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. 512 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-19 and 2026-09-11.

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 512 FT8 messages attributed to IK2LFF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (76%), followed by 20 m (13%) and 10 m (4%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (71%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (61%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

512
Messages attributed
11
UTC dates decoded
44
Active 15-min windows
-6 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 19 80m · 390 60m · 10 40m · 3 20m · 69 10m · 21
First attributed message: 2026-06-19
Last attributed message: 2026-09-11 18:39 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
512 messages
Active dates
11 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) 139, strong (≥ -8 dB) 314.

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 · 346 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-11 18:39 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
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
08-30 03:14 80m -4 / - W3GQ -15 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-30 03:09 80m -4 / - KP4LCA - / - 3 Partial capture
08-30 03:05 80m +3 / - ON1JP - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 03:03 80m +1 / - K1MSR - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 03:00 80m -2 / - W9HT - / -22 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 02:53 80m -3 / - W5MOT - / - 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
182945  +2 1291  TA3GO IK2LFF JN45 (x2)
183100 +13 1292  IK2LFF SP7SZJ JO91
183115  -7 1291  SP7SZJ IK2LFF -05 (x6)
183715  -9 1291  RU9CK IK2LFF JN45 (x6)
160m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191330  +0 2049  CQ IK2LFF JN45
191345  -4 1450  IK2LFF UA6NT LN06
191345  -9 1359  IK2LFF UA3ZNQ KO81
191400  -1 2049  DO8DL IK2LFF -21 (x2)
191500  -9 2049  CQ IK2LFF JN45
191515  -2 1450  IK2LFF UA6NT LN06
191515 -18 2050  IK2LFF DF9JL JO31
191530  -6 2049  CQ IK2LFF JN45
191545  -4 1450  IK2LFF UA6NT LN06
191600  -1 2049  DF9JL IK2LFF -17
191615 -21 1742  IK2LFF RU3DBT KO95
191630  -4 2050  DF9JL IK2LFF RR73
191645 -22 2049  IK2LFF DF9JL 73
191745 -23 1742  IK2LFF RU3DBT KO95
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
203445 +11  482  RI1FJL IK2LFF JN45 (x3)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
091830  +0 1155  R8KAN IK2LFF JN45 (x3)
164645  +6 1973  <...> IK2LFF JN45
164700  -7 1763  IK2LFF <...> +06
164715 +14 1973  <...> IK2LFF R-09 (x3)
165115 +11 1970  AO25FDM IK2LFF JN45 (x7)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
092800  -7  696  E2WWA IK2LFF R-22 (x8)
174100  +3 1374  UA9CFH IK2LFF JN45 (x4)
100315 -14 1688  EX8ABR IK2LFF JN45 (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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