VA3BS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN25

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3BS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-09-12.

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 28 FT8 messages attributed to VA3BS 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 (96%), followed by 20 m (4%). 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 weak S/N range (89%); the estimated median was -19 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-19 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 27 20m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 01:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 28 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -19 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 25, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with VA3BS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

EA3NE · Spain ×2 F1PBZ · France ×2 F1PPH · France 9K2YM · Kuwait F4FCE · France IZ4AFM · Italy K1CXS · United States KC1GNH · United States MI0TMW · Northern Ireland N3GTY · United States N9KO · United States R7DX · European Russia

Most frequent locator attributed to VA3BS

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: FN25 · 14 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,727 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-12 01:26 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	VA3BS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-12 01:24	40m	-16 / -	KC1GNH	- / +9	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 01:23	40m	- / -	R6FCU	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 01:20	40m	-17 / -13	HZ1TT	-2 / -	4	Partial capture
09-12 01:18	40m	- / -	R6FCU	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-12 01:16	40m	-17 / -	VA3SDO	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 00:52	40m	- / -20	9K2YM	-1 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 00:51	40m	- / -	UX1VT	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 00:50	40m	-16 / -	KC1UVP	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-12 00:43	40m	-19 / -	N9KO	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 00:41	40m	-20 / -	K1CXS	-16 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 00:17	80m	- / -	DK7UY	-16 / -	4	Partial capture
09-12 00:07	80m	- / -14	EA8AJ	-24 / -	3	Partial capture
09-10 22:07	40m	- / -17	DL8HXP	-14 / -	4	Partial capture
09-10 22:02	40m	- / -17	DL8HXP	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-10 22:01	40m	- / -	DL5OAH	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-10 22:01	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-10 21:59	40m	- / -	DK7NL	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 01:05	40m	- / -	WB4MNK	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 01:02	40m	- / -18	IU2HUQ	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 23:45	40m	- / -16	F6FHZ	-9 / -	4	Partial capture
09-01 23:44	40m	-22 / -	UA3DIB	+6 / -19	3	Partial capture
09-01 23:44	40m	- / -	DF3QL	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
09-01 23:41	40m	- / -	R3PJV	-6 / -	5	Partial capture
09-01 23:41	40m	-22 / -	DL1UDO	-20 / -23	5	Partial capture
08-31 21:34	40m	- / -16	IZ4AFM	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 21:28	40m	- / -15	MI0TMW	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 05:04	40m	- / -19	MI0OBC	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 05:04	40m	- / -11	DL3OCF	0 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 04:55	40m	- / -	DL2RPN	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 04:53	40m	- / -7	EA3NE	-24 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 04:51	80m	- / -	GM6URC	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 04:48	80m	- / -	DO1BWS	-16 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 04:47	80m	- / -15	DL3OCF	+9 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 04:47	80m	- / -	GM6URC	-18 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 04:42	80m	- / -4	F1PBZ	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 04:38	80m	- / -16	DD7EE	-2 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 04:35	80m	- / -16	EA3NE	-13 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 04:30	80m	- / -16	ON1JP	-20 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 04:30	80m	- / -2	F4IIX	-17 / -	8	Partial capture
08-31 04:30	80m	- / -12	IQ4JO	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 00:13	80m	- / -	OZ5GW	-1 / -	14	Partial capture
08-31 00:13	80m	- / -10	F4UJU	+3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 00:02	40m	- / -	RD9U	-20 / -	5	Partial capture
08-31 00:00	40m	- / -6	R7DX	+16 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 00:00	40m	- / -13	IZ8PPI	-21 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 19:58	20m	- / -16	F1PPH	-4 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 22:26	20m	- / -	IK4LZH	0 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
011900  +7 2496  VA3BS R6FCU LN05
011915 -17 2334  KE8DIE VA3BS -04
011930  +5 2496  VA3BS R6FCU LN05
012045 -17 2334  HZ1TT VA3BS FN25
012100  -5 1729  VA3BS HZ1TT -13 (x3)
012245 -17 2334  CQ VA3BS FN25
012300 +11 2496  VA3BS R6FCU LN05
012315 -15 2334  CQ VA3BS FN25
012400 +13 2496  VA3BS R6FCU LN05
012415 -14 2334  CQ VA3BS FN25
012445 -16 2334  KC1GNH VA3BS +09 (x2)
012615 -17 2334  CQ VA3BS FN25

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
044745  +8  360  VA3BS DL3OCF -15
044815 -19 1316  VA3BS GM6URC IO75
044815 -14 1623  VA3BS DO1BWS JO53
044845 -18 1317  VA3BS GM6URC IO75
044845 -18 1623  VA3BS DO1BWS JO53 (x2)
045115 -18 1317  VA3BS GM6URC IO75 (x2)
000730 -24 1304  VA3BS EA8AJ -14 (x3)
001700 -10 2172  VA3BS DK7UY JO44 (x4)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
222645  -1  463  VA3BS IK4LZH JN54 (x3)
231045 -12 2658  VA3BS KM4RAA +22
195830  -4 2047  VA3BS F1PPH JN07 (x5)

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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