W2LGB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN21

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2LGB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-24.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to W2LGB 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 -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 14

First attributed message: 2026-08-24
Last attributed message: 2026-08-24 20:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 14 messages
Active dates: 1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, 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 W2LGB in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

M9OOS · England ×2 DK1MCS · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK9ZQ · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1ARS · Fed. Rep. of Germany PD1ADA · Netherlands PD7EB · Netherlands UX7UU · Ukraine W9MDM · United States

Most frequent locator attributed to W2LGB

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: FN21
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,033 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-24 20:39 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 UTC	Band	W2LGB S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-24 20:54	20m	-16 / -3	DK1MCS	-12 / -10	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 20:46	20m	-10 / -	KC2RAI	- / +6	2	Partial capture
08-24 20:38	20m	-14 / -	KE0N	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-24 20:35	20m	-7 / -	W9MDM	- / +2	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 20:33	20m	-19 / -	SP2AJO	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-24 20:30	20m	- / +2	DK9ZQ	-13 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 11:20	20m	- / -	EA8ACW	-7 / -	5	Partial capture
08-17 17:51	20m	- / -15	PD7EB	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 17:48	20m	- / -17	M9OOS	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 17:46	20m	- / -	PD7EB	-5 / -	4	Partial capture
08-08 19:13	20m	- / -16	PD1ADA	-22 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 19:12	20m	- / -9	DL1ARS	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 20:32	20m	- / -18	UX7UU	-5 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203415 -16 1215  SP2AJO W2LGB RRR
203515 -15 1215  W9MDM W2LGB +02 (x5)
203745 -11 1215  HG2DX W2LGB R+15
203845 -16 1215  KE0N W2LGB RRR (x2)
203945 -12 1215  CQ W2LGB FN21
204645  -8 1216  KC2RAI W2LGB +06 (x2)
205445 -16 1215  DK1MCS W2LGB -10
205530 -10 1216  W2LGB DK1MCS R-03 (x2)

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