W3FAY — 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: FM18

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W3FAY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 139 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-10-18.

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 139 FT8 messages attributed to W3FAY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (54%), followed by 20 m (27%) and 60 m (14%). Most decodes (87%) 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 -11 dB.

Overview

139

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 7 60m · 20 40m · 75 20m · 37

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-10-18 03:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 139 messages
Active dates: 11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 47, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 44, strong (≥ -8 dB) 48.

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 W3FAY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

LA9JKA · Norway ×2 SV2BWY · Greece ×2 4L1FL · Georgia ×2 DG5MLA · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 IK3VUT · Italy ×2 TA2L · Asiatic Turkey ×2 TF8KW · Iceland ×2 DL1RNW · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL7VEE · Fed. Rep. of Germany F4GGJ · France F5GN · France HA8EV · Hungary

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 W3FAY

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: FM18 · 80 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,390 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-18 03:54 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	W3FAY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-23 03:40	60m	- / -11	F4PAN	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-23 03:28	60m	- / -	HA5UK	-15 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-23 03:11	60m	- / -8	EA7R	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-23 03:11	60m	- / -	LZ1GC	+10 / -	4	Partial capture
10-23 00:38	60m	- / -9	EA8AE	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-22 02:11	60m	- / -19	9K2GR	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-21 03:32	60m	- / +3	DH2KAB	+10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-21 03:29	60m	- / -8	F4FHW	-11 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-21 03:25	60m	- / -12	EG46PPA	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
10-21 01:38	60m	- / -16	EC1AP	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-20 00:34	40m	- / -19	RW9ULK	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-19 04:23	60m	- / -20	EB1LA	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
10-19 03:53	160m	- / -	SP6ZC	-1 / -	3	Partial capture
10-19 03:48	160m	- / -	HB9HVG	-15 / -	5	Partial capture
10-18 03:35	40m	-20 / -	TF3VS	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-18 03:30	40m	-20 / -	TF3VS	- / -	3	Partial capture
10-18 03:26	40m	-16 / -	TF3VS	- / -	2	Partial capture
10-18 02:56	40m	- / -16	RN6LPC	-9 / -	2	Partial capture
10-18 02:27	40m	-21 / -	TF3VS	- / -	3	Partial capture
10-17 05:13	60m	- / -25	SP2QVY	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-16 03:34	60m	- / -9	F4BPO	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-16 03:17	40m	- / -4	ON3CL	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
10-15 04:20	160m	- / -	F5NZ	-10 / -	2	Partial capture
10-14 23:39	60m	- / -15	G4DZE	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-11 03:58	160m	- / -16	SV2BWY	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-11 03:45	160m	- / -12	F5GN	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 03:21	160m	- / -8	UT5ZC	+1 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 00:07	60m	- / -12	CT3MD	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-08 04:25	60m	- / -16	EA3CUU	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-08 04:01	60m	- / -13	F4FWT	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-08 03:56	60m	- / -17	YO3APJ	+6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-08 03:54	60m	- / -14	S58N	-11 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-08 03:49	60m	- / -16	F5PBG	-22 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-08 03:41	60m	- / -18	F5PBG	-22 / -	4	Partial capture
10-07 03:44	160m	- / -19	M5RJR	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-07 03:27	60m	- / -19	HB9EOT/P	+3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-07 02:18	40m	- / -16	IU1WYC	-11 / -	2	Partial capture
10-06 04:33	60m	- / -20	LZ2VQ	-3 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-06 04:32	60m	- / -19	IK8OAM	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
10-06 02:54	160m	- / -	EB3ENW	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
10-06 01:08	40m	- / -16	A61DD	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
10-05 05:01	60m	- / -20	F1MWV	-10 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-05 04:44	160m	- / -10	IZ0BYM	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-05 04:21	160m	- / -	F4BPO	+9 / -	2	Partial capture
10-05 04:13	160m	- / -9	ON8DM	+10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-05 03:48	60m	- / -15	4X4DK	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-05 02:39	60m	- / -14	ON1JP	-21 / -	4	Partial capture
10-04 04:26	160m	- / -20	F4GGJ	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-04 04:13	160m	- / -	OH2CLX	+12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-04 04:12	160m	- / -14	OH6RX	+10 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
034530  +1  565  W3FAY G3SUY JO01 (x2)
003830 -11 1309  W3FAY EA8AE -09 (x2)
031100 +10  834  W3FAY LZ1GC KN22
031100  +5  458  W3FAY EA7R -08
031130  +5  834  W3FAY LZ1GC KN22
031130  +4  458  W3FAY EA7R RR73
031200 +12  834  W3FAY LZ1GC KN22 (x2)
032545 -18 2088  W3FAY HA5UK -17 (x3)
034000  +3  973  W3FAY F4PAN -11 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
025630 -11 2230  W3FAY RN6LPC -16
031930 -17 2371  TF3VS W3FAY FM18 (x9)
034745 -10 1693  W3FAY R2ZCA 73
035430  -8 2922  TF3VS W3FAY FM18
003430  -8 2542  W3FAY RW9ULK -19 (x2)
012845 -18 2125  W3FAY W9HT/VP9 -16

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
034645  +3  951  W3FAY F5GN 73
035800  -4 1195  W3FAY SV2BWY -16 (x2)
040730  -3 1813  W3FAY F5NZ IN94 (x3)
034845 -17 2513  W3FAY HB9HVG JN36 (x5)
035315  -4 1608  W3FAY SP6ZC JO80 (x3)
035445 +11  626  W3FAY ON8DM JO10

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
215000  -8 2467  EB3JT W3FAY -18 (x2)
215100  -7 2467  IU0VOG W3FAY -20
215130  -5 2467  5Z4VJ W3FAY FM18 (x2)
215215  -8 1968  W3FAY 5Z4VJ -09
215230  -5 2467  5Z4VJ W3FAY R+03
215245  -8 1968  W3FAY 5Z4VJ RR73
215300 -10 2467  5Z4VJ W3FAY 73
225145  -5 3042  <...> W3FAY FM18 (x4)
043745 -15  883  W3FAY FR5CB R-18 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032230  -9  727  W3FAY VP2MAA 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.

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