ZL3XA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: New Zealand Most frequent locator attributed to this token: RE66

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ZL3XA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 39 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-19.

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 39 FT8 messages attributed to ZL3XA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -5 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

39
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-06-19 03:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
39 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 25.

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 ZL3XA

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
RE66 · 19 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
17,723 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-19 03:24 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 UTCBandZL3XA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-09 08:37 20m - / -18 IX1HPN -10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 07:43 20m - / - IK2TPX -6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-09 06:56 20m - / - F6GCP -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 06:51 20m - / -12 EA3ADX -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 06:50 20m - / -19 DL4DBM -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 06:16 20m - / -19 EA3CUU -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 06:07 20m - / +1 F6EKI -20 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 05:14 20m - / - A71XX +9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 04:48 20m - / -10 RV6FT -5 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
07-28 10:00 20m - / - M0MLS -11 / - 3 Partial capture
07-28 09:48 20m - / -15 F1PBZ +6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 03:28 40m - / - PA3BUD +2 / - 6 Partial capture
07-10 05:52 20m - / -16 EA3RT -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-27 06:33 20m - / -15 EC5EA -11 / - 2 Partial capture
06-27 06:33 20m - / - EA5GX +1 / - 8 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
065215 -18 2343  ZL3XA EA3ADX -12
065615  -9  690  ZL3XA F6GCP JN18 (x2)
071045 -21 2192  ZL3XA F5DAN JN18
073145  -3 2934  ZL3XA LZ3TA KN21
074315  -7 2753  ZL3XA IK2TPX JN45 (x4)
075845 -13  281  ZL3XA IU2RGL JN45
083715 -17 1931  ZL3XA IX1HPN JN35 (x5)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
032800  -3 2905  ZL3XA PA3BUD JO21 (x6)

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