W1FAM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W1FAM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 39 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-29 and 2026-09-19.

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 39 FT8 messages attributed to W1FAM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (95%), followed by 20 m (5%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (64%); the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

39
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 37 20m · 2
First attributed message: 2026-07-29
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 03:28 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
39 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-21 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 25, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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 W1FAM 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 W1FAM

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
FN42 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,716 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-19 03:24 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 UTCBandW1FAM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 04:58 60m - / - F4GAJ -17 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 04:52 60m - / -16 F5HNQ -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 03:27 40m -13 / - EB2EMZ - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 03:24 40m - / - F4HQB +4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 03:20 40m - / - IZ8DBJ +7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 03:19 40m -12 / - UB6C 0 / -18 6 Partial capture
09-19 03:18 40m -10 / - KF8DZL - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 03:15 40m - / -18 EB1LA -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 03:08 40m - / -4 TF3VS -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 03:04 40m - / - R7DX +10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 03:26 40m - / -22 R2EC +10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 00:35 40m -8 / -4 UA4FKT +21 / -19 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 00:33 40m -6 / - KR4LQH - / -9 2 Partial capture
09-17 00:31 40m -10 / - KE4GPS - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:48 40m - / - N1NRL -20 / - 7 Partial capture
09-10 07:37 40m - / - G4DBW -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 07:28 40m - / - G4DBW -17 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 07:08 40m - / - G4DBW -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 06:55 40m - / - G4DBW -19 / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 03:02 80m - / - EA1IOK -2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-05 03:02 80m - / - F5PBG -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-05 01:09 40m - / - DG5PW -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 00:52 40m - / - SV5BYP -2 / - 5 Partial capture
09-05 00:50 40m - / - R3PJV -18 / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 00:46 40m - / - RQ6B -11 / - 5 Partial capture
09-05 00:41 40m - / - SV5BYP -3 / - 5 Partial capture
09-05 00:39 40m - / - SP5EXA -6 / - 5 Partial capture
09-04 23:33 40m - / -16 SV5BYP +1 / - 6 Partial capture
09-04 23:17 40m - / - UB3KET -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 23:15 40m - / - LZ2VQ -11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 23:09 40m - / -12 OS4K -13 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 23:09 40m - / -15 RJ6ON +12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 22:49 40m - / - ON4MAP -3 / - 5 Partial capture
09-04 22:39 40m - / -7 GM4ZTO -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 22:21 40m - / -15 DK9MLA +17 / - 3 Partial capture
09-04 22:20 40m - / -22 PD0DNA -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 22:11 40m - / -16 ON1DGN -14 / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 22:00 40m - / -16 DL7VGU +12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 21:54 40m - / - G8RZ 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 05:52 40m - / - PD1AC -19 / - 5 Partial capture
08-31 05:46 40m - / - PA3T -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 05:46 40m - / - SM7JKW -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 05:38 40m - / -10 F5LOW -8 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 05:25 40m - / - M0DSK -7 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 05:05 40m - / - SV2BWY -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 05:03 40m - / -22 DL2WM -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 04:59 40m - / -14 F8MRQ -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 04:54 40m - / - F8MRQ -16 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 04:53 40m - / - SM7JKW -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 04:38 40m - / -15 DL3MIB +6 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
061045  +0  670  W1FAM PA1AW JO21 (x2)
061115 -10  890  W1FAM G7GXK IO90 (x3)
045245  -6 1869  W1FAM F5HNQ IN98 (x3)
045415  +2 2478  W1FAM F5OYM JN13
045415  -5 1869  W1FAM F5HNQ 73
045715  -6 1978  W1FAM F5OYM JN13
045715 -22 1879  W1FAM EA5D JN00
045845 -17 1534  W1FAM F4GAJ IN99 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
032045  +5 1541  W1FAM F4HQB JO10
032115 +11 2238  W1FAM IZ8DBJ JN70
032130 -11  373  WB8UFC W1FAM 73
032200 -11  372  CQ W1FAM FN42                         a1
032215  +2 2439  W1FAM UB6C KN94 (x2)
032300 -13 2438  UB6C W1FAM -18 (x2)
032415  +2 1541  W1FAM F4HQB JO10
032430 -12 2438  CQ W1FAM FN42
032445  +6 1541  W1FAM F4HQB JO10
032515 -10 2438  W1FAM KB2ELA -18
032730 -12 2437  EB2EMZ W1FAM -08 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
014045 -24 2051  W1FAM HI3T RR73
030230  -1 2251  W1FAM F5PBG IN78
030230  -2  570  W1FAM EA1IOK IN62
030300  +2 2251  W1FAM F5PBG IN78
030300  +2  570  W1FAM EA1IOK IN62
030330  -7 2251  W1FAM F5PBG IN78
030330  -7  570  W1FAM EA1IOK IN62
030400  -3 2251  W1FAM F5PBG IN78
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
073545  +8  495  W1FAM IX1HPN 73
071300  -4  945  W1FAM G4SRT IO82 (x3)
002445 -11 2052  W1FAM SV5BYP KM46 (x4)
190345 -10  701  W1FAM DF4LB JO62
211030 -11 2793  W1FAM GD7RVP -16
175645 -10 2226  W1FAM DF8DR JO31
050115 -17 1400  W1FAM IW9FRA JM68 (x4)

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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