VA2VT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2VT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 26 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-27 and 2026-09-01.

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 26 FT8 messages attributed to VA2VT 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 (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (69%); the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 26

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 03:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 26 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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 VA2VT in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F4JZW · France F5PAC · France G0BLB · England G4SRT · England LA5WJA · Norway LZ3RG · Bulgaria TF3VS · Iceland

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 VA2VT

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 · 21 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,611 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-01 02:50 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	VA2VT S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-08 00:04	40m	- / -	IT9KHI	-6 / -	5	Partial capture
09-03 06:17	40m	- / -21	F5PAC	+3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 06:04	40m	- / -14	PD1AC	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 05:54	40m	- / -8	G0BLB	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 02:58	40m	-12 / -15	F4JZW	+2 / -3	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 02:51	40m	- / -6	G5GDX	-7 / -	7	Partial capture
09-01 02:48	40m	-14 / -17	OD5ZZ	-5 / -	9	Partial capture
09-01 01:05	40m	-15 / -	LA5WJA	- / -20	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 00:40	40m	- / -	SA6BZZ	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 00:39	40m	- / -	LZ3RG	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 00:33	40m	-10 / -13	OD5ZZ	-9 / -	13	Partial capture
08-29 00:29	40m	-9 / -	VA3FOJ	- / -9	5	Partial capture
08-28 23:33	40m	- / -14	G4SRT	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 00:13	40m	-15 / -	VJ6X	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-27 00:07	40m	-17 / -	VJ6X	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 01:35	80m	- / -16	MM0KQC	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
08-23 01:29	80m	- / -15	TF3VS	0 / -	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
030015 -12  722  UT2AU VA2VT -07
055430 -11 1837  VA2VT G0BLB -08 (x3)
060400 -11  674  VA2VT PD1AC R-14 (x2)
061730  +4  842  VA2VT F5PAC JN37
061730 -13  674  VA2VT F1APY JN39
061800  +3  842  VA2VT F5PAC R-21 (x2)
000430  -5 2462  VA2VT IT9KHI JM77 (x5)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
012930  -1 2022  VA2VT TF3VS HP94 (x3)
013530  +3 1450  VA2VT MM0KQC -16 (x4)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
004830 -11  603  VA2VT TJ1GD -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.

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