SQ3VAY — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Poland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO72

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SQ3VAY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 24 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-16 and 2026-10-14.

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 24 FT8 messages attributed to SQ3VAY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (71%), followed by 40 m (29%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (75%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (92%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-3 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 17 40m · 7

First attributed message: 2026-08-16
Last attributed message: 2026-10-14 20:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 24 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -7 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 22.

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 SQ3VAY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

9A5E · Croatia ×2 SP3BPU · Poland R5AJ · European Russia DD7EE · Fed. Rep. of Germany I1RJP · Italy IV3VFP · Italy OZ9FF · Denmark UN0GY · Kazakhstan DL7ARV · Fed. Rep. of Germany F4CTJ · France DK7UY · Fed. Rep. of Germany HA1BF · Hungary

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 SQ3VAY

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: JO72 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 552 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-13 11:10 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	SQ3VAY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-14 21:33	40m	- / -8	UN0GY	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-14 20:54	80m	+2 / -4	9A5E	0 / -18	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-14 20:52	80m	- / -	9A4ZM	+10 / -	2	Partial capture
10-14 20:50	80m	-4 / -10	DK7UY	+9 / -16	6	✓ Full exchange observed
10-14 20:49	80m	+2 / -2	SP9TBT	+10 / -14	2	Partial capture
10-14 20:43	80m	-2 / +5	HA1BF	+12 / -17	7	✓ Full exchange observed
10-14 20:29	160m	- / -14	SP3BPU	+10 / -	8	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 11:11	40m	- / -	9A4ZM	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 11:11	40m	- / -	DL6EL	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-13 11:10	40m	+1 / -	DD7EE	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 10:16	40m	-3 / -	OZ9FF	-10 / -17	4	✓ Closing observed
09-12 23:59	40m	- / -	EB3JT	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 23:03	80m	-9 / -10	EU2NS	-7 / -	5	Partial capture
09-12 22:55	80m	- / +5	PI4DX	+10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 22:52	80m	- / -	EA1IOK	-8 / -	5	Partial capture
09-12 22:52	80m	- / -9	R2EA	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 22:51	80m	+1 / -2	II8IHBC	+6 / -18	5	Partial capture
09-12 20:27	40m	- / -	9A4ZM	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 20:25	40m	- / +2	IV3VFP	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 20:22	40m	- / -	UR9QQ	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 20:16	40m	- / -4	9A5E	+10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 20:11	40m	- / -1	HB9HSJ	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 22:02	40m	- / -6	I1RJP	+5 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 22:02	80m	-6 / +3	UA4FKT	+15 / -9	9	✓ Full exchange observed
08-16 22:01	80m	-2 / -8	HA7TM	+20 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-16 21:42	60m	- / -10	DL7ARV	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 21:01	20m	- / -24	R5AJ	-6 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
235930 -10 1018  SQ3VAY EB3JT JN01
101600  -3 2315  OZ9FF SQ3VAY JO72 (x2)
101645 -10 2314  SQ3VAY OZ9FF RR73
101700  +1 2315  OZ9FF SQ3VAY 73
111015  +0  798  DD7EE SQ3VAY JO72 (x3)
111130 -12 2478  SQ3VAY DL6EL JN57
111130  +4  794  SQ3VAY 9A4ZM JN86
111200 -11 2478  SQ3VAY DL6EL JN57
111200  +0  794  SQ3VAY 9A4ZM JN86
111230  -9 2478  SQ3VAY DL6EL JN57
213330 -12 2646  SQ3VAY UN0GY R-08 (x2)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
214230  -3  952  SQ3VAY DL7ARV JO62 (x4)
211430 -14  819  SQ3VAY F4CTJ 73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
204930  +2 2216  SP9TBT SQ3VAY -14
204945 +10 2216  SQ3VAY SP9TBT R-02
205015 +15 2216  SQ3VAY YO4NF -03
205045 +10  504  SQ3VAY DK7UY JO44 (x2)
205130  -5 2216  DK7UY SQ3VAY -16
205145 +10  504  SQ3VAY DK7UY R-10
205200  -3 2216  DK7UY SQ3VAY RR73
205215  +8  504  SQ3VAY DK7UY 73
205215  +4 2212  SQ3VAY 9A4ZM JN86 (x2)
205400  -3 2134  SQ3VAY 9A5E R-04
205415  +2 2135  9A5E SQ3VAY -18
205430  -1 2134  SQ3VAY 9A5E R-04 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
202915 +12 1880  SQ3VAY SP3BPU R-14 (x8)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
210115  -3 2514  SQ3VAY R5AJ -24 (x5)

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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