WA3RGY — 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 WA3RGY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-01 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 7 FT8 messages attributed to WA3RGY 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 (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-18 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 7

First attributed message: 2026-09-01
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 00:08 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 7 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -18 dB
S/N percentile sample: Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, 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. 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 WA3RGY in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

CO7HH · Cuba CT3IQ · Madeira Islands DJ2MS · Fed. Rep. of Germany G1CEC · England G8KHF · England HZ1TT · Saudi Arabia OE8DDX · Austria

Most frequent locator attributed to WA3RGY

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 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 7,189 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-02 22:42 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	WA3RGY S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-18 00:17	40m	- / -	F5PBG	-2 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 00:16	40m	- / -11	G8KHF	+11 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 00:11	40m	- / -9	9K2WA	-12 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 00:08	40m	-11 / -	CO7HH	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 00:02	40m	- / -16	HZ1TT	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-12 01:03	40m	- / -22	9K2YM	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 23:14	40m	- / -2	DK7ZT	-18 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 23:13	40m	- / -17	IW2MYH	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
09-01 23:12	40m	- / -11	IR7MGGC	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 23:03	40m	- / -7	DK7ZT	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
09-01 23:03	40m	- / -	OK1WCF	-9 / -	4	Partial capture
09-01 23:02	40m	- / -11	G1CEC	-17 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 23:00	40m	- / -14	DJ2MS	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-17 00:34	40m	- / -11	DK7ZT	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
07-17 00:19	40m	- / -2	DK5ON	-16 / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
010400  -4 1346  WA3RGY 9K2YM -22
011230 -22 2162  WA3RGY LZ2VQ KN23
000200 -16 1729  WA3RGY HZ1TT -16 (x2)
000300 -10  886  WA3RGY F5PBG IN78
000415 -11  886  LA8ENA WA3RGY R-25
000815  -9  886  CO7HH WA3RGY R-09 (x2)
001100 -10 1704  WA3RGY 9K2WA -09 (x2)
001600 +12  653  WA3RGY G8KHF -11 (x3)
001730  -3  886  WA3RGY F5PBG IN78 (x2)

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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