W2HWW — 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 W2HWW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 34 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-20.

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 34 FT8 messages attributed to W2HWW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (91%), followed by 80 m (9%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (62%); the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

34
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
9
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-20 01:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
34 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 21, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 W2HWW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W2HWW

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 · 15 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,111 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-03 01:38 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 UTCBandW2HWW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-20 01:28 40m - / -9 MI7XHT -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-03 01:37 80m -22 / - K4NW - / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 01:42 40m - / -11 YO9HP +9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-10 00:46 80m - / -11 F5MYK -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 23:46 40m - / -12 TM13COL -19 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 01:47 80m - / -16 TM2WWA +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 01:01 40m - / -11 SV7SXE -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 00:57 40m - / -12 F5RRS -14 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 00:57 40m - / - SV7SXE -10 / - 3 Partial capture
06-22 20:02 20m - / -23 IU3TOO -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
010215  -7 1096  W2HWW SV7SXE R-11 (x2)
004400 -16 2391  W2HWW K2A RR73
004600 -19 2039  W2HWW GB13COL -11
004700  -7  496  W2HWW YO3FFE KN23
234615 -17 1935  W2HWW TM13COL -12 (x2)
014030 -22 2139  W2HWW IT9GJK/P RR73
014245 +11  908  W2HWW YO9HP -11 (x2)
012645  -6  879  W2HWW IK6DLK JN63
012815  -9 2172  W2HWW MI7XHT IO64 (x2)
012945 -14 1780  W2HWW MM0KQC -13
013330 -14  879  CO6XX W2HWW R-03
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
014715  +1 1137  W2HWW TM2WWA -16 (x2)
013930 +10 2170  W2HWW SN93LOT -21
004600  -4 2105  W2HWW F5MYK IN97 (x4)
013630  -4 2658  W2HWW FP/KV1J +01
013715 -19 1946  K4NW W2HWW FN20 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200200  -9  381  W2HWW IU3TOO R-23 (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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