9A5W — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Croatia Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN85

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving 9A5W, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 182 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-18 and 2026-09-21.

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 182 FT8 messages attributed to 9A5W as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (65%), followed by 80 m (29%) and 40 m (6%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +10 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

182
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
16
Active 15-min windows
+10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-18
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 17:05 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
182 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
+2 to +17 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 182.

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 9A5W in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to 9A5W

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
JN85 · 152 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
610 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-21 17:05 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: JN75 (4).

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 UTCBand9A5W S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-21 16:12 160m +13 / - HB9HRR - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 16:02 160m +8 / - KH8WW - / - 92 Partial capture
09-21 15:58 160m 0 / - KH8WW - / - 4 Partial capture
09-21 15:51 160m +8 / - KH8WW - / - 6 Partial capture
09-21 15:44 160m +7 / - KH8WW - / - 3 Partial capture
09-21 15:39 160m +6 / - KH8WW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-21 15:12 160m +9 / - KH8WW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 21:25 160m +17 / - RI1FJZ - / -15 4 Partial capture
09-18 19:42 40m +16 / - RI1FJZ - / -22 6 Partial capture
09-18 19:37 40m +15 / - RI1FJZ - / - 5 Partial capture
09-18 17:10 80m +12 / -12 R2AVW -4 / -17 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 17:03 80m +12 / - 5W1SA - / -25 8 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 16:36 80m +13 / - KH8WW - / -24 17 Partial capture
09-18 16:35 80m - / - DO7RMS -5 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 16:34 80m +18 / - IK2TPX - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 16:31 80m +2 / - KH6WW - / -25 2 Partial capture
09-18 16:25 80m +11 / - KH8WW - / - 8 Partial capture
09-18 16:21 80m +14 / - KH8WW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 16:20 80m +15 / - KH6WW - / -25 7 Partial capture
09-18 16:17 80m - / - IK0QBI -22 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 16:16 80m +12 / - SP9DWT -6 / +5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 16:15 80m +7 / +4 IQ4JO -11 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
165315  +9 1215  KH8WW 9A5W JN85 (x15)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
193745 +14 1566  RI1FJZ 9A5W JN85 (x11)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164345 +10 1835  KH8WW 9A5W JN75 (x3)
170345 +16 2023  5W1SA 9A5W JN85 (x8)
171000  +0  684  9A5W R2AVW -12
171015 +12 2023  R2AVW 9A5W R-17
171030  -8  684  9A5W R2AVW RR73
171045 +12 2023  R2AVW 9A5W 73

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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