ZS1DX — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: South Africa Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JF95

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ZS1DX, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-08-31.

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 5 FT8 messages attributed to ZS1DX as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 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 -6 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

5
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 17:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 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) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4.

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 ZS1DX in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to ZS1DX

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
JF95 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
9,393 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-15 16:48 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 UTCBandZS1DX S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 17:43 20m - / - G8IXM -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 17:36 20m - / -9 LA2JKA +17 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:36 20m - / -10 R3TY -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 17:31 20m - / - M0SLI 0 / - 18 Partial capture
08-31 17:31 20m - / -5 PD1AR +1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 17:31 20m - / - RL3T -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 17:31 20m - / - RW3DDZ +6 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
173730 +19 2764  ZS1DX LA2JKA 73
173730  -3 1692  ZS1DX F1SZC IN95
173830  +4  684  ZS1DX M0SLI JO02
173900  -1 2569  ZS1DX ON7PM R-17
173900  +6  684  ZS1DX M0SLI JO02 (x2)
173930  -4 2819  ZS1DX LY3W KO14
174000  -2  684  ZS1DX M0SLI JO02 (x2)
174130  +3 1866  ZS1DX RL3T 73
174215 -20 2491  F1SZC ZS1DX RR73
174300 -11  914  ZS1DX G8IXM JO02
174330  +2  684  ZS1DX M0SLI 73
174330 -10  914  ZS1DX G8IXM JO02
174730 -13 2489  ZS1DX DF8TN 73

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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