WA1JQC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM17

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving WA1JQC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 53 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-08-26.

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 53 FT8 messages attributed to WA1JQC 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 (74%), followed by 80 m (26%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 19:00-01:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-13 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 14 20m · 39

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-08-26 19:58 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 53 messages
Active dates: 6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 21, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 14.

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 WA1JQC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

AC3RA · United States F5JQF · France RN3GB · European Russia HB9EFK · Switzerland LU7PBO · Argentina N3QXC · United States

Most frequent locator attributed to WA1JQC

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: FM17 · 22 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,470 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-26 19:58 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	WA1JQC S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-31 16:03	20m	- / -	DH7OM	-7 / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 19:58	20m	-9 / -	CT1END/P	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-26 19:48	20m	-12 / -15	RI1FJL	-11 / -	8	Partial capture
08-19 21:29	40m	- / -	F4ENK	-13 / -	2	Partial capture
08-09 21:23	40m	- / -	G5TV	-17 / -	5	Partial capture
07-30 00:55	40m	- / -	9A3AUH	-5 / -	5	Partial capture
07-30 00:54	40m	- / -9	RN3GB	-5 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 00:53	40m	- / -	DL9KM	-12 / -	6	Partial capture
07-30 00:52	40m	- / -14	UT5ZC	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 00:49	40m	- / -	RN6HK	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 00:45	80m	- / -	DK5WL	0 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 00:44	80m	- / -	EA7AH	-14 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 00:44	80m	-17 / -	LU7PBO	- / -14	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 00:43	80m	- / -	GM4KHE	-24 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 00:43	80m	- / -	UT5ZC	+6 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 00:41	80m	-17 / -	N3QXC	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-30 00:39	80m	- / -	HA7TM	+15 / -	2	Partial capture
07-30 00:37	80m	- / -	EA7AH	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
07-30 00:36	80m	- / -	DK5WL	-3 / -	3	Partial capture
07-30 00:36	80m	- / -	DO9BAU	+14 / -	24	Partial capture
07-30 00:35	80m	-20 / -	HB9EFK	+3 / -11	3	✓ Closing observed
07-26 20:19	10m	- / -14	PY2DS	-17 / -	2	Partial capture
07-26 19:49	20m	- / -	UR3LM	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
07-26 19:44	20m	-20 / -15	F5JQF	0 / -	9	✓ Closing observed
07-26 19:44	20m	- / -14	OS4K	-7 / -	4	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194945 -14 2180  WA1JQC UR3LM KN89
132830  -9 1102  WA1JQC IZ8EYN -19
194815 -15 1782  RI1FJL WA1JQC FM17
194830  -9  525  WA1JQC RI1FJL -15
194845 -11  782  RI1FJL WA1JQC FM17
194900 -17  465  WA1JQC RI1FJL -15
194915  -8  782  RI1FJL WA1JQC FM17 (x3)
195230  -7  465  WA1JQC RI1FJL -18
195515 -18 1782  M9OOS WA1JQC -12
195800  -8  782  CT1END/P WA1JQC FM17 (x2)
160330 -10 2631  WA1JQC DH7OM JO43 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
005530  -3 2535  WA1JQC 9A3AUH JN75
005600  -6 1100  WA1JQC RN3GB 73
005600 -10 1811  WA1JQC DL9KM JN68
005600  -3 2535  WA1JQC 9A3AUH JN75
005630 -11 1811  WA1JQC DL9KM JN68
005630  -5 2535  WA1JQC 9A3AUH JN75 (x3)
212315 -17 1374  WA1JQC G5TV IO93 (x5)
212915 -10 1156  WA1JQC F4ENK JN06 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
004445 -23 1910  WA1JQC GM4KHE IO75
004445 -13 1807  WA1JQC EA7AH IM67
004445 +15 2402  WA1JQC DO9BAU JO62
004545 -14 1807  WA1JQC EA7AH IM67
004545 +14 2402  WA1JQC DO9BAU JO62
004545  -1 1635  WA1JQC DK5WL JN39
004615 -14 1807  WA1JQC EA7AH IM67
004615 +14 2402  WA1JQC DO9BAU JO62
004615  -2 1635  WA1JQC DK5WL JN39
004645 +14 2402  WA1JQC DO9BAU JO62
004645  +3 1635  WA1JQC DK5WL JN39
004715 +18 2402  WA1JQC DO9BAU JO62 (x4)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
201900 -15 2350  WA1JQC PY2DS -14 (x2)

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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