V26OC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Antigua & Barbuda Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FK97

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving V26OC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 112 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-11 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 112 FT8 messages attributed to V26OC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (53%), followed by 80 m (47%). Most decodes (99%) fell within the six-hour window 23:00-05:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (86%); the estimated median was -20 dB.

Overview

112
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
22
Active 15-min windows
-20 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 00:55 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
112 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-20 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 96, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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.

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 V26OC

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
FK97 · 23 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,018 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 00:55 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 UTCBandV26OC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 01:03 160m - / -15 EA1CQ -19 / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 00:59 160m - / - DO5OT +1 / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 00:59 160m - / - SM3JGG -10 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:57 160m - / - OH7KB -3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 00:56 160m - / - IZ2DVI +4 / - 10 Partial capture
09-20 00:56 160m - / - RM5F -1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 00:56 160m - / -20 SA3CAT -2 / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 00:54 160m - / - DJ3JD -12 / - 10 Partial capture
09-20 00:54 160m - / -13 EA1CQ -22 / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 00:49 160m - / - HA7TM +15 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:49 160m - / - OH7KB -8 / - 8 Partial capture
09-20 00:49 160m - / -17 RZ3DW +7 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 00:49 160m - / - SP2GJV +10 / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 00:48 160m - / -13 EA1CQ -22 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:47 160m - / - SA3CAT -2 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 00:45 160m - / - DO5OT +3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 00:45 160m - / - SV8YM -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 00:45 160m -20 / -15 DF6PW +13 / -21 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 00:45 160m - / - DG1LHM -13 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:45 160m - / - OK1DXR +4 / - 28 Partial capture
09-20 00:45 160m - / -14 SV4FFK -7 / - 6 Partial capture
09-20 00:44 160m - / - SA3CAT +6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 00:43 160m - / - HA7TM +14 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:43 160m - / - IZ2DVI +2 / - 19 Partial capture
09-20 00:43 160m - / - OH7KB -1 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:40 160m - / - SA3CAT 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:38 160m - / -3 DK7ZT -19 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:38 160m - / - SV4FFK -5 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 00:36 160m - / - SV8YM -6 / - 6 Partial capture
09-20 00:34 160m - / - SA3CAT +2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:34 160m - / - DO5OT +3 / - 10 Partial capture
09-20 00:34 160m - / - SV4FFK -12 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:33 160m - / - OK1DXR +7 / - 19 Partial capture
09-20 00:33 160m - / - SP2GJV +16 / - 18 Partial capture
09-20 00:31 160m - / - SP7CMW +4 / - 6 Partial capture
09-20 00:31 160m - / - SV8YM -6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:30 160m - / - SV1FKZ -10 / - 49 Partial capture
09-20 00:30 160m - / - IW2MYH -13 / - 7 Partial capture
09-20 00:29 160m - / +1 DK7ZT -19 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 00:29 160m -18 / -9 PA3HP +19 / -20 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 00:29 160m - / - S57AT -3 / - 11 Partial capture
09-20 00:29 160m - / - DG1LHM -8 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 00:29 160m - / -17 F1PBZ -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:29 160m - / - HA7TM +15 / - 8 Partial capture
09-18 04:30 160m - / - OK1DXR -3 / - 9 Partial capture
09-18 04:23 160m - / - OM2ZZ +11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 04:21 160m - / - IV3WMS -17 / - 8 Partial capture
09-18 04:21 160m - / - OK1DXR -3 / - 10 Partial capture
09-18 04:20 160m - / - DO5OT -7 / - 28 Partial capture
09-18 04:20 160m - / - F4DVO -2 / - 11 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
010045  +4 1295  V26OC OK1DXR JO60
010045  -3 2530  V26OC IZ2DVI JN45
010045  -6 2075  V26OC DO5OT JO62
010115  +5 2530  V26OC IZ2DVI JN45
010115  +3 2075  V26OC DO5OT JO62 (x4)
010315 -17 2075  V26OC EA1CQ -15 (x7)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
020500  -6 2054  V26OC IN3WZS JN56
020530  +8 1115  V26OC YO3OBB KN34
020530  -4 2053  V26OC IN3WZS JN56
020600  +8 1115  V26OC YO3OBB KN34
020600  -8 2053  V26OC IN3WZS JN56
020630  +3 1115  V26OC YO3OBB KN34
020630  -1 2054  V26OC IN3WZS JN56 (x3)
020800 -13 2054  V26OC IK2TPX JN45
020900  -5 2053  V26OC IN3WZS JN56 (x5)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
012500 -24 1637  V26OC R7NA LN07 (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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