VK7AC — 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: QE38

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VK7AC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 347 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-10-22.

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 347 FT8 messages attributed to VK7AC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (90%), followed by 40 m (10%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (95%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

347
Messages attributed
20
UTC dates decoded
57
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 36 20m · 311
First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-10-22 07:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
347 messages
Active dates
20 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 122, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 113, strong (≥ -8 dB) 112.

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 VK7AC 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 VK7AC

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
QE38 · 32 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
15,759 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-22 07:10 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 UTCBandVK7AC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-22 07:35 40m - / -7 G3ESE -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 07:31 40m - / - HA8CE 0 / - 3 Partial capture
10-22 07:29 40m - / -12 IK2OPW -9 / - 4 Partial capture
10-22 07:29 40m - / -8 ON8DM -4 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 07:27 40m - / -9 DK4FH -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 07:25 40m - / -12 IK2OPW -10 / - 4 Partial capture
10-22 07:23 40m - / -10 DL6FC -11 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 07:19 40m - / -12 IK2OPW -1 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 07:18 40m - / - DL9KM -7 / - 7 Partial capture
10-22 07:16 40m - / - HA8CE +3 / - 15 Partial capture
10-22 07:15 40m - / -11 DJ7BU -1 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 07:12 40m -16 / -5 DK7JR -15 / -16 2 Partial capture
10-22 07:11 40m - / - F5OZK -13 / - 3 Partial capture
10-22 07:10 40m -16 / -9 DL7FE +2 / -16 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 07:10 40m - / - DL5CTE -15 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 07:10 40m - / -5 MW3FLI -15 / - 5 Partial capture
10-22 07:08 40m - / - DM2SP -12 / - 3 Partial capture
10-22 07:06 40m - / -17 DJ2MS -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 07:05 40m - / - HA8CE +8 / - 5 Partial capture
10-22 07:04 40m - / - DL7FE -4 / - 6 Partial capture
10-22 06:58 40m - / -21 SP1ETT -9 / - 3 Partial capture
10-22 06:51 40m - / - IW1FRD -9 / - 3 Partial capture
10-22 06:49 40m - / -10 ON4BMA -10 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 06:49 40m -17 / -5 ON3MOH -10 / -11 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-22 06:44 40m - / -4 EA3EHQ -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 06:43 40m - / -12 PD0CIF -9 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 06:43 40m - / -16 IZ0RPS -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-22 06:37 40m - / - I4BUQ 0 / - 2 Partial capture
10-22 06:28 40m - / -3 DL8WEM +16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-21 20:25 40m - / -17 IK5NAY +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-21 20:22 40m - / - LZ5ND -6 / - 3 Partial capture
10-21 20:21 40m - / -12 F1PBZ +1 / - 3 Partial capture
10-21 20:20 40m - / -17 M6OZR -4 / - 3 Partial capture
10-18 08:05 40m - / -10 SP2MGR/P -9 / - 3 Partial capture
10-18 07:55 40m - / -13 F1PBZ -8 / - 3 Partial capture
10-18 07:54 40m - / - DL8WEM +4 / - 2 Partial capture
10-18 07:40 40m - / -1 RA4ADF/P -8 / - 2 Partial capture
10-18 07:37 40m - / - F6HQY -17 / - 3 Partial capture
10-18 07:37 40m - / - DG3AWF -14 / - 3 Partial capture
10-18 07:36 40m - / -1 PI4S/J -3 / - 6 Partial capture
10-18 07:32 40m - / - DL3HBF +1 / - 10 Partial capture
10-16 20:31 40m - / -10 HA5MIG 0 / - 4 Partial capture
10-16 20:28 40m - / - R6HV -6 / - 6 Partial capture
10-16 20:26 40m - / - SP9OJ -10 / - 2 Partial capture
10-16 20:25 40m - / -7 G0HSP -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-16 20:22 40m - / - R6HV +4 / - 8 Partial capture
10-16 20:14 40m - / - R2FEA -8 / - 2 Partial capture
10-16 20:14 40m - / -21 R2FCA -4 / - 3 Partial capture
10-16 20:13 40m - / -10 R4ZZ -5 / - 5 Partial capture
10-16 20:13 40m - / -6 RA7KW/P -6 / - 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  -3  982  VK7AC DK4FH RR73 (x2)
072900  -4 2468  VK7AC ON8DM -08 (x2)
072930 -12 1384  VK7AC IK2OPW -12 (x3)
073100  +0  677  VK7AC HA8CE KN06
073130  -8 2094  VK7AC IK2OPW -12
073130  +2  677  VK7AC HA8CE KN06 (x2)
073430 -24 1884  VK7AC ON3UA 73
073500 -19 1987  VK7AC G3ESE IO91 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043015  -5 1267  VK7AC SP9CSE KO00 (x3)
215800 -14 1238  VK7AC RA3BQ KO85 (x2)
210500  +0 2454  VK7AC G0CUZ IO82 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
062130 -10 1410  CR7BUJ VK7AC -16
062215 -16 2481  VK7AC PD5PMA JO22
062400 -16 1410  K4A VK7AC -11 (x2)
062445  -4  571  VK7AC F8NHF JO10 (x2)
062530 -17 1410  K4A VK7AC -11
062615  +4  570  VK7AC F8NHF JO10 (x2)
062800 -15 1375  K4A VK7AC -09 (x2)
063000  -9 1420  II7MGXX VK7AC -15 (x2)
063315  +1 2105  VK7AC II7MGBT R-05 (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

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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