VA2AM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN35

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2AM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 69 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 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 69 FT8 messages attributed to VA2AM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (39%), followed by 40 m (33%) and 20 m (28%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 27 40m · 23 20m · 19

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-02 00:05 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 69 messages
Active dates: 8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to +9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 37.

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 VA2AM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

UG0B/P · Asiatic Russia D44TWO · Cape Verde DL1SRS · Fed. Rep. of Germany EW8AAC · Belarus HG8LXL · Hungary HZ1TT · Saudi Arabia R2BQM · European Russia CE6UFF · Chile F5NBU · France G8OO · England HB9EFK · Switzerland IW0FFK · Italy

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 VA2AM

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: FN35 · 28 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,611 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-02 00:02 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	VA2AM S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-17 00:43	80m	- / -25	HB3YBG	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-17 00:35	80m	- / -6	F5NBU	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 00:35	80m	- / -16	PA3KUS	-10 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 00:34	80m	- / -8	LZ1KU	+18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 00:24	160m	- / -	DJ3JD	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
09-02 00:03	40m	+1 / 0	DL1SRS	-6 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 00:01	40m	+3 / -	D44TWO	-10 / -6	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 02:00	160m	- / -	9A4ZM	+2 / -	4	Partial capture
08-28 01:54	80m	- / -	G6PWS	+3 / -	9	Partial capture
08-28 01:54	80m	- / -	DK8HC	+4 / -	5	Partial capture
08-28 01:54	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 01:53	80m	-17 / -	MI7XHT	+6 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-28 01:53	80m	-18 / -	W4KCM	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 01:51	80m	- / -	PA3KUS	-5 / -	11	Partial capture
08-28 01:48	80m	-20 / -11	MI7XHT	+5 / -20	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 01:47	80m	- / -11	UT3UZ	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
08-28 01:46	80m	- / -12	IW0FFK	+6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 01:44	80m	- / -7	OK1DX	+12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 01:43	80m	- / -12	DO5HOK	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
07-18 00:39	80m	-11 / -	8S7DL	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-18 00:38	80m	- / -	GM4KHE	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
07-18 00:37	80m	-15 / -15	G8OO	-8 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-18 00:36	80m	-18 / -	KF8XW	- / +8	2	Partial capture
07-18 00:35	80m	- / -	9A3AUH	+7 / -	5	Partial capture
07-18 00:35	80m	-8 / -5	HB9EFK	+20 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-18 00:33	80m	-12 / -	CE6UFF	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 00:25	40m	- / -10	HG8LXL	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 00:17	20m	-12 / -	UG0B/P	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-18 00:16	20m	- / -	F4EOC	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
07-16 23:41	20m	-8 / -	A61SD	- / -	3	Partial capture
06-27 00:20	40m	- / -15	EW8AAC	-15 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-27 00:18	40m	- / -2	HZ1TT	-19 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-23 00:29	80m	-16 / -15	OH5LF	+20 / -13	4	✓ Full exchange observed
06-23 00:08	40m	- / -11	EC3A	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
06-23 00:08	40m	-12 / -16	R2BQM	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
06-23 00:04	40m	-10 / -	4X1UF	- / -8	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
015830  +3  697  VA2AM G6PWS IO91
015900  +6 1807  VA2AM RM3ZK KO80
003400 +16  736  VA2AM LZ1KU -08 (x2)
003500 -10  873  VA2AM PA3KUS JO21
003500 -12 1667  VA2AM F5NBU JN28
003530 -11  873  VA2AM PA3KUS JO21
003530 -10 1576  VA2AM HB3YBG JN36
003530  -9 1667  VA2AM F5NBU R-06
003600  -8  873  VA2AM PA3KUS JO21
003600 -16 1667  VA2AM F5NBU 73
003630 -10  873  VA2AM PA3KUS R-16 (x2)
004300  -7 1576  VA2AM HB3YBG -25 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
020000  +2 1839  VA2AM 9A4ZM JN86 (x4)
002315 -23 1996  VA2AM V26OC -05
002445  -2 2272  VA2AM DJ3JD JO52 (x5)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
002030 -13 1078  VA2AM EW8AAC -15 (x2)
002530 -13 1073  VA2AM HG8LXL -10 (x2)
000130  +4 2651  D44TWO VA2AM FN35 (x2)
000215 -10  407  VA2AM D44TWO +12
000230  +2 2651  D44TWO VA2AM R-06 (x3)
000345  -9 2651  VA2AM DL1SRS JN49
000430  -1 2651  DL1SRS VA2AM -09
000445  -3 2651  VA2AM DL1SRS R+00
000500  +3 2651  DL1SRS VA2AM RR73
000515  -6 2651  VA2AM DL1SRS 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
234100 -11 2627  A61SD VA2AM FN35 (x3)
001645 -18 1808  VA2AM F4EOC JN39
001700 -12 2500  UG0B/P VA2AM FN35
001715 -20 1808  VA2AM F4EOC JN39
001800 -12 2500  UG0B/P VA2AM 73

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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