BG2EWI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: China Most frequent locator attributed to this token: PM01

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving BG2EWI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-06-17.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to BG2EWI as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -13 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 14

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-06-17 16:23 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 14 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 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) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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 BG2EWI in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

5Z4VJ · Kenya 9A2AJ · Croatia 9A6NTK · Croatia DK8RE · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL6EL · Fed. Rep. of Germany F1DJY · France IT9BCC · Sicily PF7DKW · Netherlands RA3ZH · European Russia

Most frequent locator attributed to BG2EWI

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: PM01 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,986 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-06-17 16:23 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 UTC	Band	BG2EWI S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-11 19:04	20m	- / -12	F1DJY	+19 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 19:00	20m	- / -8	F8AGD	+7 / -	6	Partial capture
08-11 18:49	20m	- / -14	EA6C	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
08-11 18:45	20m	- / -18	LZ2ZD	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-11 18:43	20m	- / -23	RA3ZH	-4 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 18:36	20m	- / -11	9A6NTK	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 18:31	20m	- / -6	9A2AJ	+12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-04 16:11	20m	- / -15	PF7DKW	+3 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-04 16:08	20m	- / -	DL6GT	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
08-03 17:31	20m	- / -14	DL6EL	+5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-03 17:23	20m	- / -	IN3THU	+16 / -	2	Partial capture
08-03 17:21	20m	- / -	OE9GWV	-9 / -	7	Partial capture
07-28 17:06	20m	- / -14	R4FDW	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
07-06 15:12	20m	- / -	DL1R	-3 / -	6	Partial capture
06-23 16:38	20m	- / -20	5Z4VJ	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
184645  -5  358  BG2EWI RA3ZH KO81 (x3)
184945 -21 1809  BG2EWI EA6C -14 (x3)
190015  +2 1106  BG2EWI F8AGD -08 (x6)
190430 +18  527  BG2EWI F1DJY -12 (x3)

FT8DB and SO8OO WebSDR are a hobby project maintained solo. ☕ Buy me a coffee