GW4HCA — FT8 station from Wales

Wales Grid: IM58

Amateur radio station GW4HCA operating from Wales (grid square IM58). 113 FT8 spots received at SO8OO WebSDR, 50 CQ calls, active on 40m, 20m, 10m, over 8 days, best SNR +16 dB. Heard between 2026-05-02 and 2026-05-23.

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Overview

113

Total spots

CQ calls

Days active

-7 dB

Avg SNR

Bands

40m 20m 10m

First seen: 2026-05-02
Last seen: 2026-05-23 15:26 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations GW4HCA worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

IK4LZH · Italy ×2 SP7TF · Poland DK8HC · Fed. Rep. of Germany EC3A · Spain RZ4M · European Russia EA3GXK · Spain DL1UDO · Fed. Rep. of Germany UR3HC · Ukraine F1IQH · France DA1ST · Fed. Rep. of Germany EB3JT · Spain DF3JO · Fed. Rep. of Germany

Activity Heatmap

Location

QSO Logbook (as observed from SO8OO)

Format: our rx / partner reports

Time	Band	GW4HCA	Partner	Partner SNR	Msgs
05-23 15:01	10m	+1 / -	F4FSY	- / -19	2	✓ Confirmed
05-21 00:12	40m	+14 / -	IK4LZH	- / -14	3	✓ Confirmed
05-21 00:07	40m	- / +4	SP7TF	-6 / -	2	✓ Confirmed
05-21 00:04	40m	-15 / -	EA3GXK	-3 / -15	2	✓ Verified
05-21 00:00	40m	0 / -	F1IQH	- / -8	2	✓ Confirmed
05-15 00:39	40m	-3 / +1	IQ4JO	-18 / -4	2	Partial
05-15 00:35	40m	-13 / -	IZ8PPI	- / -	3	Partial
05-15 00:35	40m	-5 / -	PC2J	- / -	3	Partial
05-15 00:34	40m	-7 / +4	F1POK	-14 / +1	3	Partial
05-15 00:33	40m	-17 / -	UA9SY	- / -	2	Partial
05-15 00:32	40m	-21 / -	RZ4M	-14 / -19	3	✓ Verified
05-15 00:30	40m	- / -2	S50XX	-6 / -	2	✓ Confirmed
05-15 00:29	40m	+1 / -	PC2J	- / -	5	Partial
05-15 00:24	40m	+1 / -	DK7ZT	- / -11	2	✓ Confirmed
05-15 00:23	40m	-11 / -	SP5LST	- / -11	3	Partial
05-13 16:06	40m	-6 / -	DA1ST	- / +1	3	✓ Confirmed
05-04 01:48	40m	+5 / -	IW0RLC	- / -19	4	Partial
05-04 01:33	40m	-8 / -	EB3JT	- / -16	4	✓ Confirmed
05-02 23:54	40m	-2 / -	DL3MIB	- / -11	2	Partial
05-02 20:56	40m	-1 / -	IK2EST	- / -	6	Partial
05-02 20:11	20m	- / -2	UR3HC	0 / -	3	✓ Confirmed
05-02 19:24	20m	-11 / +10	IK4LZH	-3 / -	3	✓ Verified
05-02 19:18	20m	- / +2	OE6TNO	-22 / -	2	Partial
05-02 19:06	20m	- / +1	F6FDY	-14 / -	2	✓ Confirmed
05-02 19:01	20m	-3 / +8	EC3A	-20 / -9	4	✓ Complete

Station Log

10m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
150115  +1 1804  GW4HCA F4FSY -19 (x2)
172630 -24 1939  GW4HCA CT2IBL IM58

40m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
000100  +0  860  GW4HCA F1IQH 73
000430 -15  861  GW4HCA EA3GXK R-15
000445  -3  861  EA3GXK GW4HCA RR73
000600  -4  861  CQ GW4HCA IO81 (x3)
000730  -5  862  SP7TF GW4HCA R+04 (x2)
000930 -22 1430  CQ GW4HCA IO81 (x4)
001215 +13  537  GW4HCA IK4LZH JN54 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB  Freq  Message
195330 -14 2512  CQ GW4HCA IO81 (x12)
201130  +0  509  UR3HC GW4HCA R-02 (x3)