W6AER — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: CM87

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W6AER, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 8 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-12.

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 8 FT8 messages attributed to W6AER 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 (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -23 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

8
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-23 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 8
First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-09-12 03:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
8 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-23 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) 1, 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 W6AER in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W6AER

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
CM87 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
9,697 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 03:34 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: FN31 (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 UTCBandW6AER S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-12 03:33 80m - / - IZ5NRF -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 03:33 80m - / - F4IIX -23 / - 4 Partial capture
09-12 03:33 80m - / -9 SQ9DJQ -8 / - 5 Partial capture
09-12 03:30 80m - / - EA3HMM -11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 03:30 80m -23 / -9 IZ2AMW -7 / - 6 ✓ Closing observed
09-12 03:27 80m - / -15 ON6AA +6 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 14:02 40m - / -18 RW4CB -11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-08 03:12 40m - / - KS4OT -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-05 04:14 80m - / - F5PBG -15 / - 4 Partial capture
09-05 04:14 80m - / - HB9ALO -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-05 04:13 80m - / - G4BWP +7 / - 6 Partial capture
09-05 04:13 80m - / - ON6AA 0 / - 4 Partial capture
09-05 04:13 80m - / -18 E78W +6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:53 80m - / -15 DK7ZT -2 / - 4 Partial capture
09-04 03:50 80m - / -20 PA3KUS +5 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 03:49 80m - / -15 OE9LWV +10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 02:41 80m - / -10 OR7K +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-03 03:34 40m - / - F5PBG -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-03 02:35 40m - / - F5PBG -6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-03 02:30 40m - / - F5PBG -9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 04:02 40m - / -16 NA9Y -23 / - 3 Partial capture
09-01 03:20 40m - / -8 WE9V -1 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 02:58 80m - / - ON6AA -5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 04:01 80m - / - IK5CHL -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 03:35 80m - / -18 SP7XIF -1 / - 6 Partial capture
08-31 03:34 80m -19 / -5 LZ1KU +10 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 05:16 40m - / - F4BHK -19 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 04:44 40m - / - EA3CUU -22 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 04:35 40m - / - F4DIA -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 03:02 40m - / -5 WB3FAA -13 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 04:50 20m - / -22 EA2XX -7 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:33 20m - / -11 TI5RR -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:11 80m - / - ON6AA +5 / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 04:10 80m - / - DO5PY -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 04:10 80m - / - F9IE -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 04:10 80m - / - I4IKW +2 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 04:10 80m - / -18 DL2HUC -9 / - 11 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 04:10 80m - / -5 ON1JP -18 / - 4 Partial capture
08-26 04:08 80m -24 / - MW7TTA -22 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-26 04:06 80m - / - DL2HUC +6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 04:04 80m -22 / -7 PI4DX +9 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
08-26 03:54 20m - / - R6BY -3 / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 03:54 20m - / -14 RT6C +22 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 14:33 20m - / - G4MQL -12 / - 3 Partial capture
07-25 03:57 20m - / +8 Z62NS -16 / - 5 Partial capture
07-25 03:56 20m - / - IU2WCY -9 / - 2 Partial capture
07-25 03:51 20m - / -16 R2GF -3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
033245 -16 1620  CQ W6AER FN31
033300  -8 2622  W6AER SQ9DJQ -09
033300  +3 1620  W6AER HA7TM JN97
033300 -24 1965  W6AER F4IIX IN95
033300 -17 1192  W6AER EA3AKY JN01
033315 -17 1619  KD2ZZA W6AER +06
033330  -9 2622  W6AER SQ9DJQ -09
033330  -6 1842  W6AER IZ5NRF JN53
033330 -21 1965  W6AER F4IIX IN95
033400 -12 2622  W6AER SQ9DJQ -09
033400  -5 1842  W6AER IZ5NRF JN53
033400 -24 1965  W6AER F4IIX IN95
033430  -4 2622  W6AER SQ9DJQ -09
033430 -22 1964  W6AER F4IIX IN95
033500  -7 2622  W6AER SQ9DJQ -09
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
023130 -11 1110  W6AER F5PBG IN78 (x5)
032415  -1  539  W6AER EA5W IM97
033445  +0  616  W6AER F5PBG IN78 (x2)
014215 -16 2471  W6AER KD2WBX FN13
031230 -17 2238  W6AER KS4OT EM83 (x2)
140200  -9 1747  W6AER RW4CB -18 (x3)
033615 -23 1656  W6AER HK3YL -02
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
035530 +20  380  W6AER RT6C R-14 (x3)
035630  -4 1892  W6AER R6BY KN84 (x2)
043315  -7  908  W6AER TI5RR -11 (x2)
043730 -13 2684  W6AER Z35T RR73
045000 -11 2080  W6AER EA2XX IM97 (x5)
232845 -16 2217  W6AER HI3A -09
141915 -11  659  W6AER YF1CAD -18

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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