W1NET — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W1NET, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 50 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-20 and 2026-09-21.

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 50 FT8 messages attributed to W1NET as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -13 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

50
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 50
First attributed message: 2026-09-20
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 04:14 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
50 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 17, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 24, 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. 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).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with W1NET in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W1NET

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
FN41 · 26 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,791 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-21 04:14 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 UTCBandW1NET S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-21 04:21 40m - / - 2I0WAI -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-21 04:07 40m -12 / - VA6SZ - / - 10 Partial capture
09-21 04:04 40m -8 / -16 LA6OP -8 / -15 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 04:00 40m -11 / - 5P1KZX - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:55 40m -13 / - K7BG - / - 2 Partial capture
09-21 03:49 40m -15 / - K0SSD - / - 3 Partial capture
09-21 03:42 40m - / - IT9FEG -2 / - 5 Partial capture
09-21 03:42 40m -9 / - CX2SA - / - 8 Partial capture
09-21 03:37 40m -14 / - CX2SA - / -11 2 Partial capture
09-21 03:35 40m -14 / - YO6LM - / -13 2 Partial capture
09-21 03:34 40m -10 / - OK1ZCF - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:25 40m -18 / - W7WRO - / +4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 03:10 40m - / -11 5Z4VJ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 02:40 40m - / - F4BYA +12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 22:32 40m -16 / - VE9GSB - / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 22:12 40m -20 / -8 HA8BE -22 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-20 22:09 40m -20 / - I1RJP - / -18 3 Partial capture
09-20 22:01 40m - / - G0GFC -1 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 21:56 40m - / -11 OS4K -10 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 21:53 40m - / -10 GM0OPS +5 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 06:47 40m - / -11 F1LPT/P -24 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 06:37 40m - / -9 MW0DNF -15 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 06:34 40m - / -23 PD1AC -11 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 05:38 40m - / -21 SM7WNM -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 05:31 40m - / - DJ0MAB +4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 05:04 40m - / - DL3MIB +8 / - 7 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
040515  -7 2427  W1NET LA6OP -16
040530  -9 2617  LA6OP W1NET R-15
040545 -10 2427  W1NET LA6OP RR73
040730 -16  893  VA6SZ W1NET FN41 (x10)
042100 -15 3061  W1NET 2I0WAI IO64 (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.

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