W2ODH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL98

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2ODH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 5 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-08-31.

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 5 FT8 messages attributed to W2ODH as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

5
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-31
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 23:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
5 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) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, 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 W2ODH in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W2ODH

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
EL98 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,464 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 23:33 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 UTCBandW2ODH S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 23:31 40m -12 / - FG4NO - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 23:13 40m -12 / - 5N0YEN - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 15:24 10m - / -25 9K2HS -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 20:50 20m - / -10 SV5BYP +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 23:35 40m - / - LZ1GC -10 / - 3 Partial capture
07-23 23:33 40m - / -12 M0RUK -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-23 23:15 40m - / - M0RUK -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 23:42 40m - / -12 YO4NF -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 23:41 40m - / -9 A71XX -11 / - 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
234300  -9  781  W2ODH YO4NF -12
231530  -7 2004  W2ODH M0RUK IO92 (x4)
233530  -8 2442  W2ODH LZ1GC KN22
233530  -9  738  W2ODH F1PBZ -12
233600 -14 1261  W2ODH F1IQH JN27
233700 -13 1261  W2ODH LZ1GC KN22 (x2)
230745 -15  573  CN8NS W2ODH EL98
231345 -13  573  5N0YEN W2ODH EL98 (x2)
233130 -12  573  FG4NO W2ODH EL98 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
152445  -2 1138  W2ODH 9K2HS -25 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175100  -4 1365  W2ODH DL6LAG -13
205030  +4 1885  W2ODH SV5BYP -10 (x2)

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