W5ZP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM15

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W5ZP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 32 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-09-13.

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 32 FT8 messages attributed to W5ZP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (47%), followed by 40 m (38%) and 20 m (16%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 23:00-05:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's moderate S/N range (72%); the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

32
Messages attributed
5
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 15 40m · 12 20m · 5
First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 01:45 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
32 messages
Active dates
5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to -5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 23, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 W5ZP 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 W5ZP

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
EM15 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
8,776 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 01:45 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 UTCBandW5ZP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-13 01:44 40m -10 / - W6M - / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 01:34 40m -10 / - W6L - / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 00:32 40m - / - WV2B -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 04:55 80m - / - DK5WL -8 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 04:51 80m - / - DL1RNI +23 / - 5 Partial capture
08-29 04:51 80m - / - IK2LFF -16 / - 10 Partial capture
08-29 04:50 80m - / - F4NGK -23 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 04:50 80m - / - OK1XV +13 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 04:50 80m - / - PA3KUS -11 / - 9 Partial capture
08-29 04:41 40m - / - G1CEC -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 04:40 40m - / - YO9IAB +5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 04:38 40m -11 / +9 W2HYW -22 / -3 2 Partial capture
08-22 02:05 80m - / - DK5WL -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 02:05 80m - / -11 DK7ZT +5 / - 5 Partial capture
08-22 02:02 80m -6 / - WD4OBP - / +3 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 01:59 80m -8 / - KD2WBX - / -11 4 Partial capture
08-22 01:58 80m - / - F4FPR -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 01:57 80m -8 / - K4SOO - / -1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 01:56 80m - / -21 DK7ZT +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 01:56 80m - / - DO3KTY -1 / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 01:56 80m - / - I1RJP -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 01:56 80m - / -9 MM0KQC -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 01:55 80m -11 / - KY4WI - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-08 23:41 40m -12 / - <...> - / -3 2 Partial capture
07-03 14:26 20m - / -18 DK7ZT -22 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044145 -16 2147  W5ZP G1CEC IO83 (x2)
044230 -14  841  NP3RK W5ZP EM15
003230  -6  670  W5ZP WV2B FM05 (x3)
013445  -9  489  W6L W5ZP EM15 (x3)
013800  -2  490  W5ZP YO4NF -13
013830  -3  415  W5ZP MI7XHT IO64
014145 -11  491  W6P W5ZP R-10
014415 -11  491  W6M W5ZP EM15 (x3)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
045230 +29 2884  W5ZP DL1RNI JO62 (x2)
045400  -8  982  W5ZP PA3KUS JO21
045400 -12 1423  W5ZP IK2LFF JN45
045430 -15  982  W5ZP PA3KUS JO21
045430 -13 1423  W5ZP IK2LFF JN45
045500 -15  982  W5ZP PA3KUS JO21
045500 -20 1423  W5ZP IK2LFF JN45
045530 -15  982  W5ZP PA3KUS JO21
045530 -24 1423  W5ZP IK2LFF JN45
045530  -7 1669  W5ZP DK5WL JN39
045600 -21 1423  W5ZP IK2LFF JN45
045600 -10 1669  W5ZP DK5WL JN39
045630 -21 1423  W5ZP IK2LFF JN45
045630  -8 1669  W5ZP DK5WL JN39
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
142615 -23 1907  W5ZP DK7ZT -18 (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.

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