FT8 reception

SNR is signal strength relative to noise; weak FT8 messages can decode at negative dB values. Δt is a timing offset in seconds. A grid is a Maidenhead location cell, not an exact station address.

VK4FAW · RECEPTION ATLAS

The world, heard from here.

24 hours of FT8 reception · coloured by band · centred on the current QTH

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RECEPTION PATHS / ROLLING 24 H
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Geography: Natural Earth · Grid-centre positions are approximate · Refreshes every five minutes

FT8 waterfalls and latest events by band

Each row is a recorded decoded event, newest first. Repeated callsigns are preserved. Waterfall and decode timing are assessed separately.

160 m

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Dial 1.841500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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    80 m

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    Dial 3.574500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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    image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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      40 m

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      Dial 7.075500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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      image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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        30 m

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        Dial 10.137500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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        image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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          20 m

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          Dial 14.075500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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          image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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            17 m

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            Dial 18.101500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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            image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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              15 m

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              Dial 21.075500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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              image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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                10 m

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                Dial 28.075500 MHz · 4000 Hz decoder bandwidth

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                image · per-image relative intensity · not calibrated or comparable across bands · no image/decode alignment claim

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                  waterfall · per-image relative intensity · declared FFT metadata is not runtime qualification