WA2LH — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FM29

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving WA2LH, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 36 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-30 and 2026-08-28.

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 36 FT8 messages attributed to WA2LH 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 (100%). 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 weak S/N range (81%); the estimated median was -18 dB.

Overview

36
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 36
First attributed message: 2026-07-30
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 20:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
36 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-18 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -15 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 29, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, 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 WA2LH in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 WA2LH

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
FM29 · 13 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
7,189 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 20:49 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 UTCBandWA2LH S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 20:59 20m - / -11 F1PBZ +3 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 20:49 20m - / - IZ0GRR -12 / - 4 Partial capture
08-28 20:40 20m - / -3 CT1EHK -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 22:08 20m - / - DL3XAK -2 / - 2 Partial capture
08-24 22:04 20m -13 / - PD0OTH -16 / -15 4 Partial capture
08-24 22:04 20m -20 / - KB4QZV - / -6 3 Partial capture
08-24 22:01 20m -15 / - N9AOT - / +8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 21:52 20m - / -18 PA1AA -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-24 21:29 20m - / -12 DK9ZQ -9 / - 9 Partial capture
08-22 00:49 20m - / - PE1NPS -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 23:35 20m - / -12 PD0RCQ -18 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 23:17 20m - / -13 IW3BYL -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 23:15 20m - / - DB3EH -13 / - 5 Partial capture
08-21 23:05 20m -16 / - W9MDM - / +4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 23:05 20m - / - US5ZCO -4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 23:03 20m - / -19 IW2MYH -17 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 23:02 20m - / - DM2FK -6 / - 3 Partial capture
08-21 23:02 20m - / - IU5HIU +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 22:59 20m -20 / -13 SV5BYP -4 / -10 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 22:56 20m - / - KZ2I -1 / - 5 Partial capture
08-21 22:56 20m -17 / -19 UX5UW 0 / -8 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 20:13 20m - / - OE6TXW -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-15 20:40 20m - / - M0SCK -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 23:41 20m - / - DL1R -8 / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 23:16 20m - / - DG5PW -17 / - 3 Partial capture
07-30 23:12 20m -20 / - KC0WSE - / +1 2 Partial capture
07-24 22:02 20m - / -15 PD4FL -15 / - 4 Partial capture
07-24 22:01 20m - / -5 DK0RST -21 / - 3 Partial capture
07-24 21:47 20m - / - PH7R -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-17 22:16 20m - / - IW2DNI -7 / - 2 Partial capture
07-17 22:08 20m - / -22 IW2DNI -11 / - 5 Partial capture
07-08 23:16 20m - / -20 HZ1BQ -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-08 22:39 20m - / - EA1IOK -12 / - 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
220830  +0 1651  WA2LH DL3XAK JO43
220915 -13 1651  DL1UDO WA2LH -07
203745  -8 1500  WA2LH CT1EHK IM58 (x3)
204930 -23 1501  CQ WA2LH FM29                         a1
204945 -11 2526  WA2LH IZ0GRR JN61
204945  -6 1888  WA2LH EA7UW IM76
205015 -15 2526  WA2LH IZ0GRR JN61 (x4)
205915  +2 2778  WA2LH F1PBZ -11 (x2)
210045  +3 1502  WA2LH DH2RL JN68

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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