W8GQ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W8GQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 44 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-22 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 44 FT8 messages attributed to W8GQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 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 weak S/N range (64%); the estimated median was -17 dB.
Overview
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 44 messages
- Active dates
- 6 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -17 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -22 to -7 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 28, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.
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 W8GQ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
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 W8GQ
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
- EN83 · 18 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 7,333 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-08-27 02:17 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 | W8GQ S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-20 21:54 | 40m | - / -18 | F5NBU | +4 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-19 00:56 | 40m | - / - | F4HXJ | -2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-19 00:16 | 40m | - / - | F5PBG | +4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-10 02:30 | 40m | - / - | KC1KTS | -16 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-10 02:21 | 40m | - / - | F5PBG | -7 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-06 02:33 | 40m | - / -17 | R7DX | +12 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-04 01:54 | 40m | - / - | G5TV | +4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-01 02:18 | 40m | - / - | G5TV | -2 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-01 02:09 | 40m | - / - | G5TV | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-31 01:25 | 40m | - / -25 | PS8FR | -17 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-30 04:34 | 40m | - / -13 | F1PBZ | +4 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-30 03:15 | 80m | - / - | EA1CQ | -8 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-30 03:11 | 80m | - / - | EA1CQ | -12 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-30 03:06 | 80m | - / -8 | VP2MAA | -4 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-30 02:50 | 80m | - / - | DK5WL | +6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-30 02:42 | 80m | - / -19 | HB9CXZ | +9 / - | 7 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-30 02:35 | 80m | - / - | EA1CQ | -10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-30 02:27 | 80m | - / -4 | AA3B | -9 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-29 02:56 | 40m | - / +1 | N2SU | -9 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-29 02:55 | 40m | - / -14 | MI0NWA | -10 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-29 02:32 | 40m | - / -15 | F1DXP | +3 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-29 02:30 | 40m | - / -5 | W4CHA | -6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-29 02:26 | 40m | - / -18 | EA7R | +6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-29 01:54 | 40m | - / - | AC2PB | -11 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 22:42 | 20m | - / -15 | DL3MIB | +9 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 22:35 | 20m | - / -2 | IK5FCH | -11 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 01:51 | 20m | - / -10 | LA3LUA | -9 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 01:34 | 20m | -19 / -5 | HC5CG | -18 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-28 00:56 | 20m | -22 / -6 | KP4AH | -18 / -2 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-28 00:37 | 20m | - / +5 | KP4COD | -5 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 23:16 | 20m | - / 0 | DK6DM | -12 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 18:59 | 20m | - / - | F5PBG | +7 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 02:27 | 20m | - / -9 | G3VCQ | -6 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 02:20 | 20m | -12 / - | N6ZDH | - / -10 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-27 02:17 | 20m | -19 / - | KC0VTJ | - / -8 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-27 01:45 | 20m | - / -6 | KP4PW | -9 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-26 01:45 | 20m | - / -16 | WB4MNK | -7 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-26 01:42 | 20m | - / +5 | NA4MM | -18 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-26 00:36 | 20m | - / - | W4KWS | -9 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-25 23:37 | 20m | -17 / - | N6VMO | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-25 23:27 | 20m | -12 / - | NH6ZA | - / +5 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-25 23:23 | 20m | - / -12 | SQ8NA | -19 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-25 23:20 | 20m | -15 / - | 9A3TY | - / -7 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-25 23:17 | 20m | -16 / - | KI5HXC | - / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-25 23:15 | 20m | -7 / - | VA5KEN | - / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-25 23:12 | 20m | -18 / - | 9Y4DG | -21 / -12 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 08-25 01:05 | 40m | - / -19 | UT5ZC | +6 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-24 23:31 | 20m | - / +1 | IR7MGGC | -9 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-24 02:27 | 40m | - / -15 | 9A4ZM | 0 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-24 01:51 | 40m | - / -8 | DK7ZT | -16 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 022215 -9 1804 W8GQ F5PBG IN78 (x2) 023045 -18 1538 W8GQ KC1KTS RRR (x2) 001645 +9 603 W8GQ F5PBG IN78 (x2) 005645 +1 2996 W8GQ F4HXJ IN87 (x2) 010015 -20 1689 W8GQ F5PBG IN78 215415 +11 1145 W8GQ F5NBU JN28 (x4) 223500 -12 1209 W8GQ EB3JT JN01 223530 -16 2230 W8GQ W1NET FN41
UTC dB Audio Message 024315 +13 1902 W8GQ HB9CXZ -19 (x6) 025000 +5 1580 W8GQ DK5WL JN39 (x2) 030600 -3 727 W8GQ VP2MAA -08 (x2) 031115 -12 2000 W8GQ EA1CQ IN83 (x5)
UTC dB Audio Message 003845 -6 2981 W8GQ KP4COD RR73 005645 -14 1563 W8GQ KP4AH -06 005700 -22 1563 KP4AH W8GQ -02 005715 -21 1563 W8GQ KP4AH RR73 013415 -18 1171 W8GQ HC5CG -05 013530 -19 1171 HC5CG W8GQ RR73 015100 -9 403 W8GQ LA3LUA RR73 (x2) 223500 -12 1457 W8GQ IK5FCH -02 (x3) 224215 +6 1048 W8GQ DL3MIB JN57 (x4)
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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