GW6HQK — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Wales Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO72

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving GW6HQK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 59 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-28 and 2026-08-24.

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 59 FT8 messages attributed to GW6HQK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (92%) fell within the six-hour window 15:00-21:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -15 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-15 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 59

First attributed message: 2026-07-28
Last attributed message: 2026-08-24 20:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 59 messages
Active dates: 10 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -15 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -24 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 28, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 25, strong (≥ -8 dB) 6.

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 GW6HQK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

CN8NS · Morocco DC7LR · Fed. Rep. of Germany DG3HDA · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA1NP · Spain IU5HIU · Italy IV3KEI · Italy ON1DGN · Belgium PE9JAN · Netherlands TA6MMI · Asiatic Turkey V31DL · Belize VE9JMC · Canada GJ0KYZ · Jersey

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 GW6HQK

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: IO72 · 42 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,876 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-24 20:47 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	GW6HQK S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-24 20:46	20m	+2 / -	5B4ARQ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-19 19:19	20m	-14 / -	9A3TGY	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-16 20:20	20m	-21 / -	V31DL	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 20:08	20m	- / -	DC7LR	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 19:34	20m	-12 / -	K5JSG/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-15 19:21	20m	- / -17	CN8NS	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 20:58	40m	- / -13	GJ0KYZ	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 20:52	20m	-15 / -	HI3QMT	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-14 20:49	20m	-16 / -	DG3HDA	- / -25	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 20:26	20m	-14 / -4	ON1DGN	-14 / -1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-14 20:18	20m	-14 / -16	EA1NP	-15 / +3	6	✓ Full exchange observed
08-14 20:15	20m	-18 / -	LU8EKC	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-13 20:52	20m	-12 / -	OD5ZZ	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-13 20:29	20m	-14 / -	OD5ZZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-11 15:56	20m	-22 / -	CN8NS	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-11 15:28	20m	- / -	PE9JAN	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 17:07	20m	- / -20	IU5HIU	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 16:44	20m	- / -12	IV3KEI	-20 / -	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
192130 -13 2200  GW6HQK CN8NS RR73
193130 -15 1009  TA6MMI GW6HQK 73
193415 -15 3017  K5JSG/P GW6HQK IO72 (x2)
160430 -14 2569  GW6HQK SV9TLU -22
200830  +3 2976  GW6HQK DC7LR +15 (x2)
202000 -21 1520  V31DL GW6HQK IO72 (x2)
191930 -15 3070  9A3TGY GW6HQK IO72 (x2)
203630  +3 2889  JN1ILK GW6HQK IO72
203830 -12 1998  DD5TL GW6HQK IO72
204645  +3 2612  5B4ARQ GW6HQK IO72 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
205845 -13 2232  GW6HQK GJ0KYZ -13 (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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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