UW5KW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

3,667 messages

Active dates

73 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

0 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-13.5 to +14 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 248, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 596, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2,823.

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 UW5KW 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 UW5KW

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

KO30 · 2,430 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

376 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-09-20 20:46 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
171415 +12 1362  RI1FJZ UW5KW -17
204015 +11  633  G4FHL UW5KW KO30
204130 +13  928  M6XZD UW5KW KO30
204145 -10  928  UW5KW M6XZD -04
204200 +13  928  M6XZD UW5KW R-12
204215 -23  928  UW5KW M6XZD RR73
204230 +14  927  M6XZD UW5KW 73
204300 +15  843  OH2EPI UW5KW KO30 (x2)
204400 +12 1204  PA1K UW5KW KO30 (x2)
204515  -9  844  UW5KW OH2EPI +10 (x2)
204600 +14  844  OH2EPI UW5KW 73
204630 +14  847  MW0AXD UW5KW KO30

UTC    dB Audio  Message
201730  -4 1540  UW5KW DL1HKL JN68
201800  -6 1207  UW5KW PD7LJ JO21 (x2)
201830  -7 1540  UW5KW DL1HKL JN68
201900  -6 1208  UW5KW PD7LJ R-17
201900  -5 1540  UW5KW DL1HKL JN68
201930 -11 1208  UW5KW PD7LJ 73
202030  -1 1540  UW5KW DL1HKL R-09 (x3)
202500 -12 1148  UW5KW M0JNA IO83 (x4)
203230 -19 2242  UW5KW DF5JU JO33

UTC    dB Audio  Message
182915  -4  905  UW5KW G3EFG RRR
184030  -2  684  UW5KW DF2SL JN58 (x2)
184600  +2 1245  UW5KW EA7L IM86 (x3)
184800  +9 2294  UW5KW G4SJG R-17 (x2)
185030 -14 2295  UW5KW DC5BO JO41 (x3)
190515 -17 1962  UW5KW M0ITJ RR73
165200  +8 2771  UW5KW R6YBU LN04 (x3)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
174945  -2 2087  UW5KW DO1DMR -15
181015 -20 1628  UW5KW F4VTR JN25
181015 -10  700  UW5KW DO1BOC JO44 (x3)
181745 -14 1621  UW5KW S59MA JN76 (x3)
182115 -21 1863  UW5KW M8FQT IO93 (x3)
183230  -6  909  UW5KW DF5KX +06 (x2)
183430 -13  707  UW5KW DF9HT/P +13 (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.