IK0AOC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN61

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK0AOC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 72 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-24 and 2026-09-01.

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 72 FT8 messages attributed to IK0AOC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 6 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (79%), followed by 10 m (11%) and 160 m (4%). Most decodes (78%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

72
Messages attributed
6
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-24
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 20:33 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
72 messages
Active dates
6 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +14 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 27, strong (≥ -8 dB) 38.

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 IK0AOC 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 IK0AOC

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
JN61 · 58 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,158 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-01 20:33 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 UTCBandIK0AOC S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-01 16:46 40m -8 / - EX8ABQ - / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 17:28 20m -10 / - RI1FJL - / - 3 Partial capture
08-26 18:50 20m +2 / - RI1FJL - / - 39 Partial capture
08-26 14:15 20m +8 / - RI1FJL - / - 8 Partial capture
08-17 16:59 20m -9 / - C91RU - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-15 20:40 160m -20 / -2 OM2WQ +6 / -11 7 Partial capture
06-24 10:02 20m - / - SP2KW -10 / - 4 Partial capture
06-24 09:59 20m - / - F5RRS -12 / - 2 Partial capture
06-24 09:51 20m - / +3 9A4ZM -15 / - 3 Partial capture
06-24 09:51 20m - / 0 F1PBZ -8 / - 2 Partial capture
06-24 09:47 10m -12 / - M8JJS - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-24 09:46 10m -12 / - PA0CGB - / -7 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
203315 -11  949  RI1FJL IK0AOC JN61
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164615  -9 1128  EX8ABQ IK0AOC JN61 (x3)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190645 -11 2910  RI1FJL IK0AOC JN61 (x15)
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204015 -20 1291  OM2WQ IK0AOC -11 (x3)
204200  -5 1416  IK0AOC OM2WQ R-02 (x4)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
094330 -14 1307  CQ IK0AOC JN61                        a1 (x2)
094430  -9 1307  DL3MIB IK0AOC +14
094600 -10 1308  PA0CGB IK0AOC -07 (x2)
094700 -11 1308  M8JJS IK0AOC -16 (x2)
094800  -8 1308  DN9SGE IK0AOC -04

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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