W4NEG — 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 W4NEG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 26 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-19 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 26 FT8 messages attributed to W4NEG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (77%) fell within the six-hour window 00:00-06:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -14 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-14 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 26

First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 00:05 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 26 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -14 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -10 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 9, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 15, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2.

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 W4NEG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

CT1FUH · Portugal DL9AHB · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA3HRE · Spain II0NRG · Italy IS0BPX · Sardinia IS0KNG · Sardinia OK1CSM · Czech Republic ON6HC · Belgium PD0DDA · Netherlands PD1DTH · Netherlands R3DHP · European Russia RU4SS · European Russia

Most frequent locator attributed to W4NEG

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 · 18 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,079 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-26 00:05 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	W4NEG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-22 03:39	20m	- / -	US6CQ	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
08-11 04:58	20m	- / -7	RU4SS	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-08 05:35	20m	- / -2	<...>	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-01 07:16	20m	- / -	F4NGC	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
07-28 07:52	20m	- / -6	DL9AHB	-17 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 07:46	20m	- / -8	EA3HRE	-8 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 07:39	20m	-19 / -16	IS0KNG	-16 / -2	3	✓ Full exchange observed
07-28 07:27	20m	- / -14	OK1CSM	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 07:22	20m	- / -	EA5HPF	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
07-28 07:06	20m	- / -11	PD1DTH	-17 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-21 07:02	20m	- / -	IU7SEL	-23 / -	3	Partial capture
07-20 05:07	20m	- / -	UX1VT	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
07-20 05:05	20m	- / -17	DL3LBK	-3 / -	5	Partial capture
07-19 07:46	20m	- / -20	SP6VXS	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-17 05:01	20m	- / -12	II0NRG	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-13 22:53	20m	- / +2	CT1FUH	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-08 04:03	20m	- / -7	SV7JAR	-13 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
052900 -15 1809  W4NEG EH3ST -12

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
075315 -16 1616  W4NEG DL9AHB RR73
071630 -20 1769  W4NEG F4NGC IN95 (x3)
053245 -12 1244  W4NEG PD1DG JO22
053445  -8  646  W4NEG F6JON/QRP -03
053545  -5  646  W4NEG <...> -02 (x2)
045845 -14 2189  W4NEG RU4SS -07 (x2)
050245 -16 1048  W4NEG UB3DQR R-13
033345 +11 2548  W4NEG US6CQ KN69 (x3)
000515 -14 1692  DC1KN W4NEG EM84

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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