IK0BAL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK0BAL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 1,682 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 59 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-09.
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 1,682 FT8 messages attributed to IK0BAL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 59 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (40%), followed by 60 m (35%) and 20 m (23%). Most decodes (71%) 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 -11 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-09-09 17:47 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 1,682 messages
- Active dates
- 59 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -11 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -20 to -3 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 432, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 686, strong (≥ -8 dB) 564.
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:
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 · 837 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 755 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-09-09 17:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-09 17:46 | 60m | -6 / - | DL4YDR | -11 / -3 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-09 17:44 | 60m | -8 / - | G0AJZ | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-09 17:40 | 60m | -8 / - | ON8DX | - / -9 | 6 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-09 17:38 | 60m | -13 / - | OH7MFO | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-09 17:35 | 60m | -10 / +5 | 9A7BB | 0 / +2 | 8 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-09 17:34 | 60m | -10 / - | 9A9O | -7 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-08 19:06 | 60m | -7 / - | GX4RAF/P | - / +4 | 20 | Partial capture |
| 09-08 19:05 | 60m | -8 / - | PA3EAQ | - / -11 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-08 19:02 | 60m | -10 / +8 | OH3JF | +6 / +2 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-08 18:58 | 60m | -12 / -8 | GW4JBQ | -11 / -6 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-08 18:55 | 60m | -15 / - | SM7/DL5BTE | - / -14 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-08 18:54 | 60m | - / - | SP9SOS | -10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-08 18:50 | 60m | -14 / - | ON7BBR | - / -7 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-08 18:47 | 60m | -10 / +7 | OH6EPM | -17 / -9 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-08 06:36 | 40m | -4 / - | 9H4JX | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 19:31 | 60m | - / -12 | LA5WJA | -11 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 19:24 | 60m | - / - | PA2A | -10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 19:18 | 60m | - / - | DL6ZAJ | -6 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-07 19:14 | 60m | - / - | IV3NDR | -12 / - | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-07 19:10 | 60m | -6 / - | EA6ZS | - / -6 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-07 19:03 | 60m | -7 / 0 | ON6LEO | -2 / +2 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 19:02 | 60m | -7 / -11 | DL1RMY | -13 / -3 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 18:56 | 60m | -7 / +3 | SP3BQC | 0 / -3 | 6 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 18:54 | 60m | -6 / -3 | SP9CXN | +4 / -1 | 5 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 18:52 | 60m | -6 / - | DL6GCE | - / -10 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-07 18:46 | 60m | -8 / -5 | LB6BK | -4 / -7 | 7 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 18:43 | 60m | -7 / +3 | EG1PDA | -12 / -5 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 18:42 | 60m | -6 / +7 | DL6NDN | +3 / -2 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 18:40 | 60m | -6 / - | DG5BCR | - / -11 | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-07 18:38 | 60m | -7 / - | DL6NDN | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 16:44 | 60m | -11 / - | Z68PX | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 16:42 | 60m | -14 / -7 | HA7CH | -1 / 0 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-07 16:39 | 60m | -16 / - | Z68PX | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-07 14:41 | 40m | -10 / - | OE3RAP | -14 / -16 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 16:59 | 40m | +2 / - | R1943OD | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 16:56 | 40m | - / - | F6FHZ | -19 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 16:53 | 40m | +4 / - | UB3AVN | - / -16 | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-04 16:52 | 40m | 0 / - | SQ9AWN | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 16:47 | 40m | +2 / - | OZ7FOC | - / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 16:32 | 40m | +1 / - | DM2AL | -18 / -11 | 3 | ✓ Closing observed |
| 09-04 16:30 | 40m | +1 / - | SA0AQT | - / -18 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-03 18:45 | 40m | - / -11 | SV1DKR | -3 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-03 18:40 | 60m | -6 / - | GX1RAF | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-03 18:38 | 60m | -8 / - | PA5KK | - / -13 | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-03 17:06 | 40m | -3 / 0 | SQ9SET | -8 / -9 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 09-03 17:05 | 40m | - / +1 | OK3MB | -8 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 09-03 17:02 | 40m | -6 / +5 | DM5CF | -13 / -7 | 3 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 09-03 16:47 | 40m | - / -17 | F1PBZ | -4 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-01 09:46 | 40m | -13 / - | ON1DGN | - / -18 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 09-01 09:41 | 40m | -16 / - | M0LAD | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 174000 -14 2035 ON8DX IK0BAL JN66 (x4) 174200 -8 2035 CQ IK0BAL JN66 (x2) 174300 -2 2034 ON8DX IK0BAL R-09 (x2) 174430 -5 2034 G0AJZ IK0BAL JN66 (x2) 174600 -5 2035 DL4YDR IK0BAL R-03 174615 -11 1186 IK0BAL DL4YDR RR73 174630 -6 2034 DL4YDR IK0BAL 73 174700 -11 2034 CQ IK0BAL JN66 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 190930 +3 1609 IK0BAL HA3IC JN86 (x3) 191415 -13 2003 DF6WE IK0BAL JN66 (x2) 192630 -20 1807 HB3YPJ IK0BAL JN66 192730 -24 1806 DO7DNY IK0BAL -11
UTC dB Audio Message 165645 -22 2143 IK0BAL F6FHZ JN18 (x3) 165930 +2 2058 R1943OD IK0BAL JN66 (x2) 144100 -13 2099 CQ IK0BAL JN66 (x2) 144145 -14 1229 IK0BAL OE3RAP JN88 144200 -10 2098 OE3RAP IK0BAL -16 (x3) 063645 -4 2007 9H4JX IK0BAL JN66 (x4)
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
UTC dB Audio Message 085830 -19 1330 IK0BAL F5NIB JN06 (x2) 075730 -20 2149 CQ IK0BAL JN62 075745 -14 2391 IK0BAL RD7LC -08 (x2) 075930 -23 2148 CQ IK0BAL JN62 a1 080815 -1 2439 IK0BAL F1PBZ -21 080830 -21 2156 PD3LWD IK0BAL -10 080845 -3 2439 IK0BAL F1PBZ -21 (x2) 080930 -21 2156 PD3LWD IK0BAL RR73 080945 -3 2439 IK0BAL F1PBZ -21 174545 -22 2047 LU9GDN IK0BAL -09 (x2) 064800 -19 2155 IK0BAL R7OV R+17
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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