VA2QR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2QR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 47 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-25.

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 47 FT8 messages attributed to VA2QR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). 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 -9 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 47

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-25 20:29 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 47 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, strong (≥ -8 dB) 23.

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 VA2QR in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL9RP · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM8KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA5ITW · Spain EA5JLB · Spain F4DUZ · France F5SPJ · France HG0NPJ · Hungary I0XNH · Italy IK2JYT · Italy KD9DI · United States M7JVT · England OK1PHM · Czech Republic

Most frequent locator attributed to VA2QR

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 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,611 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-25 20:29 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	VA2QR S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-25 20:18	20m	-16 / -23	G8WIL	-4 / -17	7	Partial capture
08-25 20:17	20m	-6 / -	KD9DI	- / 0	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 19:44	20m	- / -	IK0QKN	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
08-21 21:08	20m	- / -	EA5JLB	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 21:02	20m	-8 / -	<...>	- / +6	3	Partial capture
08-21 20:58	20m	- / +2	DM8KM	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:55	20m	0 / -	HG0NPJ	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:54	20m	+4 / -3	DH1KJ	+10 / -11	2	Partial capture
08-21 20:52	20m	- / -12	F4DUZ	-3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:52	20m	-6 / -	F5SPJ	- / +5	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:46	20m	- / +4	DL9RP	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:26	20m	-7 / -	EA5ITW	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:22	20m	0 / -	SV5BYP	- / +3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 20:21	20m	0 / +2	I0XNH	-6 / -7	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-18 20:48	20m	- / -	DK1MCS	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
07-18 20:44	20m	- / -11	M7JVT	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-13 20:58	20m	- / -	E77FN	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
07-13 20:57	20m	- / -	EA3FRG	+4 / -	3	Partial capture
07-13 20:53	20m	-12 / -	SV4LGX	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-07 14:31	20m	- / -	DL1R	-5 / -	8	Partial capture
07-07 14:28	20m	- / -20	YO6PVX	-12 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194400  +7 2303  VA2QR IK0QKN JN61 (x3)
201600  -1 2155  VA2QR M8KKH JO01
201745  -6  901  KD9DI VA2QR FN35
201800  -3 1876  VA2QR G8WIL IO91
201815  -3  901  KD9DI VA2QR R+00
201830  -2 1876  VA2QR G8WIL IO91
201845 -10  901  KD9DI VA2QR 73
201900 -12 1876  VA2QR G8WIL IO91
201915 -16  901  G8WIL VA2QR -17
201930  -2 1876  VA2QR G8WIL R-23 (x3)
202900 -15  845  OZ7CL VA2QR FN35

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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