VA3HYH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN92

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3HYH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 18 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-27.

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 18 FT8 messages attributed to VA3HYH 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 (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -11 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

18
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 05:27 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
18 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

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 VA3HYH

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
EN92 · 16 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,302 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 05:27 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 UTCBandVA3HYH S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 04:26 40m - / - EA5D -15 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 04:25 40m - / - F5PBG -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:30 40m - / -17 FM5GB -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 01:00 40m - / -13 WT1A +3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 00:55 40m - / -5 KO1K -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 23:43 40m - / -17 PA4PA 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:33 20m - / - PD1ADA -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 05:30 20m - / -22 XQ1KK -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 02:37 20m - / - NE5TX -15 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 04:19 20m - / -15 RX6DY +1 / - 13 Partial capture
08-25 04:51 20m - / -16 UA3SAO -7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-25 04:39 20m -7 / - YO3GNF - / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 01:46 20m - / -6 PW8BR -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 03:06 20m - / - HB9TIH -13 / - 7 Partial capture
08-10 22:21 20m - / -14 LZ1ZF -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 06:04 20m - / -13 F6HUK +2 / - 25 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 05:52 20m - / -15 PA3EVY -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 04:03 20m - / - OD5KU +5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-05 03:54 20m - / -18 UR3LM -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 02:38 20m - / -15 RV9WF -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 06:04 20m - / - EA3IDY -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 05:16 20m - / -14 OS9T -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 20:49 20m - / -8 GM3AND -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 07:49 20m - / -20 UT7UJ +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 05:41 20m - / -7 PI4DX -11 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 04:05 20m - / - V31DL -7 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 07:08 20m - / -17 IU5RTR -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 06:12 20m - / - SP8AJK -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 06:12 20m - / - UR9QQ -9 / - 6 Partial capture
07-30 05:51 20m - / - V31DL -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 02:32 20m - / -4 LZ1KU -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 21:24 20m - / -13 TN8GD -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 20:32 20m - / -25 HB10GBT -17 / - 4 Partial capture
06-30 04:06 40m - / -25 DK7ZT -20 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
052730 -13  646  VA3HYH F5LOW -16 (x2)
005515  -5  386  VA3HYH KO1K -05 (x2)
005615  -2  386  VA3HYH TNX 73
052345  -5  496  VA3HYH F8MRQ JN17
010000  +3  721  VA3HYH WT1A -13 (x2)
003015 -12  599  VA3HYH FM5GB -17 (x3)
042500 -12 1798  VA3HYH F5PBG IN78 (x2)
042630 -11 2073  VA3HYH EA5D JN00 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
042345  +1 1844  VA3HYH RX6DY -15 (x4)
004445 -13  510  K7IOC VA3HYH R-08
022700 -12  510  YV6BXN VA3HYH R-04
023430 -11  510  KL5PF VA3HYH EN92
023715 -16 1276  VA3HYH NE5TX EL29 (x3)
052745 -14  510  XQ1KK VA3HYH EN92
053000 -11 1051  VA3HYH XQ1KK -22 (x2)
053300 -23 2035  VA3HYH PD1ADA JO21 (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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