W1AW/5 — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W1AW/5, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 15 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-19 and 2026-08-30.

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 15 FT8 messages attributed to W1AW/5 as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (93%), followed by 80 m (7%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-19 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 1 20m · 14

First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 03:19 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 15 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -19 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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).

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	W1AW/5 S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-01 03:57	80m	- / -1	DL2EH	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 03:40	80m	- / -	LZ2VQ	-1 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 03:12	80m	- / -	<...>	+12 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 02:24	80m	- / -	F4GTB	+9 / -	5	Partial capture
08-29 03:07	40m	- / -	<...>	-7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 03:03	40m	- / -	NT4K	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
08-29 02:59	40m	- / -	SV1MOZ	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 02:51	40m	- / -	EA3CJU	-12 / -	6	Partial capture
08-28 02:34	40m	- / -3	WP4U	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 02:02	40m	- / -13	KO4PRE	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 01:51	40m	- / -	WA3I	-11 / -	4	Partial capture
08-28 01:49	40m	- / -	<...>	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-28 01:30	40m	- / -16	WB8YHD	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 01:02	40m	- / +7	WB6RAB	-6 / -	9	Partial capture
08-28 00:20	40m	- / -	<...>	-13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 03:17	40m	- / -	<...>	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 03:11	40m	- / -20	RV6F	-11 / -	7	Partial capture
08-27 03:07	40m	- / -	<...>	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 03:06	40m	- / +1	W1BS	-15 / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 03:04	40m	- / -	W8DPK	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
08-27 03:00	40m	- / -	W1BS	-14 / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 02:58	40m	- / 0	UA4PT	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 02:57	40m	- / -	K4SAF	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
08-27 02:57	40m	- / -	W8DPK	-3 / -	8	Partial capture
08-27 02:57	40m	- / -	WB8BZK	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 02:25	40m	- / -	W5QZ	-19 / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 02:21	40m	- / -	W5QZ	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 02:20	40m	- / -	N2ZZ	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
08-27 02:19	40m	- / -	<...>	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 01:58	40m	- / -	<...>	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 00:36	40m	- / -	IV3UWA/0	-7 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
022215 -22 1381  W1AW/5 <...> 73
022445  +8  525  W1AW/5 F4GTB JN18 (x5)
031245 +13 2124  W1AW/5 <...> RR73 (x4)
034045  -3  680  W1AW/5 LZ2VQ KN23 (x3)
035700  -4  742  W1AW/5 DL2EH JN48 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
025415 -11 1220  W1AW/5 EA3CJU JN01 (x2)
025930 -17 1222  W1AW/5 SV1MOZ KM17 (x2)
030000 -16 1984  W1AW/5 <...> 73
030030 -13 1222  W1AW/5 SV1MOZ KM17
030300 -16 1973  W1AW/5 NT4K EL98 (x2)
030730  -8 1975  W1AW/5 <...> 73 (x4)
035430 -13 1491  W1AW/5 CT7AUT -09
040545  -7 1980  W1AW/5 YO6FNF R-26
005345 -15 1596  W1AW/5 <...> 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
004800 -21 1800  W1AW/5 <...> 73 (x8)

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