WA2TMB — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN13

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving WA2TMB, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-30.

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 7 FT8 messages attributed to WA2TMB 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 -6 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

7
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-26
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 15:18 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
7 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, 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 WA2TMB in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to WA2TMB

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
FN13 · 4 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,995 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 15:18 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 UTCBandWA2TMB S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-30 15:20 20m - / -10 ON4ASV +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:16 20m - / - R6TA +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 15:13 20m - / -22 R6FFB +10 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 20:38 20m -3 / - CU2JX - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 20:31 20m -6 / - PD0HSK -18 / -4 3 Partial capture
08-26 20:30 20m -10 / - SV1MOZ -17 / -8 2 Partial capture
08-26 20:28 20m - / +2 DL7GAL +4 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 20:27 20m - / -8 DH7OM -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 20:24 20m - / -7 SV5BYP +3 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 15:01 10m - / - ON4JMV -12 / - 9 Partial capture
07-09 14:43 10m - / -15 CN2DX +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203845  -3  682  CU2JX WA2TMB FN13
204515  -6  682  WA2TMB PD0DDA JO22
150845 -16 1884  WA2TMB YE4FNN -16
151315  +9 2477  WA2TMB R6FFB LN14 (x6)
151615 +10 2825  WA2TMB R6TA LN13
151615  -8  821  WA2TMB DL1NRC JN39
151645  -2 2825  WA2TMB R6TA LN13
151800 -17  821  LY2TS WA2TMB FN13
152000  +9  821  WA2TMB ON4ASV -10 (x2)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
144300  +5 1795  WA2TMB CN2DX -15 (x2)
150100 -10 1082  WA2TMB ON4JMV JO10
150100 -23 1526  WA2TMB F4LWD -04
150130 -12 1083  WA2TMB ON4JMV JO10 (x8)

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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