IK1BQD — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN35

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK1BQD, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 724 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-09 and 2026-09-17.

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 724 FT8 messages attributed to IK1BQD as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (27%), followed by 40 m (24%) and 20 m (23%). Most decodes (87%) fell within the six-hour window 21:00-03:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (66%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

724
Messages attributed
19
UTC dates decoded
75
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 158 80m · 23 60m · 196 40m · 177 20m · 170
First attributed message: 2026-07-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-17 23:28 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 58, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 191, strong (≥ -8 dB) 475.

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 IK1BQD 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 IK1BQD

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
JN35 · 488 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,209 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-17 23:28 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 UTCBandIK1BQD S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-17 23:26 60m +2 / - N1IXE - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 23:22 60m -3 / - WA1EXA - / - 9 Partial capture
09-17 23:10 60m -2 / - WB3JUV - / - 17 Partial capture
09-17 23:08 60m -6 / -2 SA2ENN -10 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 23:01 60m -3 / - K1JX - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 22:58 60m 0 / - K3VAT - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 22:57 60m -11 / - W1NG - / -19 2 Partial capture
09-17 22:41 60m -6 / - AC2PB - / -14 5 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 22:38 60m -6 / - CR7CBH - / -7 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 22:22 60m -6 / - IW0BYL - / -16 8 Partial capture
09-17 22:17 60m -1 / - TF8KW - / -13 4 Partial capture
09-17 22:15 60m -2 / - EA8BBJ - / -17 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 22:11 60m -4 / -7 OG6N -8 / -15 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 22:08 60m -3 / 0 OZ1NIB -6 / -1 7 Partial capture
09-17 22:00 60m -4 / -7 LB9VH -8 / -6 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 21:59 60m -2 / - SM3LDP - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:56 60m +8 / - SN40KZE - / -8 4 Partial capture
09-17 21:54 60m +1 / - GW4OGO - / - 3 Partial capture
09-17 21:51 60m -3 / 0 DA0O +8 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 21:48 60m 0 / - OZ1NIB - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 21:45 60m 0 / - SV9/TF1OL - / -12 2 Partial capture
09-17 21:44 60m 0 / - IW5DNZ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 21:41 60m -4 / - G3SBP - / - 2 Partial capture
09-17 21:39 60m -3 / - SP4NDY - / +1 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-17 21:36 60m -7 / +9 G4ZFJ 0 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-17 21:27 60m -10 / - YU7AS - / - 5 Partial capture
09-16 00:05 60m -5 / - AA0O - / -13 4 Partial capture
09-16 00:02 60m -6 / - KC9K - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 23:59 60m -8 / - NP4H - / -20 4 Partial capture
09-15 23:52 60m -7 / - KC9K - / - 10 Partial capture
09-15 23:50 60m -4 / - VE2GPP - / - 4 Partial capture
09-15 23:48 60m -5 / -7 WA1HXH -10 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 23:46 60m 0 / -12 KC1JOL -8 / -13 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 23:45 60m -4 / -19 K3VAT -9 / -10 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 23:40 60m -3 / - KC9K - / - 5 Partial capture
09-15 23:39 60m +1 / -6 M0PEL -3 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 23:33 60m -7 / - W1IE - / -15 2 Partial capture
09-13 23:37 40m -7 / - VA3LG - / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 23:35 40m +8 / - VA3ROC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 23:33 40m -4 / -13 YB5NDR -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-12 00:57 60m +3 / - K8AGB - / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 00:54 60m +5 / - WB4HAM - / - 6 Partial capture
09-12 00:52 60m +5 / - KD8LOM - / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 00:51 60m +1 / - N8OQ - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 00:49 60m +5 / - LA2XNA - / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 00:46 60m +6 / - J88IH - / -18 3 Partial capture
09-12 00:45 60m +2 / - F5RRS - / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 00:32 160m -4 / -1 F5RRS +8 / -1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 00:31 160m - / -21 RK6DV 0 / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 00:28 160m -6 / - CT2GQA - / -22 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
232130  +4  926  WB3JUV IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
232215  +3  926  WA1EXA IK1BQD JN35 (x9)
232645  +0  380  N1IXE IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
232745  +5  380  CQ US IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221345  -9 1133  Z68PX IK1BQD JN35
221900  -5  692  IK1BQD VP2MAA -03 (x2)
233100  -9 1755  YB5NDR IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
233345 -16 1756  IK1BQD YB5NDR -13 (x2)
233500  -9 1792  K2LGE IK1BQD JN35
233530  +8 2858  VA3ROC IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
233630  +3 2744  UA9UDO IK1BQD JN35
233700  -5 1944  VA3LG IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
233915  -1  309  T46W IK1BQD JN35
234045  -9 1234  RA0AB IK1BQD JN35
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
002730  -2  555  CQ IK1BQD JN35
002800 -12  555  CT2GQA IK1BQD -22 (x4)
003000  +4  555  CQ IK1BQD JN35 (x3)
003145  +4  555  IK1BQD RK6DV -21 (x3)
003245  +7  493  IK1BQD F5RRS -01
003300  -3  555  F5RRS IK1BQD R-01
003315  +8  493  IK1BQD F5RRS RR73
003330  -5  555  F5RRS IK1BQD 73
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
173645 -21 1350  IK1BQD EA5EOR 73
153630 -13  769  IK1BQD ES0RY +03 (x2)
132245 -19 1202  IK1BQD PY4VTL -09
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214845  -5 2802  EA8UP IK1BQD JN35
214930  -9 2564  IK1BQD EA8UP RR73
214945  -2 2802  EA8UP IK1BQD 73
215115  +4 2802  SV5ADM IK1BQD JN35
215415  -6 2802  RI1FJL IK1BQD JN35 (x8)
221945 -10  644  IK1BQD RD9U -08
222000  +9  643  RD9U IK1BQD R-02
222015 -17  644  IK1BQD RD9U RR73
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
140645 -11 1778  A65DF IK1BQD JN35 (x3)
141045 -23 1469  YC9BJX IK1BQD JN35 (x2)
141330  -6  233  VK8NSB IK1BQD JN35 (x3)
141730 -13 1521  NF3R IK1BQD JN35
142030  -4 2713  JK1KSB IK1BQD JN35 (x5)
142845  +4 2943  YU1BV IK1BQD JN35

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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