ZS6HON — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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. 177 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-29.

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 177 FT8 messages attributed to ZS6HON as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (89%), followed by 10 m (11%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), 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

177
Messages attributed
8
UTC dates decoded
26
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 18:37 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
177 messages
Active dates
8 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) 95, 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.

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
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
08-20 16:59 20m - / -22 EU1AK -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 16:58 20m - / - EA3AAY -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 16:58 20m - / - SP2OSP -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 16:56 20m - / -8 PA4B 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163400  -8 2238  ZS6HON RM5P KO84
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200245 -18 1392  ZS6HON RV3H KO85
200245  +4 1926  ZS6HON IZ8VYU JN71 (x2)
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)
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)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
154115 -13 2055  ZS6HON IU4PPL JN54 (x3)
154715 -18 2053  ZS6HON IU2LCQ JN44 (x2)
145100 -18 2182  ZS6HON F4JHS JO10
152330  -6 2872  ZS6HON DK9BM -01
152430  -9  956  ZS6HON OH4LRP KP32 (x3)
152730 -20 2181  ZS6HON UB3BCT 73
152900 +14 2710  ZS6HON DF6QN JO41 (x4)

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