VK2XZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Australia

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK2XZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 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 6 FT8 messages attributed to VK2XZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 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 -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-30
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 21:07 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, 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 VK2XZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandVK2XZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-01 21:12 40m - / - G6CUT -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 21:11 40m - / -22 9A3TN +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 21:08 40m - / -24 EA3AAY -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 21:07 40m - / -15 EA2AFV -9 / - 7 Partial capture
08-30 21:06 20m - / -19 F4IBJ +10 / - 9 Partial capture
08-30 21:06 20m -17 / - VE3QK - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 21:02 20m - / - EA7UW -18 / - 5 Partial capture
08-30 20:58 20m - / - M9KTM -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 20:55 20m - / -19 ON5RZ -10 / - 9 Partial capture
08-30 20:51 20m - / -14 PD1BW -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 20:50 20m - / -15 SV1MOZ -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 12:31 20m - / - UA3RRT -14 / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 12:29 20m - / - OH3MB -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 11:13 20m - / - RU4AJ -2 / - 4 Partial capture
07-30 11:13 20m - / - SV5BYP -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 11:09 20m - / - RU4AJ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-04 12:15 20m - / - UA3ZQN 0 / - 3 Partial capture
06-28 23:00 10m - / -10 TA2LG -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
210830 -13 1339  VK2XZ EA3AAY 73
210900  -8 2438  VK2XZ EA2AFV R-15 (x5)
211100  -6  540  VK2XZ 4O4DB JN92
211130  -9 2438  VK2XZ EA2AFV R-15
211130  +3 1167  VK2XZ 9A3TN JN85
211200  -1 1810  VK2XZ G6CUT IO90
211200  +4 1167  VK2XZ 9A3TN R-22
211230  -1  541  <VK2XZ> TC30AGU
211230  -4 1378  VK2XZ G6CUT IO90
211230  +2 1167  VK2XZ 9A3TN 73
211300  -7 1378  VK2XZ G6CUT IO90
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
210330 -14  579  WB3CTP VK2XZ -13
210345 -15 1169  VK2XZ EA7UW IM76 (x2)
210600 -20  579  VE3QK VK2XZ RR73
210645  -1 1465  VK2XZ F4IBJ IN96
210700 -14  579  VE3QK VK2XZ RR73
210715  +5 1465  VK2XZ F4IBJ IN96 (x2)
210845  +5 2891  VK2XZ EA5BLP JN00
210945 +12 1465  VK2XZ F4IBJ IN96 (x6)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
230030 -24 1762  VK2XZ TA2LG KN50 (x3)

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