VU2FR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

953 messages

Active dates

18 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-14 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-19 to -10 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 322, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 588, strong (≥ -8 dB) 43.

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 VU2FR 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 VU2FR

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

ML88 · 820 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

5,174 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-08-31 17:14 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
165815 +15 2854  VU2FR DK1MAX RR73
170145 -15 3104  UA9KBC VU2FR ML88 (x2)
170430 -15 3105  I5PXF VU2FR ML88 (x3)
170600 -15 3105  RT4A VU2FR ML88 (x2)
170915 -12 3105  R3LAF VU2FR ML88 (x3)
171130 -12  666  VU2FR <...> -10
171145 -14 3105  R3LAF VU2FR ML88
171415 -15 3105  F8FUA VU2FR ML88 (x2)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
144730 -12 2547  VU2FR YO4BXX KN44 (x10)
230830  -4 2898  VU2FR SP6JIU -19

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.