GI7LOU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Northern Ireland Most frequent locator attributed to this token: IO64

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving GI7LOU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,289 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 61 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-13 and 2026-10-11.

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 1,289 FT8 messages attributed to GI7LOU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 61 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (48%), followed by 80 m (36%) and 60 m (9%). Most decodes (87%) fell within the six-hour window 18:00-00:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (83%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

1,289
Messages attributed
61
UTC dates decoded
222
Active 15-min windows
-3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 464 60m · 116 40m · 619 20m · 90
First attributed message: 2026-06-13
Last attributed message: 2026-10-11 21:24 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
1,289 messages
Active dates
61 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 26, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 198, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,065.

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 GI7LOU in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 GI7LOU

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
IO64 · 890 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
2,010 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-11 21:24 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 UTCBandGI7LOU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-11 20:46 80m -9 / - 7L8NRI - / - 3 Partial capture
10-11 20:27 40m - / - DL9FFM -2 / - 3 Partial capture
10-11 20:25 40m -5 / - ZS1J - / -15 6 ✓ Closing fragment
10-11 19:02 40m -11 / - JW6VM - / - 2 Partial capture
10-11 18:54 40m - / - EB3BRC -8 / - 2 Partial capture
10-11 18:52 40m 0 / - EY7BM - / - 10 Partial capture
10-09 20:04 40m +1 / - VK7AC - / - 5 Partial capture
10-09 20:01 40m +1 / - VK3NX -21 / -15 4 ✓ Closing observed
10-09 19:53 40m -1 / - VK7AC - / - 6 Partial capture
10-05 21:53 40m +2 / - TJ1GD - / -18 5 Partial capture
10-05 21:44 40m +4 / - C5R - / -8 6 ✓ Closing fragment
10-05 21:37 40m +2 / - C5R - / - 2 Partial capture
10-01 20:36 40m -2 / - JJ2IJU - / -23 4 Partial capture
10-01 20:31 80m -3 / - BD8ENU - / +4 5 Partial capture
10-01 20:23 80m -9 / - BD8ENU - / +4 7 Partial capture
10-01 19:59 80m -7 / - BD8ENU - / - 8 Partial capture
10-01 19:43 80m -12 / - BD8ENU - / - 8 Partial capture
09-30 21:50 40m -10 / - BI3UPU - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:28 40m +2 / - JA4NIJ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-30 21:25 40m -2 / - JA9NFO - / -13 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-30 21:23 40m -1 / - HL2CFY - / - 2 Partial capture
09-30 21:22 40m -4 / -13 JA4FSH -9 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-30 19:05 80m -13 / - JF1LMB - / - 3 Partial capture
09-30 18:11 80m - / -15 HA7XL +18 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 21:39 40m -8 / - CX4BAN - / -18 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-28 19:52 40m - / - F6FHZ -1 / - 4 Partial capture
09-28 19:51 40m 0 / - JA8EPO - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-26 22:04 80m -3 / - YB5QZ - / - 5 Partial capture
09-26 21:33 40m -6 / - FG4AO - / -15 3 Partial capture
09-26 21:31 40m -8 / - BA8BLK - / -17 2 Partial capture
09-26 21:09 40m -8 / - BG3UPS - / - 2 Partial capture
09-26 20:44 80m -11 / - TK4QP - / - 4 Partial capture
09-26 20:40 80m -12 / - TK4QP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-26 20:32 40m -6 / - JH7BKN - / - 2 Partial capture
09-26 13:20 40m - / - SP1ZMO -9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-26 07:00 40m - / - IK2ZJR -8 / - 5 Partial capture
09-25 21:54 40m -3 / - BG4UCZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-25 21:29 80m -2 / - JA6MWW - / -6 5 Partial capture
09-25 21:28 80m +1 / - JH4GXE - / -7 2 Partial capture
09-25 21:27 80m - / - DO5PY +6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-25 21:23 80m -6 / - JA6MWW - / -8 2 Partial capture
09-25 21:22 80m -3 / - JA6BZI - / -14 3 Partial capture
09-25 21:11 80m - / - OE6TNO +14 / - 9 Partial capture
09-25 21:07 80m +1 / - JA5AQC - / - 5 Partial capture
09-25 07:12 40m - / - F1HFP -10 / - 3 Partial capture
09-24 05:38 60m - / - LY2J -14 / - 2 Partial capture
09-23 20:23 60m - / - S57MPU 0 / - 4 Partial capture
09-23 20:20 60m -6 / +6 TF3VG -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-23 20:01 80m -15 / - RI1FJZ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-23 18:55 40m -4 / - JH4CPC -12 / -11 7 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203315  -3 2703  BD8ENU GI7LOU +04 (x4)
204630 -11 2704  7L8NRI GI7LOU IO64 (x3)
204800  -7 2704  CQ JA GI7LOU IO64 (x4)
205015 -11 2716  GI7LOU IU2THY JN45
205715 -10 2803  CQ JA GI7LOU IO64 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185600  +1 2739  EY7BM GI7LOU IO64 (x3)
190230 -10 2740  JW6VM GI7LOU IO64 (x2)
202500  -2 2840  ZS1J GI7LOU IO64 (x6)
202745  -1 2839  GI7LOU DL9FFM JO40 (x3)
203000  -4 2840  EY7BM GI7LOU IO64
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
061615  -7  434  GI7LOU F1UFX -07 (x2)
212115  -5  433  4U1A GI7LOU IO64
202015  -7  335  TF3VG GI7LOU IO64
202130 -14 1038  GI7LOU TF3VG +06
202215  -4  334  TF3VG GI7LOU 73
202300  -2 1180  GI7LOU S57MPU JN76 (x4)
053745 -22 1831  GI7LOU IK4CBO JN54
053845 -16 1327  GI7LOU LY2J KO14 (x2)
053915 -18 1125  GI7LOU DG1FK JO40
173745 -17  234  9H6C GI7LOU IO64
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
065130  -9 2858  KL7TC GI7LOU IO64
190045  -8 2863  YY0MJA GI7LOU IO64
062145  +3 2360  EP2AES GI7LOU IO64 (x4)
192215  -3 2861  CQ DX GI7LOU IO64
192230  -6 2859  GI7LOU DJ0MAB JN49
192315  -2 2861  CQ DX GI7LOU IO64
192330  -9 2473  GI7LOU F5PEG JN28 (x5)
192615  -6 2861  ON1DGN GI7LOU 73
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203900 -10  570  GI7LOU TK5K RR73

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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