LA8AW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Norway Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO28

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving LA8AW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 148 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-17 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 148 FT8 messages attributed to LA8AW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (45%), followed by 80 m (34%) and 40 m (20%). Most decodes (61%) fell within the six-hour window 01:00-07:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

148

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 51 40m · 30 20m · 67

First attributed message: 2026-07-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 18:34 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 148 messages
Active dates: 19 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to +7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 19, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 44, strong (≥ -8 dB) 85.

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 LA8AW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F5PBG · France ×2 CT3MD · Madeira Islands 9A4ZM · Croatia 9J2FI · Zambia 9K2OK · Kuwait A71XX · Qatar F5OYA/P · France HB9EFK · Switzerland IK2ECC · Italy KL7DG · Alaska MW3FLI · Wales NW7M · United States

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 LA8AW

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: JO28 · 8 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,441 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-18 19:05 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	LA8AW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 18:33	80m	-13 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -8	2	Partial capture
09-19 19:25	80m	-10 / -	IQ0AAI	- / -13	4	Partial capture
09-19 05:50	40m	-8 / -14	IK4TVP	0 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
09-19 05:47	40m	-7 / +8	DJ0MAB	+8 / +4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 05:47	40m	-4 / +10	OS4K	-19 / -3	5	Partial capture
09-19 05:46	40m	-3 / -17	F5RRS	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-19 05:45	40m	-4 / 0	F5PBG	-4 / -2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 05:41	40m	-8 / -	HK3W	- / -7	2	Partial capture
09-18 19:08	40m	-6 / -	9H4JX	- / -3	3	Partial capture
09-18 12:56	40m	- / -	9A4ZM	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 05:39	80m	-15 / -	CT3IQ	- / -13	3	Partial capture
09-16 05:23	80m	- / -	9A4ZM	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 05:21	80m	-10 / -14	EA6A	-2 / -5	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-16 05:18	80m	-12 / -	MW7TTA	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 04:35	40m	-1 / -	TJ1GD	- / -20	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 04:24	80m	-12 / -9	GU4WRP	-14 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 04:56	40m	-10 / -	9A/DL2KDO	- / -19	2	Partial capture
09-05 21:18	40m	-3 / -	D44TWO	- / -4	2	Partial capture
09-05 21:08	40m	0 / -	EX7CQ	- / 0	2	Partial capture
09-05 02:13	80m	-5 / -	9Y4D	- / -4	2	Partial capture
09-05 02:10	80m	-16 / -15	DK7ZT	+4 / -2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 02:10	80m	-10 / -2	F5PBG	+11 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-05 02:09	80m	-12 / -	PY6HD	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-05 02:08	80m	-14 / -	9Y4D	- / -7	2	Partial capture
09-02 02:16	80m	- / -	YO3GNF	0 / -	4	Partial capture
09-02 02:16	80m	- / -8	R2EA	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-02 02:15	80m	-8 / -	DK7ZT	- / 0	2	Partial capture
09-02 02:14	80m	- / -3	DC6MY	-6 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 02:11	80m	-4 / -	EI5JL	- / +4	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-02 01:19	80m	- / -	EA3EDU	-8 / -	4	Partial capture
09-02 01:16	80m	-14 / -	RI1FJL	- / -8	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 18:54	10m	- / +10	CT3MD	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 01:29	80m	- / -6	DK7ZT	+9 / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 01:28	80m	- / -	CT7AUT	-23 / -	3	Partial capture
08-23 01:27	80m	-18 / -8	DO9BAU	+10 / +6	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 01:25	80m	-12 / -12	EW8CW	+2 / 0	9	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 01:24	80m	-11 / -13	EC3A	-8 / -9	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 01:24	80m	-4 / -7	UA4FKT	+10 / -14	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 01:23	80m	-6 / -13	G8OO	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-23 01:23	80m	-10 / +3	PI4DX	+8 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 01:19	80m	-5 / -	TA3NE	- / -7	3	Partial capture
08-21 19:52	20m	- / -	EA5HM	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
08-21 19:52	20m	-18 / -9	SV5BYP	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-11 04:58	40m	-12 / -	YS/WE9G	- / -17	2	Partial capture
08-08 09:56	20m	+1 / -	MW3FLI	- / -3	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 06:09	20m	- / -	F4LNM	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
08-08 06:02	20m	- / -8	YO4NT	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-08 05:39	20m	-17 / -	KL7DG	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 05:36	20m	-16 / -4	RK4FF	+3 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-08 05:36	20m	-15 / -	NW7M	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
052215  -1 2873  LA8AW EA6A R-14
052230 -11 2413  EA6A LA8AW RR73
052245  -3 2873  LA8AW EA6A 73
052345  +6 2409  LA8AW 9A4ZM JN86 (x2)
053930 -15  875  CT3IQ LA8AW -13 (x3)
045845  -3  955  LA8AW 2W0YOX RR73
192515  -9  254  IQ0AAI LA8AW -13 (x4)
183315 -12 2901  RI1FJZ LA8AW -08 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
054730  +9 2993  LA8AW DJ0MAB JN49
054745  -7 2993  DJ0MAB LA8AW +04
054800 +11 2993  LA8AW DJ0MAB R+08 (x2)
054845  +0 2993  OS4K LA8AW R-03 (x2)
055015  -4 2993  G0BLB LA8AW RR73
055030  +2 2381  LA8AW IK4TVP -14
055045  -6 2993  OS4K LA8AW R-01
055100  +1 2381  LA8AW IK4TVP -14
055115  -5 2993  OS4K LA8AW R-01
055130  -1 2381  LA8AW IK4TVP -14 (x2)
055215  -8 2993  IK4TVP LA8AW 73
181945 -12 2078  9H4JX LA8AW -13

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
185445 -16 1292  LA8AW CT3MD R+10 (x2)
081700 -17 1772  LA8AW EX7CQ R-19

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
060630  -3 2531  LA8AW F1PBZ -02
060900  +4  279  LA8AW F4LNM JN09
060915 -24  217  CQ LA8AW JO28
060930  +2  279  LA8AW F4LNM JN09
060945 -18  216  RD3FY LA8AW -08
061345 -12  216  IK2ECC LA8AW RR73
095615  +7  424  MW3FLI LA8AW JO28 (x3)
195215  -3 1985  LA8AW SV5BYP R-09
195230 -18 2319  SV5BYP LA8AW RR73
195245  -7 1985  LA8AW SV5BYP 73
195245  -7 1836  LA8AW EA5HM IM99 (x3)

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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