KC1WAY — 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: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KC1WAY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 342 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 29 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-10-01.

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 342 FT8 messages attributed to KC1WAY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 29 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (50%), followed by 40 m (50%). Most decodes (97%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

342
Messages attributed
29
UTC dates decoded
93
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 170 20m · 172
First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-10-01 23:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
342 messages
Active dates
29 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 137, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 128, strong (≥ -8 dB) 77.

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 KC1WAY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 KC1WAY

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
FN42 · 177 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,716 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-01 23:24 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 UTCBandKC1WAY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-01 23:19 40m -8 / - R9JE - / - 10 Partial capture
10-01 08:30 40m - / -7 LA9GX -8 / - 2 Partial capture
10-01 04:16 40m - / - RZ6L +1 / - 3 Partial capture
10-01 04:12 40m -17 / - XE1IHD - / - 3 Partial capture
09-30 23:45 40m - / - RX6LN -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 23:42 40m -10 / - UN7JO +3 / -21 7 ✓ Closing observed
09-30 23:33 40m - / -16 EA1AUO -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-30 22:44 40m -12 / - PY3LB - / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 22:08 40m -14 / - OH8SR - / - 5 Partial capture
09-30 21:37 40m - / -19 LB7ZG 0 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 00:58 40m -16 / - N7NU/VP9 - / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 00:52 40m -16 / - N7NU/VP9 - / - 3 Partial capture
09-29 23:54 40m - / - G0GFC -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-29 23:39 40m -15 / - LW7ECN - / - 2 Partial capture
09-29 22:35 40m -17 / -12 SX2LGT -4 / -23 2 Partial capture
09-29 22:02 40m -20 / - R4RZ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-29 21:58 40m -18 / - VK3AMP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-29 21:34 40m -20 / - DB4TA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-23 00:43 40m -10 / -10 UA3PI +11 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-23 00:42 40m -10 / - G5TV - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 00:39 40m -10 / -13 R2BQM +5 / - 6 ✓ Closing observed
09-23 00:37 40m -8 / - RI1FJZ - / -25 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-23 00:23 40m -10 / - RI1FJZ - / - 6 Partial capture
09-09 02:36 40m -20 / - SV9/SV1ABB - / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 02:17 40m -19 / - SV9/SV1ABB - / - 5 Partial capture
09-09 00:27 40m - / - PS8TA -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 00:03 40m -20 / - EB7BWD - / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 08:01 40m - / - DD7EE -12 / - 6 Partial capture
09-03 04:59 40m - / - HA5LB -15 / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 01:30 40m -8 / - KS1WK - / -5 3 Partial capture
09-03 01:27 40m -8 / - II7MGBT - / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 01:03 40m - / - R3RB -3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 01:01 40m -6 / - W9MDM - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-03 00:59 40m -8 / -13 IW2MYH -6 / -13 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:56 40m -6 / - RI1FJL - / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 00:55 40m -8 / - R4HHN -12 / -25 7 Partial capture
09-03 00:45 40m -12 / - RI1FJL - / - 15 Partial capture
09-03 00:34 40m -9 / - RI1FJL - / - 18 Partial capture
09-03 00:31 40m -11 / - TN8GD - / - 3 Partial capture
09-03 00:19 40m -12 / - TN8GD - / -18 10 Partial capture
09-03 00:11 40m -13 / - RI1FJL - / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 22:06 20m -13 / - NH6ZA - / -16 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 06:16 20m - / 0 F6DZU -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-03 11:57 20m - / -11 EA4IAQ -24 / - 2 Partial capture
08-02 10:12 20m - / -14 PE0F -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 04:12 20m - / -11 R3UAX -10 / - 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
041730  +2 2358  KC1WAY RZ6L KN97
083000 -10  499  KC1WAY LA9GX -07 (x3)
212030 -16  849  LA6MNA KC1WAY FN42
231930 -10  850  R9JE KC1WAY FN42 (x10)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
115800 -24 1869  KC1WAY EA4IAQ -11
061600  -4  383  KC1WAY F6DZU +00 (x2)
092215 -14 1329  KC1WAY TM0BSM RR73
094330  -5  811  KC1WAY GB0CSL RR73
224530 -24 1563  KC1WAY EA5ISM RR73
230415 -19 2166  NN9T KC1WAY FN42
025815 -17 1956  KC1WAY 8Z1IT RR73
215345 -17 2169  <...> KC1WAY FN42
220600 -15 2168  NH6ZA KC1WAY FN42 (x6)

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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