F4DWB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: France Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN38

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving F4DWB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-20 and 2026-08-28.

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 28 FT8 messages attributed to F4DWB as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (79%), followed by 40 m (14%) and 10 m (7%). Most decodes (79%) fell within the six-hour window 09:00-15:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (86%); the estimated median was +2 dB.

Overview

28
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
+2 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-20
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 10:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
28 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 24.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with F4DWB 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 F4DWB

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
JN38 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,084 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 10:03 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 UTCBandF4DWB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 10:01 20m 0 / - RI1FJL - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 10:00 20m - / - OZ5AGJ +8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 10:00 20m - / - G8IXM -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 09:57 20m +6 / +1 M7NFV +8 / -7 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 16:53 40m -11 / - EG5DX - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 12:37 20m +22 / - BG8SVE - / -14 2 Partial capture
07-18 14:43 20m +1 / - BG0AYW - / -10 2 Partial capture
07-18 13:43 20m +4 / - VU2KPH - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 13:40 20m +10 / - BA8BLK - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 13:38 20m +5 / - EX8ABR - / -17 4 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
095700  +9 2423  M7NFV F4DWB -07 (x2)
095845  +7  356  F4DWB M7NFV R+01
095900  +5 2423  M7NFV F4DWB RR73
095915 +10  356  F4DWB M7NFV 73
095930  +4 2423  M7NFV F4DWB 73
100000  +7 2423  CQ F4DWB JN38
100015  -7  862  F4DWB G8IXM JO02
100045  +9 2423  F4DWB OZ5AGJ JO47
100045  -7  862  F4DWB G8IXM JO02
100115  +7 2423  F4DWB OZ5AGJ JO47
100145  +2 2423  RI1FJL F4DWB JN38 (x3)
100315  +2 2424  CQ F4DWB JN38
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
165345 -11 1139  EG5DX F4DWB JN38 (x3)
170630  +1 1627  F4DWB UT5ZC -19
224045 -12 1981  ZZ2DX F4DWB JN38

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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