VK2SOL — 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: QF56

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK2SOL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 40 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-18 and 2026-08-29.

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 40 FT8 messages attributed to VK2SOL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 02:00-08:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

40
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 40
First attributed message: 2026-06-18
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 04:57 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
40 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, strong (≥ -8 dB) 16.

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 VK2SOL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 VK2SOL

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
QF56 · 18 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
15,524 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-29 04:55 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 UTCBandVK2SOL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
11-06 07:27 40m - / - F5LQ -16 / - 5 Partial capture
08-30 08:19 20m - / - PD4AVT -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 04:57 20m -4 / - SQ1SDX - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:55 20m -2 / -4 LZ1FG -9 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 04:51 20m -6 / - YS1MS - / -13 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:47 20m -18 / - YL2CI - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:46 20m -1 / - YO8RQP -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-29 04:45 20m -4 / - RI1FJL - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 04:40 20m -11 / - YO3NSS - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 04:40 20m -14 / - UA3SAO - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:33 20m -8 / - TA2EC -9 / -8 3 Partial capture
08-29 04:32 20m -9 / - YO3NSS - / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 04:25 20m - / - RX6LHY -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 04:22 20m - / -11 5Z4VJ -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 04:22 20m - / -14 EA5IHI +2 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 04:16 20m - / - F4BYA 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 04:16 20m - / -15 F4LNM -1 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 07:23 20m - / - DL2JB +14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 07:13 20m - / - F4JUO -9 / - 5 Partial capture
08-27 07:12 20m - / - M8KKH +5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 07:09 20m - / -1 PA0ARR -2 / - 5 Partial capture
08-27 07:08 20m - / -18 HB9COF +8 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 02:36 20m - / -14 RX9WN -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:55 20m - / -21 M9KJY +7 / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 03:30 20m - / -13 EN35UKR -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 08:09 20m - / -19 II7MGBT -1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 07:54 20m - / -7 G4SJX -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:51 20m - / -12 G8OO -5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:50 20m - / - CT3MD -12 / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 07:47 20m - / -10 DL6MRS 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:44 20m - / - DL6MRS +1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 07:44 20m - / - M0PNN -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:41 20m - / - G0VLF +1 / - 6 Partial capture
08-22 07:41 20m - / -20 PD2V -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:38 20m - / -3 M8HAG -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 07:37 20m - / - IK4RUX +11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-14 02:56 20m - / -8 R2HH -16 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 04:27 20m - / - YO9CSM +2 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
072730 -13 2160  VK2SOL F5LQ IN94 (x5)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
045145  -7 2571  YS1MS VK2SOL -15 (x5)
045515 -17 1825  YO7ZG VK2SOL QF56
045545  +0  449  LZ1FG VK2SOL -05
045600  -9  448  VK2SOL LZ1FG R-04
045615  -4  449  LZ1FG VK2SOL RR73
045630  -9  448  VK2SOL LZ1FG 73
045715  -3  447  SQ1SDX VK2SOL -04 (x2)
045800 -11  448  VK2SOL R6ML LN17
081945 -10 2026  VK2SOL PD4AVT JO21 (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.

CW

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