2W0SNW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Wales Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO81

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving 2W0SNW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-27 and 2026-09-19.

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 6 FT8 messages attributed to 2W0SNW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (83%), followed by 40 m (17%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 18:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 2W0SNW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to 2W0SNW

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
IO81 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,746 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-19 18:42 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 UTCBand2W0SNW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 20:25 40m - / -8 IU2BEE -12 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 19:03 40m - / - DL3IAK -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 18:49 40m - / +4 DL8MRE -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 19:54 20m - / - IZ1HJU +11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 19:54 20m - / - R4FDK -2 / - 7 Partial capture
08-27 19:43 20m -11 / -13 LB8TG -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-27 19:26 20m - / -18 EB5RCA -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 19:23 20m - / -2 DL3EBJ -5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 19:15 20m - / -14 TA6B +8 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 19:08 20m - / -16 R3NCG -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 19:01 20m - / -14 SV1EAG -3 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 18:40 20m - / -13 TA2EE -7 / - 12 Partial capture
08-27 18:33 20m - / +8 DL3EBJ -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
184230 -19 1380  II6IALU 2W0SNW IO81
184745  -8 1487  2W0SNW ON1DGN -11
184915  -3 1379  2W0SNW DL8MRE JO31 (x3)
185145 -16  898  2W0SNW G0THY IO91
190315 -10  343  2W0SNW DL3IAK JN49 (x2)
202545 -12 1640  2W0SNW IU2BEE -08 (x5)
214815 -16 1550  2W0SNW DH1HF R-20
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192730  -7 1777  2W0SNW EB5RCA RR73
193515 -15 1448  IZ8GUU 2W0SNW IO81
194300 -15 1852  2W0SNW LB8TG -13 (x2)
194415 -11 1853  LB8TG 2W0SNW 73
195300 -11 1574  F4JXW 2W0SNW IO81
195415  +2 1531  2W0SNW R4FDK LO23
195415 +11 2358  2W0SNW IZ1HJU JN44
195445  -3 1531  2W0SNW R4FDK LO23
195445 +11 2357  2W0SNW IZ1HJU JN44
195515  -4 1531  2W0SNW R4FDK LO23 (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.

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