W6AEA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W6AEA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 49 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-01 and 2026-09-18.

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 49 FT8 messages attributed to W6AEA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (86%), followed by 40 m (14%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (100%); the estimated median was +5 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

+5 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 42 40m · 7

First attributed message: 2026-09-01
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 01:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 49 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: +5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -1 to +9 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 49.

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 W6AEA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

R7BN · European Russia ×2 DL1KDA · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM1KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany EI3CTB · Ireland EW4DX · Belarus EW8CW · Belarus F5RRS · France KD8ECZ · United States LZ1GC · Bulgaria LZ3RG · Bulgaria OH2MA · Finland OH3NAQ · Finland

Most frequent locator attributed to W6AEA

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: FN65 · 20 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,256 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-04 03:01 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: FN64 (1).

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	W6AEA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-18 01:33	80m	- / -7	DK7ZT	+8 / -	3	Partial capture
09-18 01:33	80m	- / -	IN3WZS	+5 / -	9	Partial capture
09-18 01:33	80m	- / -	RA6OY	+9 / -	6	Partial capture
09-10 00:57	80m	- / -	PA3KUS	+4 / -	5	Partial capture
09-04 03:05	80m	- / -	DM1KM	+19 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:04	80m	- / -	EW8CW	+2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:01	80m	-4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -8	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:47	80m	- / -	R3RB	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-03 00:47	80m	- / -	PE0JBE	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:46	80m	- / -	9A5E	+7 / -	8	Partial capture
09-03 00:46	80m	- / -	DJ9BW	+1 / -	3	Partial capture
09-03 00:45	80m	+3 / -13	RX6DA	-3 / -7	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:44	80m	- / +1	UT3UZ	+4 / -	12	Partial capture
09-03 00:42	80m	- / -	RX6DA	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:42	80m	+4 / -14	LZ3RG	+9 / -	7	✓ Closing observed
09-03 00:41	80m	+4 / -	KD8ECZ	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 00:41	80m	- / -	IK6GTF	-13 / -	5	Partial capture
09-03 00:41	80m	+6 / +3	ON6AA	+3 / +7	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:39	80m	+4 / -10	EW4DX	-11 / -19	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:38	80m	- / +2	DK7ZT	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:36	80m	+4 / -9	LZ1GC	+9 / -4	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:35	80m	+6 / -14	DL1KDA	-9 / -7	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:35	80m	- / -	ON6AA	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:34	80m	+3 / -5	OH2MA	+6 / -19	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:34	80m	+6 / -5	OH3NAQ	+5 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:33	80m	- / -	DL1SRS	-7 / -	3	Partial capture
09-03 00:32	80m	+7 / -7	F5RRS	+3 / +3	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 00:31	80m	+9 / -	EI3CTB	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-03 00:31	80m	- / -	EA1IOK	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:31	80m	- / -	IU0NAD	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-03 00:31	80m	- / -	ON6AA	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:30	80m	- / +5	DK7ZT	+1 / -	5	Partial capture
09-03 00:29	80m	+9 / -26	R7BN	-9 / -	6	✓ Closing observed
09-03 00:28	80m	- / -	DL8TV	0 / -	15	Partial capture
09-03 00:27	80m	+8 / -	KD4DC	- / -6	3	Partial capture
09-03 00:27	80m	- / -	IU0NAD	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
09-03 00:27	80m	- / -	RX6DA	-5 / -	9	Partial capture
09-03 00:24	80m	- / -	ON6AA	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-03 00:24	80m	+11 / -	R7HL	-7 / -16	8	✓ Closing observed
09-03 00:24	80m	+7 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-01 02:15	40m	- / -	LZ3RG	-10 / -	6	Partial capture
09-01 02:13	40m	+1 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-25 22:27	80m	- / -	G3ZSS	+5 / -	47	Partial capture
07-06 13:23	10m	- / -	G4UGV	-12 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
013345  +9 1417  W6AEA RA6OY KN88
013345  +4  999  W6AEA IN3WZS JN56
013415 +10 1417  W6AEA RA6OY KN88
013415  +9  999  W6AEA IN3WZS JN56
013415 +10 1113  W6AEA DK7ZT -07
013445  +5 1417  W6AEA RA6OY KN88
013445  +1  999  W6AEA IN3WZS JN56
013515  +9 1417  W6AEA RA6OY KN88
013515  +7  999  W6AEA IN3WZS JN56
013515  +7 1113  W6AEA DK7ZT -07
013545 +10 1417  W6AEA RA6OY KN88
013545  +3  999  W6AEA IN3WZS JN56 (x4)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021345  +1 1942  RI1FJL W6AEA FN65 (x3)
021500 -19 1941  W6AEA LZ3RG KN12
021515  +1 1941  RI1FJL W6AEA FN65
021530 -17 1056  W6AEA WB4EHG EL96
021530  -8 1941  W6AEA LZ3RG KN12
021545  -1 1941  RI1FJL W6AEA FN65
021600 -10 1941  W6AEA LZ3RG KN12
021615  -2 1941  RI1FJL W6AEA FN65
021630  -4 1941  W6AEA LZ3RG KN12 (x2)
021715  +0 1941  RI1FJL W6AEA FN65
021730  -8 1941  W6AEA LZ3RG KN12

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
131145 -12 2500  W6AEA PA2RUS -15
131215  -9 2482  W6AEA IK7YZB JN80
132315 -10  852  W6AEA G4UGV IO90 (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.

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