VA2MKT/W1 — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2MKT/W1, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-20.

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 2 FT8 messages attributed to VA2MKT/W1 as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 20 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.

Overview

2
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-
S/N pattern not inferred

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-20
Last attributed message: 2026-08-20 22:25 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
2 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
S/N summary
Too few decodes
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

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).

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 UTCBandVA2MKT/W1 S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-06 23:18 40m - / -4 F1PBZ -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 14:04 40m - / - DF1BN -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 05:44 40m - / -10 R3WI -14 / - 4 Partial capture
09-06 05:39 40m - / -6 R3WI -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 05:15 40m - / -20 DF2KK +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 00:24 40m - / - NN4RB -21 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 00:01 40m - / - EA7TR 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 23:52 40m - / - F5PBG -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 22:10 20m - / - US2YW -4 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
054415 -13 1221  VA2MKT/W1 R3WI -10 (x4)
140300 -11 2640  VA2MKT/W1 F1PBZ -06
140400  -3 1220  VA2MKT/W1 DF1BN JN68 (x2)
141630 -12 2640  VA2MKT/W1 F1PBZ -09
153430  +7 2640  VA2MKT/W1 DL7UMA +21
154745 -20 1962  VA2MKT/W1 R4CEC R-14
155245  -6 1960  VA2MKT/W1 DM5ME R-03
162415 +10 2644  VA2MKT/W1 OK1AY -02
183315  -2 2640  VA2MKT/W1 F1PBZ -15 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221030 -12  324  <...> VA2MKT/W1 73
221045  -5  323  VA2MKT/W1 US2YW KN28 (x3)
222500 -17  311  W4LCB VA2MKT/W1 +06
205745  -6 1469  VA2MKT/W1 <...> RR73

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