W2SKY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN13

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2SKY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 9 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-16 and 2026-08-27.

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 9 FT8 messages attributed to W2SKY 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 (89%), followed by 40 m (11%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-18 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 8 40m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-07-16
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 02:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 9 messages
Active dates: 2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -18 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, 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 W2SKY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

A61QQ · United Arab Emirates EA5ET · Spain HA7TM · Hungary DK7ZT · Fed. Rep. of Germany WB4HAM · United States

Most frequent locator attributed to W2SKY

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: FN13 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,995 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-27 02:09 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	W2SKY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-04 04:39	80m	- / -	PE2JMR	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 04:20	80m	- / -	DO5HOK	-17 / -	6	Partial capture
09-04 04:20	80m	- / -	DO8JB	-23 / -	10	Partial capture
09-04 03:53	80m	- / -11	DL1VVQ	+5 / -	6	Partial capture
09-04 03:25	80m	- / -	EA1IOK	+1 / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 02:14	40m	- / -	RG6ZF	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 02:09	40m	- / -	RG6ZF	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
08-12 02:54	40m	- / -9	HA7TM	-22 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 02:53	40m	- / -	PC2J	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
07-22 23:23	20m	- / -6	A61QQ	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
07-16 01:58	80m	-18 / -	DO9BAU	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-16 01:56	80m	-15 / -	VA2KBR	- / -12	2	Partial capture
07-16 01:54	80m	-18 / -13	DK7ZT	+4 / -18	4	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
042215 -24 1257  W2SKY DO8JB JO32
042215 -21  810  W2SKY DO5HOK JO41
042245 -24 1257  W2SKY DO8JB JO32
042245 -12  810  W2SKY DO5HOK JO41
042315 -24 1257  W2SKY DO8JB JO32
042315 -17  809  W2SKY DO5HOK JO41
042345 -24 1257  W2SKY DO8JB JO32 (x4)
043045  -9 2280  W2SKY F5HNQ IN98
043115 -14 2064  W2SKY IQ4JO JN63
043915  +1  557  W2SKY PE2JMR JO33
043945  -7 2280  W2SKY F5HNQ IN98
044015 -11  557  W2SKY PE2JMR JO33

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
025200 -19 1912  W2SKY HA7TM JN97
025300 -19 1913  W2SKY PC2J JO22 (x2)
025430 -23 1913  W2SKY HA7TM R-09 (x2)
020915 -24 1433  <...> W2SKY FN13
020930  -7 1675  W2SKY RG6ZF KN98 (x5)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
232330  -7  913  W2SKY A61QQ -06 (x4)
195600 -10 2063  W2SKY EA5ET 73

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.

FT8DB and SO8OO WebSDR are a hobby project maintained solo. ☕ Buy me a coffee