VE3DZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Canada Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN03

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VE3DZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 928 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-22 and 2026-10-03.

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 928 FT8 messages attributed to VE3DZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 16 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (58%), followed by 40 m (34%) and 20 m (7%). Most decodes (96%) fell within the six-hour window 23:00-05:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

928

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 539 60m · 3 40m · 318 20m · 68

First attributed message: 2026-08-22
Last attributed message: 2026-10-03 02:41 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 928 messages
Active dates: 16 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 216, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 366, strong (≥ -8 dB) 346.

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 VE3DZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

E75C · Bosnia-Herzegovina ×4 G8OO · England ×3 SQ1SDX · Poland ×3 EA1IED · Spain ×2 LZ2CC · Bulgaria ×2 DJ1NE · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 GD4VBA · Isle of Man ×2 DO1DX · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DO5WG · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 F6BLP · France ×2 KZ8C · United States ×2 M9DNC · England ×2

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 VE3DZ

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: FN03 · 478 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,109 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-03 02:41 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	VE3DZ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-03 02:39	80m	-7 / -8	LA5ZUA	-16 / -	10	Partial capture
10-03 02:39	80m	- / -14	R1AP	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
10-03 02:39	80m	- / -	DO5AX	-13 / -	4	Partial capture
10-03 02:36	80m	- / -	RA5CM	+2 / -	4	Partial capture
10-03 02:34	80m	-11 / -	7Z1DH	- / -11	7	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 02:33	80m	-6 / -13	SX2LGT	-6 / -14	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 08:16	40m	- / -	EW8CN	-5 / -	6	Partial capture
10-02 08:04	40m	- / -23	PE1OID	-22 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 07:55	40m	- / -16	F1HFP	-15 / -	5	Partial capture
10-02 07:55	40m	- / -20	OZ9FF	-7 / -	9	Partial capture
10-02 07:45	40m	- / -	OK2VSU	0 / -	6	Partial capture
10-02 07:39	40m	- / +6	M5BFL	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 07:31	40m	- / -19	OZ9FF	-9 / -	13	Partial capture
10-02 07:27	40m	- / -	OK2TS	-5 / -	20	Partial capture
10-02 07:25	40m	- / -12	PA0GSP	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 07:20	40m	- / -	OK2TS	-2 / -	4	Partial capture
10-02 07:06	40m	- / -14	PB2A	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 07:06	40m	- / -11	PD5B	-3 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 06:43	40m	- / -8	PG5FRL	-21 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 06:34	40m	- / -9	DL3KVR	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
10-02 06:25	40m	- / -6	F4NJT	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
10-02 06:24	40m	- / -13	DD2PI	-9 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 06:00	40m	- / -14	IQ0AAX	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:58	40m	- / -15	SP4MPH	+6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:49	40m	- / -24	YT2ZE	-6 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:46	40m	- / -5	F4AHJ	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:40	40m	- / -	E70N	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
10-02 05:34	40m	- / -1	GJ0KYZ	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:33	40m	- / +4	ON4CFC	-17 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:32	40m	- / -9	PF7DKW	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:27	40m	- / -6	DG4YT	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
10-02 05:23	40m	- / -10	ON7YZ	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 05:22	40m	- / -	DG4YT	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
10-02 05:19	40m	- / +7	ON4CFC	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 05:07	40m	- / -15	E77TH	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 05:03	40m	- / -	S57MPU	+1 / -	3	Partial capture
10-02 04:30	40m	-21 / -3	F4CQS	-5 / -	8	Partial capture
10-02 04:24	40m	- / -3	OK5DN/P	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 04:22	40m	- / -	R6DZR	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 04:07	40m	- / -10	F4CQS	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 04:05	40m	- / -	GW0SGL	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 04:02	40m	-16 / -	IW2ODG	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 03:59	40m	-22 / -	G3TKT	-14 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 03:59	40m	-22 / -	IQ9SZ/7	- / -7	2	Partial capture
10-02 03:57	40m	- / -	US0QV	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
10-02 03:54	40m	-21 / -	YV4PPC	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 03:51	80m	-3 / -9	LY5A	+10 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-01 07:32	60m	- / -	DB6LL	-7 / -	2	Partial capture
10-01 06:48	60m	- / -18	IK2QEI	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-01 06:40	60m	- / -8	F5OYM	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
023930  -5 2352  LA5ZUA VE3DZ FN03
023930 -15  434  VE3DZ DO5AX JO52
024000  +9 2195  VE3DZ RA5CM KO85
024000 +13 2613  VE3DZ R1AP -14
024000  -4 2352  LA5ZUA VE3DZ FN03
024000 -10  435  VE3DZ DO5AX JO52
024015 -19 2463  VE3DZ LA5ZUA -08
024030  -7 2352  LA5ZUA VE3DZ FN03
024030 -11  434  VE3DZ DO5AX JO52
024045 -12 2464  VE3DZ LA5ZUA -08
024100  -8 2352  LA5ZUA VE3DZ FN03
024115 -12 2463  VE3DZ LA5ZUA -04
024130  -9 2352  LA5ZUA VE3DZ FN03
024145 -14 2463  VE3DZ LA5ZUA -06 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
075815  -9 2317  VE3DZ OZ9FF -20 (x4)
080345  -5 2985  VE3DZ SA6WAL JO68
080430 -20 2017  VE3DZ PE1OID -23
080445 -21 1218  VE3DZ HB9CYT JN36
080530 -24 2017  VE3DZ PE1OID -23
081615  -2 1169  VE3DZ EW8CN KO42 (x6)
084230 -17 2476  VE3DZ G0HSP -05

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
063630 -15 1484  VE3DZ IU2KNG RRR
063730 -17 1892  VE3DZ DK2CC -14 (x5)
064000  -8 2422  VE3DZ F5OYM JN13 (x3)
064845  -6 1479  VE3DZ IK2QEI JN45 (x4)
073245  -6 1797  VE3DZ DB6LL JO43 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021100  -8 2196  VE3DZ SA3CAT RR73
022200  -9  797  VE3DZ EB3ENW R-19 (x6)
023045  -6 1279  VE3DZ SM2LIY KP04
023045 -13  798  VE3DZ EB3ENW R-20
023115  +0 1279  VE3DZ SM2LIY KP04 (x5)
061145 -21 1296  VE3DZ G7RAU IN79

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032815 -15 2481  EW1MN VE3DZ R-02 (x2)
033015 -12 2480  A93MO VE3DZ FN03
033130 -10  542  VE3DZ A93MO RR73 (x3)
033600  -9  644  VE3DZ R2AL KO85 (x2)
034200  -6 2481  VE3DZ US0QV KN77
041230  -4 2106  VE3DZ II7MGBT -24 (x3)
132800  +1 2285  VE3DZ F4ETS JN25
142130 -14  691  VE3DZ YF1CAD -13 (x2)

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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