M9WAC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: England Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO83

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving M9WAC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 8 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-31.

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 8 FT8 messages attributed to M9WAC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (75%), followed by 20 m (25%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

8
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 23:16 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
8 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-17 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 M9WAC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to M9WAC

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
IO83 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,744 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 23:15 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 UTCBandM9WAC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 23:15 40m -18 / - EA8BIA - / +8 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 23:09 40m -18 / - CS7BHA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 14:58 20m - / +4 F5SFT -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 11:21 20m - / - OE3SKB -6 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 11:20 20m - / - SP6AXW -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 11:11 20m - / - IU5HIU -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 10:30 20m - / -15 US2YW +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
230945 -21 1378  CS7BHA M9WAC IO83 (x2)
231515 -16 1761  EA8BIA M9WAC IO83 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
103045  +1 1436  M9WAC US2YW -15 (x2)
110945 -20 1831  R3NBI M9WAC IO83
111100  -4  708  M9WAC IU5HIU JN53 (x2)
111915 -11 1590  M9WAC DM1YS -20
112015 -11 1281  M9WAC SP6AXW JO80 (x2)
112115 -12 1639  M9WAC OE3SKB JN88 (x4)
121745 -15 1408  OE3MZC M9WAC IO83
145800 -10 1278  M9WAC F5SFT +04 (x2)

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