YO2GSU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO2GSU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-29 and 2026-08-31.

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 13 FT8 messages attributed to YO2GSU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

13
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-29
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 16:50 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
13 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, 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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with YO2GSU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to YO2GSU

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 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
502 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 16:47 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 UTCBandYO2GSU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 17:07 40m - / -10 OE2CAL +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 16:59 40m - / -7 IR7MGGC -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 16:59 40m - / - US3EW -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 16:55 40m - / - 9A4ZM -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 16:47 40m -17 / -22 OH7UE -19 / -17 8 Partial capture
08-31 16:39 40m - / -3 DM4ZUL +12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 15:51 40m -18 / - IK2WSA -10 / -7 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-29 11:27 40m -22 / -13 9A6TT -9 / -17 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 10:49 40m - / -18 HA1ZW -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164830 -14 1535  OH7UE YO2GSU R-17 (x4)
165530  +4 2188  YO2GSU YO9HP -11
165530  -2 1531  YO2GSU 9A4ZM JN86 (x3)
165945  -7 1977  YO2GSU US3EW KN78
165945  -6 1739  YO2GSU IR7MGGC -07
170015  -9 1977  YO2GSU US3EW KN78
170015  -8 1738  YO2GSU IR7MGGC -07
170715  +7  734  YO2GSU OE2CAL -10 (x3)

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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