VA3FF — 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: FN03

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3FF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 43 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-22 and 2026-11-05.

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 VA3FF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (95%), followed by 80 m (5%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2 20m · 41

First attributed message: 2026-08-22
Last attributed message: 2026-11-05 03:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 43 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -23 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 21, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 VA3FF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

EA3A · Spain W7SMW · United States WA1J · United States DL1YS · Fed. Rep. of Germany EX8ABC · Kyrgyzstan G0AGT · England G0COG · England G3BAM · England HA3HM · Hungary IK5FCH · Italy MW7HZQ · Wales OD5XX · Lebanon

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to VA3FF

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: FN03 · 21 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,109 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-11-05 03:13 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	VA3FF S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
11-04 03:34	80m	- / -14	CT7BRV	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-18 13:42	40m	- / -	DM4IG	+2 / -	3	Partial capture
10-17 03:38	160m	- / -20	IW0FFK	+17 / -	2	Partial capture
10-15 03:27	40m	- / -7	SV5BYP	-15 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
10-15 03:25	40m	- / -20	DJ9BX	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-15 03:24	40m	- / -16	G6PWS	-16 / -	7	✓ Closing fragment
10-15 03:23	40m	- / -17	F5MOO	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-15 03:20	40m	- / -12	IU3VGK	-13 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
10-15 03:13	40m	- / -	OO6A	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
10-15 03:04	40m	- / -17	II5GG	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 01:43	160m	- / -	WA1J	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-25 05:23	160m	- / -7	EA3A	-22 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-24 00:38	160m	- / 0	W7SMW	-7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-23 01:08	160m	- / -	F4UJU	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-21 05:04	160m	- / -	HB9BEP	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 02:01	40m	- / -10	PS8FR	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 17:11	20m	- / -18	MW7HZQ	-19 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 17:11	20m	- / -5	M8GGQ	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 23:17	20m	-20 / -	EA7FJW	+2 / -13	2	Partial capture
08-28 23:04	20m	- / -23	YL3RZ	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 23:01	20m	- / -24	EA1IS	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 22:33	20m	-19 / -	SP9JZ	- / -15	5	Partial capture
08-28 22:31	20m	-12 / -	MW1CFA	- / -11	2	Partial capture
08-28 22:26	20m	-24 / -	HA3HM	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 22:20	20m	-12 / -	IK8NRQ	- / -17	2	Partial capture
08-28 22:15	20m	- / -	EA5HM	+5 / -	5	Partial capture
08-28 22:14	20m	- / -	IK5FCH	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 01:32	20m	-6 / -	EY35D	- / -18	2	Partial capture
08-28 01:30	20m	-10 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 01:01	20m	-14 / -	HB10GBT	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-28 00:58	20m	-12 / -	IR7MGGC	- / -16	2	Partial capture
08-28 00:57	20m	-10 / -	G0AGT	- / -7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 00:51	20m	-16 / -	4Z1GY	- / -8	3	Partial capture
08-28 00:50	20m	-6 / -13	EX8ABC	-9 / -11	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 00:35	20m	-12 / -5	OD5XX	+8 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-17 00:42	20m	- / -6	PI4DX	-16 / -	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
033430  -5 2155  VA3FF CT7BRV -14 (x2)
020245 -23 2495  KJ5IEL VA3FF FN03
022345 -23 2343  VA3FF N1KIN RR73
031345 -24 2302  N7PAW VA3FF FN03

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032545 -14 1345  VA3FF G6PWS IO91
032545 -14  676  VA3FF DJ9BX RR73
032615 -17 1345  VA3FF G6PWS IO91 (x3)
032745 -19 1660  VA3FF SV5BYP KM46
032745 -12 1346  VA3FF G6PWS 73
032815 -14 1540  VA3FF SV5BYP KM46 (x5)
134215  -1 2635  VA3FF DM4IG JN49 (x3)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
050445 -14 2332  VA3FF HB9BEP JN47 (x3)
010800  -4 2610  VA3FF F4UJU JN06 (x3)
003800  -8  996  VA3FF W7SMW +00 (x2)
052345 -22 2095  VA3FF EA3A -07 (x2)
014345 -13  826  VA3FF WA1J +13 (x2)
033800 +17  591  VA3FF IW0FFK -20 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
230545 -16 1159  VA3FF EA1IS -13
231045 -24 1670  M7XRI VA3FF FN03
231515 -14 2257  M3AHR VA3FF FN03
231645 -10 2629  G0COG VA3FF 73
231745 -20 1505  EA7FJW VA3FF R-13
231800  +2 1508  VA3FF EA7FJW RRR
231945  -8 2770  G3BAM VA3FF 73
170730  -4 2039  VA3FF M7TPT -16
171100  +4  588  VA3FF M8GGQ -05
171115 -18 1657  VA3FF MW7HZQ -18
171130  +2  627  VA3FF M8GGQ -05
171215 -24 1656  VA3FF MW7HZQ RR73 (x3)
174000  -4  580  VA3FF ZA/IK3BNO -18

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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