VE3NKS — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VE3NKS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 84 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-10-16.

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 84 FT8 messages attributed to VE3NKS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (95%), followed by 40 m (5%). Most decodes (96%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 4 20m · 80

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-10-16 21:48 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 84 messages
Active dates: 14 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 24, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 40, 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 VE3NKS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL9KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany EX8ABC · Kyrgyzstan K4TEI · United States LU8SAM · Argentina RC2N · European Russia S54J · Slovenia W0OVX · United States W8OBX · United States XQ1KK · Chile 9K2WA · Kuwait EG1PPE · Spain EH1SDC · Spain

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 VE3NKS

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 · 57 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,109 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-16 21:48 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	VE3NKS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
11-06 07:27	80m	- / -19	EA1DR	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-31 23:55	60m	- / -14	6W/IK2HKT	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
10-19 01:56	40m	- / -	ON4KBU	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
10-16 21:50	40m	- / -	YO3GK	+5 / -	5	Partial capture
10-02 21:31	40m	- / -13	DA125RH	-11 / -	4	Partial capture
09-22 03:03	40m	- / -	UT9NA	-15 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 01:43	40m	- / -16	9K2WA	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:52	40m	- / -	LB7ZG	+10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 03:43	40m	- / -	EA5HM	-8 / -	4	Partial capture
09-16 03:34	60m	- / -17	IS0BOZ	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 03:28	60m	- / -20	5B4VL	+5 / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 23:40	40m	- / -	SV7SXE	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 21:31	40m	- / -25	F3KT	-1 / -	3	Partial capture
09-13 00:56	80m	- / -12	VO2NS	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 00:39	40m	- / +3	EH1SDC	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 00:31	40m	- / -16	EG1PPE	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 00:51	20m	-11 / -	NV8B	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 01:48	20m	- / -16	EX8ABC	-22 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 22:48	20m	-8 / -	S98RW	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-25 12:35	20m	- / -15	RC2N	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 00:31	20m	-4 / -	K4TEI	- / +7	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 00:30	20m	-6 / -	DL9KM	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 00:29	20m	-8 / -	W8OBX	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 00:28	20m	-4 / -	W0OVX	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 00:25	20m	-5 / -	LU8SAM	- / -16	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 22:05	20m	-10 / -	NC2Y	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 22:03	20m	-11 / -	S54J	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 21:56	20m	- / -11	II7MGBR	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 01:20	20m	- / -12	XQ1KK	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 01:17	20m	- / -14	8Z1IT	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
08-16 03:24	60m	- / -18	F5RAV	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 03:23	60m	- / -7	F5MYK	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 03:20	60m	- / -	F5RAV	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
08-16 03:19	60m	- / -13	LZ2JE	+12 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
005615 -15 1355  VE3NKS VO2NS -12 (x2)
003415 -10  429  VE3NKS N2OO RR73
072730 -12 1771  VE3NKS EA1DR -19 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032445 -10  844  VE3NKS F5RAV JN09 (x3)
001845  -1 1777  VE3NKS PA4PA JO22
032800  +4  948  VE3NKS 5B4VL -20 (x2)
033445  +0 2455  VE3NKS IS0BOZ -17 (x4)
033845 -20 1901  VE3NKS DK7ZT -16
003215  -9  480  VE3NKS KU2A RR73
010400 -21 1694  VE3NKS VP2MAW RR73
235530  -9  638  VE3NKS 6W/IK2HKT -14 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
030330 -14 2579  VE3NKS UT9NA RR73 (x2)
002800 -22 1892  WJ3E VE3NKS FN03
213130  -8 2391  VE3NKS DA125RH -13 (x4)
214800 -19 1252  S79VU VE3NKS FN03
215015  -1  803  VE3NKS YO3GK KN34 (x5)
015615  -3 1069  VE3NKS ON4KBU JN29 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
123700  -6 1856  VE3NKS RC2N RR73 (x2)
224845  -5  263  S98RW VE3NKS FN03 (x7)
014530 -20 1526  EP2AES VE3NKS FN03
014815 -19 1758  VE3NKS EX8ABC -16 (x2)
005115 -11  926  NV8B VE3NKS FN03 (x2)
121715 -17  963  VE3NKS DN2FBG -11

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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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