VC3F — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN93

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VC3F, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 94 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-06-20.

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 94 FT8 messages attributed to VC3F as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 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 -3 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

94
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 94
First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-06-20 01:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
94 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-10 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 81.

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 VC3F in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to VC3F

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 · 14 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,222 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-20 01:08 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 UTCBandVC3F S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-20 03:25 20m - / - IT9VCE -8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-18 23:38 20m - / - SV2AEL -9 / - 3 Partial capture
07-18 23:20 20m - / - SP3QDM -4 / - 3 Partial capture
07-18 23:17 20m - / -6 SP3QDM -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 00:38 20m - / -15 SV5BYP -23 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 03:58 40m - / -21 PC2J -16 / - 3 Partial capture
07-15 03:28 40m - / -19 S55DX -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-14 23:34 20m - / -18 RN6MA -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 22:01 20m - / - SV2AEL -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 01:12 20m - / - SV5BYP -20 / - 5 Partial capture
07-12 23:35 20m - / - EB4DMH -8 / - 7 Partial capture
07-08 00:57 20m - / - LZ2VQ -16 / - 3 Partial capture
07-07 03:08 40m - / -12 YL3CU -12 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 03:06 40m - / - DL9KM -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 03:03 40m - / - US1VM -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 03:02 40m - / - UA3LAR -4 / - 4 Partial capture
07-07 02:55 40m - / - UA3LAR -8 / - 8 Partial capture
07-07 02:50 40m - / - CT2GQA -17 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 02:48 40m - / - R2EC -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 02:42 40m - / - UT7EV -18 / - 6 Partial capture
07-07 02:36 40m - / -11 UT5MD -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-07 02:25 40m - / - UA6LIK -9 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 02:23 40m - / -6 OK1WCF -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-07 02:11 40m - / -6 LZ5ZI -15 / - 3 Partial capture
07-07 01:03 20m - / -5 DL5YDD +2 / - 3 Partial capture
07-07 00:36 20m - / -4 ON1JP -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 00:25 20m - / -7 EA7FJW -24 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-07 00:08 20m - / -8 PD1HPB -6 / - 3 Partial capture
07-06 18:01 20m - / - DL5YDD -6 / - 4 Partial capture
07-04 01:46 20m - / -19 EA5W -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 23:46 20m - / -16 EC3A -13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 23:37 20m - / - EI7LK -15 / - 7 Partial capture
06-30 01:34 40m - / - PA3KUS -18 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 01:28 40m - / - YO6OEK -18 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 01:24 40m - / - DL1UDO -16 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 00:52 80m - / - LA2JKA +13 / - 7 Partial capture
06-30 00:50 40m - / - OM0RX -23 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 00:15 40m - / -10 F8NHF -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 01:41 20m - / - N4UUH -20 / - 2 Partial capture
06-29 00:51 20m - / -16 OD5KU 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-27 02:12 40m - / -16 DL1RI -11 / - 5 Partial capture
06-27 01:40 40m - / -22 EA2FBG -15 / - 6 Partial capture
06-27 01:27 80m - / -17 HB9CXZ +8 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-27 01:26 80m - / - F5MYK -2 / - 8 Partial capture
06-27 01:20 80m - / - F5MYK 0 / - 2 Partial capture
06-27 01:09 80m - / -15 PI4DX +6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 02:54 60m - / -9 DK7ZT -16 / - 3 Partial capture
06-25 02:27 60m - / - ON1AEY -18 / - 2 Partial capture
06-25 02:11 60m - / - DL1USB -4 / - 2 Partial capture
06-25 02:10 60m - / -12 DK7ZT -17 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
003915 -23 1646  VC3F SV5BYP RR73
231745  -4  598  VC3F SP3QDM JO82 (x6)
233800  -9 2329  VC3F SV2AEL KN10 (x3)
013115  -9 2664  VC3F VA2PM FN46
011645 -23 1639  VC3F R3KFA LO00
032545  -9  698  VC3F IT9VCE JM77 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
030715 -10  775  VC3F DL9KM JN68
030815 -12  868  VC3F YL3CU KO06 (x2)
015545 -13  791  VC3F F1IQH JN27
031930 -11  931  VC3F SP1ETT R-25
032800 -12 1323  VC3F S55DX -19 (x3)
035630 -14  932  VC3F F4FCE JN06
035800 -16  935  VC3F PC2J R-21 (x3)
043700 -10  933  VC3F PA1PXL JO21
032100  -7 2809  VC3F M8HAG -15
010930 -11  826  VC3F F5PBG IN78
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
012845 +11 2051  VC3F HB9CXZ JN46
012845  -3 2557  VC3F F5MYK IN97
012915  +8 2051  VC3F HB9CXZ R-17 (x2)
012945  -6 2557  VC3F F5MYK IN97 (x4)
005215 +13 2546  VC3F LA2JKA JO59 (x7)
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
021045 -16 1899  VC3F DK7ZT -12
021115  -6 1503  VC3F DL1USB JO60
021115 -17 1899  VC3F DK7ZT -12
021145  -3 1503  VC3F DL1USB JO60
021145 -17 1899  VC3F DK7ZT -12
022745 -17 1602  VC3F ON1AEY JO11 (x2)
025400 -17 1900  VC3F DK7ZT -09 (x3)
025700  -1  729  VC3F <...> -08
022915  -1 1648  VC3F F6EQZ JN19

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