W5ZG — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W5ZG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-01 and 2026-10-31.

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 7 FT8 messages attributed to W5ZG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (57%), followed by 40 m (43%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -20 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-20 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 4 40m · 3

First attributed message: 2026-09-01
Last attributed message: 2026-10-31 05:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 7 messages
Active dates: 3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -20 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, 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 W5ZG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

G4AMT · England ×2 F5UKW · France HB9SLO · Switzerland K2PL · United States 9A4ZM · Croatia F5ADE · France F6HUK · France G5TV · England IT9JNR · Sicily IZ5WTV · Italy OA4ENG · Peru F5OWT · France

Most frequent locator attributed to W5ZG

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: EM20 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 9,123 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-31 05:47 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	W5ZG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
11-06 05:40	160m	- / -8	K2PL	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
11-06 04:08	160m	- / -22	LY7M	+12 / -	2	Partial capture
11-05 06:10	80m	- / -	IU4BJC	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
11-05 05:56	80m	- / -19	EA2KV	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
11-05 05:51	40m	- / +5	F5ADE	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
11-05 05:21	40m	- / -21	IU5AWQ	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
11-02 04:42	40m	- / -1	IT9JNR	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
11-01 03:23	60m	- / -18	6W/IK2HKT	-8 / -	2	Partial capture
10-31 06:02	80m	- / -	MW7TTA	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
10-31 05:59	80m	- / -13	I1RJP	+11 / -	3	Partial capture
10-31 05:54	80m	- / -	I1RJP	+7 / -	4	Partial capture
10-31 05:47	80m	- / -	I1RJP	+17 / -	3	Partial capture
10-27 04:55	160m	- / -19	G0BLB	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
10-25 01:48	160m	- / -15	F5UKW	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-24 05:44	40m	- / -14	F6HUK	-2 / -	8	✓ Closing fragment
10-18 04:13	60m	- / -20	HA5UK	-13 / -	3	Partial capture
10-18 04:09	60m	- / -9	HB9ALO	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-16 14:48	10m	- / -8	EA5JKM	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
10-12 04:23	80m	- / -19	ON3ANY	+9 / -	3	Partial capture
10-09 03:47	60m	- / -14	F5OWT	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-04 05:02	160m	- / -16	DL1RWN	+18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-29 04:51	80m	- / -14	ON7GB	+7 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-29 04:51	80m	- / -14	SV8JE	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-23 01:42	80m	-21 / -15	I1WXY	+6 / -25	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-23 01:30	80m	-20 / -11	PA4PA	+5 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
09-22 03:24	40m	- / -	MI7XHT	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-22 03:13	40m	- / -17	IZ5WTV	+8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 04:47	160m	- / -18	HB9SLO	-11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 05:52	80m	- / -25	ON6LEO	-4 / -	8	Partial capture
09-08 05:27	80m	- / -9	G4AMT	0 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 05:40	80m	- / -17	F1PBZ	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-04 05:20	80m	- / -15	F5USK	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
09-04 01:50	80m	- / -6	KY4WI	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 05:14	40m	- / -8	G5TV	-17 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 05:12	40m	- / -	OE9DAI	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 05:08	40m	- / -	E77WA	-6 / -	6	Partial capture
09-01 05:06	40m	- / -	G5TV	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-01 04:46	40m	- / -	DK1STE	+9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 04:14	40m	- / -	G5TV	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 04:32	80m	- / -22	DK9WI	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 03:20	80m	- / -7	G4AMT	+13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 01:31	80m	- / -20	EA5JK	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
031000 -14 1809  W5ZG K1SFA R FN32
044730 -12 1966  W5ZG HB9SLO -18 (x3)
050215 +18  390  W5ZG DL1RWN -16 (x2)
014845  -3 1165  W5ZG F5UKW -15 (x2)
045530 -12 1025  W5ZG G0BLB -19 (x2)
021030 -11  608  W5ZG 6W/IK2HKT -20
040815 +11 1693  W5ZG LY7M -22 (x2)
054045  -5  474  W5ZG K2PL -08 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
055930 +11 1550  W5ZG I1RJP R-13 (x3)
060200 -13 2637  W5ZG MW7TTA IO73 (x3)
055600 -20 2401  W5ZG EA2KV -19 (x2)
061000 -12 1239  W5ZG IU4BJC JN54 (x5)
061815  +4 1760  W5ZG G3RWF -24 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
054800  -6  535  W5ZG F6HUK RR73
055130  -8  809  W5ZG PE1NMM JO32
044945  -7  942  W5ZG CT2HEX IM58
045645  -6  832  W5ZG CT7BRV -15
044230 -10 2398  W5ZG IT9JNR -01 (x3)
045030  -6 2490  W5ZG W6NWS +03
050815 -15 2449  W5ZG HB9TIH JN36
052130 -10 1995  W5ZG IU5AWQ -21 (x3)
055130  -9 2188  W5ZG F5ADE +05 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
034530 -17 2036  W5ZG F5RMK RR73
034745  -5 1908  W5ZG F5OWT -14 (x2)
040900  +1 1280  W5ZG HB9ALO -09 (x2)
041315 -13  980  W5ZG HA5UK -20 (x3)
032300  -7  637  W5ZG 6W/IK2HKT -18 (x2)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
151515 -15 1039  W5ZG CR7BRV -18
144815 -13 2482  W5ZG EA5JKM -08 (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.

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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