VA3SPN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN03

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3SPN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-07-31.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to VA3SPN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 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 -5 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-5 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 14

First attributed message: 2026-07-31
Last attributed message: 2026-07-31 04:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 14 messages
Active dates: 1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -5 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with VA3SPN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DM4ET · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM4GG · Fed. Rep. of Germany KM7BVA · United States RU4SS · European Russia SP3PSL · Poland UW4SU · Ukraine WB4GMH · United States DH5BM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DJ0MAB · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK5ON · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL3OCF · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM8KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany

Most frequent locator attributed to VA3SPN

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 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,109 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-07-31 04:09 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	VA3SPN S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-13 22:43	20m	- / -	KX4TT	-22 / -	2	Partial capture
08-01 03:38	20m	- / -23	A71AT	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
08-01 03:23	20m	- / -9	RU4SS	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-01 03:11	40m	- / -	F4FCE	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-01 00:22	40m	- / -	HB9MZI	-7 / -	4	Partial capture
08-01 00:12	40m	- / -	DL6MRM	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
07-31 04:06	20m	-2 / -	SP3PSL	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 04:04	20m	- / -	RA3RGQ	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
07-31 04:03	20m	-3 / -	UW4SU	- / +9	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 03:49	20m	- / -8	R6LE	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
07-31 01:56	20m	- / -14	RX9ABI	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 03:42	40m	- / -	PA1PXL	-3 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 03:37	40m	- / -13	DL3OCF	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 01:49	40m	- / -18	DK5ON	-19 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 03:24	40m	- / -22	9A60CBM	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
07-29 03:21	40m	- / -22	IK6DLK	0 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 03:13	40m	- / -16	DL1UDO	-18 / -	4	Partial capture
07-28 03:08	20m	- / -	EA3IAZ	-8 / -	9	Partial capture
07-28 02:37	40m	- / -11	IZ8VYU	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 02:29	40m	- / -13	DH5BM	+6 / -	8	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 02:23	40m	- / -13	DJ0MAB	+3 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
07-27 03:11	40m	- / -19	YO3CWC	-17 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-27 03:02	40m	- / -24	EB1LA	-16 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-26 01:56	40m	- / -17	PA3BUD	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 01:43	40m	- / -10	R7CD	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
07-24 03:02	80m	- / -14	VE2OPR	-15 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 02:49	80m	- / -2	K3EDP	-24 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 02:38	80m	- / -6	NM1G	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 23:18	20m	- / -	PA1PXL	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
07-22 21:33	20m	- / -	DK6DM	-18 / -	4	Partial capture
07-22 21:04	20m	- / -25	DM4GG	-20 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-22 03:17	40m	- / -	F4BYA	0 / -	2	Partial capture
07-21 03:34	40m	- / -	DL1UDO	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
07-20 02:49	40m	- / -19	IQ4JO	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 02:39	40m	- / -24	PC2J	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
07-20 02:27	40m	- / -9	SP3IOE	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 02:14	40m	- / -18	R7DX	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
040600  -4 2982  SP3PSL VA3SPN -08 (x2)
040730  -3 2982  WB4GMH VA3SPN RR73
040830  -6 2982  CQ VA3SPN FN03 (x3)
020615 -22 1761  VA3SPN HZ1TT -18
032315 -11 1254  VA3SPN RU4SS LO36 (x3)
033830  -7 1041  VA3SPN A71AT LL55 (x3)
224330 -22 1668  VA3SPN KX4TT EL88 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
031545  +5 2913  VA3SPN DM8KM RR73
033730 -16 1274  VA3SPN SP3DVO -10
033730 -10 2339  VA3SPN DL3OCF -13 (x2)
034215  -5 2793  VA3SPN PA1PXL JO21 (x2)
000645  -3  617  VA3SPN PD0IFI JO32
001245 -12 1895  VA3SPN DL6MRM JO52 (x2)
002200  -7 2832  VA3SPN HB9MZI JN46 (x4)
031130 -12 2491  VA3SPN F4FCE JN06 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
031930  -5 2360  VA3SPN F5MYK IN97
023830 -14  807  VA3SPN NM1G -06 (x2)
024930 -24 1414  VA3SPN K3EDP -02 (x2)
030215 -17 2090  VA3SPN VE2OPR -14 (x2)
025400 -24 2050  VA3SPN KE2FWH/P -14
031045 -10 1097  VA3SPN <...> -04
023530 -23 2278  VA3SPN N9RC RR73

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