IK2FBA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN45

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK2FBA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 129 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-29.

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 129 FT8 messages attributed to IK2FBA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 20 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). Most decodes (99%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (60%); the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

129
Messages attributed
20
UTC dates decoded
44
Active 15-min windows
-7 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

20m · 129
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-29 21:23 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
129 messages
Active dates
20 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to +11 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 13, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 38, strong (≥ -8 dB) 78.

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 IK2FBA 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 IK2FBA

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
JN45 · 70 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-29 21:23 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 UTCBandIK2FBA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-29 21:22 20m -14 / - PP5HR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 21:12 20m - / 0 AO5FSB 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 20:58 20m - / -26 R3BIS -21 / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 21:23 20m - / -11 TJ1GD -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 19:15 20m - / -7 EA8UP -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 18:25 20m - / -2 G0FHT -8 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 18:15 20m +10 / - EA4IJS - / -19 4 Partial capture
08-26 18:12 20m +11 / - R6DZD - / - 5 Partial capture
08-26 18:05 20m +12 / - OZ9FF - / -6 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 18:03 20m +10 / - EA5JLN - / +3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 17:59 20m +11 / - YO9FKI - / -11 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 17:44 20m - / -14 CN8NS 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 17:39 20m - / -11 ZS6KVZ -17 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 20:30 20m +12 / - TA3KJ +3 / -16 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-25 19:21 20m - / +4 EA2ABD +4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 21:14 20m - / -20 LU3DO -18 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 20:14 20m -8 / -1 PY1EME -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-21 21:59 20m -15 / - 5N0YEN - / - 4 Partial capture
08-21 21:43 20m -10 / - ZZ2DX - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-12 16:33 20m -11 / -12 DJ2MS -16 / - 2 Partial capture
08-08 23:21 20m - / -16 D2UY -19 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-06 19:32 20m - / -11 EA8AT -6 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-26 21:37 20m - / -12 PY1RY -11 / - 2 Partial capture
07-26 20:21 20m -12 / -16 PY2WAS -16 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
07-26 20:09 20m 0 / -6 M3WHB -8 / -9 12 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-21 18:50 20m -15 / - TJ1GD/P - / -18 2 Partial capture
07-06 19:16 80m - / - 9A4ZM +18 / - 3 Partial capture
07-02 18:39 20m +13 / -13 KF0YOB -12 / -14 7 ✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
182545 -10 1114  IK2FBA G0FHT RR73
184800  +0  621  IK2FBA M9OOS RR73
185415 -19 1067  RI1FJL IK2FBA JN45
202230 -11  526  IK2FBA RI1FJL -12
190515  -8  415  IK2FBA MI7RDK +02
191545  -6 1164  IK2FBA EA8UP -07 (x2)
212330  -3  577  IK2FBA TJ1GD -11 (x2)
205815 -23 1258  IK2FBA R3BIS -26 (x2)
211245  +9 1884  IK2FBA AO5FSB +00 (x2)
212230 -10  870  PP5HR IK2FBA JN45 (x2)
80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191645 +18 2877  IK2FBA 9A4ZM JN86 (x3)

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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