W1KEN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Locator transmitted in a decoded message: EL89

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W1KEN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 24 related FT8 messages, 1 CQ messages, observed on 20m, across 4 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-06-16 and 2026-08-01.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

Related messages

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-13 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m

First seen: 2026-06-16
Last seen: 2026-08-01 21:03 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations W1KEN worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

EC5M · Spain ×2 YO4NF · Romania W9BRT · United States D2UY · Angola EI4KF · Ireland TN8GD · Republic of the Congo HB9TIH · Switzerland

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by W1KEN

Approximate centre of EL89, decoded 2026-07-30 00:06 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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	W1KEN S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-01 23:02	20m	-23 / -15	EC5M	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
08-01 22:48	20m	- / -12	TN8GD	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 00:03	20m	-18 / -	D2UY	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 23:28	20m	-18 / -	AC9HP	- / -11	2	Partial capture
07-29 22:21	20m	- / -3	EA7AK	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
07-05 21:49	20m	- / -9	YO4NF	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-05 21:46	20m	- / -3	HB9TIH	-18 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-05 13:17	20m	- / -	OK2TS	-11 / -	6	Partial capture
06-16 15:51	20m	- / -10	EI4KF	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
232645 -19 1492  CQ W1KEN EL89
232730 -21 1479  W1KEN EB4GSN R-07
232815 -18 1492  AC9HP W1KEN -11 (x2)
232945 -19 1492  W9BRT W1KEN RR73
000345 -19 1492  D2UY W1KEN R-02 (x2)
000645 -17 1492  7Z1BQ W1KEN EL89 (x2)
224800  -4  922  W1KEN TN8GD -12 (x2)
230230 -12 1717  W1KEN EC5M -15 (x2)
230315 -23 1490  EC5M W1KEN 73
232415 -22 1490  N5TLH W1KEN -02

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.