LY2BAW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving LY2BAW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 202 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-04 and 2026-09-22.
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 202 FT8 messages attributed to LY2BAW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (82%), followed by 40 m (18%). Most decodes (87%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (94%); the estimated median was +9 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-22 16:01 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 202 messages
- Active dates
- 4 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- +9 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -5 to +18 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 189.
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 LY2BAW 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 LY2BAW
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
- KO25 · 187 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 655 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-09-22 16:01 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 | LY2BAW S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-22 15:58 | 160m | +11 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 15:51 | 160m | +8 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 8 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 15:42 | 160m | +9 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 11 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 15:35 | 160m | +8 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 15:27 | 160m | -10 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 15:19 | 160m | -11 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 10 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 15:14 | 160m | -18 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 14:50 | 40m | +9 / - | KH8WW | - / -17 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-22 14:35 | 40m | +11 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 11:24 | 40m | - / - | S53AK | +1 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 11:21 | 40m | +9 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 11:16 | 40m | +8 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 09-22 10:57 | 40m | +11 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 14 | Partial capture |
| 09-21 17:19 | 160m | +5 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 12 | Partial capture |
| 09-21 17:10 | 160m | +18 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 09-21 16:55 | 160m | +16 / - | KH8WW | - / - | 12 | Partial capture |
| 09-17 17:47 | 160m | +18 / - | JL1DUE | - / -22 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-17 17:43 | 160m | +17 / - | JA3FYC | - / -25 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-17 17:41 | 160m | +16 / - | RI1FJZ | - / -19 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-17 16:49 | 160m | +7 / - | RI1FJZ | - / - | 30 | Partial capture |
| 09-17 16:21 | 160m | +6 / - | RI1FJZ | - / - | 11 | Partial capture |
| 09-17 16:11 | 160m | +13 / - | RI1FJZ | - / - | 10 | Partial capture |
| 09-17 15:57 | 160m | - / - | OM3SX | +4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-17 15:56 | 160m | -2 / - | JE4NAN | - / -23 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-17 15:55 | 160m | -2 / - | JA2IVK | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 19:31 | 160m | - / - | RU3SD | +7 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 19:29 | 160m | +14 / - | RI1FJL | - / -25 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 154715 +8 1246 KH8WW LY2BAW KO25 (x15)
UTC dB Audio Message 112345 +8 2290 KH8WW LY2BAW KO25 112400 +2 1105 LY2BAW S53AK JN76 112415 +10 2290 KH8WW LY2BAW KO25 112430 +1 1105 LY2BAW S53AK JN76 (x2) 143515 +14 2290 KH8WW LY2BAW KO25 (x9) 145230 -17 1548 LY2BAW UA3POG KO83
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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