VA3EWV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3EWV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 104 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-08-30.

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 104 FT8 messages attributed to VA3EWV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

104

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 104

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 22:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 104 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 36, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 52, strong (≥ -8 dB) 16.

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 VA3EWV in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL1BJN · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA5ET · Spain EA7L · Spain F4JZW · France GJ0KYZ · Jersey IU2UDS · Italy K5ASM · United States K6CMJ · United States V31MA · Belize IQ0AAI · Sardinia

Most frequent locator attributed to VA3EWV

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 · 48 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,727 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-30 21:19 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	VA3EWV S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 20:23	80m	- / -8	IQ0AAI	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 22:19	20m	- / -14	DL1BJN	-12 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 22:01	20m	-6 / -	F4MID	- / -21	2	Partial capture
08-30 21:55	20m	-8 / -	IU2UDS	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 21:32	20m	- / -15	EA4T	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 21:22	20m	- / -	5Z4VJ	-1 / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 21:17	20m	-11 / -	K5ASM	- / -24	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 21:15	20m	-6 / -	KJ7WLL	- / -24	2	Partial capture
08-30 21:13	20m	-5 / -	K6CMJ	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 21:09	20m	-6 / -20	MW1CFA	+12 / -16	9	Partial capture
08-30 20:37	20m	- / -24	EA7L	-4 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 20:31	20m	- / +2	F4JZW	+2 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 20:27	20m	- / -	EI6JZB	-2 / -	7	Partial capture
08-30 19:47	20m	- / -7	EA5ET	+8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 19:21	20m	- / -	OE8RPK	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
08-14 18:39	20m	- / -8	EI9IB	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-14 16:06	20m	- / -16	GJ0KYZ	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-07 23:31	20m	- / -	IK4LZH	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-07 13:45	20m	- / -	DL1R	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
08-01 12:39	20m	- / -	F1PPH	-19 / -	5	Partial capture
07-31 20:32	20m	- / -	PC9K	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
07-29 01:03	20m	- / -7	V31MA	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
202300  -9 1126  VA3EWV IQ0AAI -08 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
213300  -3 1377  VA3EWV EA4T -15 (x2)
215345  -9  841  VA3EWV EA1AOC IN83
215530  -7 2867  IU2UDS VA3EWV -10 (x2)
215630  -9 2867  KJ5MPL VA3EWV R-08 (x2)
220100  -8 2867  F4MID VA3EWV -21 (x2)
220715  -6 2868  VA3EWV ON6FDP/P JO11
221945 -14 1788  VA3EWV DL1BJN JO33 (x5)

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