IK0BAL — reception at SO8OO

Signals decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. FT8 and CW have separate histories; all times are UTC.

FT8 activity

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN66

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK0BAL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 4,142 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 99 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-11-05.

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 4,142 FT8 messages attributed to IK0BAL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 99 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (46%), followed by 40 m (42%) and 20 m (9%). 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

4,142

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

397

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 33 80m · 46 60m · 1,905 40m · 1,747 20m · 392 10m · 19

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-11-05 18:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 4,142 messages
Active dates: 99 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 688, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 1,253, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2,201.

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 IK0BAL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL6NDN · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 M0SSV · England ×2 DG1KFR · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 DG3YEV · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 EA5HM · Spain ×2 ES6DO · Estonia ×2 F4HSB · France ×2 MW3FLI · Wales ×2 ON4CJU · Belgium ×2 OZ1NIB · Denmark ×2 PE1MHY · Netherlands ×2 SV1DKR · Greece ×2

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 IK0BAL

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: JN66 · 2,548 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 755 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-11-05 18:47 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: JN62 (51).

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	IK0BAL S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
11-05 18:47	60m	-8 / -6	TA9J	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
11-05 18:41	40m	-18 / -10	LY3PW	-7 / -15	5	✓ Full exchange observed
11-05 18:38	40m	-20 / -	BG0ENS	- / -	3	Partial capture
11-05 18:37	40m	-13 / -	DL6NA	-23 / -7	2	Partial capture
11-05 18:12	40m	-10 / -	TA2PYZ	-22 / -12	3	✓ Closing observed
11-05 18:08	60m	-10 / -	Z33F	- / -	2	Partial capture
11-05 18:04	60m	-1 / -	I1APQ	-22 / -10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
11-04 18:23	60m	-14 / -16	S55X	-22 / -	2	Partial capture
11-04 18:21	60m	-8 / -	Z30A	- / -	3	Partial capture
11-04 16:26	60m	-8 / -	IU3UQW	-16 / +1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
11-04 14:15	40m	- / -	OE2VDL	-11 / -	6	Partial capture
11-04 14:13	40m	-8 / -13	YL3ATJ	-18 / -15	6	✓ Full exchange observed
11-04 14:11	40m	- / -	DJ2MS	-14 / -	6	Partial capture
11-04 14:07	40m	-14 / -	YL3ATJ	-16 / -16	6	Partial capture
11-03 11:15	40m	-18 / -	IU7VTO	- / -23	2	Partial capture
11-03 11:07	40m	- / -8	PI40EUDXF	-6 / -	2	Partial capture
11-01 17:08	160m	-19 / -10	DF3IS	0 / -	5	✓ Closing observed
11-01 17:06	160m	-13 / -	IU5NRS	- / -	2	Partial capture
11-01 17:04	160m	-18 / -16	SQ3F	+16 / -12	7	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 17:00	160m	-22 / -2	IW4AOT	0 / +2	4	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:55	80m	- / -4	DG6IDA	-5 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
11-01 16:51	60m	-2 / -9	DL9DXL	-11 / -12	7	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:48	60m	-2 / -	6W/IK2HKT	- / -	5	Partial capture
11-01 16:45	60m	-2 / -3	DL5IF	-6 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:42	60m	0 / -19	PA3DJP	-20 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:41	60m	-1 / -8	PA0RRU	-12 / -10	3	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:38	60m	+2 / -6	OH3MB	-5 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:33	60m	-1 / -	SP9THC	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
11-01 16:31	60m	-4 / +10	F6DJL	-10 / -2	6	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:30	60m	-1 / 0	OM5CM	+1 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
11-01 16:29	60m	- / -	DL2USR	-5 / -	3	Partial capture
10-31 15:38	40m	- / -	PD0TH	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
10-31 15:35	40m	-6 / -	DK1HSI	- / -13	4	✓ Closing fragment
10-31 15:32	40m	- / -11	TA4/DD1WT	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
10-31 15:32	40m	-4 / -	RA3VMK/P	- / -11	4	Partial capture
10-30 18:22	80m	-14 / -4	DJ0FX	+8 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-30 18:22	80m	-14 / -9	DL1IP	+7 / -1	6	✓ Full exchange observed
10-30 17:55	40m	- / -	UR9QQ	-12 / -	3	Partial capture
10-30 17:50	60m	-8 / +3	DL2ROA	-7 / -1	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-30 17:48	60m	-4 / +1	LX1DA	+15 / +3	6	✓ Full exchange observed
10-30 17:43	60m	-8 / -	SP7IIX	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-30 17:39	60m	-2 / -	SQ9RFG	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-30 17:39	60m	-5 / -3	E77LSB	-17 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-30 17:37	60m	-8 / -	HB9ZCF	- / -3	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-29 19:55	60m	-15 / -	SP1I	- / -8	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-29 19:47	80m	-15 / -	DO6UL	- / -	3	Partial capture
10-29 19:38	160m	- / -	DK7TX	-4 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-29 19:36	160m	-19 / -13	G4IRN	+2 / -17	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-29 16:48	160m	- / -3	9A2G	-11 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-29 16:44	160m	-22 / -14	DO9AO	-1 / -4	4	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180215 -16 2032  CQ IK0BAL JN66                        a1 (x4)
180445  -4 2030  I1APQ IK0BAL JN66
180500 -22 1804  IK0BAL I1APQ +14
180515  +0 2030  I1APQ IK0BAL R-10 (x2)
180845  -6 2029  Z33F IK0BAL JN66 (x2)
180945 -13 2029  CQ IK0BAL JN66                        a1 (x3)
184745  -8 1826  TA9J IK0BAL JN66
184900 -19 2251  IK0BAL TA9J -06

