VE1HQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN73

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VE1HQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 41 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-31.

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 41 FT8 messages attributed to VE1HQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (88%), followed by 20 m (10%) and 80 m (2%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (90%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 1 40m · 36 20m · 4

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 22:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 41 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 20.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with VE1HQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

RX0AT · Asiatic Russia RI1FJL · Franz Josef Land

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 VE1HQ

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: FN73 · 32 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,275 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-31 22:49 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	VE1HQ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-31 22:48	40m	-4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 22:46	40m	- / -	UR9QQ	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 22:44	40m	-4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -22	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 22:39	40m	-10 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 22:39	40m	- / -4	IZ8EYN	-14 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 22:34	40m	-7 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 22:32	40m	- / -	CT3IQ	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 22:29	40m	-7 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 22:12	40m	-14 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 22:02	40m	-16 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 21:56	40m	- / -	PD0MNO	-9 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 21:49	40m	-15 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 15:13	20m	-12 / -	RX0AT	- / +6	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 14:36	20m	- / -11	UN7PNF	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 00:17	40m	-7 / -16	EX7CQ	-10 / -19	11	Partial capture
08-26 21:21	40m	- / -	IK5ZPV	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 21:21	40m	- / -	RL3T	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 21:21	40m	- / -	RA3BQ	-2 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
224000 -16  762  VE1HQ IZ8EYN -04
224000 -22 2395  VE1HQ F4MID JN25
224015 -11 1975  RI1FJL VE1HQ FN73
224030 -15  762  VE1HQ IZ8EYN -04
224045 -10 1975  RI1FJL VE1HQ FN73 (x6)
224630  -6 1395  VE1HQ UR9QQ KN77 (x3)
224845  -4 2444  RI1FJL VE1HQ FN73 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
143615  -2 2013  VE1HQ UN7PNF -11 (x4)
151300 -10 1742  RX0AT VE1HQ FN73 (x2)
151345 -20 2153  VE1HQ G8ANJ IO91
151500 -12 1742  RX0AT VE1HQ R+06 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
231200 -20 1911  9V1YC VE1HQ FN73

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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