YO4DW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Romania Most frequent locator attributed to this token: KN44

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving YO4DW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,076 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, across 25 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-09-02.

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 1,076 FT8 messages attributed to YO4DW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 25 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (65%), followed by 40 m (25%) and 80 m (11%). Most decodes (69%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8.6 dB.

Overview

1,076
Messages attributed
25
UTC dates decoded
109
Active 15-min windows
-8.6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-09-02 18:30 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,076 messages
Active dates
25 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8.6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 145, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 396, strong (≥ -8 dB) 535.

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.

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 YO4DW

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
KN44 · 333 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
813 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-02 18:30 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: KN34 (328).

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 UTCBandYO4DW S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-02 18:29 80m -3 / - RI1FJL - / -21 4 Partial capture
09-02 18:23 80m +3 / - RI1FJL - / - 4 Partial capture
09-01 20:51 80m +4 / - JI2FBG - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 20:47 80m +9 / - JA4LKB -10 / -7 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 20:46 80m +10 / - JH4SUY - / -18 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 20:45 80m 0 / - RA0SCA -16 / -11 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-01 20:21 80m -4 / - RI1FJL - / - 12 Partial capture
09-01 20:19 80m -6 / - VK3BDX - / -19 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 20:16 80m -9 / - RI1FJL - / - 6 Partial capture
09-01 20:14 80m -6 / - V51WH - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 13:15 20m - / -16 PA2AMJ -4 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 13:13 20m - / -12 F1IQH -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 13:11 20m - / -15 PA2AMJ -5 / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 02:30 80m +11 / - VA1TTY - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 02:21 20m - / -4 W6NWS +4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:20 20m - / -4 WV2B 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 02:17 40m - / - TA3NK +2 / - 6 Partial capture
08-28 02:00 80m +3 / - WK1O - / - 3 Partial capture
08-28 01:53 80m +2 / - WK1O - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 01:49 80m -1 / -13 CT2GQA -13 / -15 13 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 13:46 20m - / - 4X1UF -11 / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 13:46 20m - / +7 PD1WMD +2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 13:42 20m - / +6 PA0ARR -6 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 13:41 20m -16 / - PC9F - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 13:39 20m -4 / - 7N1FRE - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 19:53 20m -7 / - N2BJ - / - 2 Partial capture
08-12 08:36 20m - / - IK4LZH +3 / - 4 Partial capture
08-12 08:22 20m -13 / - DL8RBL - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 08:14 20m -13 / -12 IV3JBR -18 / -3 3 Partial capture
08-12 08:12 20m -12 / - 9A2HX/P - / -15 2 Partial capture
08-12 08:03 20m -17 / - UR5WCS - / +6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 08:01 20m -14 / - R9FGJ - / -15 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 07:58 20m -14 / - RD1A - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 23:01 80m +5 / -11 TF4M +1 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-11 22:56 40m -10 / - CN8NS - / -10 6 Partial capture
08-11 22:55 40m -10 / - KZ2N - / - 2 Partial capture
08-11 22:54 40m -12 / - K1VMT - / -18 2 Partial capture
08-11 22:48 40m -12 / - ON1DGN - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 22:47 40m -7 / - VU2MSA - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 22:43 40m -8 / - BG5JGG - / -21 2 Partial capture
08-11 22:42 40m -9 / - TN8GD - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-11 22:41 40m -7 / - D2UY - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 10:59 10m - / -2 F1PBZ -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 13:28 20m - / -2 F1PBZ -7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 13:19 20m - / - SP1ZMO -12 / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 17:57 40m -10 / - JA7AUM - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-04 17:54 40m -5 / - RD3TBQ -10 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-04 17:54 40m -7 / -18 RA9UES -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-04 17:46 40m -12 / -1 RC6OZ -14 / -11 2 Partial capture
08-04 17:44 40m -10 / - DG2EBG - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
205015  +8  902  JA4LKB YO4DW R-07 (x2)
205115  +3  902  JI2FBG YO4DW R-16 (x2)
205215  -5  902  CQ YO4DW KN44 (x2)
182115  +3  770  RI1FJL YO4DW KN44 (x9)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
022000 -10  773  YO4DW WO4SFA FM05
022015  -1  730  YO4DW WV2B -04 (x2)
022145  +4  934  YO4DW W6NWS -04 (x2)
022545 -12  602  YO4DW W1AW/2 -09
131130 -10  826  YO4DW PA2AMJ -15 (x3)
131330 -18  825  YO4DW F1IQH R-12 (x2)
131530  -8  824  YO4DW PA2AMJ -16 (x4)
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
225615 -12 2349  KZ2N YO4DW KN44
225645 -14 2348  CN8NS YO4DW KN44 (x6)
020700 -15 2066  YO4DW KD1J FN31
021430  -2  737  YO4DW TA3NK KM39 (x7)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
105915  -5 2538  YO4DW F1PBZ -02 (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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