WA2LAN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN20

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving WA2LAN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 47 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-16 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 47 FT8 messages attributed to WA2LAN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (83%), followed by 60 m (15%) and 20 m (2%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 7 40m · 39 20m · 1

First attributed message: 2026-08-16
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 01:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 47 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 18, strong (≥ -8 dB) 27.

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 WA2LAN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

SP7NC · Poland ×2 PA4PA · Netherlands ×2 G4SRT · England PI4DX · Netherlands 5P1KZX · Denmark G8KHF · England KC1WNO · United States KN6RO · United States M0BEW · England OK1WCF · Czech Republic R5DT · European Russia US1VM · Ukraine

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 WA2LAN

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: FN20 · 16 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,111 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-18 01:33 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	WA2LAN S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-18 01:32	40m	-5 / -	W6T	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-18 01:32	40m	- / -	F5PBG	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 01:30	40m	-8 / -	II8IHBC	- / 0	2	Partial capture
09-18 01:27	40m	- / -	SV1MOZ	-10 / -	5	Partial capture
09-18 01:25	40m	-16 / -	W6L	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 01:19	40m	-13 / -	W6I	- / -19	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:48	40m	- / -9	M0BEW	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 02:18	60m	- / -11	G4ZFJ	+4 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 02:14	60m	- / -	HB9SNR	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-15 02:09	60m	- / -	HB9SNR	-4 / -	4	Partial capture
09-15 01:55	40m	-4 / -	US1VM	- / -19	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:53	40m	-1 / -	SP7NC	- / -9	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:51	40m	-1 / -	5P1KZX	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:44	40m	-3 / -4	R5DT	+2 / -3	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 01:41	40m	- / -	UB4FGK	-3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-15 01:40	40m	- / -	R7WA	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
09-15 01:37	40m	-4 / -	PH82LIB	- / -9	7	Partial capture
09-15 01:33	40m	-6 / 0	KN6RO	-8 / +4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 00:35	60m	- / -	IW2MYH	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-10 00:35	60m	- / -15	PA4PA	+11 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:11	60m	-14 / -	SP7NC	- / -17	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-08 02:11	60m	- / -	F5MYK	-16 / -	4	Partial capture
09-08 02:09	60m	-10 / -	KF8EJM	- / -1	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 02:15	40m	-13 / -	OK1WCF	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 02:12	40m	-13 / -8	G8KHF	+2 / -15	6	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 01:31	60m	- / -	IZ3ATV	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 01:28	60m	- / -5	PA4PA	+12 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 01:23	60m	- / -	F4FPR	-7 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-24 00:14	60m	- / -18	DL5DQZ	+4 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 21:11	20m	- / -15	PI4DX	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-16 21:01	20m	-16 / 0	T77RN	-3 / -11	4	Partial capture
08-14 15:53	20m	- / -12	EA4T	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
07-18 01:10	80m	- / -15	DK7ZT	+6 / -	4	Partial capture
07-16 11:17	20m	- / -	DA1VID	-23 / -	4	Partial capture
06-30 02:09	80m	- / -13	TM2WWA	-1 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-22 00:31	60m	- / -16	G3WGC	-8 / -	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
012730 -14 1039  W6L WA2LAN 73
012745 -11  896  WA2LAN SV1MOZ KM17
012815  +2 1941  WA2LAN UA6LIK LN08
012815 -13  896  WA2LAN SV1MOZ KM17 (x4)
013045  -7  973  II8IHBC WA2LAN FN20 (x2)
013200  -2  972  WA2LAN F5PBG IN78
013230  +3 1938  WA2LAN UA6LIK LN08
013230  -1  972  WA2LAN F5PBG IN78
013245  -5  751  W6T WA2LAN FN20 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
021300 -12 2268  WA2LAN F5MYK IN97
003500 +10  256  WA2LAN PA4PA -15 (x2)
003530 -10 2181  WA2LAN IW2MYH JN45 (x3)
020930  -8 1263  WA2LAN HB9SNR JN36 (x6)
021845  +7  655  WA2LAN G4ZFJ JO01 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
111730 -24 1623  WA2LAN DA1VID JO31 (x4)
095600 -13  947  WA2LAN G4SRT RR73
155300 -14 1377  WA2LAN EA4T -12 (x2)
210130  -5  342  WA2LAN T77RN +00 (x3)
210245 -16 1059  T77RN WA2LAN R-11
211130 -12 1060  WA2LAN PI4DX -15 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
020930  +2 1137  WA2LAN TM2WWA -13 (x2)
011030 +10 1470  WA2LAN DK7ZT -15 (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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