W3EK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM28

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W3EK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 8 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-07-03.

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 8 FT8 messages attributed to W3EK 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 (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -15 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

8
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-15 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 8
First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-07-03 00:17 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
8 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-15 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, 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 W3EK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W3EK

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
FM28 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,268 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-12 23:02 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 UTCBandW3EK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-13 17:57 20m - / -13 UR3LM -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 22:51 20m - / - CR7BRV -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 22:41 20m - / - HB9TIH -13 / - 5 Partial capture
08-12 22:40 20m - / - PD0RCQ -22 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 22:36 20m - / 0 OZ8ABE 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 22:34 20m - / - DL3MIB +7 / - 7 Partial capture
08-12 22:33 20m - / - CR7BRV -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 22:21 20m - / -22 LZ2VQ -21 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 21:59 20m - / - DL1R +2 / - 9 Partial capture
08-12 21:54 20m - / - CR7BRV -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 21:47 20m - / - SV5BYP -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 21:43 20m - / -10 SV5BYP -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 21:42 20m - / - R6FFB 0 / - 6 Partial capture
08-12 21:42 20m - / - RA6OF -15 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 21:37 20m - / - DM4GG -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 21:31 20m - / - PD8L -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 21:26 20m - / - DM5WGL +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 21:25 20m - / -19 PA2EW -7 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 00:45 40m - / - IU0NAD -13 / - 3 Partial capture
07-27 05:28 20m - / - R6ZV -13 / - 3 Partial capture
07-17 00:12 40m - / -12 A71XX -10 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
223700 +10 1119  W3EK DL3MIB JN57 (x2)
224030 -21 1548  W3EK PD0RCQ JO21
224100 -14 1667  W3EK HB9TIH JN36
224130 -22 1548  W3EK PD0RCQ JO21 (x2)
224200 -12 1667  W3EK HB9TIH JN36 (x4)
225130  -8  605  W3EK CR7BRV IM58 (x2)
175700  +1 1664  W3EK UR3LM KN89 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
001200 -11 2242  W3EK A71XX R-12 (x3)
043830 -17 1724  W3EK DH5NC JN49
004545 -10 1630  W3EK IU0NAD JN62 (x3)

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