WA1EXA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN41

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving WA1EXA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-01 and 2026-08-20.

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 28 FT8 messages attributed to WA1EXA 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 -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

28
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
4
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 28
First attributed message: 2026-08-01
Last attributed message: 2026-08-20 22:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
28 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -7 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 8, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 16, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4.

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 WA1EXA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to WA1EXA

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
FN41 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,791 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-20 22:24 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 UTCBandWA1EXA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 23:23 60m - / -10 M0BCT -10 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 23:23 60m - / - PC2J -5 / - 6 Partial capture
09-17 23:22 60m - / - IK1BQD -3 / - 9 Partial capture
09-17 23:13 60m - / - DG4BZ -5 / - 7 Partial capture
09-17 23:13 60m - / -9 LA9JKA -15 / - 9 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 23:12 60m - / - PC2J -4 / - 6 Partial capture
09-10 22:51 60m - / -11 F5BRF -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:46 60m - / -18 IS0BOZ -12 / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 22:44 60m - / -9 ON8BB -6 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:41 60m - / -2 DL2YMG -9 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:41 60m - / - GM4ZMK +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:41 60m - / -15 MM0HVU -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:35 60m - / -16 US2YW -18 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:33 60m - / -13 G0AZH -7 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:33 60m - / -16 G3WGC -3 / - 8 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:32 60m - / -17 HA7TM +1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:25 60m - / -13 DK5WL -6 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 22:25 60m - / -13 DL7ACA -1 / - 10 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 22:24 60m - / +9 VE1YX -18 / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 20:36 20m - / - PD0DDA +6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-20 22:20 20m -10 / - WA4MUM - / -12 2 Partial capture
08-20 22:18 20m -10 / - 2W0YOX - / -8 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 22:18 20m - / -17 EA5ITW -9 / - 4 Partial capture
08-20 22:15 20m -12 / - VE3XZF - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 22:14 20m -10 / - PD2V - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 22:13 20m -10 / - US7UR - / +3 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 22:10 20m - / -8 UW5KW +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 22:08 20m - / -10 RY7F -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 22:02 20m - / -15 EA8DQE -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-01 22:10 20m -16 / - 5N0YEN - / - 4 Partial capture
08-01 22:07 20m -20 / - TA3JOH - / -14 2 Partial capture
07-30 01:03 20m - / -9 TN8GD -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-29 15:24 20m - / -11 G4DBW -9 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 22:26 20m - / -19 DL1BJN -11 / - 3 Partial capture
07-20 22:21 20m - / -14 HB9TIH -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 23:11 20m - / -15 4Z5PG +6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-19 23:11 20m - / -15 US5HL +4 / - 2 Partial capture
06-29 23:26 20m - / -11 DM5WGL -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 23:25 20m - / -11 F4AQD -7 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
232345  -6 2200  WA1EXA PC2J JO22
232345 -12 1560  WA1EXA M0BCT R-10
232345  -4 1310  WA1EXA IK1BQD JN35
232415  -2 2200  WA1EXA PC2J JO22
232415 -19 1559  WA1EXA M0BCT R-04
232415 -10 1310  WA1EXA IK1BQD JN35
232445  -4 2200  WA1EXA PC2J JO22
232445  -2 1560  WA1EXA M0BCT R-08
232445 -11 1309  WA1EXA IK1BQD JN35
232515  -6 2200  WA1EXA PC2J JO22
232515  -6 1560  WA1EXA M0BCT 73
232515  -1  894  WA1EXA IK1BQD JN35
232545  -2 2200  WA1EXA PC2J JO22
232545  -2  852  WA1EXA IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221830  -6  293  WA1EXA EA5ITW -17
221845 -11  909  2W0YOX WA1EXA -08
221900  -2  293  WA1EXA EA5ITW -17
221915  -9  910  2W0YOX WA1EXA -08
221930  -8  293  WA1EXA EA5ITW -17
221945  -9  910  2W0YOX WA1EXA RR73
222045  -7  910  WA4MUM WA1EXA -12 (x2)
222245 -10  910  CQ WA1EXA FN41 (x4)
203600  +6  802  WA1EXA PD0DDA JO22 (x3)

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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