WA3I — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving WA3I, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 26 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-03 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 26 FT8 messages attributed to WA3I as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (65%), followed by 20 m (35%). 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 (73%); the estimated median was -12 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 01:53 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 26 messages
- Active dates
- 4 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -12 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -21 to -10 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 19, 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 WA3I in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Most frequent locator attributed to WA3I
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 · 21 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 7,189 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-08-28 01:53 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 | WA3I S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 01:54 | 40m | - / -16 | R2BQM | 0 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-28 01:51 | 40m | -11 / - | W1AW/5 | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 01:44 | 40m | -11 / - | <...> | - / 0 | 12 | Partial capture |
| 07-29 00:12 | 20m | -15 / - | <...> | - / -5 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 07-23 00:41 | 40m | - / - | R2SDZ | -8 / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 07-03 21:38 | 20m | -22 / - | K2F | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 014715 -11 1988 <...> WA3I R+00 (x7) 015115 -11 1987 <W1AW/5> WA3I FM29 (x4) 015430 -3 1988 WA3I R2BQM -16 (x4)
UTC dB Audio Message 213845 -24 1976 K2F WA3I FM29 (x4) 001200 -16 2280 <...> WA3I FM29 (x5)
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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