VE2GSM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VE2GSM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-20.

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 5 FT8 messages attributed to VE2GSM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

5
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
1
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 00:12 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, 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. 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 VE2GSM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandVE2GSM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 02:45 40m - / - MI7XHT -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 02:14 40m - / -11 G8KHF -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-20 00:17 40m - / - MI7XHT -15 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 00:11 40m -15 / - SQ9DJQ - / -15 2 Partial capture
09-20 00:09 40m -16 / +5 F4CQS -3 / -18 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 02:53 80m - / -18 OK1FRG -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 02:41 80m - / -18 DL1RWN +16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 02:36 80m - / -18 PI4DX -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
000930  -2  640  VE2GSM F4CQS +05 (x2)
001015 -16  638  F4CQS VE2GSM R-18 (x2)
001145 -17  638  SQ9DJQ VE2GSM R-15 (x2)
001700 -15 2001  VE2GSM MI7XHT IO64 (x3)
021400  -4  941  VE2GSM G8KHF -11 (x4)
024530  -6  409  VE2GSM MI7XHT IO64 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
023615  -4  930  VE2GSM PI4DX -18 (x2)
024100 +18 2661  VE2GSM DL1RWN -18 (x3)
025330  -8 2577  VE2GSM OK1FRG -18 (x2)

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