TA7AO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Asiatic Turkey Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN90

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving TA7AO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,067 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-02.

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 1,067 FT8 messages attributed to TA7AO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 23 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (95%), followed by 40 m (5%). Most decodes (57%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

1,067

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 57 20m · 1,010

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-02 00:25 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,067 messages
Active dates: 23 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 268, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 378, strong (≥ -8 dB) 421.

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 TA7AO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

EA3GXK · Spain ×2 F1PBZ · France ×2 IK4LZH · Italy ×2 LZ1BT · Bulgaria ×2 UA0LQE · Asiatic Russia ×2 DJ0MAB · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 M8MAW · England ×2 9A3K · Croatia BA3QIQ · China BA4OO · China BA4VDC · China BA6IM · China

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 TA7AO

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: KN90 · 590 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,701 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-02 00:25 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	TA7AO S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-02 00:18	40m	-10 / -	F1PBZ	+5 / -10	3	✓ Closing observed
09-02 00:17	40m	-12 / -	SP5LST	- / +2	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:15	40m	-12 / -	UA3XDR	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:11	40m	-19 / -	IK6DLK	- / +4	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:09	40m	-11 / -	M8MAW	-20 / -22	5	✓ Closing observed
09-02 00:08	40m	-16 / -	EC3A	-20 / -15	3	✓ Closing observed
09-02 00:06	40m	-16 / -	DJ0MAB	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:04	40m	-16 / -	UA9SY	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:03	40m	-19 / -3	DL3MIB	+1 / -1	9	✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 00:02	40m	-14 / -	OK1AYM	+1 / -3	4	✓ Closing observed
09-01 23:57	40m	-10 / -	DJ0MAB	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 23:54	40m	-20 / -13	F6FHZ	-8 / -	12	✓ Closing observed
08-31 18:50	20m	-9 / -	F8STC	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-31 18:35	20m	-9 / -7	DJ1OJ	-8 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 18:32	20m	-12 / -	SA0WAE	- / -21	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:26	20m	-6 / -14	DL4AMJ	-16 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 18:25	20m	-11 / -	YO9DEH	- / -8	3	Partial capture
08-31 18:23	20m	-11 / -	LZ4NV	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:20	20m	-14 / -	BA7IWL	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:15	20m	-11 / -9	UN7PHV	-14 / +4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 18:15	20m	-16 / -	DJ9FM	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:01	20m	-10 / -	BA7IWL	- / -19	3	Partial capture
08-31 17:58	20m	- / -13	SV1SSL	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 17:48	20m	- / -	DL6RS	-2 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 17:45	20m	- / -	M3FGR	-2 / -	5	Partial capture
08-31 17:45	20m	- / -12	R4UAS	+6 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:43	20m	- / -16	EA1CQ	+1 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 17:36	20m	- / -	PD0PKT	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 17:28	20m	-13 / -20	M1DOZ	-4 / -9	10	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 08:58	20m	- / -18	UA3DCG	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 08:51	20m	- / -	IK4LZH	+14 / -	4	Partial capture
08-30 05:57	20m	-10 / -	SQ7LQT	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:48	20m	- / -	R3KCW	+18 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 05:42	20m	-4 / -1	YO3RU	+15 / +9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 05:40	20m	-8 / -	YL2TM	- / -1	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:34	20m	-13 / -18	EA3GXK	-4 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
08-30 05:22	20m	-7 / -	IV3DSG	- / +8	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:21	20m	-9 / -21	EA3GXK	0 / -18	24	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 05:20	20m	-3 / -	VU2FR	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:14	20m	-3 / -	E77TH	- / +9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:12	20m	+2 / -	SP8ADU	- / +10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:11	20m	- / -6	UA4FRT	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 18:26	40m	-12 / -16	R7DX	+7 / +10	10	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 18:25	40m	-14 / -	E70SZ	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:18	40m	-16 / -	RW6B	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 15:48	20m	- / -	G4XWR	-17 / -	5	Partial capture
08-27 15:46	20m	0 / -	RA6OF	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 15:42	20m	-4 / -19	M1DDD	-2 / -19	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 15:40	20m	-4 / -	VU2FR	-13 / -5	7	Partial capture
08-27 15:38	20m	-7 / -	BA4OO	- / -19	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
001500 -13 1450  CQ TA7AO KN90
001530 -11 1445  UA3XDR TA7AO -06
001545 -18 2394  TA7AO EA5FD IM99
001600 -14 1442  UA3XDR TA7AO RR73
001630 -12 1439  CQ TA7AO KN90
001700 -12 1434  SP5LST TA7AO +02 (x2)
001800 -17 1428  CQ TA7AO KN90
001830 -10 1425  F1PBZ TA7AO R-10
001845  +5 2288  TA7AO F1PBZ RR73
001900 -10 1421  F1PBZ TA7AO 73
002030 -13 1413  CQ TA7AO KN90 (x2)
002330 -12 1398  YO7ARZ TA7AO RR73
002500 -10 1418  CQ TA7AO KN90

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
183615  -6 1387  TA7AO DJ1OJ 73
183630  -9 1379  CQ TA7AO KN90 (x7)
184300 -15 1390  R3PJV TA7AO -05
184730 -12 1390  CQ TA7AO KN90 (x2)
185000  -9 1392  F8STC TA7AO RR73
185015 -14 2776  TA7AO F8STC 73
185030 -11 1393  CQ TA7AO KN90 (x2)

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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