ZA5G — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Albania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN92

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ZA5G, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,249 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-08-30.

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 1,249 FT8 messages attributed to ZA5G as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (48%), followed by 10 m (47%) and 40 m (5%). The busiest six-hour window was 07:00-13:00 UTC, containing 45% of decodes. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (76%); the estimated median was -2 dB.

Overview

1,249

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-2 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 58 20m · 598 10m · 593

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 12:31 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 1,249 messages
Active dates: 12 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to +5.8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 94, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 207, strong (≥ -8 dB) 948.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with ZA5G in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IW5ALZ · Italy ×3 F1PBZ · France ×3 F4HSB · France ×3 IK2ECC · Italy ×3 EA3IE · Spain ×2 YO3FFE · Romania ×2 G3VAO · England ×2 IK4LZH · Italy ×2 DL6TK · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DL6EL · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 IU1TEU · Italy ×2 DB3MJ · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2

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 ZA5G

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: JN92 · 584 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 854 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-30 07:33 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 UTC	Band	ZA5G S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-30 12:43	20m	- / -10	ON9TB	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 12:42	20m	- / -	DH6AS	-7 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 12:41	20m	- / -15	DG3FC	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 12:38	20m	- / -13	PD8GB	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 12:29	20m	- / -12	PD1WMD	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 12:18	20m	- / -14	RA6OQ	0 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 12:13	20m	- / -	5B4AHO	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 07:43	40m	- / -5	UR5WBO	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 07:41	40m	- / -6	SP9WAZ	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 07:36	40m	- / -	DL1KYF/P	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
08-30 07:29	40m	- / -6	IK4IDY	-14 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 07:19	40m	- / -7	IZ5FSA	+2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 07:14	40m	- / -5	SP3DUG	-3 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 07:14	40m	- / -16	SQ9LDE	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 07:13	40m	- / +10	HA1RJ	+12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 07:11	40m	-18 / -9	DL1FAM	-7 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 06:57	40m	-23 / -4	OE1SGS	-15 / -10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-30 06:54	40m	-22 / -16	F1FCA	-13 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-30 06:54	40m	- / -10	SQ5TA	+2 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 06:49	40m	- / -2	HA7WFF	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 06:48	40m	-18 / -	YO3RU	-7 / -7	7	Partial capture
08-30 06:45	40m	-21 / -	IU7VOL	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 06:44	40m	-24 / -7	IU2SLI	-14 / -12	3	Partial capture
08-30 06:40	40m	- / -2	DF8RU	-1 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 19:24	10m	- / -11	DL4BHA	-16 / -	4	Partial capture
08-21 19:02	10m	- / -	IU3QYU	-14 / -	5	Partial capture
08-21 19:01	10m	- / -	S51DD	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 18:49	10m	- / -17	IK7HPG	-11 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 18:47	10m	- / -11	DL6EL	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 18:36	10m	- / -	OE6TXW	-22 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 18:08	10m	- / -	OE3SSV	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:57	10m	- / -24	SV2JU	+7 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:15	10m	- / -13	DL8FBC	-2 / -	7	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:02	10m	- / -	DL3ZAJ	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 16:59	10m	- / -7	OE2HEM	-14 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:48	10m	- / -15	DO2YJG	-21 / -	7	Partial capture
08-21 16:48	10m	- / -3	DL7PIP	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:38	10m	- / -12	DL8DWL	-18 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:38	10m	- / -11	DG2TPM	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:34	10m	- / -	DL1NEO	+2 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:33	10m	- / -15	DL3KBB	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:28	10m	- / -4	DG3MJB	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:24	10m	- / -16	DN9DKN	-10 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:21	10m	- / +5	IV3DSG	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:19	10m	- / -13	DN9LUZ	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:17	10m	- / +9	HB9FSE	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:13	10m	- / -5	DL9ATW	+1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:09	10m	- / -15	PD2WL	-6 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:06	10m	- / +3	HB0CC	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:06	10m	- / -	F4HSB	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
122915 -13 2111  ZA5G PD1WMD JO21 (x3)
123100 -22 2112  YL3QZ ZA5G -09
123115  -9  509  ZA5G F8STC IN87
123845 -10 2111  ZA5G PD8GB JO32 (x3)
124145  -4 2454  ZA5G DG3FC JO41
124215 -13 2117  ZA5G DH6AS JO31
124245  -4 2454  ZA5G DG3FC R-15
124245  -1 2117  ZA5G DH6AS JO31
124315 -12 2455  ZA5G DG3FC 73
124345 -14 2112  ZA5G ON9TB R-10 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
073045 -14 2139  ZA5G IK4IDY JN54 (x4)
073300 -19 2138  CQ ZA5G JN92
073615 -13 2144  ZA5G DL1KYF/P JO74 (x4)
074115 -14 2152  ZA5G SP9WAZ -06 (x3)
074345 -17 1462  ZA5G UR5WBO -05 (x2)
074645 -13 2709  ZA5G IZ1NGT IN34

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185015 -13 1602  ZA5G IK7HPG JN80 (x4)
190145 -19 2322  ZA5G S51DD JN76
190215 -16 2395  ZA5G IU3QYU JN55 (x3)
190315 -20 2318  ZA5G S51DD JN76
190445 -15 2394  ZA5G IU3QYU JN55 (x2)
192445 -18 1385  ZA5G DL4BHA -11 (x4)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180545 -13  736  ZA5G OZ6YN JO65 (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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