W3ML — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W3ML, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-07-27.
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 13 FT8 messages attributed to W3ML as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 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 -21 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.
Overview
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 13 messages
- Active dates
- 3 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -21 dB
- S/N percentile sample
- Too small
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Not met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 12, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, 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 W3ML in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Most frequent locator attributed to W3ML
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
- EN61 · 11 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 7,717 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-07-27 01:39 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 | W3ML S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-22 00:43 | 20m | - / -10 | 8Z1IT | -10 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-22 00:38 | 20m | - / -10 | 8Z1IT | -10 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-16 01:24 | 80m | - / - | SV8JE | -9 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-16 01:24 | 80m | - / - | DO5HOK | +3 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 00:46 | 40m | - / - | F5PBG | -10 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-01 00:42 | 40m | - / -18 | A71XX | -4 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-27 01:37 | 20m | -21 / - | P5TIH | - / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 07-27 00:54 | 20m | -21 / - | EP5TJS | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 07-03 01:05 | 20m | -20 / - | <...> | - / -5 | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 012345 +5 2010 W3ML TF3VS HP94 012415 +3 808 W3ML DO5HOK JO41 012445 -2 206 W3ML SV8JE KM08 012445 -2 2497 W3ML EA3AKY JN01 012445 +4 808 W3ML DO5HOK JO41 012515 -15 206 W3ML SV8JE KM08 012515 +3 808 W3ML DO5HOK JO41 012545 -11 206 W3ML SV8JE KM08 002730 -24 1952 W3ML VE9HF RR73
UTC dB Audio Message 005415 -21 1655 EP5TJS W3ML EN61 (x2) 013745 -22 1655 P5TIH W3ML EN61 (x5) 003845 -8 2387 W3ML 8Z1IT -10 (x7) 004845 -4 1972 W3ML YO4NF -12
UTC dB Audio Message 020445 +2 2564 W3ML 9A4ZM JN86 004230 -5 664 W3ML A71XX -18 (x3) 004600 -9 784 W3ML F5PBG IN78 (x4) 013500 -17 1936 W3ML YO4NF -18
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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