VK1HW — 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: Australia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: QF44

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK1HW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 24 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-23 and 2026-08-30.

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 24 FT8 messages attributed to VK1HW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

24
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 24
First attributed message: 2026-08-23
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 05:53 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
24 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -17 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 24, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, 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 VK1HW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to VK1HW

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
QF44 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
15,520 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 05:36 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 UTCBandVK1HW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 08:41 20m - / - IN3EJX -11 / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 08:31 20m - / -11 F6FLU +12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:52 20m - / - R2ZFY 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 05:51 20m - / - LZ1PB -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 05:45 20m - / -11 9A5WA -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:44 20m -18 / - OK1VRV - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:43 20m - / - TA2NEH -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 05:35 20m -17 / - Z62NS - / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 07:28 20m - / - PA0RRS -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 07:25 20m - / -2 DK0ND +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 07:25 20m - / -11 OK1CT +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 07:24 20m - / -15 DJ8VW -1 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 07:22 20m - / -16 PA5VL -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 07:21 20m - / - IZ2OAR +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 07:20 20m - / -18 PD0WH -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 07:20 20m - / -14 DL3OCF +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 07:18 20m - / - IU5TUG -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 07:18 20m - / - SP1TJ +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 07:17 20m - / - DB7GE -8 / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 07:15 20m - / +1 DK0ND +6 / - 9 Partial capture
08-23 07:12 20m - / -12 GW4NOO +6 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 07:05 20m - / 0 F6DZU +9 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 07:05 20m - / +5 IS0KNG -5 / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 07:02 20m - / - DL5KSS +11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 07:02 20m - / -16 R3LDK +4 / - 10 Partial capture
08-23 07:02 20m - / - TA3NE -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 07:00 20m - / -1 DK0ND +2 / - 11 Partial capture
08-23 07:00 20m - / -6 DL4YBP +4 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 06:14 20m - / - R2XM +12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 06:13 20m -21 / -19 F6GGA -11 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-23 06:11 20m - / - OZ6G -16 / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 06:10 20m -19 / - HB9IKO -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-23 06:08 20m - / -10 EA5RO 0 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 06:08 20m - / -18 F4LNM -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 06:07 20m - / - F6GGA 0 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 05:56 20m - / - ON7DJ -6 / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 05:53 20m - / - F4HEN -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 05:53 20m - / -17 UA4FEN +11 / - 6 Partial capture
08-23 05:52 20m -20 / - F1PWS - / -15 4 Partial capture
08-23 05:51 20m -18 / - F1DJY - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 05:51 20m - / - F4LZZ -21 / - 4 Partial capture
08-23 05:48 20m -18 / - T77BL - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 05:44 20m - / - EA3IAZ -1 / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 05:43 20m - / -16 F4EDB -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 05:42 20m - / - F4LNM +13 / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 05:42 20m -24 / -23 RA4FEQ +12 / -11 4 Partial capture
08-23 05:39 20m - / - GW4NOO +2 / - 11 Partial capture
08-23 05:38 20m - / - IT9CCB +1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 05:35 20m - / -9 UA4FEN +11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 07:43 20m - / - DG1KDD 0 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
055130 -10 2244  VK1HW LZ1PB KN22 (x2)
055230  -3  888  VK1HW R2ZFY KO80
055245 -19  891  K6ELE VK1HW RRR
055300  +2  888  VK1HW R2ZFY KO80
055345 -18  891  HA5AQ VK1HW R-11
083130 +12 2789  VK1HW F6FLU JN18 (x3)
084130 -14 2502  VK1HW IN3EJX JN56 (x6)

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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