W3FAY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Locator transmitted in a decoded message: FM18

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W3FAY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 205 related FT8 messages, observed on 160m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 31 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-26 and 2026-08-24.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

205

Related messages

CQ messages

UTC dates heard

-5 dB

Mean decoder S/N

Bands

20m 60m 40m 10m 160m

First seen: 2026-05-26
Last seen: 2026-08-24 01:31 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations W3FAY worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

DG5MLA · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 TA2L · Asiatic Turkey ×2 4L1FL · Georgia ×2 GB6DD · England SV2KD · Greece KB2TDH · United States KP2B · US Virgin Islands DL9OE · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL8GG · Fed. Rep. of Germany KB3Z · United States HR5HAC · Honduras SQ1X · Poland

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by W3FAY

Approximate centre of FM18, decoded 2026-08-22 01:50 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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
08-24 03:30	60m	- / -16	YO3CWC	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 03:01	60m	- / -	YO3CWC	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
08-22 02:59	60m	-22 / -13	ES2AJ	+5 / -20	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 01:49	60m	-19 / -17	4L1FL	-4 / -16	8	✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 01:43	60m	-18 / -	4L1FL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-22 01:35	60m	-17 / -	4L1FL	-5 / -15	6	✓ Closing observed
08-22 01:28	60m	-17 / -20	4L1FL	+2 / -20	9	Partial capture
08-22 00:30	60m	-19 / -9	SP7JC	-15 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-22 00:29	60m	-18 / -22	TA2L	-2 / -20	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 03:46	60m	- / -	SP8AWL	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
08-16 02:42	60m	- / -11	DL8UD	+7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 04:18	60m	- / -14	DG5MLA	-5 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 04:14	60m	- / -20	DL9OE	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 04:01	60m	- / -12	DG4BZ	-3 / -	2	Partial capture
08-13 04:21	60m	- / -8	DG0OBU	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-13 03:39	60m	- / -11	HB9ALO	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-13 03:38	60m	- / -	F4FPR	-17 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-13 03:37	60m	- / -21	5B4VL	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-12 04:01	60m	- / -18	LA9GX	+4 / -	3	Partial capture
08-12 03:55	60m	- / -17	SQ1X	+5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 04:48	60m	- / -21	HB9EFK	+6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-10 04:08	60m	- / -18	LA6YEA	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-09 04:02	60m	- / -	IK2VFW	-13 / -	4	Partial capture
08-09 04:01	60m	- / -10	DH6BH	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-30 18:49	10m	- / -16	PY4ZDC	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-27 03:15	60m	- / -20	SP9UOP	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-27 03:14	60m	- / -13	IZ8VYU	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-25 03:48	60m	- / -7	F4DIA	-18 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-22 03:50	60m	- / -7	F5OWT	-4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-21 03:38	60m	- / -	IK4CBO	-14 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
06-13 01:21	60m	- / -12	SP3VSC	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
06-13 01:17	60m	- / -11	DH3KR	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
06-11 04:39	60m	- / +6	I0VHL	-14 / -	5	Partial capture
06-10 18:48	10m	- / -15	OK2MI	+6 / -	3	Partial capture
06-08 04:36	60m	- / -15	DL8GG	+2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 22:13	10m	- / -	PV8AJ	-21 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 02:36	40m	-10 / -	Z62NS	+5 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
06-07 02:31	40m	- / -19	Z62NS	+3 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
06-07 02:28	40m	-11 / -	CT7AUT	+6 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
06-07 02:24	40m	-11 / -	W7AAF	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-07 02:18	40m	-11 / -19	MW9LQA	-15 / -21	5	✓ Full exchange observed
06-07 02:06	40m	-12 / -	NY1V	- / -	2	Partial capture
06-07 02:00	40m	-9 / -	KJ5ORI	- / -13	2	Partial capture
06-07 01:53	40m	-12 / 0	KB3Z	0 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
06-07 01:50	40m	-10 / -	UW5KW	-16 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
06-06 23:37	20m	-8 / -	CE1KR	- / -4	2	Partial capture
06-06 23:31	20m	-13 / -7	TF8KW	-13 / -	10	Partial capture
06-06 23:22	20m	-11 / -8	D2UY	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
06-06 23:16	20m	-6 / -	EA8DMS	- / -	3	Partial capture
06-06 23:14	20m	-5 / -	K3MD	- / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
015015 -18 1568  4L1FL W3FAY FM18 (x2)
015200  -5 1569  W3FAY 4L1FL -17
015215 -20 1568  4L1FL W3FAY R-16
015230  -4 1569  W3FAY 4L1FL RR73
015245 -19 1568  4L1FL W3FAY 73
025930  +6 1973  W3FAY ES2AJ -13
025945 -23 1696  ES2AJ W3FAY R-20
030000  +3 1973  W3FAY ES2AJ -13
030015 -20 1696  ES2AJ W3FAY R-21
030030  +5 1973  W3FAY ES2AJ RR73
030130  +1 2424  W3FAY YO3CWC KN25 (x4)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220045 -20 2072  W3FAY YV5IUA 73
155300  -5  440  W3FAY RR73; DJ0WJ <...> -04
144100 -16 1359  W3FAY LU1EEP -26
221330 -21 1461  W3FAY PV8AJ +13 (x2)
184830  +4 1147  W3FAY OK2MI -15 (x3)
184900 -10  948  W3FAY PY4ZDC -16 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
022445 -12 2722  W7AAF W3FAY FM18
022645  -9 2717  AA4WX W3FAY FM18
022715 -10 2718  Z62NS W3FAY FM18
022845 -11 2717  CT7AUT W3FAY FM18
022900  +6 2718  W3FAY CT7AUT R IM67 (x2)
023100  +5  756  W3FAY Z62NS -19 (x6)
023615 -11  739  Z62NS W3FAY R FM18
023630  +5  756  W3FAY Z62NS RR73
023645  -8  738  Z62NS W3FAY 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
232345 -11 2975  D2UY W3FAY 73
232415 -12 2975  KC1TUF W3FAY FM18
233100 -13 2975  TF8KW W3FAY FM18
233115 -14 1879  W3FAY TF8KW -07 (x9)
233715  -8 2975  CE1KR W3FAY R FM18 (x2)
234045 -11 2975  KN4DS W3FAY FM18

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
032215 -21 1629  W3FAY IT9JNR -09

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.