W8BLA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EM84

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W8BLA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 50 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-08-28.

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 50 FT8 messages attributed to W8BLA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 5 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (98%) fell within the six-hour window 22:00-04:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 50

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 22:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 50 messages
Active dates: 5 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 15, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 17, strong (≥ -8 dB) 18.

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 W8BLA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

9A3TGY · Croatia AP2AM · Pakistan DK3XU · Fed. Rep. of Germany G1SID · England G7FTN · England LB6CG · Norway R2DN · European Russia R9ON · Asiatic Russia R9SB · Asiatic Russia RU5A · European Russia SV2KD · Greece TA1SY · European Turkey

Attributed messages by UTC hour

Rolling 90-day UTC chart window. Counts follow decoded message structure: the first token for CQ, or the second token in a directed-looking message.

Most frequent locator attributed to W8BLA

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: EM84 · 26 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 8,079 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-28 22:44 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	W8BLA S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-18 20:42	160m	- / -	RU3XK	-2 / -	5	Partial capture
09-17 20:32	160m	- / -	DH1NSP	-24 / -	2	Partial capture
09-09 17:16	80m	- / -	UF3T	+3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-09 17:10	80m	- / -	OH3CV	+5 / -	11	Partial capture
09-06 20:32	80m	- / -	OH4BW	+10 / -	4	Partial capture
08-28 23:04	20m	- / -	IK2LRF	0 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 22:43	20m	-14 / -	VA3LG/W2	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 22:38	20m	-10 / -	HA3HM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 22:37	20m	- / -2	F1PBZ	+5 / -	2	Partial capture
08-28 22:35	20m	-8 / -	9A3TGY	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:55	20m	-20 / -	R9ON	-24 / -20	5	✓ Closing observed
08-26 02:48	20m	- / -12	UN7PNF	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:43	20m	- / -10	R8CIS	-24 / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 02:43	20m	-10 / -	7Z1FF	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-26 02:41	20m	-11 / -	G7FTN	- / -8	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:33	20m	- / +3	UA4FEN	-18 / -	4	Partial capture
08-26 02:30	20m	- / -9	UN7PNF	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
08-26 02:29	20m	- / -1	R9SB	+11 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:25	20m	-12 / -	TA1SY	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 02:24	20m	-10 / -	R9JAU	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 02:23	20m	-8 / -	AP2AM	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:20	20m	0 / -	AP2AM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 02:18	20m	+2 / -	SV2KD	- / -15	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:16	20m	+1 / -	LB6CG	- / -13	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:15	20m	+5 / -	DK3XU	- / -17	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-26 02:14	20m	+3 / -14	<...>	-11 / -15	2	Partial capture
08-18 23:37	40m	- / -	F6FDY	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
08-18 23:33	40m	- / -11	F5NBU	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-31 22:39	20m	-20 / -	RU5A	- / -13	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 23:53	40m	- / -2	DJ9BX	+4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 23:20	40m	- / -5	EC3A	-20 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-29 19:44	80m	- / -	9A4ZM	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
07-03 20:04	20m	- / -	G4DBW	-15 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203245 -24 1962  W8BLA DH1NSP JN59 (x2)
204215  -4 2012  W8BLA RU3XK KO73 (x5)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
171015  +3 2522  W8BLA OH3CV KP11 (x9)
171615  +4 1057  W8BLA UF3T LO16
171615  +5 2885  W8BLA OH3CV KP11
171645  +2 1057  W8BLA UF3T LO16
171645  +9 2885  W8BLA OH3CV KP11
171915  -5 1057  W8BLA UF3T LO16
171915  +3  308  W8BLA OH3CV KP11

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
030130 -23 1390  TA1SY W8BLA RR73
030330 -24 1390  R2DN W8BLA RR73
223500  -9 1388  W8BLA F6EAZ JN27
223530  -7 1388  9A3TGY W8BLA EM84 (x2)
223715  +6 2778  W8BLA F1PBZ -02 (x2)
223815  -9 1388  HA3HM W8BLA EM84 (x2)
224045 -11 1387  YO3NSS W8BLA EM84
224245 -14 1387  HA3HM W8BLA R-16
224345 -15 1388  VA3LG/W2 W8BLA EM84 (x2)
230415  -1 1780  W8BLA IK2LRF JN45 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
231100 -21 1387  W8BLA G5TV IO93
232045 -22 1393  W8BLA EC3A -05 (x3)
234845 -18 1386  W8BLA G5TV IO93
235300  +5 2078  W8BLA DJ9BX -02 (x2)
000745 -12  597  W8BLA DK8HC JO42
233215 -15 2441  W8BLA PD0U -12
233315  -5 1470  W8BLA F5NBU R-11 (x2)
233745 -13  781  W8BLA F6FDY JN33 (x2)
235945 -18 1471  W8BLA UX1VT KN68

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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