VA3YK — reception at SO8OO
Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.
FT8 activity
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VA3YK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 11 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-14 and 2026-06-24.
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 11 FT8 messages attributed to VA3YK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 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 -15 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.
Overview
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 11 messages
- Active dates
- 3 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -15 dB
- S/N percentile sample
- Too small
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Not met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, 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 VA3YK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Most frequent locator attributed to VA3YK
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
- EN93 · 10 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 7,222 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-06-24 00:20 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 | VA3YK S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-22 00:58 | 60m | - / -19 | PI4DX | +8 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-06 08:25 | 20m | - / -19 | M9KJY | -12 / - | 8 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-06 01:23 | 60m | - / -19 | HA7TM | +20 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-06 01:18 | 60m | - / -17 | G8OO | -10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-02 00:54 | 80m | - / -17 | D2UY | -10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-01 08:43 | 20m | - / -15 | DM3YBN | -15 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 01:25 | 40m | - / -11 | A71UN | -13 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 01:17 | 40m | - / -9 | A71XX | -5 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 07-29 01:06 | 40m | - / -8 | 9A60CBM | -6 / - | 6 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-29 01:06 | 40m | - / -13 | R2AL | -9 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-26 01:16 | 40m | - / -10 | LZ3CB | +6 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 011845 -10 1901 VA3YK G8OO -17 (x2) 012345 +21 707 VA3YK HA7TM -19 (x2) 005815 +11 2160 VA3YK PI4DX -19 (x3) 010100 -8 462 VA3YK P4/WE9V -02 010130 -6 462 VA3YK RR73; IT9VCE <...> +00
UTC dB Audio Message 010715 -8 402 <VA3YK> 9A60CBM 73 010745 -4 1626 VA3YK R2AL R-13 010745 -5 402 VA3YK 9A60CBM 010815 -5 1627 VA3YK R2AL 73 010815 -4 2838 VA3YK IK6DLK JN63 010815 -7 402 VA3YK 9A60CBM (x2) 011730 -3 2650 VA3YK A71XX -09 (x3) 012530 -13 1032 VA3YK A71UN -11 (x4) 005330 +9 388 VA3YK RR73; SP7NC <...> -04
UTC dB Audio Message 145400 -13 846 VA3YK TN8GD -20 145600 -11 906 VA3YK RR73; IU2JMZ <...> -06
UTC dB Audio Message 004830 -15 1112 VA3YK Z62NS RR73 084315 -14 1122 VA3YK DM3YBN R-15 (x5) 082545 -16 2059 VA3YK M9KJY IO82 (x8)
UTC dB Audio Message 005415 -11 2276 VA3YK D2UY -17 (x2)
CW
No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.
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