VA2ZO — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN46

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA2ZO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 43 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-10-26.

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 43 FT8 messages attributed to VA2ZO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (60%), followed by 60 m (37%) and 40 m (2%). Most decodes (93%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (74%); the estimated median was -1 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 16 40m · 1 20m · 26

First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-10-26 23:20 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 43 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to +7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 32.

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 VA2ZO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

EI4DQ · Ireland F1PBZ · France F5BZB · France G7RAU · England HA7TM · Hungary 6Y5HN · Jamaica 9A2AA · Croatia DL7GP · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL9PN · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA1CQ · Spain EA2ERM · Spain F5MYK · France

Most frequent locator attributed to VA2ZO

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 · 16 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,422 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-26 23:20 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	VA2ZO S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-28 22:47	160m	- / -	F8BON	-20 / -	6	Partial capture
10-28 22:47	160m	- / -	SP3BPU	+12 / -	8	Partial capture
10-28 22:46	160m	- / -16	F1PBZ	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-28 22:42	160m	- / -4	F1PBZ	0 / -	3	Partial capture
10-28 22:40	160m	- / -21	EI4DQ	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-28 22:37	160m	- / -13	F5BZB	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-28 22:36	160m	- / -	DF7EF	+14 / -	15	Partial capture
10-26 23:20	60m	-2 / -	C5R	- / -6	2	Partial capture
10-26 23:19	60m	-2 / -	OS4K	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-26 23:18	60m	0 / -	UT9NA	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-26 23:15	60m	-10 / -	S9R	- / -22	6	✓ Closing fragment
10-20 23:18	60m	- / -3	F5MYK	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-06 23:34	40m	- / -	I1RJP	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-14 23:06	60m	-3 / -	6Y5HN	- / -8	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-11 23:44	160m	- / -10	G7RAU	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 00:37	160m	- / -	R6AA	+17 / -	9	Partial capture
09-06 00:35	160m	- / -17	HA7TM	+26 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:48	60m	- / -18	IW7EDZ	-13 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:46	60m	- / -16	DL7GP	+3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:46	60m	- / -8	DL9PN	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:44	60m	- / -9	9A2AA	+12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:43	60m	- / -4	LA1QRO	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:39	60m	- / -	9A2AA	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 22:37	60m	- / -	LA1K/P	+2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 22:37	60m	- / -	G8OO	+6 / -	9	Partial capture
09-05 22:36	60m	- / -	LA1XFA	+5 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:36	60m	- / -	DL7GP	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-05 22:35	60m	- / -	OH3GBW	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-05 22:35	60m	- / -12	EA3FCQ	-12 / -	5	Partial capture
09-05 22:34	60m	- / -8	EA1CQ	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 22:33	60m	- / -4	PA4PA	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 11:42	20m	- / -	M7JVH	-2 / -	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
224715 +12 2155  VA2ZO SP3BPU JO82
224715 -19 1401  VA2ZO F8BON IN86
224715  -2 1904  VA2ZO F1PBZ RR73
224745 +12 2155  VA2ZO SP3BPU JO82
224745 -24 1402  VA2ZO F8BON IN86
224815  +7 2155  VA2ZO SP3BPU JO82
224815 -21 1401  VA2ZO F8BON IN86
224845 +12 2155  VA2ZO SP3BPU JO82
224845 -20 1401  VA2ZO F8BON IN86
224915  +8 2155  VA2ZO SP3BPU JO82
224915 -19 1401  VA2ZO F8BON IN86
224945 +14 2155  VA2ZO SP3BPU JO82
224945 -17 1401  VA2ZO F8BON IN86
225015 +12 2155  VA2ZO SP3BPU JO82 (x2)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
230900  -3  355  6Y5HN VA2ZO 73
231845  -7 2289  VA2ZO F5MYK -03 (x2)
231515 -14 1126  S9R VA2ZO FN46 (x6)
231815  +1 2949  UT9NA VA2ZO -11 (x2)
231915  -2 2949  OS4K VA2ZO R-13 (x2)
232015  -1 2949  C5R VA2ZO FN46 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
230330  -6  487  5A1AL VA2ZO FN46
233430  +2 2489  VA2ZO I1RJP JN45 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
114200  -1 1687  VA2ZO M7JVH IO83 (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.

CW

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