WA1LAD — 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 WA1LAD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 58 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-09-18.

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 58 FT8 messages attributed to WA1LAD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (74%), followed by 20 m (26%). 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 moderate S/N range (62%); the estimated median was -15 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-15 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 43 20m · 15

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 02:29 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 58 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -15 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -19 to -11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 22, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 36, 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.

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with WA1LAD in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

RX9WN · Asiatic Russia ×2 DL4GCJ · Fed. Rep. of Germany GH5DX · Jersey 9K2WA · Kuwait 9K2YM · Kuwait G5TV · England K2A · United States KM5LY · United States YB5QZ · Indonesia VE1YX · Canada

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 WA1LAD

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 · 38 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 6,791 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-18 02:29 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	WA1LAD S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-18 02:28	40m	-19 / -	KB1LLL	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-18 02:16	40m	- / -13	9K2WA	-8 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
09-07 00:17	40m	-14 / -	UK8OM	- / -	9	Partial capture
09-07 00:11	40m	-16 / -	RX9WM	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-06 22:17	60m	- / -17	VE1YX	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-06 22:09	60m	- / -17	VE1YX	-18 / -	4	Partial capture
09-05 00:51	40m	-16 / -	8Q7PR	- / -	6	Partial capture
09-05 00:47	40m	-13 / -15	RX9WN	0 / -25	12	✓ Full exchange observed
09-05 00:35	40m	-16 / -	AM42SDC	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 01:05	40m	- / -	UA4FKT	+3 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 01:03	40m	-18 / -	KM5LY	- / -5	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 23:14	40m	- / -11	G5TV	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 23:04	40m	- / -	G5TV	-5 / -	5	Partial capture
08-06 01:33	20m	- / -	DL4GCJ	-13 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-05 23:11	40m	- / -21	YB5QZ	-14 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
07-23 02:36	40m	- / -15	YO3CBZ	-16 / -	6	Partial capture
07-17 01:31	40m	- / -15	SV9ANC	-15 / -	4	Partial capture
07-14 02:21	40m	- / -7	9K2YM	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-03 19:43	20m	- / -16	TM13COL	-11 / -	5	Partial capture
07-03 01:13	40m	- / -9	SV7SXE	-16 / -	7	Partial capture
07-03 00:55	40m	- / +2	K2A	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
001800 -13 1270  UK8OM WA1LAD FN41 (x7)
021630  -5 1703  WA1LAD 9K2WA -13 (x5)
022815 -19 1271  KB1LLL WA1LAD FN41 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220930 -24 1138  WA1LAD VE1YX -17 (x7)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
194345  -8 1433  WA1LAD TM13COL -16 (x5)
002130 -20 1305  <...> WA1LAD FN41
234745 -20 1305  GH5DX WA1LAD 73
183630  +7 2333  WA1LAD TF4M -13
013330 -14 1081  WA1LAD DL4GCJ JN47 (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.

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