VA2WM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN58

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2WM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-02.

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 13 FT8 messages attributed to VA2WM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (85%), followed by 40 m (15%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -23 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-23 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 11 40m · 2

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-02 01:39 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 13 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -23 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 11, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with VA2WM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

HB9ALO · Switzerland ×2 HB9EFK · Switzerland ×2 9A4N · Croatia DJ9FBA · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK5TX · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL5DQZ · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM8KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany IW5DLY · Italy LZ5UY · Bulgaria OK1AY · Czech Republic R5AV · European Russia RN6MA · European Russia

Most frequent locator attributed to VA2WM

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: FN58 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,164 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-02 01:39 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	VA2WM S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-03 04:34	80m	- / -	OK1XV	+7 / -	2	Partial capture
08-03 04:29	80m	- / -	G5LP	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-02 01:37	80m	-24 / -	K3VN	- / -5	2	Partial capture
08-02 01:32	80m	-22 / -11	SV8JE	+7 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-02 01:31	80m	-24 / -	WD5CFM	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-02 01:16	40m	- / -15	RA6FC	-6 / -	7	Partial capture
08-02 01:13	40m	- / -	RA6FC	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-02 01:02	60m	- / -12	DL8UD	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 00:58	40m	- / -13	R5AV	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 04:37	40m	- / -	R2AL	-16 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 04:29	40m	- / -10	DM8KM	+5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 04:01	40m	- / -	DH3KR	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 03:58	40m	- / -3	OK1AY	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 02:30	40m	- / -	UA3EDQ	-3 / -	2	Partial capture
07-22 03:48	40m	- / -	YO3GNF	-22 / -	2	Partial capture
07-21 03:38	80m	- / -	CT2GQA	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
07-21 03:37	80m	- / -9	HB9ALO	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-21 03:15	40m	- / -9	PD1HBL	-21 / -	4	Partial capture
07-20 05:08	40m	- / -9	HB9EFK	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 05:00	40m	- / -13	9A4N	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 04:52	40m	- / -	YO8SGV	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
07-20 04:49	40m	- / -13	DL3OCF	0 / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 04:48	40m	- / -16	DK5TX	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 04:25	40m	- / -	E75FM	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 04:07	40m	- / -3	DL5DQZ	-3 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 04:05	40m	- / -6	HB9ALO	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 03:17	40m	- / -	PD3FR	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
07-15 04:36	40m	- / -17	IW5DLY	-15 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
07-14 23:29	40m	- / -	SV1HFE	+3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-14 23:27	40m	- / -16	YO9PH	-18 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-14 03:17	80m	- / -15	DJ4WM	-22 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-14 03:07	80m	- / -9	HB9EFK	+13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-14 03:04	80m	- / -	DJ9BW	+17 / -	2	Partial capture
07-14 03:04	80m	- / -19	OM1II	+14 / -	2	Partial capture
07-13 02:35	40m	- / -	UT3UW	-8 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
013115 -24 1654  WD5CFM VA2WM -14 (x2)
013230  +8  228  VA2WM SV8JE KM08
013245 -24 1727  SV8JE VA2WM -05
013300  +8  228  VA2WM SV8JE R-11
013315 -20 1727  SV8JE VA2WM RR73
013330  +6  227  VA2WM SV8JE 73
013545 -24 1851  CQ VA2WM FN58
013745 -23 1978  K3VN VA2WM FN58 (x2)
013945 -21 1978  CQ VA2WM FN58
042945  -7 1662  VA2WM G5LP IO92 (x2)
043445  +9 2192  VA2WM OK1XV JN79 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
005800 -12 1826  VA2WM R5AV -13 (x2)
005930 -15 1825  VA2WM RN6MA RR73
010930 -14 1278  VA2WM A71XX -11
011100 -14 2259  VA2WM R2EN -17
011315 -24 1887  G5TV VA2WM -14
011345  -9  981  VA2WM RA6FC LN13 (x9)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
010200  +4 1308  VA2WM DL8UD -12 (x2)

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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