GW7DND — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Wales Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO82

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving GW7DND, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-31 and 2026-09-06.

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 13 FT8 messages attributed to GW7DND 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 (77%), followed by 20 m (23%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -11 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

13
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-09-06 20:35 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
13 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 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) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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 GW7DND in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to GW7DND

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
IO82 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,741 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-06 20:34 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 UTCBandGW7DND S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 13:05 40m - / 0 PD2AVD -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 12:59 40m - / +5 DK7ZT -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 12:40 40m - / +4 DK7ZT -17 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 12:38 40m - / -4 PD0PMF -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 20:34 40m -18 / -17 OV6ZM +9 / +10 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 20:30 40m -18 / -1 EA5JXP -16 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 22:54 40m - / -15 RJ6ON +12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 22:50 40m -11 / -20 OZ/KD0NDU +10 / +4 4 Partial capture
08-31 19:41 20m 0 / - TA2ANK - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 19:31 20m - / -5 CS8ABF +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203445 -19 1243  OV6ZM GW7DND IO82
203500 +11 1243  GW7DND OV6ZM -17
203515 -16 1243  OV6ZM GW7DND R+10
203530  +9 1243  GW7DND OV6ZM -17
203545 -19 1243  OV6ZM GW7DND R+07
203600  +7 1243  GW7DND OV6ZM RR73
203630  +3  847  GW7DND PD0IFI JO32
123800  -7  441  GW7DND PD0PMF -04 (x2)
124000 -18 1906  GW7DND DK7ZT +04 (x4)
130515 -15 1727  GW7DND PD2AVD +00 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
193130  +8 1119  GW7DND CS8ABF -05 (x2)
194145  -2  663  TA2ANK GW7DND IO82 (x2)
194345  -7 1176  EA8UP GW7DND IO82

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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