W2LO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM76

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2LO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-17 and 2026-08-10.

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 35 FT8 messages attributed to W2LO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -22 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

35
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-22 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 35
First attributed message: 2026-07-17
Last attributed message: 2026-08-10 00:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
35 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-22 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-24 to -19 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 35, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 W2LO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W2LO

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
EM76 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,028 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-10 00:58 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 UTCBandW2LO S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-25 00:36 80m - / -22 MM0KQC -2 / - 3 Partial capture
08-10 00:58 80m - / - SP7CKU +14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-10 00:57 80m - / -8 <...> +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-10 00:57 80m - / - DK5UR -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-10 00:57 80m - / - GM4KHE -20 / - 2 Partial capture
08-10 00:54 80m - / - SV2DGJ +8 / - 6 Partial capture
08-10 00:52 80m -23 / -19 SA3CAT +8 / -8 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-10 00:51 80m - / - IU2VBP -4 / - 12 Partial capture
08-10 00:49 80m -21 / -7 DH2YBG +6 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-10 00:49 80m - / - DO5PY -3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-10 00:49 80m - / - IW2DNI +7 / - 14 Partial capture
08-10 00:48 80m -23 / -25 OH1MLZ +12 / -17 16 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-10 00:46 80m - / - SA3CAT +10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-10 00:44 80m -20 / -9 HB9CXZ +11 / -18 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-10 00:43 80m - / - OK1SI +19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-10 00:41 80m - / -12 SA3CAT +14 / - 4 Partial capture
08-10 00:40 80m - / - DL3HN 0 / - 11 Partial capture
08-10 00:37 80m - / -7 CT7AUT -14 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-10 00:34 80m -24 / -16 SA3CAT +11 / -7 8 Partial capture
08-10 00:32 80m -20 / -16 OH1MLZ +12 / -13 20 Partial capture
08-10 00:32 80m -23 / -9 PI4DX +17 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-10 00:32 80m - / - UA4FKT +12 / - 3 Partial capture
08-10 00:31 80m -23 / -6 MI7XHT -3 / -16 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-17 01:43 80m - / - DO1ID +8 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 01:41 80m -18 / -13 IT9VCE +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
07-17 01:35 80m - / - DO1ID +3 / - 7 Partial capture
07-17 01:30 80m -23 / -12 EA1IOK -1 / -18 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-17 01:28 80m - / - HB9MZI -20 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 01:27 80m -24 / -15 DK7ZT +1 / -5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-17 01:12 80m - / -13 A71XX +7 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
07-01 01:38 80m - / - PA3R -11 / - 3 Partial capture
06-26 01:10 80m - / -17 HB9CXZ +11 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 00:57 80m - / - SP1MGM +14 / - 4 Partial capture
06-25 01:08 80m - / -15 F5PBG -4 / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
005830 -23 1685  CQ DX W2LO EM76
005845 +14 1968  W2LO SP7CKU KO01
005845 +13  512  W2LO IW2DNI JN45
005845  +7 1685  W2LO <...> -06
005915 +13 1968  W2LO SP7CKU KO01
005915 +11  512  W2LO IW2DNI JN45
005915  +0 1629  W2LO IU2VBP JN45
005915  +1 1685  W2LO <...> -06
005945 +10  512  W2LO IW2DNI JN45
005945  -3 1629  W2LO IU2VBP JN45
010045  +3  512  W2LO IW2DNI JN45 (x2)
003630  -1 1450  W2LO MM0KQC -22 (x3)

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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