R4WQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving R4WQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,475 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, across 93 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-10-05.
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 1,475 FT8 messages attributed to R4WQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 93 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (67%), followed by 40 m (19%) and 20 m (8%). Most decodes (67%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -15 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-10-05 00:15 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 1,475 messages
- Active dates
- 93 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -15 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -23 to -7 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 704, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 554, strong (≥ -8 dB) 217.
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 R4WQ 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 R4WQ
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
- LO66 · 1,030 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 2,180 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-10-05 00:08 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 | R4WQ S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-05 00:14 | 160m | -23 / -6 | UA3AGW | +15 / +7 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-05 00:07 | 160m | -22 / - | RG8U | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 16:22 | 80m | -12 / -6 | RO2E/M | -11 / -11 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 16:04 | 80m | -18 / +4 | RO2E/M | +5 / -17 | 7 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 15:33 | 80m | -11 / - | RA5O | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 15:27 | 80m | - / -3 | R4PIN | -17 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 15:11 | 40m | -19 / - | R6FGF | - / -2 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 15:08 | 160m | - / -10 | R5WW | -8 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 15:01 | 80m | - / -7 | RO2E/M | -10 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 14:18 | 40m | -20 / - | R9FFX | - / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 14:06 | 40m | -20 / - | R1FL/P | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 13:59 | 40m | -21 / - | RK3YWS/P | - / -2 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-04 03:16 | 40m | - / -7 | G3TKT | -6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 03:15 | 40m | - / -7 | RK6OU | -6 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-04 03:04 | 80m | -20 / -3 | R80SAA | 0 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-04 02:59 | 160m | - / -18 | UA1A | -1 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-03 21:28 | 160m | - / -12 | EW2ZC | +3 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-03 21:25 | 160m | - / -15 | RK5M | +4 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-03 21:12 | 80m | -18 / - | R4AFR | - / -10 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-03 21:09 | 80m | -20 / - | R4RJ | -18 / -1 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-03 00:42 | 40m | - / -4 | 3Z4DX | -10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 16:19 | 160m | - / -16 | RV3LO | -6 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 15:43 | 80m | -24 / - | UA4CIK | - / -11 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 15:25 | 80m | -17 / - | R9HEN | - / -4 | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 03:49 | 40m | -19 / -18 | HC2GRC | -13 / -15 | 11 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 00:35 | 80m | -18 / - | IQ9SZ/7 | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 00:33 | 80m | -9 / -7 | SX2LGT | -3 / -4 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 00:31 | 80m | -9 / -24 | YO8RSL | +9 / -1 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 00:29 | 80m | -10 / - | VU2CPL | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 00:28 | 80m | -2 / - | IQ9SZ/7 | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 00:25 | 80m | 0 / -7 | SM7TZK | -8 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 10-02 00:23 | 80m | -14 / - | RD9M/3 | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 00:22 | 80m | -18 / - | OL900LTV | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 00:20 | 80m | -12 / - | IQ9SZ/7 | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 00:17 | 80m | -10 / - | IQ9SZ/7 | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 00:05 | 160m | -14 / - | RA9ANC | - / -12 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 00:03 | 160m | -12 / -7 | LA9JKA | -4 / -12 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-01 02:08 | 80m | -14 / - | Z61DX | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-01 02:06 | 80m | -17 / - | DL1HDL | - / -11 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-01 02:04 | 80m | -18 / - | Z61DX | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-01 01:55 | 160m | -15 / - | LA9JKA | -9 / -23 | 12 | Partial capture |
| 10-01 01:54 | 160m | - / -12 | RZ2A | 0 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-30 17:03 | 80m | -20 / - | UB2FDL | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 15:53 | 80m | -22 / - | R9MBC | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 02:07 | 80m | -3 / -10 | RA6HIH | -6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-30 02:05 | 80m | -8 / -12 | TF4M | -9 / -11 | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-30 01:56 | 80m | -7 / - | TF4M | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-30 01:53 | 80m | -13 / - | F4CTJ | - / -10 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-30 01:48 | 40m | -19 / -8 | SX2LGT | +2 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-29 15:01 | 40m | - / -5 | R2HE | -10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 212615 +4 2319 R4WQ RK5M RR73 212800 +9 1102 R4WQ EW2ZC -12 (x3) 025945 -3 2627 R4WQ UA1A -18 (x2) 150845 -8 1016 R4WQ R5WW -10 (x2) 164400 -24 1861 R4WQ RW3BK RR73 000730 -20 2140 RG8U R4WQ LO66 (x2) 001415 +20 576 R4WQ UA3AGW -06 001430 -24 2140 UA3AGW R4WQ R+07 001445 +10 576 R4WQ UA3AGW RR73 001500 -22 2140 UA3AGW R4WQ 73
UTC dB Audio Message 153415 -12 1650 RA5O R4WQ LO66 153515 -8 2218 RZ8U R4WQ LO66 160430 +0 2968 R4WQ <RO2E/M> +04 160445 -20 2217 <RO2E/M> R4WQ LO66 160500 +9 2848 R4WQ RO2E/M +06 160515 -20 2217 RO2E/M R4WQ LO66 160530 +5 2788 R4WQ RO2E/M -06 160545 -15 2217 RO2E/M R4WQ R-17 (x2) 161700 -8 2789 R4WQ <RO2E/M> +02 162215 -12 2053 <RO2E/M> R4WQ LO66 162230 -11 2969 R4WQ <RO2E/M> -06 162245 -11 2052 <RO2E/M> R4WQ LO66 162300 -11 2849 R4WQ RO2E/M -03 162315 -12 2052 RO2E/M R4WQ R-11
UTC dB Audio Message 140630 -21 2111 R1FL/P R4WQ LO66 (x4) 141615 -20 2110 RX9CET R4WQ LO66 141845 -16 2097 R9FFX R4WQ LO66 (x7) 151115 -15 1764 R6FGF R4WQ LO66 (x3)
UTC dB Audio Message 033015 -7 1935 UW5ESX R4WQ LO66 (x3) 033215 -13 2074 EX7DY R4WQ LO66 (x3) 033345 -14 2075 RA9FUE R4WQ LO66 034100 -10 1955 HK5R R4WQ LO66 085530 +3 1877 R4WQ R1530IG -14 (x2) 085630 +0 1877 R4WQ RR73; R6ADH <...> -04 090200 +3 1038 R4WQ RA6ARI -03 (x2) 131000 -24 1886 R4WQ UB1AXF +01 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 135830 -20 1822 R4WQ RK3ZB +02 (x2) 093345 -17 1762 R4WQ RZ6L KN97 (x2) 082615 -1 499 R4WQ TK5K -19 (x2) 120100 -17 1292 R4WQ RA6BL -09 (x2) 142145 -11 2539 R4WQ RK6C RR73 061945 -12 2249 R4WQ UA3WG KO71 085615 -17 1071 R4WQ R7IA -14 (x3) 105930 -13 2163 R4WQ 9K2GR -01 (x2)
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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