W2PAP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL29

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2PAP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-12.

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 13 FT8 messages attributed to W2PAP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (85%), followed by 40 m (15%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

13
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 2 20m · 11
First attributed message: 2026-08-25
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 03:16 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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 W2PAP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W2PAP

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
EL29 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
9,213 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-12 03:16 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 UTCBandW2PAP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-19 05:37 40m - / - DC9TS -2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 05:37 40m - / - I1RJP 0 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 05:36 40m - / - PD0WL -15 / - 4 Partial capture
09-19 05:33 40m - / - I1RJP +2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 05:29 40m - / - I1RJP +3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 05:23 40m - / - HB9RLZ 0 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 05:23 40m - / -14 IK4TVP -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-19 05:23 40m - / - MI7XHT -21 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 05:08 40m - / - I1RJP +3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 05:07 40m - / -19 OT7K +8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 04:54 40m - / -16 DJ9FBA -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-19 04:32 40m - / - DL3MIB +17 / - 7 Partial capture
09-12 03:21 40m - / - F5PBG +2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 03:13 40m - / - N2BRJ -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:58 40m - / - SV1DKR -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 02:55 40m - / - F5RRS +1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 02:54 40m -20 / -5 PV8AJ -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-27 02:27 20m -15 / - W7ML - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 02:24 20m -14 / - KF8DZL - / -7 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 02:21 20m -4 / - LY5A - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 02:20 20m -14 / - W6PZA - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 02:50 20m - / -7 DL3MIB +13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-19 02:48 20m - / -13 EW6TW -10 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 03:41 20m - / -4 4X5MZ -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 03:36 20m - / - IZ5BLN -6 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 02:15 20m - / -6 HB9TIH -17 / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
053400  +3 2517  W2PAP I1RJP JN45
053400  +1  913  W2PAP G0BLB IO81
053430  +0 2516  W2PAP I1RJP JN45
053500  -3  331  W2PAP ON8PR JO20
053630 -20 1840  W2PAP PD0WL JO21 (x2)
053700  -2 2517  W2PAP I1RJP JN45
053700  -1  331  W2PAP DC9TS JO31
053730 -13 1840  W2PAP PD0WL JO21
053730  +1 2517  W2PAP I1RJP JN45
053730  -1  330  W2PAP DC9TS JO31
053800  +1 2516  W2PAP I1RJP JN45
053900 -12 1840  W2PAP PD0WL JO21
053930  -3  330  W2PAP DC9TS JO31
054130 -15 1840  W2PAP PD0WL JO21
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
024530  -5 2051  W2PAP HB9CXZ RR73
050345 -18 2069  W2PAP ON7HM JO10
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
025045  -5  794  W2PAP R9FF LO88
025045 +11 1110  W2PAP DL3MIB JN57 (x4)
022045 -15 2331  W6PZA W2PAP R-10 (x2)
022145  -4 2877  LY5A W2PAP EL29 (x3)
022415 -12  937  KF8DZL W2PAP EL29 (x3)
022715 -15  935  W7ML W2PAP EL29 (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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