VA2WA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN36

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2WA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 50 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-04 and 2026-09-17.

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 50 FT8 messages attributed to VA2WA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (76%), followed by 40 m (18%) and 160 m (6%). 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 strong S/N range (68%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-5 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 3 80m · 38 40m · 9

First attributed message: 2026-09-04
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 00:45 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 50 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, strong (≥ -8 dB) 34.

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 VA2WA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

OH5LF · Finland ×3 RI1FJL · Franz Josef Land DG7NFX · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL2YBG · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL8TV · Fed. Rep. of Germany DO8JB · Fed. Rep. of Germany F8TRT · France HB9ALO · Switzerland IK4UXA · Italy IW9FRA · Sicily K9EPD · United States LY1DY · Lithuania

Most frequent locator attributed to VA2WA

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: FN36 · 12 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,537 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-05 02:51 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	VA2WA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-17 01:21	160m	- / -	OH1MLZ	+10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-17 01:21	160m	- / -	UT5ZC	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-17 00:44	160m	-22 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -26	3	Partial capture
09-08 20:43	40m	- / -	EA3AAY	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 02:51	40m	- / -	RA1QEA	+6 / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 02:50	40m	- / -	UA6LCF	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 02:50	40m	0 / -	ER1CW	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-05 02:46	40m	+2 / -	RI1FJL	- / -21	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:43	80m	-4 / +2	TF4M	-4 / -18	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:38	80m	- / -	SP9JCN	+6 / -	8	Partial capture
09-04 03:38	80m	-10 / -8	OH5LF	-1 / -11	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:37	80m	-4 / +2	F8TRT	+2 / -4	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:36	80m	-6 / -7	OK1EK	+16 / -2	15	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:36	80m	-12 / -15	DL2YBG	-9 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:35	80m	-9 / -3	OE5DML	+4 / -12	9	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:34	80m	-5 / -7	DL8TV	+10 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-04 03:33	80m	- / -	SP9JCN	+2 / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 03:32	80m	-9 / -8	DG7NFX	-2 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:31	80m	- / -16	PE1NPS	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:25	80m	-4 / -	OE5DML	- / -16	2	Partial capture
09-04 03:22	80m	- / -	ON4MAP	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 03:21	80m	-3 / -2	IK4UXA	-4 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-04 03:21	80m	- / -8	SP2GCJ	+11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:20	80m	- / -12	US8UX	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 03:17	80m	-3 / -8	HB9ALO	-13 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-04 03:16	80m	- / -12	US8UX	0 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 03:16	80m	- / -15	RX6LG	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 03:15	80m	- / -	DO3TOM	-21 / -	7	Partial capture
09-04 03:15	80m	-5 / -	LZ1EV	+4 / -7	7	Partial capture
09-04 03:14	80m	0 / -	K9EPD	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:14	80m	- / -16	IK4UXA	-7 / -	9	Partial capture
09-04 03:14	80m	-2 / -5	LY1DY	+4 / -10	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:14	80m	- / -	SP2GCJ	+9 / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 03:14	80m	-4 / -6	UR5SG	+15 / -11	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:05	80m	- / -	DO8JB	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:05	80m	- / -	F5MYK	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 03:05	80m	- / -	OK2AA	+7 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 03:04	80m	- / -	G8OO	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 03:03	80m	-16 / -4	OH5LF	+7 / -12	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 03:00	80m	-16 / -	RI1FJL	- / -22	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
004445 -23 2041  RI1FJZ VA2WA R-26 (x3)
012130  +2 1537  VA2WA UT5ZC KN57
012130 +11  949  VA2WA OH1MLZ KP23
012200 +13 1537  VA2WA UT5ZC KN57
012200  +8  949  VA2WA OH1MLZ KP23 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
024745  +5  675  RI1FJL VA2WA R-21 (x2)
025015  -1  674  ER1CW VA2WA FN36
025030  +6  377  VA2WA UA6LCF LN07
025045  +0  674  ER1CW VA2WA FN36
025100  -6  377  VA2WA UA6LCF LN07
025100  +8  820  VA2WA RA1QEA LO19
025115  -1  674  ER1CW VA2WA FN36
025130  +5  820  VA2WA RA1QEA LO19
025145  +3  675  ER1CW VA2WA FN36
025200  +4  820  VA2WA RA1QEA LO19
204345  -8 1338  VA2WA EA3AAY JN11 (x3)
211430  +3 3020  VA2WA SV1SSL KM18

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
034130  +9  916  VA2WA SP9JCN JO90
034130 +16 1283  VA2WA OK1EK JN69
034200  +6  916  VA2WA SP9JCN JO90
034200 +13 1283  VA2WA OK1EK JN69
034215  -8  970  OK1EK VA2WA -02
034230  +7  916  VA2WA SP9JCN JO90
034230 +17 1283  VA2WA OK1EK R-07
034245  -5  970  OK1EK VA2WA RR73
034300  +6  915  VA2WA SP9JCN JO90
034300 +20 1283  VA2WA OK1EK 73
034345  -5  970  TF4M VA2WA FN36
034400  -5 2521  VA2WA TF4M +02
034415  -3  970  TF4M VA2WA R-18
034430  -3 2522  VA2WA TF4M RR73
034445  -4  970  TF4M VA2WA 73

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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