W6XK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: CM97

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W6XK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 35 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-06-17.

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 35 FT8 messages attributed to W6XK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). 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 (77%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

35
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
7
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-06-17 04:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
35 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 27.

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 W6XK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W6XK

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
CM97 · 18 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
9,630 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-17 04:09 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 UTCBandW6XK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-13 18:09 20m - / - EA3RR 0 / - 4 Partial capture
07-13 18:03 20m - / -1 EI/G0BNR -4 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 05:17 20m - / - EA3RR -11 / - 2 Partial capture
07-11 04:35 80m - / -16 IW0FFK -1 / - 3 Partial capture
06-30 05:23 20m - / - F4MXU -11 / - 4 Partial capture
06-30 05:21 20m - / -12 RA4CLU +3 / - 2 Partial capture
06-26 04:08 20m - / -17 RK6OZ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
06-26 04:04 20m - / -23 R2DN -14 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 04:01 20m - / - R2DN -16 / - 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
043530  +0  565  W6XK IW0FFK -16 (x3)
042045 -24 1136  W6XK EB7HQE IM87
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
052330  -2 2781  W6XK DG1KDD JO31
052400 -11 2339  W6XK F4MXU JN25 (x2)
052530  -1  510  W6XK RA4CLU -09
052530 -10 2339  W6XK F4MXU JN25
051730 -10 2526  W6XK EA3RR JN11 (x2)
180300  -3 2571  W6XK EI/G0BNR -01 (x2)
180945  +1 2525  W6XK EA3RR JN11 (x4)
200045  +9 3009  W6XK F6BIA JN18
151530 -10 2608  W6XK DL7VGU JO41

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