W6ZD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EL96

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W6ZD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 21 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-06-07.

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 21 FT8 messages attributed to W6ZD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (95%), followed by 40 m (5%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-17 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 1 20m · 20

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-06-07 01:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 21 messages
Active dates: 1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -17 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 14, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, 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 W6ZD in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

F1PBZ · France ×2 EB4DMH · Spain IT9CCB · Sicily UA4FEN · European Russia EA6AOD · Balearic Islands I1RJP · Italy IQ4JO · Italy M7EYP · England PC2J · Netherlands R6OD · European Russia

Most frequent locator attributed to W6ZD

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: EL96 · 21 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,634 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-06-07 01:58 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	W6ZD S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
07-24 00:10	40m	- / -18	EA6AOD	-18 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-23 00:17	40m	- / -24	M7EYP	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-21 01:22	40m	- / -	IK4LZH	0 / -	4	Partial capture
07-21 01:10	40m	- / -	F1IQH	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
07-21 01:10	40m	- / -	OH1EDK	-2 / -	6	Partial capture
07-21 00:35	40m	- / -21	R6OD	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-20 01:43	40m	- / -	OH1EDK	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
07-20 00:31	20m	- / -	RY6O	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
07-19 05:27	20m	- / -14	IT9CCB	-11 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 04:08	20m	- / -24	UA4FEN	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-19 04:06	20m	- / -16	R1AP	-8 / -	3	Partial capture
07-10 00:55	40m	- / -	G0KUC	-18 / -	2	Partial capture
07-10 00:37	40m	- / -22	PC2J	-9 / -	9	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 00:22	40m	- / -20	F1IQH	-17 / -	4	Partial capture
07-10 00:17	40m	- / -	PC2J	-10 / -	5	Partial capture
07-10 00:12	40m	- / -13	I1RJP	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-10 00:10	40m	- / -15	IQ4JO	+7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 23:48	20m	- / -15	EB4DMH	-14 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
011215  -6 2950  W6ZD OH1EDK KP01 (x3)
012215  -1  438  W6ZD IK4LZH JN54 (x4)
001745 -14 1095  W6ZD M7EYP R-24 (x2)
001045 -11  737  W6ZD F1PBZ RR73
001045 -16 1215  W6ZD EA6AOD -18 (x3)
001615 -17 1000  W6ZD F5NNN IN94
001815  -6 2004  W6ZD M0RUK IO92

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
234815 -10 1280  W6ZD EB4DMH IN80 (x3)
040615 -13  530  W6ZD R1AP -16 (x3)
040845  -4 1280  W6ZD UA4FEN -24 (x3)
052645  +2 1280  W6ZD UT6UA -18
052715  -9 1281  W6ZD IT9CCB R-14 (x2)
003115 -11 1280  W6ZD RY6O KN87 (x2)
225045  -6 2688  W6ZD F1PBZ RR73

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