YO3CBZ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO3CBZ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 11 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-07-23.

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 11 FT8 messages attributed to YO3CBZ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 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 -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

11
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-23
Last attributed message: 2026-07-23 02:53 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
11 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, 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 YO3CBZ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandYO3CBZ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-23 02:50 40m -18 / - KE2KE - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 02:44 40m -18 / - M0LAD - / -5 2 Partial capture
07-23 02:36 40m -16 / - WA1LAD - / -15 6 Partial capture
07-23 02:26 40m - / -9 W4DXM -12 / - 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
022600 -12 1738  YO3CBZ W4DXM R-09 (x2)
023630 -16 1270  WA1LAD YO3CBZ -15 (x6)
024445 -15 1644  M0LAD YO3CBZ -05 (x2)
025030 -17 2028  KE2KE YO3CBZ -17 (x3)

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