IK1JGS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK1JGS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 22 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-17 and 2026-09-04.

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 22 FT8 messages attributed to IK1JGS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (82%), followed by 20 m (18%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (100%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (73%); the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

22
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-17
Last attributed message: 2026-09-04 19:26 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
22 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 5, strong (≥ -8 dB) 16.

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 IK1JGS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 UTCBandIK1JGS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-04 19:23 40m -8 / - RI1FJL - / -14 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 19:19 40m -10 / - RI1FJL - / -15 2 Partial capture
09-04 19:10 40m -7 / - RI1FJL - / -22 3 Partial capture
09-04 19:05 40m -5 / - RI1FJL - / -15 3 Partial capture
09-02 19:44 40m -7 / - RI1FJL - / -19 3 Partial capture
08-31 20:01 20m +2 / -17 XW4KV -8 / -25 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-17 18:51 20m -2 / - OJ0YL - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190515 -16 1017  RI1FJL IK1JGS -15 (x6)
191600 -12  445  IK1JGS RI1FJL R-09
191915 -12 2023  RI1FJL IK1JGS -15 (x8)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185145  -5  774  OJ0YL IK1JGS R+11 (x2)
200100  +3 1440  XW4KV IK1JGS -25
200115  -6  481  IK1JGS XW4KV R-17
200130  +0 1440  XW4KV IK1JGS RR73
200145 -10  481  IK1JGS XW4KV 73

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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