W2GM — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2GM, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 26 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-07.

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 26 FT8 messages attributed to W2GM as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

26
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-06-07 23:13 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
26 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 11, strong (≥ -8 dB) 5.

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 W2GM in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W2GM

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
FN20 · 12 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,111 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-07 23:13 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 UTCBandW2GM S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 06:28 40m - / -23 IW2NEF -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 05:51 80m - / - F4LZZ -24 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 05:45 80m - / - DK3WL +5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 05:38 80m - / -2 F1PBZ +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 05:36 80m - / -11 ON7GB 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 05:35 80m - / -24 LX1TI +3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 05:13 80m - / -3 EA8SG -23 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 05:06 40m - / - PD0WL -6 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
050645  -5 2040  W2GM PD0WL JO21 (x4)
062830 -12  288  W2GM IW2NEF -23 (x2)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
053615  +4  762  W2GM LX1TI RR73
053645  -1 1108  W2GM ON7GB JO21 (x3)
053845  +0 2503  W2GM F1PBZ -02 (x3)
054045 -18 1778  W2GM GM6URC RR73
054045 -17 2158  W2GM F4LZZ JN09 (x2)
054500  +2 2233  W2GM DK3WL JO50 (x3)
055145 -24 2158  W2GM F4LZZ RR73 (x2)

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