JA0WJA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Japan Most frequent locator attributed to this token: PM86

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving JA0WJA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-18 and 2026-09-18.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to JA0WJA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (96%), followed by 40 m (4%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

23
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-18
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 21:11 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
23 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-23 to -13 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 15, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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 JA0WJA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to JA0WJA

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
PM86 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,497 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-18 22:57 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 UTCBandJA0WJA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 21:14 40m - / -14 IZ5IMD +8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 22:02 40m - / -21 F8FUA +4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 21:40 40m - / -14 HA9PP -22 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 21:38 20m - / -2 A71UN -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 21:34 20m - / -18 EA1B -8 / - 5 Partial capture
07-31 21:32 20m - / -8 F4IBJ -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 21:31 20m - / -19 EA8DHH -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 06:41 20m - / - UA3ZNQ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 06:35 20m - / - PD1ADA -17 / - 5 Partial capture
07-13 06:35 20m - / - SP6AXW 0 / - 4 Partial capture
06-27 08:28 20m - / -16 IR0RCAG -8 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214045 -22 2053  JA0WJA HA9PP R-14 (x3)
220245  +7 2155  JA0WJA F8FUA -21 (x5)
211115 -22 2066  IT9PHU JA0WJA 73
211400 +11 2216  JA0WJA IZ5IMD JN53 (x4)
212730 -11 2686  JA0WJA V51WH -03
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213100 -10  258  JA0WJA EA8DHH -19 (x2)
213230 -10 1628  JA0WJA F4IBJ IN96 (x3)
213400 -24 1628  JA0WJA EA5KB -08
213400  -9 2605  JA0WJA EA1B IN83
213430 -20 1628  JA0WJA RR73; JA4DWR <...> -10
213430  -5 2605  JA0WJA EA1B IN83 (x4)
213800 -21 1942  JA0WJA GM3JIM -05
213800 -11 2131  JA0WJA A71UN -02 (x2)

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