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
181215 -13 1955  TA2PYZ IK0BAL -12 (x2)
181315  -7 1955  CQ IK0BAL JN66 (x2)
183730 -23 2070  IK0BAL DL6NA JN58
183745 -13 1830  DL6NA IK0BAL -07
183845 -22 1830  BG0ENS IK0BAL JN66 (x3)
184015 -24 1830  CQ IK0BAL JN66
184115 -20 1830  LY3PW IK0BAL JN66
184130  -3 1243  IK0BAL LY3PW -10
184145 -18 1830  LY3PW IK0BAL R-15
184200 -11 1243  IK0BAL LY3PW RRR
184215 -15 1830  LY3PW IK0BAL 73

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
170600 -12 2042  IU5NRS IK0BAL JN66
170615 +13 2504  IK0BAL SQ3F R-16
170630 -14 2041  IU5NRS IK0BAL JN66
170700 -13 2041  CQ IK0BAL JN66
170800 -18 2042  DF3IS IK0BAL JN66 (x3)
170915  -1 1529  IK0BAL DF3IS -10 (x2)
171100 -24 2042  CQ IK0BAL JN66
171115 -21 1405  IK0BAL DJ1NE JN39
171330 -17 2041  CQ IK0BAL JN66 (x4)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
182315  +7 2027  IK0BAL DL1IP JN49
182315  +6 1119  IK0BAL DJ0FX R-04
182330 -13 2027  DJ0FX IK0BAL RR73
182345  +6 1119  IK0BAL DJ0FX 73
182400 -14 2027  DL1IP IK0BAL -01
182415  +7 2027  IK0BAL DL1IP R-09
182430 -13 2027  DL1IP IK0BAL RR73
182445  +9 2027  IK0BAL DL1IP 73
182500 -13 2027  CQ IK0BAL JN66 (x4)
165515  -2 2041  IK0BAL DG6IDA JO61 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
064800 -19 2155  IK0BAL R7OV R+17
100115 -21 1305  IK0BAL VK4XA -10
101415 -11 2027  IK0BAL UN7LAN -08 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
100445  -8 2116  RI1FJL IK0BAL -12 (x7)
100845 -10 2115  CQ IK0BAL JN66
100900 -16 2115  IK0BAL RZ4AZ LN28
100915 -13 2115  DJ8TX IK0BAL -12 (x2)
082345 -11 2024  UA4POO IK0BAL JN66 (x2)
110645 -17 2290  IK0BAL DL3BH R+09
111415 -10 2472  IK0BAL F6IJT 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.

CW

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