W4MA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W4MA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 13 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 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 13 FT8 messages attributed to W4MA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (85%), followed by 40 m (15%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

13
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-20
Last attributed message: 2026-06-20 01:41 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
13 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 11, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, 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 W4MA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandW4MA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 20:42 20m - / -21 EA7GHD -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 22:20 20m - / -5 A71UN -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-28 20:11 20m - / - F1TIO 0 / - 2 Partial capture
07-28 20:08 20m - / - EA1FUB -7 / - 5 Partial capture
07-26 21:26 20m - / - RN3OG -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 21:51 20m - / -17 CT1BFP -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 01:44 40m - / - DL9KM -16 / - 2 Partial capture
06-26 01:31 40m - / -6 HB9EFK -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 01:13 40m - / - UA4FKT -14 / - 2 Partial capture
06-26 01:08 40m - / -14 PD4RJ -21 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 00:33 40m - / -10 HB9EFK +5 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200930  -7 1609  W4MA EA1FUB IN53 (x4)
201130  -5 2842  W4MA F1TIO IN87 (x2)
003630 -12 2041  W4MA SV5BYP R-09
004215  -6  840  W4MA II7MGBR R+04
004345 -11 1242  W4MA 7Z1BQ R-10
222000  -3  947  W4MA A71UN R-05 (x3)
204230  -2 1468  W4MA EA7GHD R-21 (x3)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
003315  +3 2404  W4MA HB9EFK R-10 (x4)
010145 -19 1366  W4MA S50PV JN76
010815 -21 1310  W4MA PD4RJ R-14 (x2)
011315 -13 1144  W4MA UA4FKT LO23 (x2)
013115  -2 2403  W4MA HB9EFK R-06 (x2)
014430 -15 1918  W4MA DL9KM JN68 (x2)

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