I8IGS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JM78

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving I8IGS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 271 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-21 and 2026-09-21.

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 271 FT8 messages attributed to I8IGS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (76%), followed by 20 m (15%) and 160 m (4%). Most decodes (60%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

271
Messages attributed
18
UTC dates decoded
49
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 11 80m · 4 40m · 207 20m · 40 10m · 9
First attributed message: 2026-07-21
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 17:44 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
271 messages
Active dates
18 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 78, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 54, strong (≥ -8 dB) 139.

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 I8IGS 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 I8IGS

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
JM78 · 69 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,381 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-21 17:35 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 UTCBandI8IGS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-21 17:44 40m 0 / - RI1FJZ - / -18 2 Partial capture
09-21 17:43 40m - / - PA3AGN -7 / - 2 Partial capture
09-21 17:41 40m -2 / - 9H1KR - / -12 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 17:40 40m - / - F8MRQ -3 / - 2 Partial capture
09-21 17:39 40m -6 / - BG2ATH - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 17:38 40m -8 / - RA9SJG - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-21 17:37 40m -7 / - RX9WM -9 / -9 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-21 17:36 40m -5 / - E70SZ -3 / -8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-21 05:31 40m -9 / - SM7MDI - / -12 4 Partial capture
09-21 05:20 40m - / - F8MRQ -4 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 17:48 160m -16 / -16 EW8W +6 / -14 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 10:58 40m - / -7 S56LKP -16 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 07:00 40m - / - SP9UPH +9 / - 3 Partial capture
09-20 07:00 40m - / -2 S57CT 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:48 40m -20 / - MW0HMV - / -4 5 Partial capture
09-20 06:47 40m - / -12 MI0NWA -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:44 40m -20 / - EA3HMM - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:41 40m -16 / - C31KC - / -17 2 Partial capture
09-20 06:35 40m -22 / 0 HG0NPJ +8 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 06:30 40m -20 / -4 HB9ACA -13 / -7 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 06:24 40m -14 / - OA4ENG - / -16 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:23 40m -15 / - WA4FU - / -9 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:19 40m -17 / - HK3YL - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 06:14 40m -16 / - J88IH - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 20:12 40m -1 / - EW2ZC - / -9 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 13:28 40m -17 / - EU2ABK - / -16 5 Partial capture
09-19 13:25 40m -15 / -10 OH3MB -18 / -16 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 13:22 40m -16 / - IZ0PAP - / +1 2 Partial capture
09-18 09:16 40m - / - UT4PA 0 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-18 09:15 40m - / -11 YU7AS -10 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:03 40m -1 / - RW3ZC - / -14 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 21:36 40m -10 / - XV9B - / -16 9 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 21:29 40m 0 / - TJ1GD - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 20:55 40m -2 / - JE1VTZ - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 20:52 40m - / - UB6OCP -16 / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 20:31 40m -12 / -24 SN1A -12 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 20:22 40m -10 / - KG6JDX - / -16 10 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 20:13 40m -9 / - UN7PPV - / -15 4 Partial capture
09-16 20:12 40m -4 / - M0EGG - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-16 17:33 80m +3 / - KH8WW - / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 06:45 40m -18 / - ZL1VAH - / -13 3 Partial capture
09-16 06:44 40m -16 / - SV1DKR -17 / 0 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 06:39 40m -17 / -1 IU8RFW -14 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 06:37 40m -15 / -16 TK5NJ -18 / -1 4 Partial capture
09-12 21:29 160m -22 / - F5JAE - / -21 2 Partial capture
09-12 21:23 160m - / - SP9MRP -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 21:22 160m - / - OM1AN -3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 09:47 40m - / - UT4PA -12 / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 09:46 40m -24 / -11 S53AK -1 / -13 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 07:39 40m - / - UT4PA -2 / - 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
173800  -9  290  I8IGS RX9WM 73
173815  -8  971  RA9SJG I8IGS -11 (x2)
173945  -6  971  BG2ATH I8IGS -14 (x2)
174030  -1  970  I8IGS F8MRQ JN17 (x2)
174115  -8  971  9H1KR I8IGS -12 (x4)
174330  -7 1141  I8IGS PA3AGN JO22 (x2)
174415  -2  971  RI1FJZ I8IGS -18 (x2)
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
212330  -3 1586  I8IGS SP9MRP JO90
212330  -5 2038  I8IGS OM1AN JN88
212400  -8 1586  I8IGS SP9MRP JO90
212645 -21 1586  F5JAE I8IGS -21 (x3)
174600 -19 1534  EW8W I8IGS -16 (x2)
174845  +9 2078  I8IGS EW8W R-16
174900 -17 1534  EW8W I8IGS RR73
174915  +7 2078  I8IGS EW8W R-16 (x2)
175330 -21 1578  CQ I8IGS JM78                         a1
175500 -16 1578  SV9MBH I8IGS -13
175600 -17 1579  CQ I8IGS JM78
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190130 -11 1576  OZ/KD0NDU I8IGS JM78
190245  -6  313  I8IGS SV8/F6BLP -08
172515  +6 2234  KH8WW I8IGS JM78 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
140345  -8 1160  5A1AL I8IGS -03 (x5)
140415  -8  614  GU4WRP I8IGS -18 (x2)
081715 -17 1532  DN9JGL I8IGS -03 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
071645  -9 1206  Z62NS I8IGS JM78 (x3)
174715 -17 1439  EP2AES I8IGS -09 (x4)
175145 -11 1438  S21AF I8IGS -13 (x6)
175615 -12 1439  BG4UVR I8IGS RR73
175715 -20 1439  TK4VXL I8IGS 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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