G7WAQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO80

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G7WAQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 119 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-24 and 2026-09-01.

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 119 FT8 messages attributed to G7WAQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (92%), followed by 40 m (8%). Most decodes (78%) fell within the six-hour window 09:00-15:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

119
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
31
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 06:20 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
119 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 35, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 46, strong (≥ -8 dB) 38.

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.

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 G7WAQ

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
IO80 · 76 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,757 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-01 06:19 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 UTCBandG7WAQ S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-03 07:24 40m - / -16 OE5PEN -1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 07:23 40m - / -5 DD1JD -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-03 07:15 40m - / +3 IK2ZJR -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 07:27 40m - / -10 OE3FVU -4 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 07:27 40m - / -1 DK8WQ -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 07:06 40m - / -7 DH7WW +10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 06:59 40m - / -5 DL9KM -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 06:28 80m - / - DO1LR -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 06:27 80m - / -11 DK7ZT -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 06:14 80m - / -12 DK7ZT -16 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 07:56 40m - / - UT4PA -11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 07:52 40m - / -8 IN3ADG -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 07:48 40m - / -7 PD1ADA -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 07:43 40m - / - UT4PA -18 / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 07:41 40m - / -5 DB2HA +7 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 06:24 40m - / - DK5DW -5 / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 06:15 40m -22 / - F5OYA/P - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 06:08 40m - / -20 DF8RU +4 / - 8 Partial capture
09-01 06:08 40m - / - F5PBG -7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 06:07 40m -17 / -16 DL6UM +8 / -17 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 14:43 20m - / -1 G1OVA -10 / - 16 Partial capture
08-31 14:23 20m -15 / - M7JVT -6 / -24 7 Partial capture
08-31 14:13 20m -20 / -19 UN7LEW -2 / -8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 20:31 40m - / -16 G0WTZ -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 20:22 40m - / -16 G0WTZ -8 / - 8 Partial capture
08-29 20:16 40m -12 / - OE3PBS - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 20:14 40m - / -16 G0WTZ -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 12:18 20m - / - TA4SSK -12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 12:15 20m - / -15 DL4MBY -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 12:14 20m -16 / -11 F4NKF -3 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 12:09 20m - / - LA1SNA -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 10:03 20m - / -6 F4PCM -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 10:01 20m - / +3 F1PSX -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 10:01 20m - / - F4BYA +14 / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 10:00 20m - / +6 F5SJC -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 09:58 20m - / +4 PA0ARR 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 09:56 20m - / - OZ5AGJ -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 09:48 20m - / -12 SV5BYP 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 07:43 20m - / - S55A -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 07:42 20m - / -7 DF3IS +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 07:39 20m - / -9 IZ6BYS -8 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 07:39 20m - / -16 YO9PH +5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 07:36 20m - / -16 DL3RAJ +6 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 07:36 20m - / -8 IK4LZH +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 14:38 20m -10 / -17 PD3LKN -11 / +2 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 12:04 20m -19 / - E75W - / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 11:52 20m - / -17 OS4K -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 11:46 20m - / -13 PD4FL -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 11:40 20m -8 / - RA1QX -10 / -7 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-27 11:38 20m -12 / - DL5MKR -4 / -7 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
072830  -2 1801  G7WAQ OE3FVU JN78
072830  -9  821  G7WAQ DK8WQ 73
072900  -6 1801  G7WAQ OE3FVU R-10 (x4)
071500  -8 2791  G7WAQ IK2ZJR JN45 (x3)
072300  -5  344  G7WAQ DD1JD JO31 (x3)
072430  +1 2789  G7WAQ OE5PEN JN78 (x3)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
061400 -16 1114  G7WAQ DK7ZT -12 (x4)
062800 -24 1502  G7WAQ DO1LR RR73 (x2)
062900 -18 1114  G7WAQ DK7ZT -11
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
144415 -10 1422  G7WAQ G1OVA R-01 (x15)

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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