W5ZG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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. 3 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-01.

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 3 FT8 messages attributed to W5ZG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The available sample contains attributed decodes on 40 m (100%). The sample is too small to infer a recurring UTC-hour or received-S/N pattern.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

S/N pattern not inferred

Bands

40m · 3

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

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 3 messages
Active dates: 1 UTC dates
S/N summary: Too few decodes
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

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 HB9SLO · Switzerland 4X1FK · Israel 9A4ZM · Croatia G5TV · England OA4ENG · Peru EA5JK · Spain KY4WI · United States

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 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 9,123 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-01 05:10 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
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
07-15 03:43	20m	- / -2	4X1FK	-8 / -	2	✓ 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)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
052000 -21 2139  W5ZG F5USK JN03 (x2)
054030  -8 2603  W5ZG F1PBZ -17 (x3)
052700  +2 2702  W5ZG G4AMT -09 (x2)
055230  -1 1352  W5ZG ON6LEO JO21 (x8)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
050930  -9 1164  W5ZG E77WA JN83 (x3)
051045 -20 1097  RI1FJL W5ZG EM20
051100  -7 1170  W5ZG E77WA JN83
051130 -17 2001  W5ZG G5TV IO93
051230  +6 2122  W5ZG OE9DAI JN47 (x2)
051430 -19 2000  W5ZG G5TV IO93 (x6)
052000  -7 2838  W5ZG F5URG -01

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
033715 -16 2281  W5ZG A71XX -16
034300  -8 1004  W5ZG 4X1FK R-02 (x2)

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