VK3YW — 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: QF34

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK3YW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 65 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-21 and 2026-09-10.

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 65 FT8 messages attributed to VK3YW 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 (82%), followed by 40 m (18%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (78%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 12 20m · 53

First attributed message: 2026-08-21
Last attributed message: 2026-09-10 21:16 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 65 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 33, strong (≥ -8 dB) 28.

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 VK3YW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

CT1FIU · Portugal ×2 DL1DV · Fed. Rep. of Germany E74PA · Bosnia-Herzegovina F4LNM · France HG2DX · Hungary HI3CMQ · Dominican Republic KT4ZG · United States NF3R · United States OE7MAH · Austria OK1DVN · Czech Republic OK1VRV · Czech Republic PD7BDN · Netherlands

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 VK3YW

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: QF34 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 15,377 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-10 21:16 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	VK3YW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-31 19:19	40m	- / -	EA3FAB	-9 / -	7	Partial capture
10-09 19:45	80m	- / -	ES8JX	0 / -	2	Partial capture
10-09 19:41	80m	- / +4	DJ7M	+17 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 19:39	80m	- / -	YL3KZ	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
10-01 18:33	80m	- / -	DJ7M	+18 / -	7	Partial capture
10-01 18:31	80m	- / -	UT7QF	-2 / -	9	Partial capture
09-28 19:07	80m	- / -	DF9TF	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-28 19:04	80m	- / -	DJ7M	+23 / -	5	Partial capture
09-27 19:39	80m	- / -	R5FY	+10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-27 19:30	80m	- / -	R5FY	0 / -	6	Partial capture
09-26 21:11	40m	- / -	F1GUQ	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-26 21:09	40m	- / -	CT1FIU	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-26 21:07	40m	- / -	CR7BRV	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-26 19:53	80m	- / -	DJ7M	+15 / -	6	Partial capture
09-25 19:54	80m	- / -	SM6VAG	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-25 19:49	80m	- / -20	SM6MUY	+10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-25 19:27	80m	- / -	DJ7M	+18 / -	5	Partial capture
09-25 18:55	80m	- / -	DJ7M	+17 / -	6	Partial capture
09-25 18:47	80m	- / -	DJ7M	+20 / -	5	Partial capture
09-22 20:06	80m	- / -17	LX1JH	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-22 20:04	80m	- / -25	ON6AA	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 21:16	40m	- / -	9A7KWS	-20 / -	4	Partial capture
09-08 20:42	40m	- / -	G6CUT	+6 / -	4	Partial capture
09-08 20:38	40m	- / -	EA2EWL	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 20:38	40m	- / -18	RC6O	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-08 20:37	40m	- / -	EA5JCI	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
09-08 20:37	40m	- / -15	PA5VL	+5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 19:56	40m	- / -	SP9MRO	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-07 19:52	40m	- / -23	SP5LST	-2 / -	4	Partial capture
09-07 03:44	80m	- / -	9A4ZM	+13 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 21:00	40m	- / -	IS0LJG	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
09-05 20:50	40m	- / -10	OS7P	-2 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 20:46	40m	- / -17	UA3GU	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 20:46	40m	- / -	UT7HX	+10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 20:44	40m	- / -16	OK1OPT	-2 / -	10	Partial capture
08-29 05:46	20m	- / -	UT5MD	-7 / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 05:45	20m	- / -	RM3DM	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 05:42	20m	-10 / -	YB2HKB	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:37	20m	- / -11	IK2ECC	-6 / -	4	Partial capture
08-29 05:34	20m	-10 / -	KT4ZG	- / 0	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:32	20m	-9 / -4	Z35T	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-29 05:31	20m	-8 / -	F4LNM	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:30	20m	- / -	YO4SX	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 05:30	20m	-10 / -	HG2DX	- / +4	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:28	20m	-8 / -	E74PA	- / -2	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:27	20m	-10 / -	OK1DVN	- / -18	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:26	20m	-8 / -	SQ7L	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:26	20m	- / -	SM6KKX	-7 / -	7	Partial capture
08-29 05:25	20m	-12 / -	NF3R	- / -11	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 05:25	20m	- / -22	IK2ECC	-16 / -	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
210745 -18 1096  VK3YW CR7BRV IM58
210815 -10  485  VK3YW IU1WYC JN44
210815  -8 1096  VK3YW CR7BRV R+11 (x2)
210945 -17 1306  VK3YW CT1FIU RR73 (x2)
211145  +4  478  VK3YW F1GUQ JN23 (x2)
191930 -12 1963  VK3YW EA3FAB JN01 (x7)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
183415  +1 1198  VK3YW UT7QF KN77
183415 +23  668  VK3YW DJ7M JN49
183445  -6 1198  VK3YW UT7QF KN77
183445 +13  668  VK3YW DJ7M JN49
183515  -6 1198  VK3YW UT7QF KN77
183515 +21  668  VK3YW DJ7M JN49 (x3)
193915  -1 1193  VK3YW YL3KZ KO16 (x2)
194115 +14  510  VK3YW DJ7M JN49 (x3)
194515  +2 2677  VK3YW ES8JX KO28 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
053700  -5 1397  VK3YW IK2ECC R-11 (x4)
054215 -10 1394  YB2HKB VK3YW R-14 (x3)
054500  -8 1581  VK3YW RM3DM KO84
054515  -9 1395  DJ0MDC VK3YW -12
054530  -8 1581  VK3YW RM3DM KO84
054600  -7 1393  VK3YW UT5MD KN69 (x4)
085730  -9 2026  VK3YW PD4AVT JO21

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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