W4GAF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W4GAF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 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 6 FT8 messages attributed to W4GAF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 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 -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 6
First attributed message: 2026-06-20
Last attributed message: 2026-06-20 04:38 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, 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 W4GAF in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W4GAF

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
EM53
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,517 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-20 03:44 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 UTCBandW4GAF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-01 05:43 40m - / - F8ARK -1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-24 23:22 20m - / -15 IU2VBP -4 / - 4 Partial capture
08-24 23:21 20m - / - EA1NT -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-10 05:54 20m - / -18 IW4AOT -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 23:29 20m - / -12 CT3MD -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 06:26 20m - / -17 UA3GIE -11 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-02 04:56 20m - / -12 R2EC +5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-01 08:25 20m - / -15 HB9SFL -15 / - 14 Partial capture
07-31 09:48 20m - / -11 PD1TVN -7 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 04:32 40m - / -20 SP5HQZ -7 / - 5 Partial capture
07-30 05:07 20m - / -8 SP8AJK -16 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 21:02 20m - / -14 EA8CII -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-26 07:17 20m - / -11 GM5YTT -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-23 21:42 20m - / -4 EP5TJS -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-21 07:19 20m - / - DL1R +2 / - 7 Partial capture
07-18 01:38 20m - / -13 UY7VV +13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 03:46 20m - / -20 4Z1RZ -7 / - 2 Partial capture
07-14 23:56 20m - / -11 IK4LZH -8 / - 4 Partial capture
07-09 05:41 20m - / - UR5EDX +6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-09 05:33 20m - / - IZ0HDB -16 / - 3 Partial capture
07-08 04:32 40m - / -8 F4DIA -11 / - 3 Partial capture
07-06 07:05 20m - / - DL1R 0 / - 6 Partial capture
07-06 05:33 20m - / -14 F5IXN -18 / - 3 Partial capture
07-03 02:32 60m - / -15 DK7ZT -18 / - 3 Partial capture
06-29 07:10 20m - / -11 CT7AXN -24 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 06:46 20m - / - IU0TPA -7 / - 3 Partial capture
06-29 06:46 20m - / -14 OZ9FF -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044815  +0 2569  W4GAF II3DRC R-20
050245 -13 1906  W4GAF DK7ZT -22
043200 -12 1093  W4GAF F4DIA JN36 (x3)
041915 -20 1388  W4GAF G5TV IO93
043200  -7  579  W4GAF SP5HQZ R-20 (x5)
054315  +0 1278  W4GAF F8ARK IN94 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
062630 -11 1943  W4GAF UA3GIE KO92 (x4)
063430 -22 1925  W4GAF DL8WEM 73
232915 -13 1143  W4GAF CT3MD R-12 (x2)
055400  -6 1009  W4GAF IW4AOT -18 (x2)
232100  -7 1642  W4GAF EA1NT IN52 (x2)
232200  -4 2641  W4GAF IU2VBP JN45 (x4)
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
023245 -18 1900  W4GAF DK7ZT -15 (x3)

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