ZS6HON — 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: KG44

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ZS6HON, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 179 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-10-18.

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 179 FT8 messages attributed to ZS6HON as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (88%), followed by 10 m (12%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (99%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

179
Messages attributed
9
UTC dates decoded
27
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 157 10m · 22
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-10-18 12:48 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
179 messages
Active dates
9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 63, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 97, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with ZS6HON in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to ZS6HON

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
KG44 · 55 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,418 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-29 18:37 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 UTCBandZS6HON S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
11-04 03:31 40m - / -23 UA3GDJ -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
11-03 14:03 10m - / -15 IZ4CCL -5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
10-20 15:59 10m - / -8 CT2GQA -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-18 12:37 10m - / -22 CT2HEX -11 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 17:10 40m - / -17 HA5CPN +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 17:09 40m - / -15 SP9UPH +16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 20:11 40m - / -15 F4IFK -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:02 40m - / -21 IZ8VYU +3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:02 40m - / -18 RV3H -19 / - 5 Partial capture
08-31 20:01 40m - / - YO8FC +3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 19:59 40m - / -19 IW9DNI -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 19:58 40m - / -19 RW1AI -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 19:57 40m - / - DF8RU +12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 19:55 40m - / - YO8FC +4 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 19:51 40m - / -24 US2UM 0 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:51 20m - / - EA2JE -5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 18:43 20m - / - EA2JE -13 / - 5 Partial capture
08-29 18:42 20m - / -2 IZ0AXF +3 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:32 20m - / -16 RA8AM -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 18:29 20m - / -11 UA3AGW -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:26 20m - / - DF1MAT +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 18:18 20m - / - F4VTR +1 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 18:17 20m - / - IZ0AIO -20 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 18:17 20m - / - DF1MAT -3 / - 9 Partial capture
08-29 18:17 20m - / - DK1MCS -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 18:16 20m -12 / -7 DH2RL +4 / -16 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 18:16 20m - / - EA1/PE5X -10 / - 5 Partial capture
08-29 18:14 20m -14 / -11 F6BIA +4 / -5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 18:12 20m -14 / - DH2RL +5 / -18 2 Partial capture
08-29 18:11 20m -10 / - LZ1DPP - / -18 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:05 20m - / - DL4DTL -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 18:05 20m -12 / - OE3CMW - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:04 20m - / - DH2RL +6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 18:03 20m -14 / - YO5QDN - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:02 20m -13 / - EU1DE - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:01 20m -8 / - OH2GT - / -19 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 18:00 20m -12 / - PD3RM - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:58 20m -9 / - JA3FYC - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:49 20m -11 / - SQ8OAU - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:48 20m -11 / - US5LNL - / -15 3 Partial capture
08-29 17:47 20m -14 / - PD0JOY - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:46 20m -16 / - RG6S - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:45 20m -17 / - R5BS - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 17:44 20m - / - RN9CA -6 / - 7 Partial capture
08-29 17:36 20m -18 / -5 DK9NP +8 / -20 13 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 17:35 20m - / - DH2RL 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:33 20m -15 / -14 LX7I +2 / -14 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 17:22 20m - / - YT1UBN -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 17:12 20m - / -14 EA8FB -3 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 17:11 20m - / -23 TA2ED -7 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200345 -21 1392  ZS6HON RV3H KO85 (x4)
201115 -12 1062  ZS6HON F4IFK -15
201145 -16  896  ZS6HON RV3H 73
201145 -15 1062  ZS6HON F4IFK -15
170900 +17 2503  ZS6HON SP9UPH JO90 (x3)
171030 +11 2542  ZS6HON HA5CPN R-17 (x2)
144430  +5  582  ZS6HON YL3AUR KO27
033100  -4  782  ZS6HON UA3GDJ R-23 (x2)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
153030 +12 2710  ZS6HON DF6QN R-09 (x2)
102215 -23 1532  ZS6HON CT7AUT 73
123715 -13 1258  ZS6HON CT2HEX IM58 (x4)
124730 -13 2563  DG1BA ZS6HON -17
124830 -14 2563  OZ4MK ZS6HON -12
155900 -21 2166  ZS6HON CT2GQA R-08 (x2)
140300  -8 2294  ZS6HON IZ4CCL JN54 (x4)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163400  -8 2238  ZS6HON RM5P KO84
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184245  +2 2626  ZS6HON IZ0AXF JN61 (x2)
184315 -21 2340  ZS6HON IZ0AIO JN61
184315 -11 1828  ZS6HON EA2JE IN92
184345  +1 2626  ZS6HON IZ0AXF R-02
184345 -17 1828  ZS6HON EA2JE IN92 (x2)
184445  +4 2625  ZS6HON IZ0AXF 73
184445  -8 1828  ZS6HON EA2JE IN92
184615  -4 2774  ZS6HON F5PEG JN28
184615 -16 1828  ZS6HON EA2JE IN92 (x5)

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.

CW

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

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