VU2NKS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: India Most frequent locator attributed to this token: MK69

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving VU2NKS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 178 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 10m, across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-09-07.

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 178 FT8 messages attributed to VU2NKS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (98%), followed by 10 m (2%) and 60 m (1%). Most decodes (98%) fell within the six-hour window 19:00-01:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (71%); the estimated median was -18 dB.

Overview

178
Messages attributed
20
UTC dates decoded
31
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 174 60m · 1 10m · 3
First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-09-07 22:30 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
178 messages
Active dates
20 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 127, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 51, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with VU2NKS 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 VU2NKS

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
MK69 · 132 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
5,620 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-07 22:29 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 UTCBandVU2NKS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-09 21:52 60m - / - PC7B +3 / - 4 Partial capture
09-09 21:50 60m - / -15 EA1IOK -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 21:14 60m - / -16 4X1YA -8 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 21:13 60m - / - IT9IVN -8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-09 21:13 60m - / -21 SP2GJI +4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 21:11 60m - / - HB9MFD -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-09 21:08 60m - / -19 YL3KZ -5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 21:07 60m - / - SP5JMA -3 / - 5 Partial capture
09-09 21:07 60m - / -18 SQ1X +4 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 21:06 60m - / - OR0A -2 / - 15 Partial capture
09-09 21:05 60m - / - ON4FI -3 / - 5 Partial capture
09-09 21:04 60m - / -13 IT9GSF -13 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 20:59 80m - / -17 HA5MIG 0 / - 4 Partial capture
09-09 20:59 80m - / - S59YL -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-08 20:44 80m - / -17 RC9WC +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 22:30 80m -13 / - OV6ZM - / -24 2 Partial capture
09-07 22:29 80m - / - IQ4JO -3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 22:29 80m - / - PA4BEN -9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 22:29 80m - / - SA7DXR +3 / - 7 Partial capture
09-07 22:28 80m -16 / -5 4X1VE -11 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 22:07 80m -12 / -19 DL3RL +7 / -15 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 22:07 80m -17 / -14 IZ6BRN -2 / -20 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 22:05 80m - / - DG1KFR -9 / - 4 Partial capture
09-07 22:05 80m -24 / -17 OK1DX +10 / -18 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 22:04 80m - / - LA4NM -9 / - 4 Partial capture
09-07 22:00 80m - / - YO6LM +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-07 21:58 80m - / -14 RL3T +6 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 21:57 80m - / -12 R5AV +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 21:55 80m - / -14 EA4AL -4 / - 6 Partial capture
09-07 21:53 80m - / -11 5Z4VJ -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 21:53 80m - / -17 ON6AA +10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 21:53 80m - / -25 SK0MT +7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-05 21:52 80m - / - R6DVS +1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-05 21:41 60m - / -23 LA1QRO -5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 22:57 80m - / - DL9DX +6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 22:57 80m - / - SP2HNF +4 / - 8 Partial capture
09-04 22:40 60m - / -12 OZ6CM 0 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:30 60m - / -12 PA4PA 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:29 60m - / -25 DK7ZT -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 22:45 80m - / - OZ5GW +1 / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 22:44 80m - / -17 S57UX +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-03 22:43 80m - / - G7KHF -9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 22:43 80m - / - K7ACZ -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 22:43 80m - / - OH3GBW -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 22:39 80m - / -12 SG5Z +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 22:04 40m - / - GW4NOO -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 19:12 40m - / -22 DF9HT/P -19 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 23:24 40m - / -23 RC1C -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 23:18 40m - / - F1JIO +2 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 23:18 40m - / -24 UA4FKT +5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
211430 -11 1432  VU2NKS 4X1YA -16 (x7)
215015  -8  956  VU2NKS EA1IOK IN62 (x4)
215215  +6 2830  VU2NKS PC7B JO33 (x4)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
223015 -13 1067  OV6ZM VU2NKS -24
223030  +1  544  VU2NKS SA7DXR JO76
223045 -13 1067  OV6ZM VU2NKS -24
223100  +1  544  VU2NKS SA7DXR JO76 (x3)
204400  +0  804  VU2NKS RC9WC -17 (x2)
205300 +21 2836  VU2NKS SP2HNF JO94
205915  -6 2053  VU2NKS S59YL JN65
205945  -1 2575  VU2NKS HA5MIG -17
205945  -9 2053  VU2NKS S59YL JN65
210015  -5 1317  VU2NKS HA5MIG -19 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
231915  +4 1634  VU2NKS UA4FKT R-24
231915  +3 2753  VU2NKS F1JIO JN39
231945  +7 1634  VU2NKS UA4FKT 73
232415 -20 1819  VU2NKS RC1C R-23 (x3)
191230 -19 1398  VU2NKS DF9HT/P R-22 (x4)
220430  -3  585  VU2NKS GW4NOO IO71 (x4)
232530  +4 2800  VU2NKS SN100PKP R-11
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200500 -11 2478  VU2NKS MM8WXA R-11 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
072200 -18 1050  VU2NKS R7IW LN35 (x4)
091445  +9 2388  VU2NKS OZ1HDF JO55
091545  -8 1196  VU2NKS UT7EM R-02
092100 -20 1196  F5MNW VU2NKS RR73
092130 -22 1196  BG8HNC VU2NKS -18
092415 +16 2388  VU2NKS OZ1HDF JO55 (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.

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