VA2JWZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN25

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2JWZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 9 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-20 and 2026-08-27.

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 9 FT8 messages attributed to VA2JWZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (56%), followed by 20 m (44%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

9
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 5 20m · 4
First attributed message: 2026-08-20
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 01:51 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
9 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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 VA2JWZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 VA2JWZ

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
FN25 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,727 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 01:51 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 UTCBandVA2JWZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-11 00:38 40m - / -16 MI7XHT -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:42 40m - / -7 M7EYP -5 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:22 40m - / -8 HI8ML -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 01:18 40m - / -11 DF3IS -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 01:09 40m - / -16 UW5KW -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 01:49 40m -9 / - CE3TSK - / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 01:25 40m - / -12 F5NNN -7 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 18:17 20m - / -20 IN3BFW +1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 01:35 80m - / -23 SP6JIU +28 / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 23:44 20m -15 / - IK3FHW/IT9 - / -24 2 Partial capture
08-20 01:31 80m - / +1 F1PBZ +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 00:57 40m - / -9 LZ2IP 0 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 02:28 40m - / -20 RA7A -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 02:11 40m - / -15 YO6LM -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 01:32 40m - / -10 OE8DDX -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 00:19 20m - / -16 SV5BYP -16 / - 3 Partial capture
08-11 00:01 20m - / -11 RN6MA -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 02:03 40m - / -16 GB64MOD -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-07 00:06 20m - / -6 KP4PW -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 22:14 20m - / -17 EC5M -22 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 21:33 20m - / -24 9A6NTK +1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 01:01 20m - / -13 HZ1LR -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-14 23:48 20m - / - HB9TIH -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-14 23:17 20m - / -12 W4PSK -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
010900 -13  702  VA2JWZ UW5KW -16 (x2)
011815  -6  933  VA2JWZ DF3IS -11 (x2)
000430  -3 1877  VA2JWZ AM42SDC -11
002200  -4 2893  VA2JWZ HI8ML -08 (x2)
004215  -6 1008  VA2JWZ M7EYP -07 (x5)
010500  -5 1769  VA2JWZ G1CEC -13
003830  -4 2673  VA2JWZ MI7XHT -16 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
000645  -6 2726  VA2JWZ KP4PW -06 (x2)
000130  -7  618  VA2JWZ RN6MA -11 (x3)
001930 -14 1868  VA2JWZ SV5BYP -16 (x3)
234400 -14  731  IK3FHW/IT9 VA2JWZ R-24 (x2)
181715  +5  265  VA2JWZ IN3BFW -20 (x3)
001715 -22 1976  SV3AUW VA2JWZ FN25
233345 -13  859  IK1SOW VA2JWZ FN25
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
013115  +5 2403  VA2JWZ F1PBZ +01 (x2)
013500 +26 2900  VA2JWZ SP6JIU -23 (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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