VA2LM — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN46

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2LM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-15 and 2026-08-26.

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 7 FT8 messages attributed to VA2LM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

7
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 7
First attributed message: 2026-06-15
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 21:45 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
7 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, 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 VA2LM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to VA2LM

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
FN46 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,422 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-22 21:35 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 UTCBandVA2LM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-06 22:17 40m - / -13 DH1KJ 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-06 22:16 40m - / - NU1T -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-06 22:00 40m - / -15 IQ0AAX -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-06 21:52 40m - / -17 DK5WL -5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-05 21:47 40m - / -11 I1RJP +14 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-05 21:29 40m - / -3 5B4AMM +15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-05 21:27 40m - / - G0GFC -6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-26 21:26 40m - / -9 EA5HM -20 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-26 21:18 40m - / -13 DK2MAX -18 / - 4 Partial capture
09-26 20:55 40m - / - DK2MAX -15 / - 4 Partial capture
09-26 20:26 40m - / -1 M5BFL -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 21:55 60m - / -9 PC7B -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 21:54 60m - / -11 ON1BH -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 21:40 60m - / -6 F5MYK -11 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 21:39 60m - / -10 5P6MJ -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 21:49 20m - / - SV5BYP -5 / - 5 Partial capture
08-26 21:45 20m - / - PD7BDN -4 / - 6 Partial capture
08-26 21:44 20m -17 / +6 NR4L -10 / -3 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 21:34 20m -18 / - F4GHN - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 21:14 20m -11 / -10 IK4LZH -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-17 21:42 20m - / -14 9K2GR -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 21:26 20m - / -16 F5NBQ +8 / - 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
214830 +13  414  VA2LM I1RJP R-11 (x2)
215245  -5 1467  VA2LM DK5WL JN39 (x4)
220030 -12  902  VA2LM IQ0AAX -15 (x2)
221615  -1 2860  VA2LM NU1T +13 (x2)
221715  -2 1137  VA2LM DH1KJ JN48 (x3)
204045  +2 2435  VA2LM IZ5IMD -19
075100  -6 2892  VA2LM GU0SUP -17
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213915  +1 1377  VA2LM 5P6MJ -10 (x2)
214015 -10 2433  VA2LM F5MYK IN97 (x3)
214215 -13  849  VA2LM I1JQJ JN35
214215 -13 2433  VA2LM F5MYK 73
215345 -16 2005  VA2LM PA0EBG RR73
215445 -14  733  VA2LM ON1BH -11 (x2)
215545  +0 2832  VA2LM PC7B JO33 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214445  -9  809  VA2LM NR4L +06
214500 -17  809  NR4L VA2LM R-03
214515 -11  809  VA2LM NR4L RR73
214545  -2  809  VA2LM PD7BDN JO22 (x5)
214930  -1 1630  VA2LM SV5BYP KM46
214945  -5  809  VA2LM PD7BDN JO22
215000  -1 1630  VA2LM SV5BYP KM46 (x4)
215345  -1 1537  VA2LM <...> -11

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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