W4WHQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample

73 messages

Active dates

7 UTC dates

Estimated median S/N

-19 dB

Estimated 10th-90th percentile

-24 to -15 dB

Recurring-pattern threshold

Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 63, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with W4WHQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 W4WHQ

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

EM95 · 26 decoded messages

SO8OO receiver locator

KN09VW

Locator-centre separation

7,876 km (approx.)

Last such locator decoded

2026-09-08 02:57 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.

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

UTC    dB Audio  Message
025815  -9  393  W4WHQ IW2MYH JN45
025830 -16 1070  WA2HMM W4WHQ RRR
025845  -3  393  W4WHQ IW2MYH JN45
030045  -3 1071  W4WHQ UR5LAK KN89 (x4)
030815 -18 1176  W4WHQ ON3CL -12
030845  +2 2937  W4WHQ ON4XM -10
030845 -19 1176  W4WHQ ON3CL -12
030915  -5 2937  W4WHQ ON4XM -12
030945 -18 1175  W4WHQ ON3CL -12 (x4)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
024430 -20  741  N6KD W4WHQ RRR
024445  +1 2814  W4WHQ 9A5TW JN83
024500 -19  742  N6KD W4WHQ RRR
024515  +4 2814  W4WHQ 9A5TW JN83
024600 -21  742  N6KD W4WHQ RRR (x8)
025945 +21 2812  W4WHQ OM1DMT JN88 (x3)

UTC    dB Audio  Message
024915 -23 1714  W4WHQ RN6MA -17
025745 -19 2199  W4WHQ 4X5MZ -15
001245 -12 1325  W4WHQ RN6MA -16 (x3)
001345  -7 2635  W4WHQ F1PBZ -09
211845 -16 1345  W4WHQ UW8SM KN28
211915  -1  463  W4WHQ IK4LZH JN54
211945 -21 1346  W4WHQ UW8SM KN28
211945  -4  463  W4WHQ IK4LZH JN54 (x3)
020145  -8 2607  W4WHQ OK2CNI JN79 (x3)

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.