VE2ESF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN35

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VE2ESF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 22 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-20 and 2026-09-06.

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 22 FT8 messages attributed to VE2ESF 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 (95%), followed by 20 m (5%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (91%); the estimated median was -20 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-20 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 21 20m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-06-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-06 00:40 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 22 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -20 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -23 to -16 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 20, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with VE2ESF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

EA6UE · Balearic Islands IW3RQT · Italy KP3IV · Puerto Rico OK2CNI · Czech Republic OZ1KEF · Denmark PA2EW · Netherlands RK4FF · European Russia TF4M · Iceland TK5K · Corsica AA7VA · United States EA2DYB · Spain IU1TKT · Italy

Most frequent locator attributed to VE2ESF

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: FN35 · 10 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,611 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-06 00:40 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	VE2ESF S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-14 21:47	40m	- / -10	GW4NOO	-10 / -	5	Partial capture
09-06 00:36	40m	-18 / -8	OH6QU	+13 / -6	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 00:31	40m	- / -6	LA1QRO	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 00:18	40m	- / -14	IU1TKT	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 00:08	40m	- / -13	PA0KGB	+7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 04:57	40m	- / -14	MI0OBC	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 04:50	40m	- / -	DL5BWG	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 04:46	40m	- / -25	S57SWR	+2 / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 02:33	40m	-21 / -11	OZ1LTQ	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-04 01:11	40m	-17 / -	VO2NS	- / +10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:08	40m	-16 / -	AA7VA	- / -10	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 01:02	40m	-22 / -	SP5LST	-19 / -16	5	✓ Closing observed
09-04 00:44	40m	- / -11	OZ1KZX	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 21:47	20m	- / -20	PA2EW	-9 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 21:41	20m	- / -11	OK2CNI	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 21:14	20m	- / -18	OZ6P	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
08-12 21:03	20m	- / -24	IW3RQT	-4 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-09 02:58	40m	- / -	EA2DYB	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-04 03:21	40m	- / -13	EA1AA	-15 / -	7	Partial capture
07-27 22:53	20m	- / -6	EA6UE	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 04:07	20m	- / -13	TK5K	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 04:03	20m	- / -14	OZ1KEF	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-15 00:19	20m	- / -18	RN6MA	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
07-14 02:47	40m	- / -15	SV2KD	-11 / -	4	Partial capture
07-14 02:34	40m	- / -	F4BYA	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
07-14 02:16	40m	- / -	F4BYA	+6 / -	3	Partial capture
06-29 02:40	20m	- / -3	EC5M	-16 / -	4	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
000815  +5  771  VE2ESF PA0KGB -13 (x2)
001815  -9 2044  VE2ESF IU1TKT -14 (x2)
003115  -4  703  VE2ESF LA1QRO -06 (x2)
003645 +13 2521  VE2ESF OH6QU -08
003700 -18  652  OH6QU VE2ESF R-06
003715 +13 2521  VE2ESF OH6QU RR73
004000 -20  652  OZ8MW/P VE2ESF FN35
214715 -12 1657  VE2ESF GW4NOO -10 (x5)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
210430  -4 1396  VE2ESF IW3RQT R-24 (x3)
210730 -17  828  VE2ESF OZ7CL R-18
211430 -14 1329  VE2ESF OZ6P -18 (x3)
214145  -4 2615  VE2ESF OK2CNI -11 (x3)
214745  -9 2331  VE2ESF PA2EW -20 (x4)
231445 -14 2603  VE2ESF KP3IV 73

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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