VA3VPN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN48

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3VPN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 27 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-03 and 2026-09-04.

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 27 FT8 messages attributed to VA3VPN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (70%), followed by 80 m (26%) and 40 m (4%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-19 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 7 60m · 19 40m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-09-03
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 01:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 27 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -19 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -23 to -15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 24, 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. 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 VA3VPN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DK7ZT · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DL5EBS · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 OE3OOG · Austria ×2 DK9NP · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA1IOK · Spain LZ2KV · Bulgaria R7DX · European Russia EA4D · Spain IW1GB · Italy LA3BO · Norway 4X1UF · Israel 9A4ZM · Croatia

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 VA3VPN

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: JN48 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 941 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-04 01:37 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	VA3VPN S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-04 01:36	60m	-18 / -	MM0HVU	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 01:32	60m	-17 / -	HF7X	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:30	60m	-20 / +5	PA4A	-3 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-04 01:26	60m	- / -2	F5RRS	-15 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:26	60m	- / -18	PA3DZM	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:18	60m	-12 / -1	OH3JF	+11 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-04 01:16	60m	-19 / -17	9A4ZM	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-04 01:13	60m	- / -20	ON7KEI	-16 / -	5	Partial capture
09-04 01:11	60m	- / -18	4X1UF	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:09	60m	-19 / -15	DD6ZV	-5 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-04 01:02	60m	- / -	DB4SZ	-16 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 01:01	60m	-18 / -22	IW9FRA	-18 / -12	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 00:59	60m	-16 / -1	DL1UDO	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-04 00:56	60m	- / -2	OE3OOG	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:55	60m	- / -12	F1IQH	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:53	60m	- / 0	F4AWT	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:50	60m	- / -4	DL5EBS	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:49	60m	- / -5	ON8BB	-4 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:48	60m	-19 / -10	PA4PA	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
09-04 00:40	80m	- / -21	DL4ME	+14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:34	80m	- / -19	OE3OOG	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:29	80m	- / -8	F5RRS	-21 / -	9	Partial capture
09-04 00:28	80m	- / -17	DL5EBS	+5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:25	80m	- / -9	DF3IS	+12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:16	80m	- / -24	2E0ROJ	-16 / -	8	Partial capture
09-04 00:15	80m	- / -15	DO5KHR	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:10	80m	- / -14	F1PBZ	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:05	80m	- / -8	DO8JB	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:02	80m	- / -24	DL1HDL	+6 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:59	80m	- / -11	DK0KG	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:56	80m	- / -22	IQ4JO	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:47	80m	- / -	ON4MAP	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
09-03 23:47	80m	- / -15	F5HNQ	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:44	80m	- / -16	IK0CHU	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:39	80m	- / -21	DK7ZT	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:39	80m	- / -	IK0CHU	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-03 23:38	80m	- / -21	TF3VS	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:35	80m	- / -16	PA3FR	+8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:30	80m	- / -	PA3KUS	+4 / -	5	Partial capture
09-03 23:29	80m	-22 / -9	OZ5GW	-8 / -2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 23:24	80m	-20 / -8	DF9YF	-4 / +2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 23:22	80m	-24 / -17	IU0VYT	-3 / -5	12	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 23:22	80m	- / -21	HB10GBT	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 23:08	40m	- / -16	EA4D	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:04	40m	- / -11	LA3BO	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 22:50	40m	-23 / -16	IU2UEH	-2 / -10	3	Partial capture
08-06 02:57	20m	- / -19	7Z1BQ	-15 / -	2	Partial capture
07-11 05:01	20m	- / -20	DK9NP	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-11 04:42	20m	- / -	DL2FX	-23 / -	3	Partial capture
07-11 04:22	20m	- / -8	EA1IOK	-6 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
012700 -12 1235  VA3VPN PA3DZM 73
012700 -13 1930  VA3VPN F5RRS JN36 (x3)
012845 -20 1235  EW6BZ VA3VPN RR73
013000 -19 1235  PA4A VA3VPN JN48
013015  -2 1420  VA3VPN PA4A +05 (x2)
013100 -20 1235  PA4A VA3VPN 73
013200 -17 1235  HF7X VA3VPN JN48 (x3)
013500  +0  922  VA3VPN SN40KZE -05
013615 -18 1235  MM0HVU VA3VPN JN48 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
002945 -19 1904  VA3VPN F5RRS JN36 (x8)
003445  +1 2001  VA3VPN OE3OOG JN87 (x4)
004015 +14 1659  VA3VPN DL4ME JO50 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
225045  +0 1845  VA3VPN IU2UEH JN45
225200 -23 1428  IU2UEH VA3VPN -10
225245  -4 1845  VA3VPN IU2UEH R-16
230430  +7 2063  VA3VPN LA3BO -11 (x3)
230830  -3 1440  VA3VPN EA4D IN80 (x4)
231430  -3 1441  VA3VPN IW1GB RR73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
041700 -10 1953  VA3VPN R7DX R-13 (x2)
042215  -6  578  VA3VPN EA1IOK IN62 (x5)
044245 -21 1854  VA3VPN DL2FX JN58 (x3)
050115  +1  847  VA3VPN DK9NP -20 (x3)
025715 -14  975  VA3VPN 7Z1BQ -19 (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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