GW5NIC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Wales Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO81

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving GW5NIC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 262 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-05.

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 262 FT8 messages attributed to GW5NIC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (60%), followed by 20 m (40%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (62%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (66%); the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

262

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 158 20m · 104

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-05 02:36 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 262 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to +4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 76, strong (≥ -8 dB) 172.

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 GW5NIC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL1LU · Fed. Rep. of Germany 9A0T · Croatia K1WAT · United States PY2DPM · Brazil KN4TYK · United States DD9WN · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL7MD · Fed. Rep. of Germany ON5RJ · Belgium F1IQH · France PD3LKN · Netherlands G1LPS · England DL1SGP · Fed. Rep. of Germany

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 GW5NIC

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: IO81 · 158 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,746 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-05 02:36 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	GW5NIC S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-08 18:16	40m	- / -20	RJ6ON	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-06 17:23	40m	- / -10	LB4HK	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 17:17	40m	- / -10	LB4HK	-13 / -	8	Partial capture
09-06 16:59	40m	- / -8	LA4SIA	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 16:54	40m	- / -	F4HHY	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:49	160m	- / -	G8MIA	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 02:42	60m	- / -12	F1IQH	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:35	40m	- / -	UA9SY	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-05 02:28	40m	+4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -6	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:19	40m	+5 / -	UA9SY	- / -9	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:18	40m	+2 / -	K1WAT	- / +5	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:15	40m	+3 / -	N0DL	- / -19	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:14	40m	-4 / -15	W8GNM	-13 / -4	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 02:12	40m	-1 / -	R9WJ	+3 / -3	4	✓ Closing observed
09-05 02:09	40m	+4 / -	WE2N	- / -20	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:08	40m	+5 / -	PY2DPM	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:07	40m	+4 / -	KN4TYK	- / +2	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:07	40m	- / -	R6OK	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 02:05	40m	+2 / -	RY3F	- / +6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:04	40m	+4 / -	TA2EE	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:01	40m	-8 / -11	K4YT	-11 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-01 19:21	40m	- / -8	G1LPS	-17 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 18:47	40m	- / -18	F4NGK	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 18:30	40m	- / -	PA5PR	+18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 18:29	40m	- / -	PA2REH	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 16:45	40m	- / -21	F1PBZ	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 16:39	40m	- / -8	DF5DY	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 16:27	40m	- / -8	DA1MHH	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 15:11	40m	- / -	PA5PR	0 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 14:42	40m	- / -11	DF0NN	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-23 12:36	20m	- / -5	OE5ABL	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:35	20m	+2 / -4	PD0PWH	+9 / +2	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 12:30	20m	- / -	PD9FLX	+9 / -	4	Partial capture
08-23 12:07	20m	- / -	DL1R	+4 / -	9	Partial capture
07-25 22:26	40m	-5 / -15	SP9OZ	-17 / -20	4	✓ Full exchange observed
07-25 22:23	40m	- / -	DA1DH	-16 / -	7	Partial capture
07-25 20:32	40m	-6 / -1	PG7R	-15 / +9	3	✓ Full exchange observed
07-25 20:30	40m	-6 / -4	SP7IIT	-11 / -	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-25 20:29	40m	- / -	UB6OCP	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
07-25 20:28	40m	- / -	OZ9GA	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
07-25 20:28	40m	-5 / -3	SP4TKA	-4 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-25 20:23	40m	-7 / -	4Z5MU	- / -19	2	Partial capture
07-25 20:23	40m	- / -	I3LTT	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
07-25 20:20	40m	-6 / -	RA5AK	- / -20	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 20:19	40m	-6 / -	DG0OME	-7 / +7	3	✓ Closing observed
07-25 20:13	40m	-9 / -	DL1SGP	- / -14	8	✓ Closing fragment
07-25 20:13	40m	- / -	DL1KYF	-10 / -	12	Partial capture
07-25 20:06	40m	-10 / -14	R2EA	-8 / +2	4	Partial capture
07-25 20:06	40m	- / -	SQ9BDB	-15 / -	8	Partial capture
07-25 20:04	40m	-8 / -	DL7MD	-7 / +8	4	✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
170015  -6 1672  GW5NIC LA4SIA RR73
171715 -12 2256  GW5NIC LB4HK JO28 (x8)
172245  -3 1135  GW5NIC DL2KBQ 73
172345 -10 2256  GW5NIC LB4HK R-10 (x2)
181600  +1 1118  GW5NIC RJ6ON -20 (x3)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
024930 -12 2292  GW5NIC G8MIA IO92 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
024230  +8  367  GW5NIC F1IQH JN27 (x3)
024500  +0  368  GW5NIC F4AWT 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
121000  +6 2659  GW5NIC DL1R JN58 (x3)
123000  +6 2724  GW5NIC PD9FLX JO22 (x4)
123500  +7  841  GW5NIC PD0PWH JO21
123515  +2  840  PD0PWH GW5NIC +02
123530 +11  838  GW5NIC PD0PWH R-04 (x2)
123630  +5  841  GW5NIC OE5ABL -05 (x4)

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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