W8RAY — 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: EM89

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W8RAY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 8 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-16 and 2026-08-25.

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 8 FT8 messages attributed to W8RAY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -16 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

8
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-16 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 8
First attributed message: 2026-06-16
Last attributed message: 2026-08-25 01:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
8 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-16 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, 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 W8RAY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W8RAY

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
EM89 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,661 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-25 01:42 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 UTCBandW8RAY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
11-06 01:19 40m - / - CT1BFP -12 / - 13 Partial capture
11-06 01:08 40m - / -12 HI8ML -9 / - 3 Partial capture
11-05 00:33 40m - / -19 HI8J -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
11-04 23:30 40m - / -11 F1PBZ -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
11-04 02:52 40m - / - F5PBG -14 / - 2 Partial capture
11-04 02:49 40m - / -19 PI4DX +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-29 03:13 40m - / -17 EA1CUB -5 / - 6 Partial capture
10-29 03:08 40m - / -17 EA1CUB -11 / - 4 Partial capture
10-29 02:45 40m - / -12 EC3A -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
10-29 02:32 60m - / - HB9ALO -6 / - 3 Partial capture
10-29 02:28 60m - / - HB9ALO -5 / - 5 Partial capture
10-24 01:22 40m - / - F5PBG -5 / - 2 Partial capture
10-24 01:16 40m - / - F5PBG -1 / - 2 Partial capture
10-23 22:46 40m - / - F5PBG +6 / - 2 Partial capture
10-21 03:24 40m - / - HI8WJI -16 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 02:19 40m - / - RA6ABC +10 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 02:06 40m - / -19 DL3MIB -18 / - 2 Partial capture
10-02 01:51 40m - / -7 PI4DX +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
10-01 03:15 40m - / - DL3MIB -5 / - 6 Partial capture
10-01 03:14 40m - / -7 MI7XHT -9 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 02:22 20m - / -17 WV2B +4 / - 7 Partial capture
08-25 01:40 20m -16 / -14 TI5RR -7 / +7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-24 01:42 20m - / -12 PR8ZX -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 01:39 20m - / - PR8ZX -17 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 01:25 20m - / - PR8ZX -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-24 01:10 20m - / - DL1R +5 / - 9 Partial capture
08-24 00:28 20m - / -16 SV5BYP -2 / - 7 Partial capture
08-23 12:19 20m - / -22 EA7GB -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 02:28 20m - / -8 W8DPK -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 02:19 20m - / -9 ON3KJU -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 00:35 20m - / -16 DH2RL -14 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
010900  -8 2310  W8RAY HI8ML R-12 (x2)
011930 -10 1561  W8RAY CT1BFP IM59 (x13)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
034915 -11  692  W8RAY N8HRZ 73
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
022800 -22 2119  W8RAY KD2YQS R-09
022800 -10 1452  W8RAY HB9ALO JN45 (x8)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
014230 -15 1768  W8RAY PR8ZX R-12 (x2)
014015 -16 1107  TI5RR W8RAY EM89
014030  -6  906  W8RAY TI5RR -14
014045 -16 1107  TI5RR W8RAY R+07
014100  -8  906  W8RAY TI5RR RR73
014215 -21 1107  K8DV W8RAY EM89
022200  +6  679  W8RAY WV2B FM05 (x7)
024700  -5 2183  W8RAY F4ASA RR73

CW

No CW receptions recorded for this callsign in the last 30 days.

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