WQ1D — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: United States Most frequent locator attributed to this token: FN42

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving WQ1D, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-28 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 7 FT8 messages attributed to WQ1D as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 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 -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

7
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-18 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 7
First attributed message: 2026-07-28
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 22:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
7 messages
Active dates
3 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) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1, 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 WQ1D in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to WQ1D

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
FN42 · 6 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
6,716 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 22:24 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 UTCBandWQ1D S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 22:23 20m -19 / - SP2DTW - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 22:19 20m -18 / - SP2DTW - / - 2 Partial capture
08-21 20:12 20m - / -14 LZ2INP +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-16 23:57 40m - / - SP5EXA -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-16 23:49 40m - / -20 EW8CW -8 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 23:04 20m - / -21 CT3MD -11 / - 2 Partial capture
08-06 10:30 20m - / -16 LA8ENA -16 / - 3 Partial capture
07-31 20:25 20m - / -5 R6AR +2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-29 12:58 20m - / -15 GJ0KYZ -6 / - 2 Partial capture
07-28 23:33 20m - / - EA3ACA -20 / - 2 Partial capture
07-24 00:13 20m - / -14 4Z5PT -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 22:40 20m - / -18 EA8UP -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-22 22:27 20m - / -16 ON8SGA -9 / - 5 Partial capture
07-21 21:45 20m - / - HB9TJG -2 / - 10 Partial capture
07-21 21:22 20m - / -13 K2ZJ -17 / - 2 Partial capture
07-20 22:45 20m - / -14 I3QDK -15 / - 5 Partial capture
07-20 22:30 20m - / -14 YO4NF -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-19 00:34 20m - / - 9A4ZM +2 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 22:55 20m - / -10 PW8BR -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 21:26 20m - / -19 R7RBE -5 / - 7 Partial capture
07-18 21:18 20m - / -23 DB1SO -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 21:28 20m - / -14 ON8SGA -11 / - 3 Partial capture
07-13 21:28 20m - / - DK9ZQ -18 / - 2 Partial capture
07-13 21:26 20m - / -9 HK3C -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-13 20:36 20m - / - R3PBR -16 / - 2 Partial capture
07-07 21:57 20m - / -25 DM4GG +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-07 21:41 20m - / -15 DL1R +1 / - 7 ✓ Closing fragment
06-29 22:42 20m - / -15 F4AQD -10 / - 5 Partial capture
06-29 19:05 20m - / -19 G4DBW -8 / - 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
193415 -11  976  WQ1D GM0GMN -12
194200  +4  404  WQ1D EA5ITW -18
201230  +6  653  WQ1D LZ2INP -14 (x2)
203315  -3 1296  WQ1D DL9RP -13
210100 -18 1959  W4MJH WQ1D FN42
145200 +12  421  WQ1D F5SZB IN95
193300 -11 2204  WQ1D EA2AA -14
195230 -17 1713  WQ1D HB10GBT -11
195400  -6 2626  WQ1D F4JLS -17
221900 -15 2096  SP2DTW WQ1D FN42 (x5)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
234930  -8 1182  WQ1D EW8CW KO52 (x4)
235700  -4 2106  WQ1D SP5EXA KO02 (x3)
235830 -11 2116  WQ1D S52D JN76

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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