YO5ODC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN17

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO5ODC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 10 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-24 and 2026-08-27.

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 10 FT8 messages attributed to YO5ODC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (70%), followed by 20 m (20%) and 80 m (10%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was 0 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

10
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
0 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 05:01 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
10 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
0 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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).

Most frequent locator attributed to YO5ODC

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
KN17 · 10 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
285 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-27 05:01 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 UTCBandYO5ODC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-29 19:08 20m - / - R2AL -21 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 19:05 20m - / - EA3GXK -3 / - 6 Partial capture
08-29 19:03 20m - / -6 OD5ZZ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 19:00 20m - / -15 EA3AYK 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 16:01 20m - / -8 R9CP -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 15:57 20m - / - EA3GVB -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 15:57 20m - / - R2AL -13 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 15:51 20m - / +9 EA3CY -14 / - 5 Partial capture
08-29 15:51 20m - / -12 EA5IXH -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:13 20m - / -11 YO4NF 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 19:43 20m - / -14 F4ACR +8 / - 8 Partial capture
08-27 16:07 20m - / - PA3AGN -6 / - 6 Partial capture
08-27 16:06 20m - / -7 BG7BMG -19 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 16:05 20m - / +1 PE1MHY -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 15:53 20m - / -9 BG0DAP -4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 15:43 20m - / - BG0DAP +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 05:08 20m - / -12 EA5HM -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:08 20m - / 0 RO6G -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 04:29 20m - / -8 KE4EB -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:28 20m - / -8 ZL1VAH -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 18:08 20m - / - DD8HG -5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 18:06 20m - / - PE1NPS -4 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 18:05 20m - / -11 R4FDW -7 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 18:01 20m - / - CT1BFP -5 / - 12 Partial capture
08-26 18:01 20m - / - M9OOS -5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 16:46 20m - / +3 RZ3Z/P -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 16:41 20m - / - M0EGG +4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 16:41 20m - / -13 F1PPH -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 16:41 20m - / -8 ON1DGN +8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 16:22 20m - / -5 R1BEO +10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 16:20 20m - / -3 PD3LKN +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 16:19 20m - / -12 BA8BLK -24 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 16:18 20m - / -2 BH4ECL -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 16:16 20m - / -4 F1ODM +14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 16:14 20m - / - PE1NPS 0 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 16:10 20m - / - ON3JDK 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 16:10 20m - / - RZ4FWA -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 16:09 20m - / - F5RRS +16 / - 6 Partial capture
08-26 16:09 20m - / - M3SVO -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 16:08 20m - / - F4ACR +9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 16:08 20m - / - F4JZW +10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 12:20 20m - / +5 F4AWT +9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 12:08 20m - / - RN6MA +22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 12:05 20m - / - TA3F -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 12:04 20m - / -3 DL6KA +7 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 11:51 20m - / - F5IXN +15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 11:50 20m - / -10 OH3OJ -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 11:47 20m - / - PE1NPS -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 11:45 20m - / - M0PFX -4 / - 4 Partial capture
08-24 21:17 20m - / -10 DG5PW -10 / - 6 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190315 -13  279  YO5ODC R3DHP KO95
190315 -12 1032  YO5ODC OD5ZZ -06 (x2)
190545  -8 1031  YO5ODC EA3GXK IM98 (x3)
190815 -18 1996  YO5ODC R2AL KO85 (x2)
190845  +1 1031  YO5ODC EA3GXK IM98
190915 -24 1997  YO5ODC R2AL KO85
190915  -2 1031  YO5ODC EA3GXK IM98 (x2)
160315 -11 1924  YO5ODC RC9WC -05
152015  -2 1031  YO5ODC PA3BMB JO22
152015 -12  790  YO5ODC EA2CCF IN92
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192230  -7 3141  CQ YO5ODC KN17
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191230  +0 1157  CQ YO5ODC KN17
191345  +7 1157  YO5ODC DL6NAC JO50 (x4)
191700  +1 1157  CQ YO5ODC KN17 (x6)
191945  -6 1157  YO5ODC PH0RON JO21 (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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