W2NTV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN31

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2NTV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 19 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-14 and 2026-08-13.

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 19 FT8 messages attributed to W2NTV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (42%), followed by 40 m (37%) and 80 m (21%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -19 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

19
Messages attributed
7
UTC dates decoded
10
Active 15-min windows
-19 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-14
Last attributed message: 2026-08-13 01:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
19 messages
Active dates
7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-19 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, 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 W2NTV in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W2NTV

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
FN31 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,913 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-13 01:24 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 UTCBandW2NTV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-14 01:45 20m - / -14 UN0GY -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-13 23:11 40m - / - G5TV -13 / - 7 Partial capture
08-13 01:24 80m - / - F8NHF +8 / - 3 Partial capture
08-13 01:23 80m -24 / - VA3DIF - / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 01:03 40m - / - F4BYA 0 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 01:03 40m - / - PA1PXL -13 / - 2 Partial capture
07-08 01:59 80m - / -4 K2B -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 01:29 80m - / +4 VE3LWY -13 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-04 02:54 40m - / -12 GB2WWA -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-03 23:33 40m - / - 9A4ZM -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-03 01:11 20m -14 / - 5Z4VJ - / - 4 Partial capture
06-25 21:44 20m - / -14 EA4FVT -6 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214415  -4 1349  W2NTV EA4FVT -14 (x2)
200400  +2 2372  W2NTV G6CUT IO90
011130 -12 2270  5Z4VJ W2NTV FN31 (x4)
212630  -4  520  W2NTV UA3DIB KO85
234345 -22 2006  W2NTV F4HTA RR73
014530  -3 2769  W2NTV UN0GY -14 (x3)
161430  -6  984  W2NTV MW3FLI RR73
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
025430  -9  841  W2NTV GB2WWA RR73
025630 -17  938  W2NTV MI0NWA -11
010315 -13 1834  W2NTV PA1PXL JO21 (x2)
010345  +0 2981  W2NTV F4BYA JN19
010415 -20 2112  W2NTV US5EAA KN78
010415  +1 2980  W2NTV F4BYA JN19
010545  -8 1833  W2NTV PC2J JO22
231115 -11 1590  W2NTV G5TV IO93 (x7)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
013045  -9 2532  W2NTV VE3LWY FN03 (x4)
014700 -24  823  W2NTV K2L RR73
015900 -16 2264  W2NTV K2B -04 (x2)
023115 -24 1272  N7NHS W2NTV FN31
004300 -18  966  W2NTV VP2MAA -04
011730  -6  660  W2NTV W1AW/1 -02
012345 -24 1385  VA3DIF W2NTV FN31
012400 +12  590  W2NTV F8NHF JO10 (x2)
012445 -24 1385  VA3DIF W2NTV FN31
012500  -1 1300  W2NTV F8NHF JO10

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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