W8RJC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: EN72

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving W8RJC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-16 and 2026-06-17.

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 7 FT8 messages attributed to W8RJC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 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 -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

7
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-16
Last attributed message: 2026-06-17 02:15 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
7 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, 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 W8RJC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to W8RJC

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
EN72 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,524 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-16 02:06 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 UTCBandW8RJC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 22:10 20m - / - I4RHP -9 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 22:02 20m - / - SV5BYP -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 19:59 20m - / - OK1CT +6 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
160830 -18 1375  W8RJC EA4T -18
201430  -5 1964  W8RJC HB9TIH R-19
195900  +5 2118  W8RJC OK1CT JN69 (x2)
200930  -3 1377  W8RJC EA4T -15
212915 -20 1926  W8RJC EC1D IN72
215230 -23 2272  W8RJC KQ3K R-05
220245 -14 2063  W8RJC SV5BYP KM46 (x2)
221045  -9 2480  W8RJC I4RHP JN54 (x3)
175145  -3 2258  W8RJC GJ0KYZ IN89

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