IK0LYL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK0LYL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 192 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-12 and 2026-09-15.

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 192 FT8 messages attributed to IK0LYL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (65%), followed by 40 m (34%) and 20 m (1%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (68%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (70%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

192
Messages attributed
11
UTC dates decoded
29
Active 15-min windows
-3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-12
Last attributed message: 2026-09-15 17:14 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
192 messages
Active dates
11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 18, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 40, strong (≥ -8 dB) 134.

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 IK0LYL 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 IK0LYL

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 · 165 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,158 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-15 17:14 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 UTCBandIK0LYL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-10 06:28 40m -11 / - SQ100PKP - / - 5 Partial capture
09-03 23:06 40m -7 / - D2ACE - / -15 3 Partial capture
09-03 02:49 40m -7 / - WR5E - / - 13 Partial capture
09-02 09:19 10m +5 / - 4E9VVN - / - 7 Partial capture
09-02 09:13 10m +4 / - DV4ZAR - / - 11 Partial capture
09-02 08:54 10m +1 / - DV4ZAR - / -13 27 Partial capture
09-02 08:33 10m 0 / - DV4ZAR - / -16 38 Partial capture
09-02 07:55 10m 0 / - DV4ZAR - / - 8 Partial capture
09-02 07:45 10m - / +5 UR5ZHJ -9 / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 07:38 10m -2 / - DV4ZAR - / - 14 Partial capture
09-02 07:24 10m -10 / - DV4ZAR - / - 3 Partial capture
08-31 21:25 40m +3 / - VJ6X - / -21 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 21:02 40m -11 / - TN8GD - / -24 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-30 23:33 40m -14 / - KL7P - / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 23:26 40m -6 / - KL7P - / - 2 Partial capture
07-30 22:40 40m -11 / - KL7P - / - 7 Partial capture
07-16 20:37 40m - / - SP9MOA -14 / - 2 Partial capture
07-16 20:36 40m - / - DL9KM -6 / - 7 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
025415  -3 2514  WR5E IK0LYL JN61 (x4)
230630  -7 2316  D2ACE IK0LYL JN61 (x3)
231015  -3 2316  TN8GD IK0LYL JN61
062815 -12 2503  SQ100PKP IK0LYL JN61 (x5)
171400  -4  971  9V1ZV IK0LYL JN61
000400  -5  515  IK0LYL K4TG -13
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
091515  +4 2712  DV4ZAR IK0LYL JN61 (x8)
091945  +8 2712  4E9VVN IK0LYL JN61 (x7)

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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