VE3ARF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN25

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VE3ARF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,189 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 27 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-21.

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 1,189 FT8 messages attributed to VE3ARF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 27 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (79%), followed by 60 m (19%) and 40 m (2%). Most decodes (75%) fell within the six-hour window 19:00-01:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

1,189

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

111

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 220 40m · 25 20m · 944

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 04:25 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,189 messages
Active dates: 27 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 205, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 428, strong (≥ -8 dB) 556.

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 VE3ARF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

W0OVX · United States ×3 DL5DQZ · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 F1PBZ · France ×2 SM7HZK · Sweden ×2 DL3OCF · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 F5OWT · France ×2 OH3JA · Finland ×2 SV2KD · Greece ×2 2W0YOX · Wales 4L1AX · Georgia 4Z1GY · Israel 4Z5MY · Israel

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 VE3ARF

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: FN25 · 653 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,727 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-21 04:25 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	VE3ARF S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-21 04:23	60m	- / -	LZ1YF	-9 / -	6	Partial capture
09-21 04:22	60m	-20 / -2	DK2CC	-14 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-21 04:21	60m	- / -5	DL3OCF	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 04:19	60m	-18 / -	SQ7LQT	- / -14	2	Partial capture
09-21 04:17	60m	-22 / -15	4X4DK	-6 / -15	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 04:16	60m	-18 / -	OK4KOP	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 04:13	60m	-18 / -	KF8CW	- / +3	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 04:12	60m	-19 / -	N6YJ	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 04:10	60m	-15 / -	W2TAD	-24 / -1	3	✓ Closing observed
09-21 04:09	60m	-14 / -2	DL5MG	+6 / -9	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 04:03	60m	- / -3	F4FSY	-23 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 04:02	60m	-17 / 0	IT9JNR	+11 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 04:00	60m	-15 / -17	DL1YAU	-3 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-21 03:58	60m	-17 / -4	SV2HTI	-1 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:55	60m	-14 / -	SV1ENV	-12 / -17	7	Partial capture
09-21 03:52	60m	-18 / -4	OH3JA	-11 / -18	38	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:50	60m	-20 / -8	LY2NZ	-6 / -17	11	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:50	60m	-20 / -15	DJ4WM	-3 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-21 03:48	60m	-15 / +2	F5OWT	-6 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-21 03:46	60m	-18 / -	W6TZI	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:42	60m	-16 / -	N2FSM	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:39	60m	-18 / -9	DM4MP	-8 / -18	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:34	60m	-19 / -11	EB3ENW	-9 / -13	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:31	60m	-16 / -	SP7ICE	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:28	60m	-17 / -5	M0LOW	-6 / -17	9	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:26	60m	-16 / -9	IT9FEG	-1 / -12	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:21	60m	-14 / -	KZ4NS	-2 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:20	60m	-16 / -	EA5FQ	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:17	60m	-17 / -	VE7NBQ	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:15	60m	-16 / -	KQ4ZCH	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:14	60m	- / -	EA5FQ	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 03:13	60m	- / -	F5LMJ	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
09-21 03:09	60m	-16 / -8	4X5MZ	-6 / -11	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:07	60m	-20 / -	YO3CWC	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:06	60m	-16 / -6	F1PBZ	-4 / -15	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:04	60m	-17 / -3	SV8MQP	-4 / -13	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:03	60m	-16 / -18	SV2KD	+6 / -16	10	✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 03:00	60m	-18 / -4	SP9RCL	-14 / -9	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 03:47	160m	- / -	F4UJU	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 03:46	160m	- / -18	F1PBZ	+13 / -	4	Partial capture
09-18 02:11	40m	- / -	EA3NE	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 02:07	40m	- / -6	HK3AB	-23 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 02:04	40m	- / -	RW9WT	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
09-18 02:01	40m	- / -	F4BYA	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 01:46	40m	- / -	F4FPR	-17 / -	4	Partial capture
09-18 01:46	40m	- / -17	IZ8PPI	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 01:42	40m	- / -	EA2AVX	-21 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 01:29	40m	- / -	F6BHK	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 01:13	40m	- / -	KI8N	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 01:11	40m	- / -	K1CXS	-21 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
042130  +0  359  VE3ARF DL3OCF -05 (x2)
042200 -15 1636  VE3ARF DK2CC JO63 (x2)
042300 -10 1430  VE3ARF LZ1YF KN22
042300 -16 1635  VE3ARF DK2CC JO63
042330  -6 1430  VE3ARF LZ1YF KN22
042330 -14 1636  VE3ARF DK2CC R-02
042345 -20 2103  DK2CC VE3ARF RR73
042400 -10 1430  VE3ARF LZ1YF KN22
042400 -13 1635  VE3ARF DK2CC 73
042430 -10 1430  VE3ARF LZ1YF KN22 (x2)
042515 -23 2103  CQ VE3ARF FN25
042530  -9 1430  VE3ARF LZ1YF KN22

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
020130  -7 2984  VE3ARF F4BYA JN19
020215 -19 2408  CQ VE3ARF FN25                        a1
020230  -8 2984  VE3ARF F4BYA JN19
020400 -19 1908  VE3ARF RW9WT LO64 (x3)
020715 -17 2408  CQ VE3ARF FN25                        a1
020730 -22 1782  VE3ARF HK3AB -06
020830  -7 2983  VE3ARF F4BYA JN19
020930 -24 1782  VE3ARF HK3AB RR73
021030 -10 1516  VE3ARF EA1HFI IN72
021100  -3 2408  VE3ARF EA3NE JN11 (x2)
202900  +2  829  VE3ARF IU6SPQ -23
190930  +1 2213  VE3ARF PD3ED -21

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
034615 +12 2696  VE3ARF F1PBZ -18 (x3)
034745 -12 2365  VE3ARF F4UJU JN06
034745 +11 2696  VE3ARF F1PBZ -18
034815 -10 2365  VE3ARF F4UJU JN06 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
050930 -11  855  VE3ARF F4EZJ R-15 (x2)
051515  -4 2604  VE3ARF F6CTT -09 (x3)
002130 +23 2765  VE3ARF SM6MUY -25
002200  -4 2622  VE3ARF F5PBG IN78 (x8)
161430  +2  847  VE3ARF RU5X KO84

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220645  -7 2144  IU4SQE VE3ARF FN25 (x3)
220815 -13 2144  CQ VE3ARF FN25
220845 -12 2144  KF0V VE3ARF -17 (x2)
220945 -15 2144  CQ VE3ARF FN25
221015 -12 2144  IW5ALZ VE3ARF -13 (x4)
221245 -17 2143  CQ VE3ARF FN25 (x4)

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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