VA2PM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2PM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 312 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-28.
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 312 FT8 messages attributed to VA2PM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (56%), followed by 40 m (27%) and 80 m (17%). Most decodes (98%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 01:11 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 312 messages
- Active dates
- 19 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -13 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -21 to -5 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 114, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 121, strong (≥ -8 dB) 77.
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 VA2PM 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 VA2PM
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 · 211 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 6,422 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-08-28 01:06 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 | VA2PM S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-10 01:21 | 40m | - / - | EA5XA | -11 / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 09-09 01:02 | 40m | - / -14 | HK4QXX | -18 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-09 00:39 | 40m | - / - | 5Z4VJ | -4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-09 00:37 | 40m | - / - | RD9U | -14 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 00:29 | 40m | - / -10 | EC3A | -14 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 00:20 | 40m | - / -13 | G1LQT | -10 / - | 8 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 00:17 | 40m | - / -16 | IZ8PPI | -18 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 00:16 | 40m | - / -16 | F1PBZ | 0 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-02 00:15 | 40m | - / -14 | EC3A | -20 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 01:17 | 40m | - / -23 | MW0CRI | -1 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-31 01:03 | 40m | - / -6 | PS8FR | -15 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-31 00:28 | 40m | - / - | EB2EMZ | -17 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 00:24 | 40m | - / - | EA4EDI | -14 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-30 21:07 | 20m | - / - | M9VVE | +11 / - | 11 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:49 | 40m | -21 / +1 | KB3UJT | -12 / -9 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:48 | 40m | - / -15 | IZ8PPI | -20 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:46 | 40m | -18 / -17 | F1APY | -3 / -21 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-27 01:45 | 40m | -19 / - | W8DSN | - / -11 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 01:44 | 40m | -24 / - | KE8ZKN | - / -16 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 01:41 | 40m | -18 / - | KB8HZ | -16 / -8 | 2 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-27 01:40 | 40m | -20 / - | VE2YMD | - / -8 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 01:32 | 40m | - / -16 | OD5ZZ | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:29 | 40m | - / - | EI3CTB | -7 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:27 | 40m | - / - | SV1MOZ | -16 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:25 | 40m | - / - | F1IQH | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:23 | 40m | - / -3 | PA3EY | +6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 01:23 | 40m | - / -10 | RD7O | +3 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 01:22 | 40m | - / - | F5NNN | -4 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:18 | 40m | - / -20 | RQ3P | -10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 01:17 | 40m | - / - | R6LE | -10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-25 00:30 | 20m | - / -18 | LU8EKC | -13 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-25 00:19 | 20m | - / +2 | KA3DCO | -19 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-24 00:48 | 20m | - / - | N9MC | -7 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-24 00:22 | 20m | - / -8 | XQ1KK | -3 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 21:10 | 20m | - / -9 | DG6VC | +3 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 20:57 | 20m | -24 / - | NA4DE | - / -12 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 20:56 | 20m | -22 / - | YO6PNM | - / -15 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 20:54 | 20m | - / -16 | S56UVB | +5 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-23 18:48 | 20m | - / - | M0KPW | -1 / - | 11 | Partial capture |
| 08-23 17:25 | 20m | - / - | G4FHL | +4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-22 12:39 | 20m | - / -15 | R2SN | +6 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-22 12:23 | 20m | - / -9 | GM0SDV | -18 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 11:17 | 20m | - / -13 | MW3FLI | -7 / - | 9 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 10:17 | 20m | - / -10 | G8KLC | -6 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-20 01:03 | 80m | - / - | IV3JTG | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 01:01 | 80m | - / - | DK4BP | -22 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 00:58 | 80m | - / - | OM0RX | +3 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 00:44 | 80m | - / - | IV3JTG | -7 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 00:43 | 80m | - / -12 | F4EWK | -21 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 00:42 | 80m | -14 / - | AD4K | - / -7 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 003845 -10 1732 VA2PM RD9U NO33 003915 -3 2536 VA2PM 5Z4VJ KI88 (x2) 005245 -23 1480 VA2PM CT7AUT IM67 010245 -17 1656 VA2PM HK4QXX FJ26 (x4) 012130 -15 2601 VA2PM EA5XA IM98 (x6) 012800 -15 1131 VA2PM N3GTY FN10
UTC dB Audio Message 233145 -24 1332 CQ VA2PM FN46 a1 (x2) 010715 -16 1143 K8OMM VA2PM -08 011115 -21 1182 KF8BRK VA2PM RR73 210730 +13 621 VA2PM M9VVE IO93 (x11)
UTC dB Audio Message 005815 +5 1503 VA2PM OM0RX JN88 005815 -15 1231 CQ VA2PM FN46 005845 +1 1503 VA2PM OM0RX JN88 (x3) 005945 -17 1101 CQ VA2PM FN46 (x3) 010100 -24 1786 VA2PM DK4BP JN58 010115 -9 1102 CQ VA2PM FN46 010130 -20 1786 VA2PM DK4BP JN58 010215 -9 1033 CQ VA2PM FN46 a1 010300 -8 1034 VA2PM IV3JTG JN65 (x2) 010515 -12 1034 CQ VA2PM FN46
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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