YO8SGV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN37

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO8SGV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-19 and 2026-07-20.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to YO8SGV 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 (91%), followed by 20 m (9%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -5 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

23
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-19
Last attributed message: 2026-07-20 05:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
23 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-9 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 19.

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 YO8SGV in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 YO8SGV

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
KN37 · 16 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
468 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-20 05:00 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 UTCBandYO8SGV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-21 11:47 20m - / -7 HG0NPJ -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 11:46 20m - / -5 HA1BF +8 / - 8 Partial capture
08-19 11:20 20m - / -3 CT7AUT -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-14 14:13 20m - / - GJ0KYZ -18 / - 3 Partial capture
07-24 08:29 20m - / - IK4LZH +8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-24 08:29 20m - / -6 R5AV -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 08:24 20m - / -1 SP3DOF -3 / - 21 Partial capture
07-20 11:38 20m - / -6 PD1ADA -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 04:59 40m -6 / - VE2OPR - / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 04:58 40m -7 / -17 DF7JS -2 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-20 04:52 40m -3 / - VA2WM - / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 04:50 40m -3 / - OY1R - / -21 3 Partial capture
07-20 04:46 40m -4 / - <...> - / -12 2 Partial capture
07-20 04:41 40m -9 / - WA2HIP - / - 3 Partial capture
07-19 19:16 40m -1 / - UN8PC - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-19 18:49 40m -6 / -10 IQ4JO -5 / -2 3 Partial capture
07-19 06:38 20m - / - OK1DBE -11 / - 4 Partial capture
07-18 07:07 40m - / -17 SP9OJ -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
141445 -17 1423  YO8SGV GJ0KYZ IN89
112030 -20 1277  YO8SGV CT7AUT -03 (x2)
114600 +10 1202  YO8SGV HA1BF -05 (x2)
114700  -8 2699  YO8SGV HG0NPJ -07
114700  +6 1202  YO8SGV HA1BF -05
114730  +1 2699  YO8SGV HG0NPJ -09
114730  +7 1202  YO8SGV HA1BF -05
114800  +5 2699  YO8SGV HG0NPJ RR73
114800  +6 1202  YO8SGV HA1BF -05 (x4)
071330  -8  454  YO8SGV M0IOW -14
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044645  -7 2737  <...> YO8SGV KN37 (x2)
045030  -3 2738  OY1R YO8SGV KN37 (x3)
045200  -3 2738  VA2WM YO8SGV KN37 (x3)
045430  -5 2738  TF3VS YO8SGV KN37
045815  -3 2805  YO8SGV DF7JS -17
045830  -6 2738  DF7JS YO8SGV R-07
045845  -2 2805  YO8SGV DF7JS RR73
045900  -8 2739  DF7JS YO8SGV 73
045930  -5 2738  VE2OPR YO8SGV KN37 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
100815 -11 1142  YO8SGV DN9MNE -12

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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