YL3GQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Latvia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO16

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YL3GQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 444 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 36 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 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 444 FT8 messages attributed to YL3GQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 36 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (58%), followed by 20 m (26%) and 80 m (16%). Most decodes (86%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

444

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 69 40m · 258 20m · 117

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-07 18:35 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 444 messages
Active dates: 36 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 47, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 126, strong (≥ -8 dB) 271.

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 YL3GQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DG3DAF · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 UR4QWW · Ukraine ×2 PA1PXL · Netherlands ×2 F5PBG · France ×2 PI4TX · Netherlands ×2 M0GQB · England PA3BMB · Netherlands G4RAC · England RX9ABI · Asiatic Russia DL3BH · Fed. Rep. of Germany IK2JBY · Italy SQ2BXI · Poland

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 YL3GQ

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: KO16 · 187 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 734 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-07 18:30 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	YL3GQ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-07 18:33	40m	-4 / -13	G0RVY	0 / +1	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:32	40m	0 / +1	ER1BF	+5 / +1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:28	40m	- / -8	RX3VF	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-07 18:27	40m	-6 / -17	R1BDX	-15 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-07 18:25	40m	- / +5	G1ISP/P	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 18:22	40m	-8 / -	DL7UKM	0 / -3	3	Partial capture
09-07 18:21	40m	-5 / -5	DL1UDO	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-07 18:19	40m	-6 / -5	UB3YGA	+14 / -	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:17	40m	-6 / -7	G4RAC	-10 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-07 18:15	40m	-6 / -11	UR4QWW	+1 / -1	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 18:14	40m	-5 / -2	PA3BBV	-5 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 18:22	40m	-8 / -	SP7LPF	- / -1	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 07:14	40m	-9 / -	MI0NWA	- / -16	3	Partial capture
09-04 07:12	40m	-9 / -12	OV6ZM	-11 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 07:05	40m	0 / -	SQ100PKP	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 07:03	40m	-8 / -	<...>	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-03 18:37	40m	- / +4	SP5CTY	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 18:31	40m	-12 / -	II7MGXX	- / -12	2	Partial capture
09-03 18:21	40m	+1 / -12	YO4GIY	-4 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-03 18:17	40m	-5 / -	SQ9BDB	-4 / -4	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 16:00	20m	- / -9	M7MOK	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
08-25 19:05	80m	+5 / -	DA6IT	-12 / -6	3	✓ Closing observed
08-25 19:03	80m	+3 / -	SN31ROT	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-25 19:01	80m	+2 / -	DA6IT	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 18:59	80m	+8 / -	EN35UKR	- / +6	3	Partial capture
08-25 18:57	80m	+6 / -19	ER5DX	+10 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-25 18:55	80m	+7 / -	DL/PD1WD	- / -4	3	Partial capture
08-25 18:53	80m	+7 / -	PC9F	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 18:51	80m	+4 / -	<...>	- / -10	2	Partial capture
08-25 18:43	40m	-10 / -7	UN7ZS	-15 / -23	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-25 18:43	40m	- / -3	SQ8AQN	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 18:37	40m	-14 / -	M0SFW	- / -21	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 18:35	40m	-8 / -	PA1PXL	-1 / -3	3	✓ Closing observed
08-25 18:33	40m	-12 / -6	PI4TX	-6 / -11	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-25 18:27	40m	-10 / -8	DG3DAF	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-25 18:26	40m	-8 / -	HF2RR	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 18:26	40m	-6 / -	DL1FLW	-10 / -7	3	✓ Closing observed
08-25 18:22	40m	0 / -	G3JPJ	- / -16	2	Partial capture
08-25 12:32	20m	- / -	IW5ALZ	0 / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 12:31	20m	- / -5	DL6KA	+10 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 12:31	20m	- / -8	IW5DLY	-13 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 12:25	20m	- / -	G5JCC	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
08-25 12:23	20m	- / -5	PD1B	-15 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 12:23	20m	- / -7	IK2JBY	+5 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 07:02	20m	- / -17	IC8TEM	+12 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 06:58	20m	- / -16	M7KSV	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-25 06:56	20m	- / -17	HB9IRO	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-25 06:21	20m	- / -22	GM3AND	+7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 20:17	40m	-8 / -	OE1AVO	+7 / -5	5	✓ Closing observed
08-24 20:14	40m	-5 / +10	DL1EDR	0 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
182815 -10 1141  YL3GQ RX3VF LO06 (x2)
183000  -2 1143  CQ YL3GQ KO16
183130  -4 1142  R3UDU YL3GQ -03
183215  +5 1922  YL3GQ ER1BF KN47
183230  -1 1142  ER1BF YL3GQ +01
183245  +5 1922  YL3GQ ER1BF R+01
183300  +0 1142  ER1BF YL3GQ RR73
183315  +4 1922  YL3GQ ER1BF 73
183315  -1  727  YL3GQ G0RVY JO01 (x2)
183500  -4 1143  G0RVY YL3GQ +01
183515  +2  727  YL3GQ G0RVY R-13
183530  -4 1142  G0RVY YL3GQ RR73
183545  -4  727  YL3GQ G0RVY 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
123230  +9  678  YL3GQ DL6KA -05
123300 -11  831  YL3GQ IW5DLY R-07
123300 +10  678  YL3GQ DL6KA -05
123330  -6 2068  YL3GQ G8PJH JO01
123330 -15  830  YL3GQ IW5DLY 73
123330  +8  678  YL3GQ DL6KA -05
123400  -3 2960  YL3GQ IW5ALZ JN53
123400 +14  678  YL3GQ DL6KA RR73
135900 -12 1712  YL3GQ HB10GBT -05
160030  -5 1010  YL3GQ GW3TYI IO81
160030  +6  622  YL3GQ M7MOK JO01 (x4)
162030 +10  616  YL3GQ TA2ED -13

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185800 +13 2354  YL3GQ ER5DX RR73
185815  +7  769  ER5DX YL3GQ 73
185915 +12  769  EN35UKR YL3GQ KO16 (x2)
190000 +11 2020  YL3GQ SN31ROT -01
190015  +5  769  EN35UKR YL3GQ R+06
190115  +1  769  DA6IT YL3GQ KO16 (x2)
190345  +4  768  SN31ROT YL3GQ KO16 (x3)
190515  +6  769  DA6IT YL3GQ R-06
190530  -5  857  YL3GQ II7MGBR -16
190530 -12 1515  YL3GQ DA6IT RR73
190545  +4  769  DA6IT YL3GQ 73

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
074630  -3 1232  YL3GQ R6FX LN14 (x2)
075430 +21 2741  YL3GQ F1PBZ -07
141600 -10 2570  YL3GQ PD0HLA -11 (x2)
141630  -2  689  YL3GQ PA3ANZ JO22 (x6)
153245 -15 1269  YL3GQ LZ1ZF -11 (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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