LB0WI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Norway Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JP53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving LB0WI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-31 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 6 FT8 messages attributed to LB0WI 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 (67%), followed by 40 m (33%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +3 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
+3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 19:30 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+3 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4.

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 LB0WI in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to LB0WI

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
JP53 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,640 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-18 19:30 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 UTCBandLB0WI S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 19:36 40m - / - DL9KM -2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 19:35 40m - / -5 ON1DGN -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 18:26 20m +8 / - 5Z4VJ -12 / -3 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-29 20:12 20m - / - EA5JCI -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 17:24 20m - / - UA6YW -4 / - 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
235545 -19 2147  OD5ZZ LB0WI JP53
193045 -18 2089  RI1FJZ LB0WI JP53
193530 -11 1336  LB0WI ON1DGN -05 (x3)
193630  -4 1878  LB0WI DL9KM JN68
193700  -4 1337  LB0WI ON1DGN -05
193730  +1 1878  LB0WI DL9KM JN68
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172430  -8 2489  LB0WI UA6YW LN04 (x2)
201200  -4 2676  LB0WI EA5JCI IM98 (x2)
182600  +4 1227  CQ LB0WI JP53
182615 -12 2370  LB0WI 5Z4VJ KI88 (x2)
182800  +7 1227  5Z4VJ LB0WI -03 (x2)
182900  +3 1227  CQ LB0WI JP53
182915 -13 3027  LB0WI DL6RS JN48

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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