14	80m	- / -7	SP9AU	+17 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:11	80m	- / +2	DL2AAK	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:08	80m	- / +8	OH3GBW	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:05	80m	- / -8	9A4ZM	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:02	80m	- / +10	OH4EBD	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 20:01	80m	- / -13	LB5AK	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 19:58	80m	- / -16	DD8BA	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 19:58	80m	- / -15	EA1IOK	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 19:55	80m	- / -11	SA6DST	+2 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 19:54	80m	- / -21	UA4FKT	+7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 19:48	40m	-4 / -	PA2KV	-3 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 19:44	40m	-5 / -17	2E0UMK	-17 / -15	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 19:42	40m	-12 / -8	RN6MA	-4 / -12	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 16:24	40m	-8 / +5	OH5KNL	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-11 16:20	40m	- / +1	DJ0MAB	-8 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 16:17	40m	-20 / -	EX7CQ	- / -13	4	Partial capture
09-11 16:11	40m	-12 / -	EX7CQ	- / -13	3	Partial capture
09-11 16:05	40m	-14 / -	EX7CQ	- / -13	7	Partial capture
08-20 18:05	20m	- / -	ON9MD	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-20 17:37	20m	- / -15	XU7O	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 06:28	20m	- / +2	F1MXE	+8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
165215  +0 2859  RI1FJZ SM7VGQ JO77 (x15)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
150315  -7 2892  IU2TFN SM7VGQ RR73
150345  -2 2892  CQ SM7VGQ JO77 (x2)
150530  +3 2760  SM7VGQ DL7UKM JO62
150545  -3 2892  DL7UKM SM7VGQ -12
150600  +1 2760  SM7VGQ DL7UKM R-03 (x2)
150645  -3 2892  DL7UKM SM7VGQ RR73
150700  -5 2760  SM7VGQ DL7UKM 73
150830  -8 1539  SM7VGQ DF7HG JO53 (x2)
150945  -5 2892  DF7HG SM7VGQ -05 (x2)
151030 -13 1539  SM7VGQ DF7HG 73
151115  -6 2892  CQ SM7VGQ JO77

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
183000 +12 1479  SM7VGQ OM2WQ JN88 (x3)
183130 -24 1777  SM7VGQ YL2CA KO06
183130  +7 1479  SM7VGQ OM2WQ 73
183230  +5 1700  SM7VGQ OM7FS JN98 (x6)
183515  -9 1730  SM7VGQ DK9BF JO42 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
061415  +5 2899  SM7VGQ M0IEP IO91
061445  -7  254  SM7VGQ R6LKG LN07 (x4)
061815  -1 2932  SM7VGQ R2EC KO82 (x2)
062815  +6 2775  SM7VGQ F1MXE JN05 (x3)
173700  -6  485  SM7VGQ XU7O R-15 (x2)
173730 -12 2271  SM7VGQ BG7BMG -14
180530 -11 2846  SM7VGQ ON9MD JO21 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
110100  -4 2982  SM7VGQ PD1WD JO20 (x2)
110330 -20 1569  SM7VGQ DL8ZAD JO40 (x2)
110600 -24 1718  SM7VGQ PD1B JO32
110600  -4 2981  SM7VGQ DK4RH JO31
110630 -17 1717  SM7VGQ PD1B JO32 (x5)
111130  -1 2982  SM7VGQ PD2FS -20
111300 -23 1717  SM7VGQ PD1B 73
111845 +10 2983  SM7VGQ DH1GKS JN38
090330 -18 2343  SM7VGQ 5Z4VJ KI88

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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