G8ILW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO83

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving G8ILW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 10 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-10 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 10 FT8 messages attributed to G8ILW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (80%), followed by 80 m (20%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-16 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2 40m · 8

First attributed message: 2026-09-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 00:50 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 10 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -16 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, 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 G8ILW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

9A5E · Croatia DF3JO · Fed. Rep. of Germany DG1ABE · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1IP · Fed. Rep. of Germany G4ATX · England G8OO · England SP3CUG · Poland DL9KV · Fed. Rep. of Germany HA3KZ · Hungary

Most frequent locator attributed to G8ILW

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: IO83 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,744 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-19 00:38 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	G8ILW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-19 00:39	40m	- / -	CT2HEX	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
09-19 00:38	40m	-13 / -	HA3KZ	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 22:12	160m	- / -1	GM4JYB	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-13 22:07	160m	- / -21	SP3CUG	+7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 22:05	160m	- / -13	G8OO	-19 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 22:02	160m	- / -2	DG1ABE	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 22:00	160m	- / -8	G4ATX	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:50	160m	- / -6	DF3JO	-20 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:43	160m	- / -13	DL1IP	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-13 21:41	160m	- / -17	9A5E	+1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 23:23	80m	-16 / -	Z62NS	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-10 23:18	40m	-20 / -	PV8AJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-10 14:41	40m	- / -10	F4MZI	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-10 14:40	40m	- / -15	F1PBZ	-12 / -	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
144130 -10 2241  G8ILW F1PBZ -15
144200 -13 1035  G8ILW F4MZI -10
231800 -21 1323  PV8AJ G8ILW IO83 (x3)
212545 -15  855  SQ9SET G8ILW IO83
090700 -17 1502  G8ILW DL9KV RR73
090800 -16 1483  G8ILW DJ0MAB JN49
003815 -11  832  HA3KZ G8ILW IO83 (x3)
003930 -16 1263  G8ILW CT2HEX IM58 (x3)
005015 -20 1104  CT2HEX G8ILW -16

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
215015 -15 1427  G8ILW DF3JO R-06 (x2)
220045  -4  840  G8ILW G4ATX -08 (x2)
220245  -5 1612  G8ILW DG1ABE -02 (x2)
220500 -20 1746  G8ILW G8OO -13 (x2)
220730  +4  948  G8ILW SP3CUG JO82 (x4)
221230 -17 1193  G8ILW GM4JYB IO88 (x2)
221700  -9  723  G8ILW DO5PY JN49

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
232315 -15 1334  Z62NS G8ILW IO83 (x2)

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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