W2VGD — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W2VGD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 203 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 17 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-10-21.

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 203 FT8 messages attributed to W2VGD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 17 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (97%), followed by 40 m (2%) and 20 m (1%). Most decodes (96%) fell within the six-hour window 23:00-05:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -12 dB.

Overview

203

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-12 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 197 40m · 4 20m · 2

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-10-21 04:16 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 203 messages
Active dates: 17 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 49, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 107, strong (≥ -8 dB) 47.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with W2VGD in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

7X5CY · Algeria ×3 4X1VE · Israel 9Z4A · Trinidad & Tobago C31KC · Andorra EA3HMM · Spain EW8AAC · Belarus F5RRS · France GM7TUD · Scotland HB0WR · Liechtenstein HI8UD · Dominican Republic IK5CHL · Italy IT9RJE · Sicily

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to W2VGD

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: FN20 · 136 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,111 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-21 04:16 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 UTC	Band	W2VGD S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-21 04:14	80m	-13 / -	C31KC	-9 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
10-21 03:33	80m	- / -13	YO8RAW	+8 / -	3	Partial capture
10-21 03:33	80m	-19 / -6	HB0WR	0 / -14	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 01:32	80m	-15 / -	5B4AMM	- / -	7	Partial capture
10-10 23:51	80m	- / -	DL2EMU	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
10-10 23:51	80m	- / -14	LZ2VQ	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
10-10 23:49	80m	-13 / -18	YO4NF	+20 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
10-10 22:12	80m	- / -	DO1WWA	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
10-10 22:12	80m	- / -13	IK6DTB	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
10-10 22:11	80m	- / -	2E0FVN	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
10-10 22:11	80m	- / -18	EA3HMM	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-10 22:09	80m	- / -25	IK5CHL	+2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-10 22:09	80m	- / -14	SP5MXZ	-3 / -	7	Partial capture
10-10 22:05	80m	-13 / -	SV5ADM	-5 / -16	9	✓ Closing observed
10-04 04:48	80m	-5 / -	C5R	- / -23	11	Partial capture
10-04 04:48	80m	- / -9	M9DNC	-14 / -	12	Partial capture
09-30 23:54	80m	- / -	DK5WL	+7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-30 23:54	80m	- / -10	EA1AUO	-17 / -	3	Partial capture
09-30 23:54	80m	- / +5	SP5MXZ	+9 / -	10	Partial capture
09-30 23:53	80m	- / -	9A5E	+8 / -	7	Partial capture
09-30 23:53	80m	-6 / -6	UX5UO	+20 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-30 00:26	80m	- / -5	SM6EHY	+8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-30 00:22	80m	- / -	SN4K	+11 / -	5	Partial capture
09-30 00:21	80m	-10 / -16	UR1CCT	+18 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-30 00:20	80m	-12 / -	SM6EHY	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-24 04:34	80m	-16 / -	SM3ULU	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-24 04:32	80m	-24 / -7	LX1TI	+11 / -11	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-24 04:29	80m	- / -8	SP6GCU	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 04:27	80m	-14 / -	IT9RJE	-19 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
09-24 04:26	80m	-14 / -16	S52D	+13 / -11	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-24 04:21	80m	-8 / -	ES2AJ	- / -	5	Partial capture
09-24 04:11	80m	-14 / -	YO4ATW	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 04:10	80m	- / -6	F4FSY	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 04:09	80m	-16 / -	N2SU	- / -9	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-24 04:07	80m	- / -	HA9OA	+7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-24 04:05	80m	- / -	E75FM	-2 / -	3	Partial capture
09-24 04:05	80m	- / -	F4LNM	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 04:05	80m	-13 / -12	US7KC	+9 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-24 04:05	80m	- / -	DL8TV	+8 / -	5	Partial capture
09-24 04:05	80m	- / -5	F1PBZ	0 / -	4	Partial capture
09-24 04:03	80m	- / -3	F4FSY	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 04:03	80m	-13 / -11	F5RRS	-14 / -	7	✓ Closing observed
09-24 04:02	80m	-12 / -12	SP7XIF	0 / -24	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-24 03:58	80m	-12 / -10	GM7TUD	-5 / -21	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-24 03:46	80m	-14 / -	YO4ATW	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 03:43	80m	- / -	US7KC	+10 / -	3	Partial capture
09-24 03:42	80m	-14 / -	YO4ATW	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 03:41	80m	- / -12	SP7XIF	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-24 03:35	80m	-13 / -	HB0CC	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-24 03:32	80m	-11 / -	YO4ATW	- / -	4	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
013445 -14  279  5B4AMM W2VGD FN20 (x3)
033315 -24  280  HB0WR W2VGD FN20
033330  +5 1267  W2VGD YO8RAW -13
033330  -3 1126  W2VGD HB0WR -06
033345 -14  280  HB0WR W2VGD R-14
033400  +9 1267  W2VGD YO8RAW -13
033400  +2 1125  W2VGD HB0WR RR73
033430 +10 1267  W2VGD YO8RAW -13
041445 -11  281  C31KC W2VGD FN20 (x4)
041800  -9 1480  W2VGD C31KC RR73

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
230730 -12  847  W2VGD OJ0YL -10 (x2)
232030  -6  319  W2VGD IK6DLK JN63
230330  -5  317  <...> W2VGD FN20 (x3)
012030 -10  316  SN100PKP W2VGD R-15
012115  -4  317  W2VGD EB3JT JN01 (x6)

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.

CW

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