KE4FW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM14

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving KE4FW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 25 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-27 and 2026-09-20.

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 25 FT8 messages attributed to KE4FW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Most decodes (92%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 25

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 22:53 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 25 messages
Active dates: 8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, 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 KE4FW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

CT7AUT · Portugal EA1IOK · Spain EA8UP · Canary Islands GM4HYG · Scotland HI8WRA · Dominican Republic OZ1KZX · Denmark OZ6MM · Denmark OZ7DR · Denmark PY2DPM · Brazil S56KO · Slovenia SV2JAO · Greece T77NC · San Marino

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 KE4FW

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: FM14 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,713 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-15 23:54 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	KE4FW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 22:53	40m	-18 / -	WA6GXQ	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 00:24	40m	-19 / -	WB0RUR	- / +8	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 23:41	40m	-7 / -	HI8WRA	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 23:35	40m	-11 / -	N1SK	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-09 00:01	40m	- / +1	VO1AW	-17 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 04:19	40m	-12 / -19	SV2JAO	+6 / -7	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 04:02	40m	- / -16	UR3CFC	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 00:26	40m	-10 / -6	OZ1KZX	-9 / -14	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 23:53	40m	- / 0	CT7AUT	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 23:18	40m	- / -10	GM4HYG	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 22:10	40m	- / -16	S56KO	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 00:39	40m	-16 / -9	UI6O	-4 / -	12	Partial capture
08-30 22:39	40m	- / -15	ZA/IK3BNO	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 22:57	40m	- / -14	EA1IOK	-4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 22:52	40m	- / -10	GB64MOD	0 / -	5	Partial capture
08-29 21:58	40m	- / -15	EA8UP	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 04:02	40m	-9 / -	OZ6MM	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
08-28 03:52	40m	- / -13	US1VM	+9 / -	6	Partial capture
08-28 03:49	40m	-8 / -5	UT7UJ	+16 / +4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-28 00:14	40m	-11 / -	UB3XCC	-7 / -18	5	Partial capture
08-27 23:31	40m	- / -8	UT5ZC	+5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 23:26	40m	- / -	TA2EE	-21 / -	3	Partial capture
07-10 01:39	40m	- / -	F5RRS	-15 / -	4	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
043530 -12 1405  KE4FW Z62NS -17
044430  -4  499  KE4FW T77NC RR73
000100 -20 1684  KE4FW VO1AW +01 (x2)
233515 -10 1458  N1SK KE4FW FM14 (x2)
234130  -8 1037  HI8WRA KE4FW FM14 (x3)
235415 -17 1036  K1DHH KE4FW FM14
002445 -18 1709  WB0RUR KE4FW R+08 (x2)
223715 -12  536  N1IWP KE4FW R-04
225315 -19  895  WA6GXQ KE4FW R+14 (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.

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