IK1LBL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN33

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK1LBL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 17 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-27 and 2026-08-28.

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 17 FT8 messages attributed to IK1LBL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 10 m (82%), followed by 20 m (18%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -14 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

17
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-14 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-27
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 10:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
17 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-14 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 3.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IK1LBL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IK1LBL

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
JN33 · 7 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,332 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-28 10:36 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 UTCBandIK1LBL S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 10:41 10m -14 / - DN9AD - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 10:33 10m -18 / - DK7ZT - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-17 13:06 20m - / - PD1CW -20 / - 4 Partial capture
07-16 19:53 20m - / - LZ3CB -1 / - 4 Partial capture
07-10 13:02 20m - / -8 G0OSK -24 / - 2 Partial capture
07-03 20:22 20m - / - G4DBW -5 / - 2 Partial capture
07-03 20:22 20m - / -10 G4GHU -17 / - 3 Partial capture
07-03 20:16 20m - / +10 GB2WWA +11 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
103045 -19 1537  CQ IK1LBL JN33
103145 -17 1535  PD1WS IK1LBL RR73
103215 -21 1534  CQ IK1LBL JN33 (x2)
103315 -18 1489  DK7ZT IK1LBL R-11 (x2)
103445 -17 1486  DO6JSA IK1LBL -01
103615 -14  956  CQ IK1LBL JN33 (x2)
103715 -14  953  DK7UY IK1LBL +04
103845 -14  950  JF1RYU IK1LBL -19
104045 -13  945  DJ3HW IK1LBL RR73
104145 -14  943  DN9AD IK1LBL +01 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202300 -18 1553  IK1LBL G4GHU R-10
202300  -5 2225  IK1LBL G4DBW JO01
130230 -24 1953  IK1LBL G0OSK IO91 (x2)
195315  +1  828  IK1LBL LZ3CB KN32 (x4)
130600 -18 1395  IK1LBL PD1CW JO21 (x4)
151515  -1 1952  LZ2VQ IK1LBL RR73
151545  +0 1952  CQ IK1LBL JN33 (x2)

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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