IK2LFF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK2LFF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 528 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-19 and 2026-10-09.

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 528 FT8 messages attributed to IK2LFF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 14 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (74%), followed by 20 m (13%) and 160 m (5%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (70%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (62%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

528
Messages attributed
14
UTC dates decoded
50
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 27 80m · 393 60m · 15 40m · 3 20m · 69 10m · 21
First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-10-09 20:15 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
528 messages
Active dates
14 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-16 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 59, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 143, strong (≥ -8 dB) 326.

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 IK2LFF 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 IK2LFF

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 · 357 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-10-09 20:13 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 UTCBandIK2LFF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
10-09 20:14 60m -7 / -7 ER1CW -18 / -15 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
10-09 20:13 60m -6 / - 9T0MD - / - 2 Partial capture
10-04 03:01 160m - / - DK1MBY -10 / - 2 Partial capture
10-04 02:59 160m +5 / -4 RM8W -7 / - 7 Partial capture
09-22 19:42 160m -1 / -3 HA7XL +16 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-22 18:48 80m -11 / - RI1FJZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-11 18:37 80m -6 / - RU9CK - / - 6 Partial capture
09-11 18:31 80m -5 / - SP7SZJ +13 / -5 7 Partial capture
09-11 18:29 80m -4 / - TA3GO - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-11 18:10 80m -3 / - RA0ADQ - / -24 3 Partial capture
09-11 17:16 80m 0 / -8 DL0RDG +3 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 17:15 80m 0 / -5 YO9HP +16 / -6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-11 17:14 80m -1 / -17 RN9N -6 / -21 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:16 160m - / - RU3DBT -22 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 19:15 160m -2 / - DF9JL -20 / -17 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-09 19:14 160m -4 / - DO8DL - / -21 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-09 19:12 160m - / - DL7UKM -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-09 19:12 160m -11 / -6 RK3QA -1 / -15 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:12 160m - / - UA3ZNQ -8 / - 4 Partial capture
09-09 19:11 160m - / - UA6NT -6 / - 7 Partial capture
09-09 19:08 160m -8 / - DA6SHO -9 / -14 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:08 160m -6 / +1 UT4WT +5 / -19 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-09 19:07 160m -4 / -4 PE1GDQ -14 / -17 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 20:34 40m +13 / - RI1FJL - / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 05:41 80m -6 / - N4SVC - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 05:35 80m -12 / - AB2E - / - 9 Partial capture
08-30 05:29 80m -8 / - N4SVC - / -13 10 Partial capture
08-30 05:13 80m -17 / - AB2E - / - 21 Partial capture
08-30 05:08 80m -19 / - AB2E - / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 04:47 80m -15 / - AB2E - / - 34 Partial capture
08-30 04:45 80m -15 / - VE3BR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-30 04:44 80m - / -16 PT7YV -22 / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 04:39 80m -15 / - AB2E - / - 5 Partial capture
08-30 04:22 80m -19 / - KC4DPT - / -18 8 Partial capture
08-30 04:20 80m -21 / - KT4ZG - / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 04:15 80m -6 / - AC1MT - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 04:12 80m -12 / - KT4ZG - / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 04:09 80m -8 / - AC1MT - / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 04:03 80m -6 / - W1MLT - / - 9 Partial capture
08-30 03:59 80m 0 / - <...> - / -20 5 Partial capture
08-30 03:57 80m -13 / - TC30VD - / -20 3 Partial capture
08-30 03:53 80m -3 / - KT4ZG - / - 8 Partial capture
08-30 03:51 80m -1 / - F6FHZ - / -18 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 03:40 80m -7 / - NR4O - / -10 16 Partial capture
08-30 03:36 80m -3 / - NT4K - / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 03:27 80m -6 / - KZ8ZZ - / -21 7 Partial capture
08-30 03:24 80m -6 / - HI8R - / - 6 Partial capture
08-30 03:21 80m -5 / -17 KZ8ZZ -24 / -16 7 Partial capture
08-30 03:18 80m -4 / - VE3PJ - / - 4 Partial capture
08-30 03:15 80m +4 / - HI8R - / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183215  +1 1291  SP7SZJ IK2LFF -05 (x4)
183715  -9 1291  RU9CK IK2LFF JN45 (x6)
184845 -10 1056  RI1FJZ IK2LFF JN45 (x3)
185300 -20 1202  IK2LFF RI1FJZ -18
055045 -17 1037  IK2LFF VP2MAA RR73
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201315  -6 1442  9T0MD IK2LFF JN45 (x2)
201400 -17 1605  IK2LFF ER1CW -07
201415  -8 1441  ER1CW IK2LFF R-15
201430 -20 1606  IK2LFF ER1CW -07
201445 -10 1442  ER1CW IK2LFF R-15
201500 -17 1606  IK2LFF ER1CW RR73
201515  -3 1442  ER1CW IK2LFF 73
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191745 -23 1742  IK2LFF RU3DBT KO95
194215  -7 1035  HA7XL IK2LFF JN45
194230 +15 1036  IK2LFF HA7XL -03
194245  +5 1035  HA7XL IK2LFF R-07
194300 +16 1036  IK2LFF HA7XL RR73
194315  -2 1035  HA7XL IK2LFF 73
025945  +4 1180  RM8W IK2LFF JN45 (x2)
030030  -8 1901  IK2LFF RM8W -04
030045  +6 1180  RM8W IK2LFF JN45
030100 -11 1401  IK2LFF DK1MBY JN58
030115  +2 1180  RM8W IK2LFF JN45
030130  -6 1181  IK2LFF RM8W -09
030145  +4 1180  RM8W IK2LFF JN45
030200  -8 1401  IK2LFF DK1MBY JN58
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203445 +11  482  RI1FJL IK2LFF JN45 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164645  +6 1973  <...> IK2LFF JN45
164700  -7 1763  IK2LFF <...> +06
164715 +14 1973  <...> IK2LFF R-09 (x3)
165115 +11 1970  AO25FDM IK2LFF JN45 (x7)

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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