SQ8FOX — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Poland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO10

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SQ8FOX, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 103 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 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 103 FT8 messages attributed to SQ8FOX as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (82%), followed by 40 m (18%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (56%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (83%); the estimated median was -1 dB.

Overview

103

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 84 40m · 19

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 08:01 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 103 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -13 to +7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 9, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 9, 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 SQ8FOX in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

SP9TEX · Poland ×3 SQ8V · Poland ×3 SP5HWB · Poland ×2 SP5RZL · Poland ×2 SP7VCL · Poland ×2 CT7AUT · Portugal DL6EL · Fed. Rep. of Germany HG8LXL · Hungary OE3ZIO · Austria SQ9AWN · Poland UX7QV · Ukraine DK7ZT · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 SQ8FOX

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: KO10 · 53 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 106 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-13 18:45 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	SQ8FOX S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-16 13:18	40m	- / -13	OE3ZIO	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 13:12	40m	- / -16	DL6EL	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 18:45	80m	-2 / -14	YT2ZE	+6 / -	3	Partial capture
09-13 18:43	80m	+6 / -5	SQ8V	+8 / -10	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 18:36	80m	+8 / -11	SP5RZL	+13 / +8	6	Partial capture
09-13 18:33	40m	-14 / -	SP9TEX	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-13 18:15	80m	- / -	9A4ZM	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 18:13	80m	-2 / -	SP1LIS	-2 / +9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 18:09	80m	+4 / -6	SQ5TA	+19 / +10	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 18:09	80m	+5 / -3	SQ9AQQ	+16 / -	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 18:06	80m	+2 / -16	SP9TEX	+20 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 07:19	40m	-16 / -	SP5RZL	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 19:30	80m	-4 / -4	SP9UOP	+14 / +6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 19:25	80m	- / -18	SP5RZL	+18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 19:14	80m	-9 / -15	SQ8V	-7 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-12 12:13	40m	-9 / -11	SP7VCL	-2 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 11:56	40m	-18 / 0	HG8LXL	-4 / +8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 11:55	40m	-17 / -	SQ9AWN	-7 / +6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 17:07	40m	- / -13	SP5RZL	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 05:03	80m	-2 / -	HF0ROSA	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 05:01	80m	-3 / -10	SQ100PKP	+8 / +9	2	Partial capture
09-06 04:57	80m	+2 / -	HF0ROSA	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 04:50	80m	-3 / -	HF0ROSA	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-06 04:44	80m	-3 / -	HF0ROSA	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 04:40	80m	-1 / -12	SP9TEX	+15 / -	10	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 05:23	80m	-21 / -9	SP8BJU	+16 / +8	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 04:52	80m	+8 / -	SP9TEX	- / -	7	Partial capture
09-04 21:01	80m	+1 / -	F5PBG	-5 / -10	8	Partial capture
09-04 20:59	80m	0 / -17	DK7ZT	+10 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 20:59	80m	+1 / -15	S57WO	-6 / -7	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 20:57	80m	+2 / -7	SP7VCL	+22 / -	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-02 10:22	40m	- / +1	UX7QV	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 19:33	40m	-3 / -2	SP5HWB	+5 / -	4	Partial capture
07-24 19:12	80m	-5 / -12	SQ2TAC	-20 / -18	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 19:08	80m	+8 / -14	SP5HWB	+18 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-21 18:25	20m	- / -21	PD3LKN	-11 / -	9	Partial capture
07-09 19:43	80m	+14 / +1	SQ8AZT	+14 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-09 19:39	80m	- / -	SQ5FOX	+10 / -	3	Partial capture
07-09 19:39	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
07-09 19:37	80m	-1 / -15	SQ8V	-4 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-07 10:18	20m	- / -	9A4ZM	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
07-06 13:16	20m	- / -9	CT7AUT	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-25 09:42	40m	- / 0	UT4PA	-18 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
121330  -2 1034  SQ8FOX SP7VCL -11
121345 -10 1033  SP7VCL SQ8FOX R+11
121400  -3 1033  SQ8FOX SP7VCL RR73
121415  -8 1033  SP7VCL SQ8FOX 73
071915 -24 1036  SP5RZL SQ8FOX KO10 (x2)
183300 -14 1868  SP9TEX SQ8FOX KO10
183445  +4 1868  SQ8FOX SP9TEX RR73
131200  +4  593  SQ8FOX DL6EL JN57 (x4)
131830  -7 2351  SQ8FOX OE3ZIO -13 (x2)
080115 -11 2263  UB3AVN/P SQ8FOX R-17

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
183630  +8 1000  SP5RZL SQ8FOX KO10 (x2)
183715 +13 1001  SQ8FOX SP5RZL -11
183730  +6 1000  SP5RZL SQ8FOX R+08 (x3)
184330  +9  735  SQ8FOX SQ8V -05
184345  +6  735  SQ8V SQ8FOX KO10
184400  +9  735  SQ8FOX SQ8V -01
184415  +8  735  SQ8V SQ8FOX R-10
184430  +5  735  SQ8FOX SQ8V RR73
184445  +5  735  SQ8V SQ8FOX 73
184515  -3 1583  YT2ZE SQ8FOX KO10 (x2)
184630  +6 1585  SQ8FOX YT2ZE -14

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
131645 -18 1457  SQ8FOX CT7AUT -09 (x2)
101800  -9 1732  SQ8FOX 9A4ZM JN86 (x3)
182545 -14  278  SQ8FOX PD3LKN JO22 (x2)
182615  -4 2759  SQ8FOX BI4XDT PM01
182645 -13  278  SQ8FOX PD3LKN JO22 (x7)

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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