W8AF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Locator transmitted in a decoded message: EM99

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W8AF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 75 related FT8 messages, observed on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 12 UTC dates. Heard between 2026-05-17 and 2026-08-10.

These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not the station's official logbook. Times are UTC. Decoder S/N describes messages received at SO8OO; inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.

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Overview

75
Related messages
0
CQ messages
12
UTC dates heard
-8 dB
Mean decoder S/N

Bands

First seen: 2026-05-17
Last seen: 2026-08-10 22:18 UTC

Frequent QSO partners observed at SO8OO

Stations W8AF worked most often, as logged from our receiver:

Activity Heatmap

Locator transmitted by W8AF

Approximate centre of EM99, decoded 2026-06-03 00:53 UTC. A transmitted locator is not proof of the operator's permanent location.

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 UTCBandW8AF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-11 00:17 80m - / - SP1MGM -1 / - 4 Partial capture
08-08 00:31 40m - / -4 GB64MOD -4 / - 6 Partial capture
08-08 00:28 40m - / -19 YO7BPC -15 / - 9 Partial capture
08-08 00:27 40m - / - PI4DX -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-20 00:17 80m - / - TN8GD -24 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-19 01:14 40m - / 0 OA4ENG -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
06-19 01:10 80m - / - DL1BBO +2 / - 2 Partial capture
06-19 01:07 80m -12 / - <...> - / -7 4 Partial capture
06-19 00:48 80m - / - F5MYK -6 / - 2 Partial capture
06-18 01:26 80m - / - SV8JE +18 / - 4 Partial capture
06-18 01:25 80m -24 / - N2U - / - 4 Partial capture
06-18 01:22 80m -22 / - K8DF - / +3 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-18 01:01 40m - / - F5PBG -7 / - 3 Partial capture
06-18 01:01 40m - / - F6FHZ -15 / - 4 Partial capture
06-03 00:52 20m -16 / - HK3G - / -14 6 Partial capture
05-28 19:59 20m - / -17 GJ0KYZ 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
004815  -7 2106  W8AF F5MYK IN97 (x2)
010745 -13  598  <...> W8AF R-07 (x4)
011030  +3 2796  W8AF DL1BBO JO43 (x2)
001730 -23 1609  W8AF TN8GD RR73 (x2)
001700 -14 2365  W8AF MI7XHT IO64
001700  -3 1446  W8AF SP1MGM JO73 (x4)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
003115 -19  892  W8AF YO7BPC -19
003115  -3  770  W8AF GB64MOD -04 (x2)
003215 -17  892  W8AF YO7BPC -19
003215  -2  771  W8AF GB64MOD -04
003245 -10  892  W8AF YO7BPC -19
003245  -3  770  W8AF GB64MOD -04
003315 -18  892  W8AF YO7BPC -19
003315  -7  770  W8AF GB64MOD -04
003345 -11  892  W8AF YO7BPC -19
003345  -4  770  W8AF GB64MOD -04
224400 -24 1375  W8AF G5TV IO93
232200 -18 2201  W8AF CN8NS -13
232300 -19 2200  W8AF RR73; KN0BLE <...> -10
001215 -21 1835  W8AF SP0DF JO73
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
195945  -1  716  W8AF GJ0KYZ -17 (x2)
005245 -19 1342  HK3G W8AF EM99 (x6)
003930 -20 1544  W8AF A71UN -02

Decoder S/N history by band

Daily averages across messages associated with this profile as decoded at SO8OO.