W8GQ — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN83

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W8GQ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 46 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-22 and 2026-09-23.

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 46 FT8 messages attributed to W8GQ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (96%), followed by 40 m (4%). 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 (65%); the estimated median was -17 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-17 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 2 20m · 44

First attributed message: 2026-08-22
Last attributed message: 2026-09-23 00:53 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 46 messages
Active dates: 7 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) 30, 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:

PI4DX · Netherlands ×2 R7DX · European Russia ×2 9A3TY · Croatia 9K2GR · Kuwait 9Y4DG · Trinidad & Tobago CN8NS · Morocco DK6DM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL3MIB · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM1YS · Fed. Rep. of Germany F4HTA · France HC1DAZ · Ecuador HC5CG · Ecuador

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 · 19 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,333 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-23 00:53 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
09-25 23:56	40m	- / +2	PI4DX	+11 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-23 00:53	40m	-23 / -	K3YTL	- / -	2	Partial 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

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
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
005315 -22 1291  K3YTL W8GQ EN83 (x2)
235600  +9  941  W8GQ PI4DX +02 (x4)

80m

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)

20m

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.

CW

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