W3TRO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W3TRO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 4 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-20 and 2026-08-25.
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 4 FT8 messages attributed to W3TRO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 20 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.
Overview
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 4 messages
- Active dates
- 3 UTC dates
- S/N summary
- Too few decodes
- S/N percentile sample
- Too small
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Not met
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 W3TRO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Most frequent locator attributed to W3TRO
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
- EL87
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 8,675 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-08-24 23:36 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 | W3TRO S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-25 23:20 | 20m | -22 / - | OY1HJ | - / -17 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 07-31 09:28 | 20m | - / -16 | PA3FMN | -2 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-23 00:18 | 20m | - / - | DK9ZQ | -14 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 230615 -10 463 W3TRO IK4LZH JN54 105445 -14 971 W3TRO DL3EBJ -16 001830 -14 881 W3TRO DK9ZQ JO41 (x2) 092815 -3 749 W3TRO PA3FMN -16 (x2) 093730 -15 1516 W3TRO PA7Q 73 224315 -12 704 AB4FS W3TRO -07 233645 -21 2213 LY5A W3TRO EL87 232045 -21 2005 OY1HJ W3TRO R-17 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 203430 -23 2132 W3TRO XQ3SK -23
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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