VA3VV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN14

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3VV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 285 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-08.

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 285 FT8 messages attributed to VA3VV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (96%), followed by 80 m (2%) and 40 m (2%). Most decodes (99%) fell within the six-hour window 23:00-05:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

285
Messages attributed
16
UTC dates decoded
39
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-08 01:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
285 messages
Active dates
16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 97, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 115, strong (≥ -8 dB) 73.

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.

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 VA3VV

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
FN14 · 163 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,917 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-08 01:47 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 UTCBandVA3VV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 02:30 40m - / -16 MI0NWA -9 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 02:46 40m - / - EB3JT -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 01:16 40m - / 0 EC5M -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:25 40m - / -14 SV2KD -21 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:13 40m - / - EA1AGM -12 / - 5 Partial capture
09-08 01:41 40m -16 / - R1943OD - / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 01:17 20m - / -8 7Z1DJ -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 01:09 40m - / -12 IZ8PPI -15 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 01:08 40m - / - YO4KMU -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 00:56 40m - / -20 YO4KMU 0 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 23:21 20m -20 / - RA0SE - / -14 5 Partial capture
08-16 23:17 20m -19 / - TA3ZZ - / -17 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 23:16 20m -15 / -10 PA1AA -22 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-16 22:52 20m - / -3 R2FAQ -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-14 21:18 20m - / - EA5BLP +5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 21:16 20m - / -10 EA8BYZ -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 01:21 80m - / -4 WA4CHJ -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 00:39 40m - / - RN6HK -24 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 00:35 40m - / -17 UR5SD +7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 00:17 40m - / -18 OE8DDX -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 00:08 40m - / -14 GB64MOD -17 / - 3 Partial capture
08-10 00:48 80m - / -10 VP2MAA -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 02:33 20m -19 / - UT2SQ - / - 7 Partial capture
07-30 02:31 20m -19 / - RA4AG - / -5 3 Partial capture
07-28 01:18 40m - / -10 F4JRC -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 03:48 40m - / -8 YO9HP -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 03:30 40m - / -15 OE6JVE -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 01:57 40m - / -5 LA7DMA -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 01:54 40m - / -2 LA7DMA -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 01:47 80m -20 / - DO9BAU - / - 4 Partial capture
07-17 18:42 20m - / -13 PA3EVY +6 / - 7 Partial capture
07-17 04:17 20m - / - RC6OU -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-17 04:11 20m - / -10 UR5FS -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 04:06 20m - / - UR5FS -14 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 03:42 20m - / -19 RA0SCA -9 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 03:37 20m - / - R9FF -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 22:02 20m - / -13 9K2YM -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 04:05 20m - / -10 IV3KFD -21 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 03:57 20m - / - R7HL -11 / - 7 Partial capture
07-13 03:55 20m - / -18 SV7JAR -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 03:31 20m - / - YO7ARZ -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 03:29 20m - / -9 RU6CH -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 03:28 20m - / -7 UR3LM -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 03:26 20m - / -15 US5HL -9 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 03:09 20m - / - LZ2KV -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 02:59 40m - / -3 IK0QDM -15 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 03:32 20m - / - RA6ZS -12 / - 4 Partial capture
07-06 23:08 20m - / -2 LZ1ZF -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 02:21 20m -20 / - RW9WT - / -8 2 Partial capture
06-26 02:15 20m - / -7 SV5BYP -17 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
022645 -22 1542  VA3VV SV2KD 73
011615 -13 1804  VA3VV EC5M +00 (x2)
024630  -5  692  VA3VV EB3JT JN01 (x2)
023030 -11  930  VA3VV MI0NWA -16 (x10)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
231600 -22 1390  VA3VV PA1AA -10 (x2)
231645 -15 1158  PA1AA VA3VV 73
231715 -17 1157  TA3ZZ VA3VV FN14 (x5)
232145 -21 1510  RA0SE VA3VV R-14 (x5)
011730 -15 2407  VA3VV 7Z1DJ -08 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
014600 -21 1589  VA2KK VA3VV FN14
014730 -21 1589  DO9BAU VA3VV FN14 (x4)
015045  -1 2104  VA3VV DL1BJL JO33
004830 -17  966  VA3VV VP2MAA -10 (x2)
012145 -19 1106  VA3VV WA4CHJ FM16 (x3)
004300 -16 1515  VA3VV G7RHF -10

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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