GI6HKE — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Northern Ireland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO74

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving GI6HKE, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 23 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-09 and 2026-09-09.

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 23 FT8 messages attributed to GI6HKE as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (57%), followed by 20 m (43%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (96%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-10 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 13 20m · 10

First attributed message: 2026-07-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-09 19:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 23 messages
Active dates: 4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 5, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 10, strong (≥ -8 dB) 8.

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 GI6HKE in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DA1EA · Fed. Rep. of Germany DG5DR · Fed. Rep. of Germany DJ0MDC · Fed. Rep. of Germany DJ6JZ · Fed. Rep. of Germany DJ7BU · Fed. Rep. of Germany DK5OPA · Fed. Rep. of Germany F1PPH · France IZ5SIH · Italy PD1HBL · Netherlands R1BDX · European Russia UT7UJ · Ukraine CN8NS · Morocco

Most frequent locator attributed to GI6HKE

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: IO74 · 10 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,881 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-09 19:42 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	GI6HKE S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-10 15:47	40m	- / -13	DG9ZL	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-10 15:43	40m	- / -7	DF5DY	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 19:40	80m	-11 / -	TM35DCM	- / -8	2	Partial capture
09-09 19:36	80m	- / -21	LY1DY	+13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 19:35	80m	- / -8	HB3YBG	-16 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-09 19:33	80m	-9 / -5	DL1UDO	-8 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:30	80m	-14 / -16	IU3VSZ	-11 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:28	80m	-20 / -3	DO8DL	-10 / -5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:19	40m	- / -14	OZ/KD0NDU	-3 / -	2	Partial capture
09-05 16:02	40m	- / -	DL2GKW	-8 / -	6	Partial capture
08-27 20:57	40m	- / +1	I2CZQ	-7 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:49	40m	- / -16	CN8NS	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:45	40m	- / -15	UA7XA	-15 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:44	40m	- / +4	CT2HEX	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 20:37	80m	- / -	ES5MG	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-27 20:32	80m	- / -14	ES0MVM	+12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 15:24	20m	- / +5	F1PPH	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 15:18	20m	- / -	DA1EA	-2 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 15:17	20m	- / -6	DK5OPA	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-17 13:45	20m	- / -1	UT7UJ	-8 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-14 15:53	20m	-2 / -	DJ7BU	- / 0	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-09 04:11	40m	- / -12	YO9IAB	-12 / -	4	Partial capture
07-07 09:58	20m	- / -7	PD1AC	-21 / -	4	Partial capture
07-06 11:27	20m	- / -	IZ5SIH	-17 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-30 15:04	20m	- / -	PD1HBL	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
205830  -8 1262  GI6HKE I2CZQ 73
160200 -11 1553  GI6HKE DL2GKW JN47 (x3)
160300  -1 1374  GI6HKE DG1SCD JN58
160330  -9 1553  GI6HKE DL2GKW JN47 (x3)
191930  -3  961  GI6HKE OZ/KD0NDU -14
192030  -7 2439  GI6HKE R1QF -11
192030  -3  961  <GI6HKE> OZ/KD0NDU RRR
154330  -3  576  GI6HKE DF5DY R-07 (x2)
154730 -16 1394  GI6HKE DG9ZL R-13 (x2)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
193300 -13 1430  GI6HKE DL1UDO JO31
193315  -9 2768  DL1UDO GI6HKE -04
193330 -11 1430  GI6HKE DL1UDO R-05 (x2)
193500 -12 1803  GI6HKE HB3YBG JN36 (x3)
193630  +9 2769  GI6HKE LY1DY R-21 (x2)
193730 +19 2219  GI6HKE R2FEA -25
193915  -9 2768  ON6MX GI6HKE -05
194045 -10 2767  TM35DCM GI6HKE -08 (x2)
194215 -14 2768  <SQ100PKP> GI6HKE IO74
194330 +20 2569  GI6HKE RR73; UR5EEW <...> +08

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
151430  -9 2726  TK4QP GI6HKE IO74
151730  +0  558  GI6HKE DK5OPA JO30
151800  -7 1264  GI6HKE DB3MJ JN49
151830  -4  558  GI6HKE DK5OPA JO30
151830  -6 2381  GI6HKE DA1EA JO31
151900  -4  558  GI6HKE DK5OPA R-06 (x2)
151930  +3 2381  GI6HKE DA1EA R+13 (x4)
152430  -7 1264  GI6HKE F1PPH JN07 (x2)
152500  -5 2657  GI6HKE DL1R JN58
152530  +2 1264  GI6HKE F1PPH 73

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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