IK1BHS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN44

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK1BHS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 69 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-08-31.

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 69 FT8 messages attributed to IK1BHS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (94%), followed by 10 m (6%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (81%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (67%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 65 10m · 4

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 17:14 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 69 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 46.

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 IK1BHS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL9MY · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA1IOK · Spain EA3CY · Spain EA3KY · Spain EC5M · Spain LZ7VV · Bulgaria M1DBW · England MI7XHT · Northern Ireland OK2CAT · Czech Republic PD1HPB · Netherlands PD3LKN · Netherlands R4FDD · European Russia

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 IK1BHS

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: JN44 · 37 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,137 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-31 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 UTC	Band	IK1BHS S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-31 17:10	20m	-8 / -	CN8NS	- / 0	2	Partial capture
08-29 10:09	20m	-15 / -15	LB6BK	-14 / -23	5	Partial capture
08-29 10:06	20m	-6 / -	UW8SM	- / -21	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 10:02	20m	-8 / -	SV5BYP	- / -4	2	Partial capture
08-29 09:47	20m	-6 / -12	R4FDD	-8 / -	4	✓ Closing observed
08-29 09:43	20m	-3 / -4	PD1HPB	-9 / -19	6	Partial capture
08-29 09:42	20m	-6 / -9	UA6YW	-7 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 09:38	20m	-5 / -	S56EPX	- / +4	2	Partial capture
08-28 09:52	20m	-8 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 08:34	20m	+3 / -	EA3KY	- / +4	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:33	20m	-4 / -	MI7XHT	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:31	20m	-1 / +7	DL9MY	+8 / +5	7	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 08:29	20m	-2 / +3	LZ7VV	+9 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 08:26	20m	-3 / -7	YO9PH	0 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 08:26	20m	-6 / +7	OS4K	-4 / -21	4	Partial capture
08-27 08:25	20m	-2 / -15	EC5M	-2 / -6	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 08:21	20m	- / -5	EA1IOK	-1 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:20	20m	+1 / -16	PD3LKN	+3 / -11	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 08:18	20m	+4 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-19 17:05	20m	-16 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
100530  -6 1753  M1DBW IK1BHS 73
100600  -7 1753  UW8SM IK1BHS -21 (x2)
100730  -5 1753  OK2VCR IK1BHS -09
100830 -11 1753  CQ DX IK1BHS JN44
100915 -19 1253  LB6BK IK1BHS JN44
100930 -14 2075  IK1BHS LB6BK -15
100945 -18 1753  LB6BK IK1BHS R-23 (x3)
170930  -4 1854  <...> IK1BHS JN44
171015 -10 1854  CN8NS IK1BHS JN44 (x2)
171430  +0 1854  <...> IK1BHS JN44
172100 -15  958  IK1BHS LA2GCA R-11

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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