IA5/I5ABV — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IA5/I5ABV, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 18 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-22 and 2026-08-27.

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 18 FT8 messages attributed to IA5/I5ABV as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 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 -10 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

18
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-10 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-22
Last attributed message: 2026-08-27 17:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
18 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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).

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 UTCBandIA5/I5ABV S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-27 17:30 20m -12 / - <...> +5 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 17:27 20m - / - F5IAE +2 / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 06:24 20m - / +4 G4XEX +8 / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 06:20 20m - / - G4XEX 0 / - 3 Partial capture
08-23 05:45 20m -13 / - <...> -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 05:42 20m - / -11 TA2EE -9 / - 8 Partial capture
08-22 20:33 20m - / -1 9A4ZM -4 / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172115  -1 1371  UR5LY IA5/I5ABV +00
172615  -4 1370  CQ IA5/I5ABV
172645 -10 1370  G4UJS IA5/I5ABV R+21
172715 -10 1371  <...> IA5/I5ABV 73
172745  -8 1377  IA5/I5ABV F5IAE JN17 (x3)
172945 -11 1370  LA1SNA IA5/I5ABV -14
173015 -11 1370  <...> IA5/I5ABV RR73 (x2)
173230  +5 2044  IA5/I5ABV <...> 73
173245  -8 1697  SP6FME IA5/I5ABV +07
173315  -7 1697  <...> IA5/I5ABV RR73
173345  -3 1697  CQ IA5/I5ABV
174045 -13 1688  IA5/I5ABV F1NQP JN19

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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