ON8HW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Belgium Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JO20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving ON8HW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 313 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 30 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-09-21.

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 313 FT8 messages attributed to ON8HW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 30 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (56%), followed by 20 m (38%) and 80 m (4%). Most decodes (59%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

313
Messages attributed
30
UTC dates decoded
71
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 11 40m · 176 20m · 118 10m · 8
First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 13:30 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
313 messages
Active dates
30 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 96, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 125, strong (≥ -8 dB) 92.

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 ON8HW 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 ON8HW

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
JO20 · 187 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,194 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-21 13:30 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 UTCBandON8HW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-21 13:32 40m - / - DL1GLO -4 / - 9 Partial capture
09-21 13:32 40m - / - DL7FAI -9 / - 5 Partial capture
09-21 13:31 40m - / - DL6KA -13 / - 6 Partial capture
09-21 13:30 40m - / +7 DF3JR -7 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 13:30 40m - / 0 ON1DGN -17 / - 3 Partial capture
09-21 13:29 40m - / - HA7TM +9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-21 13:28 40m - / - OE8PIT 0 / - 4 Partial capture
09-21 09:11 40m - / -7 ON1DGN -20 / - 3 Partial capture
09-21 09:10 40m - / - DF5DY -10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-21 09:10 40m - / - SP9WAZ 0 / - 4 Partial capture
09-21 09:09 40m - / - HA7TM +6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 06:33 40m - / -17 IK2UJS -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 06:32 40m - / +2 HA1BF +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 08:52 40m - / - F4BYA -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 08:51 40m - / -8 PA7ZZ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-18 08:47 40m -20 / - G8KHF - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 20:47 40m - / - DL6UM +1 / - 4 Partial capture
09-17 20:45 40m -13 / 0 LA8ENA -11 / +7 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 20:42 40m -15 / - HA1BF - / - 5 Partial capture
09-17 15:17 40m -18 / - M0SSV - / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 15:17 40m - / - ON5RZ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 15:17 40m - / - UX5UW -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 08:16 40m -18 / -6 DC1VKR -16 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 08:14 40m -18 / - OE9NET - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 08:10 40m - / - DL1FAM -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 08:10 40m - / - OE8PIT -6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 08:09 40m - / - HA7TM +7 / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 08:09 40m - / - S51PV -13 / - 6 Partial capture
09-17 08:02 40m -16 / - G4RIQ -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 19:26 40m - / -10 G0JEI -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 14:23 40m - / - S51PV -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 14:20 40m - / - HA7TM +15 / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 14:18 40m -12 / +8 DJ0MAB -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 14:11 40m -20 / +5 HB9SFL -12 / - 5 Partial capture
09-15 14:09 40m - / - DK8HC -10 / - 4 Partial capture
09-15 14:07 40m -14 / - ON3MOH/P - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 07:51 40m - / -12 ON1DGN -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 07:50 40m - / - HA7TM +7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 09:11 40m -21 / - F4DIA -18 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 09:04 40m -19 / - MW0USK - / - 4 Partial capture
09-13 07:58 40m -14 / -5 DK6WH -5 / - 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 07:57 40m - / +4 II0IHMG +6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 07:56 40m -12 / - EG26PDA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 13:51 40m -14 / - PA3EWP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 13:49 40m - / - PA2RO -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-11 13:40 40m -12 / - DJ0BS - / +7 14 Partial capture
09-10 12:44 40m - / -5 OK1AWC 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 12:36 40m -20 / +8 DM9YL -4 / - 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-08 20:41 80m - / - DL3MIB -1 / - 5 Partial capture
09-08 20:40 80m - / - UA4FKT -3 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
133245  -7  875  ON8HW DF3JR R+07
133315  -8 2352  ON8HW DL7FAI JN39
133315  -6 2472  ON8HW DL1GLO JN47
133315  -8  875  ON8HW DF3JR 73
133345  -9 2352  ON8HW DL7FAI JN39
133345  +0 2472  ON8HW DL1GLO JN47
133415 -10 2352  ON8HW DL7FAI JN39
133415 -14  788  ON8HW DL6KA +21
133415  -5 2471  ON8HW DL1GLO JN47 (x2)
133515 -14  788  ON8HW DL6KA +21
133515  -7 2472  ON8HW DL1GLO JN47
133615 -12  788  ON8HW DL6KA +21
133615  -6 2471  ON8HW DL1GLO JN47 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202830  -5  965  CQ ON8HW JO20
202845 -13 1896  ON8HW IQ4JO JN63
203145 -24 1849  ON8HW F1TXI IN96
203400  -9 1290  CQ ON8HW JO20
203515 -18  808  ON8HW DO5HOK JO41
210300  +1 2798  DF8AA ON8HW JO20
203915 -11 1116  SP9EML ON8HW JO20
204030  -2 1117  ON8HW UA4FKT LO23 (x2)
204100  -1 1033  ON8HW DL3MIB JN57
204130  -5 1117  ON8HW UA4FKT LO23
204130  +0 1034  ON8HW DL3MIB JN57 (x4)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201445  -2 1196  TA3ZZ ON8HW R-06 (x2)
201545  -4 1196  KC8GCR ON8HW JO20
201615  -5 1196  9K2GR ON8HW JO20 (x2)
213800  -1  976  ON8HW W3FOX -08 (x2)
210030  -8 1398  EA8UP ON8HW JO20
210045 +21  407  ON8HW EA8UP +01
210100  -4  563  EA8UP ON8HW R+17
210115 +18  407  ON8HW EA8UP RR73
210130  -3  563  EA8UP ON8HW 73
210230  -2  563  CQ ON8HW JO20 (x2)
210345 +12  563  ON8HW F5PBG IN78
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185830 -14 2300  ON8HW IW4AOT JN54 (x5)
195730 -18 1657  XQ3SK ON8HW JO20 (x8)

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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