W3KWH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN90

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W3KWH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 106 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-15 and 2026-06-20.

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 106 FT8 messages attributed to W3KWH as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (96%), followed by 40 m (4%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (68%); the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

106
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
20
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-15
Last attributed message: 2026-06-20 01:32 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
106 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to -8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 23, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 72, strong (≥ -8 dB) 11.

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to W3KWH

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
EN90 · 52 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,464 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-20 01:32 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 UTCBandW3KWH S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-19 20:04 20m - / - MW7AHM -18 / - 3 Partial capture
08-05 19:49 20m - / - F1PPH -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 21:40 20m - / -12 PD0IFI -7 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 21:36 20m - / -12 PD0IFI -7 / - 3 Partial capture
07-22 21:14 20m - / -1 F1PBZ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-22 19:55 20m - / -18 JA7BXS -23 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 19:46 20m - / -17 RC3KR -15 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
07-15 19:40 20m - / -16 EA1CQ -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 20:22 20m - / +4 HB9DTC 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 20:19 20m - / - DL7GAL -6 / - 7 Partial capture
06-24 20:03 20m - / -12 F4MXU +1 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 20:03 20m - / -21 OT8T -16 / - 4 Partial capture
06-24 19:57 20m - / -20 PA8S -7 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 19:52 20m - / -8 G5TV -9 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
213715  -7  837  W3KWH PD0IFI -12 (x7)
214415  -8  766  W3KWH NO LOG
194430 -17 1266  W3KWH F1PPH JN25 (x3)
210045 -12  870  W3KWH HB9SZV JN47
200430 -18 1271  W3KWH MW7AHM IO81 (x3)

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