SQ8BWA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Poland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KO11

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving SQ8BWA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 295 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-02.

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 295 FT8 messages attributed to SQ8BWA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 13 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (58%), followed by 40 m (41%) and 20 m (1%). Most decodes (79%) 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 (77%); the estimated median was +9 dB.

Overview

295
Messages attributed
13
UTC dates decoded
36
Active 15-min windows
+9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 171 40m · 121 20m · 3
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-02 12:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
295 messages
Active dates
13 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to +15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 46, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 21, strong (≥ -8 dB) 228.

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 SQ8BWA 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 SQ8BWA

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
KO11 · 97 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
193 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-02 12:18 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 UTCBandSQ8BWA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-03 10:13 20m - / - PA1GLD -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-03 10:01 20m - / - IU2THY -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 10:58 20m - / -2 DG2EBG -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 10:57 20m - / - IK4LZH +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 10:52 20m - / 0 M0IEP -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 10:47 20m - / -10 PD3RDW -20 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 10:23 20m - / -5 CT1BFP -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 11:08 20m - / - DL2BU -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 10:23 20m - / -1 R6LQU -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 07:39 20m - / -9 SP1ZMO -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 07:19 20m - / 0 F1IQH -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 07:15 20m - / -6 R3DHP 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:41 20m - / -2 DL1NDG -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 10:09 20m - / - DL1R -2 / - 7 Partial capture
07-30 09:33 20m - / +2 IW2DNI -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 09:28 20m - / - R2AL -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-28 09:41 20m - / +3 F4HSB -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-27 08:54 20m - / - PA2AMJ -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 08:41 20m - / -2 TA2ED -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 10:26 20m - / -2 OE1NHU -23 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 10:15 20m - / - US7UR +1 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 10:02 20m - / - DK3HV -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 08:35 20m - / 0 PD4FL -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 08:28 20m - / +10 F4HSB -19 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 08:26 20m - / +1 DL1EMV -9 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 08:24 20m - / - DL3MIB -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 14:36 20m - / -3 IU2LZV -15 / - 2 Partial capture
07-23 14:23 20m - / - F4HSB -22 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 20:30 80m +16 / -7 SQ9MEZ +3 / +3 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-13 13:19 40m -6 / - SP8RPA -20 / - 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 19:29 80m +15 / - JG3TRB - / -22 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 19:26 80m +12 / - DA6NEL -17 / -13 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-11 19:26 80m +13 / - SV9MBH -11 / -2 3 Partial capture
07-11 19:23 80m +12 / -5 UA3RBM -6 / +3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 19:20 80m +10 / +3 SP9ZWD +6 / - 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 19:20 80m +10 / -3 UR5WDE +1 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 19:19 80m +13 / +3 E70SZ +7 / +8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 19:19 80m +10 / -3 UA3GJM -4 / +8 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 19:14 80m +15 / - UR4LG - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 19:13 80m +13 / -4 RA3RDN +2 / - 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 19:00 80m -2 / - RA2FU -10 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 18:58 80m 0 / - SP3WBW - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 18:56 80m +13 / -8 RW4HB -4 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 18:56 80m +17 / -5 SP7VLU -2 / +2 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 18:55 80m +6 / -3 UR4UUR -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-11 18:52 80m +16 / -11 IU5PTB -20 / -13 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 18:51 80m +18 / - OH3CD - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-11 18:49 80m +8 / +1 SP8VZA +11 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 18:47 80m +9 / 0 SP2GRP -3 / +5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-11 18:46 80m +14 / 0 SQ8AZT +3 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
104815 -18 1454  SQ8BWA PD3RDW R-10 (x2)
105245  -9  946  SQ8BWA M0IEP IO91 (x2)
105715  -5  460  SQ8BWA IK4LZH JN54 (x3)
105845 -12  945  SQ8BWA DG2EBG R-02 (x2)
121800 -15 1717  KA2YEG SQ8BWA KO11
100145  -1  565  SQ8BWA IU2THY JN45 (x2)
101345 -16 1576  SQ8BWA PA1GLD JO21 (x2)
132445 -12 2579  SQ8BWA UT4QM R+12
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192745 -15 1230  SQ8BWA DA6NEL 73
192800 +14 1231  SV9MBH SQ8BWA -02 (x2)
192900 +15 1231  JG3TRB SQ8BWA -22 (x2)
203030 +15 1059  SQ9MEZ SQ8BWA KO11 (x3)
203215  +0  576  SQ8BWA SQ9MEZ -07
203230 +13 1363  SQ9MEZ SQ8BWA R+03
203245  +2  576  SQ8BWA SQ9MEZ -07
203300 +10 1363  SQ9MEZ SQ8BWA R+10 (x2)
203415  +6  576  SQ8BWA SQ9MEZ RRR
203430 +23  575  SQ9MEZ SQ8BWA 73
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
073345 -17 1370  SQ8BWA UX0CZ R-12
094215 -11  641  SQ8BWA SP2QVX JO94 (x4)
095115 -11  534  SQ8BWA SP3SFS JO82
160145 -22 1312  SQ8BWA IN3XUG R+09
160645 -11  941  SQ8BWA UT1UW KO50 (x3)
161545 -20 1585  SQ8BWA IU4DTV RR73
131900  -4 1210  SP8RPA SQ8BWA KO11
131915 -19 1330  SQ8BWA SP8RPA +19
131930  -7 1210  SP8RPA SQ8BWA R+19
131945 -20 1330  SQ8BWA SP8RPA RR73

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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