VA2ZO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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. 31 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 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 31 FT8 messages attributed to VA2ZO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (84%), followed by 60 m (13%) and 40 m (3%). Most decodes (90%) 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 (77%); the estimated median was -1 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-1 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 4 40m · 1 20m · 26

First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 23:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 31 messages
Active dates: 8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -11 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, strong (≥ -8 dB) 24.

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:

G7RAU · England HA7TM · Hungary YO8RC · Romania 6Y5HN · Jamaica 9A2AA · Croatia DL7GP · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL9PN · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA1CQ · Spain EA2ERM · Spain IW7EDZ · Italy LA1QRO · Norway LA1XFA · Norway

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 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,422 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-17 23:03 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
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
07-22 12:03	20m	- / -	DL9IQ	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
07-22 11:07	20m	- / -15	YO8RC	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
020130 -13  938  VA2ZO US0QV KN77
230330  -6  487  5A1AL VA2ZO FN46

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
224515 +10  527  VA2ZO 9A2AA RR73
224615 -20 1688  VA2ZO DL9PN R-08
224615  +1 2427  VA2ZO DL7GP JO52
224645 -17 1688  VA2ZO DL9PN 73
224645  +2 2427  VA2ZO DL7GP JO52 (x3)
224815 -13 1735  VA2ZO IW7EDZ JN71 (x4)
225115 -10  378  EA2ERM VA2ZO 73
230630  -5  355  6Y5HN VA2ZO FN46 (x3)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
003600 +27  437  VA2ZO HA7TM RR73 (x2)
003700 +17  694  VA2ZO R6AA KN95 (x7)
004000  +5 2302  VA2ZO GW8DX -07
004030  +8 2302  VA2ZO RR73; W1HMM <GW8DX> -14
004030 +14  695  VA2ZO R6AA KN95 (x2)
234415 -23 1441  VA2ZO G7RAU -10 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
110730 -13 1097  VA2ZO YO8RC R-15 (x2)
120300 -14  526  VA2ZO DL9IQ JO40 (x2)
230900  -7 2637  VA2ZO T77RN +00
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.

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