YO2BTW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN15

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO2BTW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 595 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-23 and 2026-09-19.

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 595 FT8 messages attributed to YO2BTW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (85%), followed by 40 m (13%) and 20 m (2%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (90%); the estimated median was +10 dB.

Overview

595
Messages attributed
13
UTC dates decoded
47
Active 15-min windows
+10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-23
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 22:21 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
595 messages
Active dates
13 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-9 to +18 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 50, strong (≥ -8 dB) 533.

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.

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 YO2BTW

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
KN15 · 317 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
502 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-19 22:21 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 UTCBandYO2BTW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 22:20 80m +15 / - MW7GQB - / - 4 Partial capture
09-19 22:18 80m +11 / - UA9D - / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 22:16 80m +11 / - EW8AAC - / - 4 Partial capture
09-19 22:14 80m +8 / -15 IZ3ZOF -8 / -23 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 22:11 80m +13 / - R4FDK -11 / -8 10 Partial capture
09-19 22:10 80m +10 / - EH3ST - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 22:04 80m +22 / -11 R2DIH -14 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 22:02 80m +18 / -6 DO4HHK -20 / -24 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 22:00 80m +16 / - RY3F -5 / -7 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-19 21:58 80m +20 / -14 UA9SY -23 / -11 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 21:57 80m +10 / -15 DD8BA -1 / -3 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 21:56 80m +18 / +9 DL2AOM -12 / -9 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 21:49 80m +14 / -9 LB4PJ -9 / -19 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 21:45 80m +17 / - DR2A - / -13 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 21:42 80m +13 / +1 IW6NEM +6 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 21:39 80m +14 / - II8IHBC - / -3 2 Partial capture
09-19 21:38 80m +14 / - EW8AAC - / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 21:36 80m +8 / -3 SN40KZE +5 / -7 3 Partial capture
09-19 21:34 80m +8 / +4 9A60CBM +5 / 0 3 Partial capture
09-19 21:25 80m +13 / - RI1FJZ - / - 7 Partial capture
09-02 17:57 80m -1 / - RI1FJL - / - 3 Partial capture
09-02 17:55 80m +9 / - OE3FVU - / -12 3 Partial capture
09-02 17:52 80m +6 / -10 HF5A +12 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 17:52 80m +2 / -17 UA3ZQN +7 / -3 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 22:28 80m +17 / - GW4HZA - / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 22:22 80m +12 / +4 DA6LRW -4 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 22:08 80m +10 / -4 G0DWV -3 / -9 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 22:06 80m +15 / 0 DL4KSD -3 / -11 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 22:03 80m +20 / +8 YO6BGT +8 / +4 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 22:02 80m - / +4 DO9JTR -7 / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 22:01 80m +20 / -4 IU2VBP -6 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:59 80m +19 / -3 DF2NV +11 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:56 80m +18 / - ZS6WAB - / -19 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 21:52 80m +16 / -16 DL9KM +4 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 21:51 80m +16 / -16 OZ1LGJ -1 / -15 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:49 80m +19 / 0 F4BYA -8 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:45 80m +22 / - DL6WA +22 / -2 3 Partial capture
09-01 21:43 80m +17 / +2 LZ1VVD 0 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:38 80m +11 / -2 F1PBZ -5 / -8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:37 80m +20 / -1 DO2SHJ -2 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 21:34 80m +20 / - UR3QCB -4 / -12 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 21:34 80m +18 / - DL1EDR +14 / -9 4 Partial capture
09-01 21:31 80m +15 / - ZS6WAB - / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 21:30 80m +19 / -20 EA1CQ -10 / -20 4 Partial capture
09-01 21:29 80m +14 / - YO9BGU - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 21:28 80m +17 / - ZS6WAB - / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 21:27 80m +14 / - 9A5MP - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 21:25 80m +12 / - RA0SCA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 22:12 80m +4 / -14 EA4HPY -2 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 22:11 80m +4 / -18 MM0DHQ -10 / -17 4 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221415  +3 1339  IZ3ZOF YO2BTW KN15
221430 -10 2573  YO2BTW IZ3ZOF -15
221445 +10 1339  IZ3ZOF YO2BTW R-23
221500  -5 2572  YO2BTW IZ3ZOF RR73
221515 +10 1339  IZ3ZOF YO2BTW 73
221615  +8 1339  EW8AAC YO2BTW KN15 (x4)
221845 +11 1339  UA9D YO2BTW KN15 (x2)
222015 +11 1339  MW7GQB YO2BTW KN15 (x4)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
212345  -5  332  YO2BTW RA3ZDU 73
212400  -6  973  ES5MAH YO2BTW KN15
212545  +7 2784  EW8DG YO2BTW R-12 (x2)
212645  -8 1734  CT1KNL YO2BTW KN15 (x4)
212830 -14  834  YO2BTW IU0TPA JN61
212845 -11  834  IU0TPA YO2BTW -04
212900 -13  834  YO2BTW IU0TPA JN61
212915  -6  833  IU0TPA YO2BTW -07
212930 -13  833  YO2BTW IU0TPA JN61
212945  -7  833  IU0TPA YO2BTW -06
213030  -8 2554  EA8DHH YO2BTW KN15
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214530 -19 1324  YO2BTW SV7BVM -19 (x4)
214930  +9 1615  YO2BTW OM2WQ JN88
215015 -19 1615  OM2WQ YO2BTW -01
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172330 -24 1988  VR2KF YO2BTW R-18
172530 -16 1989  YO2BTW R5AV -12
173230  -8  428  YO2BTW T77RN +07 (x2)
174445 -20 1572  EA5ISM YO2BTW 73
180045 -21 1563  YH9GB YO2BTW KN15
180200  -9 2537  JR6AG YO2BTW KN15 (x2)
180445 -10 2516  UN3QA YO2BTW KN15
180715 -16 1778  S21VHF YO2BTW KN15 (x2)
181200 -24 1544  EA8DGI YO2BTW KN15

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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