VA1RAY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN84

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA1RAY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 10 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-06.

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 10 FT8 messages attributed to VA1RAY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (80%), followed by 20 m (20%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -21 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-21 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 8 20m · 2

First attributed message: 2026-08-25
Last attributed message: 2026-09-06 04:08 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 10 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -21 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, 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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with VA1RAY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

N2BJ · United States N8FMD · United States PV8AJ · Brazil YO4NF · Romania

Most frequent locator attributed to VA1RAY

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: FN84 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,080 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-06 04:08 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	VA1RAY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-06 03:46	40m	- / -10	ON1DGN	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 03:44	40m	- / -12	N8FMD	-20 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 03:43	40m	- / -	F1IQH	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 03:38	40m	- / -18	YO4NF	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 03:09	40m	-22 / -	N4DWD	- / +8	2	Partial capture
09-06 03:08	40m	- / -	EA3HMM	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-06 03:06	40m	- / -	UR4QWW	+1 / -	7	Partial capture
09-06 02:14	40m	- / -19	RA3UAG	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 02:11	40m	- / -14	RA3UAG	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 02:03	40m	- / -	F5PBG	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 01:54	40m	- / -4	PV8AJ	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 01:52	40m	- / -12	LA5LDX/P	-10 / -	8	Partial capture
08-25 22:00	20m	- / -16	EA5BLP	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
08-25 21:33	20m	- / -17	N2BJ	+2 / -	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
033730  -3 2024  VA1RAY IZ8DBJ JN70
033830 -10 1503  VA1RAY YO4NF -18 (x3)
034200  +0 2024  VA1RAY IZ8DBJ JN70
034300  -7 1281  VA1RAY F1IQH JN27 (x2)
034400 -18 1287  VA1RAY N8FMD R-12 (x2)
034630 -12 1437  VA1RAY ON1DGN -10 (x3)
035700 -16 2578  VA1RAY N9HXR EN51
040400 -24 1653  R7DX VA1RAY FN84 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
213300  +3 3008  VA1RAY N2BJ -17 (x2)
215000 -19 1350  VA1RAY HA1BF -16
215745 -20 1362  SQ4FXT VA1RAY FN84
220030  +3 2313  VA1RAY EA5BLP JN00 (x3)
220215 -24 1363  CQ VA1RAY FN84                        a1

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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