VK3VSM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Australia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: QF23

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK3VSM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-08.

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 2 FT8 messages attributed to VK3VSM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 20 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.

Overview

2
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-
S/N pattern not inferred

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-06-08 04:43 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
2 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
S/N summary
Too few decodes
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

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 VK3VSM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to VK3VSM

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
QF23 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
15,302 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-08 04:43 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 UTCBandVK3VSM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
06-30 07:07 20m - / -8 EA1IOK -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 06:48 20m - / - F6EQZ +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 06:47 20m - / -7 F4GPK +5 / - 4 Partial capture
06-30 06:45 20m - / - HB9BUN -5 / - 3 Partial capture
06-30 06:44 20m - / -9 F4GPK 0 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 06:38 20m - / - F4GPK +3 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 06:02 20m - / -16 K2TQC -16 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
063800  +1 3009  VK3VSM F4GPK JN09 (x4)
064530  -4 2356  VK3VSM HB9BUN JN47 (x3)
064730  -3 3010  VK3VSM F4GPK R-07 (x2)
064830  +6  643  VK3VSM F6EQZ JN19
064830 +10 3010  VK3VSM F4GPK R-07 (x2)
065030  +9  643  VK3VSM F6EQZ 73
070715  -9  535  VK3VSM EA1IOK R-08 (x2)

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