W4MAA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM84

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W4MAA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-16 and 2026-08-26.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to W4MAA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 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 -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

23
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-16
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 08:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
23 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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).

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.

Most frequent locator attributed to W4MAA

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
EM84 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,079 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-26 08:03 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 UTCBandW4MAA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 07:32 20m - / - DL9KV -8 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 07:18 20m - / -19 OE9KFV +5 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 01:39 20m - / -13 TJ1GD -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 20:12 20m - / -11 F6EKI -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 00:55 80m - / -11 N1TQP -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 09:06 20m - / -14 DB2VS -3 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:59 20m - / -16 DC7OT -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:27 20m - / -18 PD0OKP +9 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:26 20m - / -16 DF1BV -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:26 20m - / - PA2WCB +19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 07:44 20m - / - DG7MAQ -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 06:19 20m - / -4 ON4JPE +10 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 06:01 20m - / -15 YL2CI -16 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:21 20m - / -12 RU3KV +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:20 20m - / -18 RC6OG +14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 02:05 20m - / - F4EGM -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 01:45 20m - / - F4EGM -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 23:39 20m - / -19 UA6YW +8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 22:38 20m - / - UA6YW -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 21:55 20m - / -20 DK4RH -3 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 21:48 20m - / -11 EA1PZM -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 21:29 20m - / -13 F4JZW +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 10:20 20m - / -12 DF7BN -4 / - 6 Partial capture
08-26 07:43 20m - / - EA8DQE -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 07:20 20m - / -10 OS4K +1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 05:52 20m - / -24 M0KSE +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:33 20m -20 / - UT2PC - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:18 20m -23 / - PD0DDA - / -16 2 Partial capture
08-26 02:10 20m -6 / - RK9UN - / -13 2 Partial capture
08-26 00:07 20m - / - W3HZL -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 22:18 20m - / -12 EA1AJT -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 22:17 20m - / -11 CT1FSA -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 21:48 20m - / -10 DA1EA -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 21:28 20m - / -20 IK4LZH 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 21:22 20m - / -14 IZ3GOO +9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 08:27 20m - / -18 DK8ZZ -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 07:36 20m - / -20 DL1GKH -7 / - 11 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 06:50 20m - / -17 OE5CCN +10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 06:38 20m - / -15 PD2WL -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 04:52 20m - / -1 EA7BEI -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 04:23 20m - / +4 EA7BEI -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 05:35 20m - / - OH5BM -21 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 05:10 20m - / - F5GSJ -10 / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 04:40 20m - / - LZ1VVD +1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 02:25 20m - / - IS0KNG -23 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 23:43 20m - / - PA3GDL +2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 23:04 20m - / - EA7LGM -1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-17 23:01 20m - / - EA7LGM -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 22:58 20m - / - EA7LGM -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-17 21:39 20m - / -15 GD7RVP -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201415  -7 1073  W4MAA F6EKI 73
013900  -9  518  W4MAA TJ1GD R-13 (x2)
071815  +1 2494  W4MAA OE9KFV JN47 (x6)
073215  -6  939  W4MAA DL9KV JO31 (x4)
073515  -9  797  W4MAA MW3FLI RR73
073745 -18  939  W4MAA DL9KV JO31
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
030545  +1  243  W4MAA SV8JE KM08 (x4)
031045 -24 1560  W4MAA W1MLT RR73
031045 +12  288  W4MAA SV8JE KM08 (x6)
005530 -16  317  W4MAA N1TQP -11 (x2)
022015 -13 2137  W4MAA NA3M FM19
031630 -19 2608  W4MAA XE2X RR73
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
043330  +0 2804  W4MAA LA6YEA JO48 (x2)
043400  -5  383  W4MAA IK6CGO JN63
044600  -6  526  W4MAA DC6MY 73
003430 -12  942  W4MAA EA5HM IM99 (x3)
004145  +5 2551  W4MAA RW3QU KO90 (x3)
023000  -9  665  W4MAA G6OTZ IO92 (x2)
042215  -3 2519  W4MAA LZ3BS KN22 (x3)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
200945 -15 1268  W4MAA PU2XEE -12
174445 -15  996  W4MAA LU5FF R-09

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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