W4GE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W4GE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 20 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-05 and 2026-09-12.

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 20 FT8 messages attributed to W4GE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (75%), followed by 20 m (15%) and 80 m (10%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's weak S/N range (70%); the estimated median was -18 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-18 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2 40m · 15 20m · 3

First attributed message: 2026-08-05
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 02:30 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 20 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -18 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -21 to -11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1.

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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with W4GE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

9A4ZM · Croatia F5OYA/P · France HI8RMQ · Dominican Republic KE0VWA · United States R2EC · European Russia R6OK · European Russia W4CNA · United States W4GIV · United States VP2MAA · Montserrat

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

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	W4GE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-12 02:29	80m	-17 / -	Z62NS	- / -13	2	Partial capture
09-03 02:30	40m	-19 / -	W1AW/4	- / +8	3	Partial capture
09-03 02:29	40m	-18 / -	W4CNA	- / +4	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 02:28	40m	-16 / -	R2EC	-10 / -10	3	✓ Closing observed
09-03 02:27	40m	-20 / -	W4GIV	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 02:24	40m	- / -12	F5OYA/P	-14 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 02:22	40m	-20 / -	HI8RMQ	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 02:22	40m	-19 / -9	R6OK	-7 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-30 03:12	80m	- / -	DK5WL	+10 / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 03:11	80m	- / -	VP2MAA	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 03:23	40m	-15 / -	KE0VWA	- / -23	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 22:50	20m	-11 / -	9A4ZM	- / +1	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
031130  +0  727  W4GE VP2MAA R FK86 (x2)
031200  +5 2469  W4GE IK6DLK JN63
031200 +11 1581  W4GE DK5WL JN39 (x3)
022915 -18 2715  Z62NS W4GE -13 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
022615 -20 1890  W4GE F5OYA/P R-12 (x2)
022700 -21 1889  W4GIV W4GE -10 (x2)
022800 -18 1888  R2EC W4GE -10 (x2)
022845 -10 2644  W4GE R2EC 73
022900 -18 1889  W4CNA W4GE +04
022915  -6 1891  W4GE UB6HJZ LN04
022945 -12  928  W4GE R2EA -12
023000 -19 1889  W4CNA W4GE RR73
023030 -19 1889  W1AW/4 W4GE +08 (x3)
230645  +0 2866  TA1/TF1OL W4GE -04

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
224715 -11 2618  RA0SE W4GE R-11
225045 -11 2618  9A4ZM W4GE +01 (x2)

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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