IK2LWY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK2LWY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 346 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-20.

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 346 FT8 messages attributed to IK2LWY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 19 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (45%), followed by 80 m (39%) and 20 m (9%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (68%), 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 -3 dB.

Overview

346
Messages attributed
19
UTC dates decoded
45
Active 15-min windows
-3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 10 80m · 135 40m · 157 20m · 31 10m · 13
First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 21:02 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
346 messages
Active dates
19 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-14 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 22, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 72, strong (≥ -8 dB) 252.

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 IK2LWY 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 IK2LWY

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 · 146 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-20 21:00 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 UTCBandIK2LWY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 21:01 80m -7 / - PE1NPS - / -3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 20:58 80m - / +2 DK6WS 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-20 20:58 80m - / -2 OZ5AGJ -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-20 20:51 80m -1 / -10 YL3CW +7 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 06:37 40m - / - DL3MIB +9 / - 7 Partial capture
09-10 06:37 40m -18 / -4 IU2HUQ -7 / -19 2 Partial capture
09-10 06:36 40m -13 / - KA9FOX - / -10 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 22:11 40m +5 / - A61DD - / - 3 Partial capture
09-06 22:09 40m +5 / -2 YT2FA -11 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 22:05 40m -1 / -15 R2EA -4 / +3 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-06 22:04 40m +4 / - VE1NR - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 21:58 80m -8 / - VO1NC - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:38 80m - / - LZ2VQ -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:37 80m - / -8 DG5PW -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-31 20:34 80m - / - LZ2VQ +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:32 80m -22 / -15 9A3TGY 0 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 20:30 40m - / - SP3IPA -10 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 20:28 40m 0 / -1 F5HNQ 0 / +2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 22:29 80m -3 / - RW9FZ - / -24 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 22:24 80m -3 / - F5HNQ - / 0 2 Partial capture
08-29 22:23 80m +2 / - DO8PAT -6 / -2 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-29 22:23 80m 0 / -8 OK1UOZ +10 / +9 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 22:21 80m 0 / - EA1CQ -9 / -5 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-29 22:19 80m +1 / +4 DO7BE +1 / -7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 22:19 80m -1 / - F5HNQ - / 0 2 Partial capture
08-29 22:18 80m 0 / -17 R9OAE -10 / -11 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 22:15 80m +2 / - RW9FZ - / -21 3 Partial capture
08-29 22:12 40m +5 / - PT7BI - / -13 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 22:11 40m +5 / -2 R4FBT -8 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 02:07 80m -6 / -17 R2EA/P -5 / -6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 02:06 80m - / - F4GTB +4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 02:03 80m +2 / - R2EN - / - 4 Partial capture
08-29 02:01 40m +6 / - UA3PAB -20 / +4 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-29 01:59 40m +11 / - R9JE - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 01:57 40m -2 / - KA5PUD - / - 2 Partial capture
08-29 01:53 40m +1 / - KC9YTT - / -25 6 Partial capture
08-29 01:52 40m -2 / - HI8J +6 / +9 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 05:01 20m - / -6 4L1FL +1 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 23:56 20m - / -18 KO4SPC -11 / - 14 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 23:48 80m -17 / - CT2HEX -16 / -4 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-25 23:45 40m - / +5 UW5IM -4 / - 24 Partial capture
08-25 23:44 40m +3 / - GM4HYG -10 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-25 23:43 40m -2 / - W2NO - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 23:36 40m -11 / - HZ1TT - / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 23:34 40m +1 / - W1XI - / -7 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-25 23:32 40m -1 / -14 F1IQH -3 / -17 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-25 23:27 40m -4 / - PP2CS - / - 3 Partial capture
08-25 23:24 40m -5 / - 4X5JK -13 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-24 03:36 80m -7 / - HB10GBT -5 / +3 3 Partial capture
08-24 03:35 80m -8 / - F5MYK - / -8 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
215600  +5 2206  IK2LWY RR73; DK7QJ <...> -14
215845 -10 1816  VO1NC IK2LWY JN45 (x2)
205130  -1 2397  YL3CW IK2LWY JN45
205145  +5 2397  IK2LWY YL3CW -10 (x2)
205545  -1 2128  IK2LWY OZ5AGJ JO47 (x2)
205815  -2 1282  IK2LWY DK6WS +02
205845  -6 2128  IK2LWY OZ5AGJ R-02
205845  +1 1282  IK2LWY DK6WS RR73
210000  -8 1377  CQ IK2LWY JN45
210130  -8 1377  PE1NPS IK2LWY -03 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
221230  +3  922  A61DD IK2LWY JN45
063615 -14  787  KA9FOX IK2LWY JN45 (x3)
063730  -7 2754  IK2LWY IU2HUQ -04
063730  +9  950  IK2LWY DL3MIB JN57
063745 -17 1271  NP3MR IK2LWY JN45
063800 +10  951  IK2LWY DL3MIB JN57 (x2)
063845 -18 1271  IU2HUQ IK2LWY R-19
063900  +9  950  IK2LWY DL3MIB JN57 (x2)
063945 -21 1816  KE9END IK2LWY JN45
064000  +8  950  IK2LWY DL3MIB JN57 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
235745 -11  776  IK2LWY KO4SPC -18 (x11)
050115  +4  675  IK2LWY 4L1FL -06 (x3)
051615 -17 2326  IK2LWY R4CHN -19
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
141500  -4 1902  ES1KK IK2LWY JN45 (x3)
141745 -12 1781  SV1EAG IK2LWY 73
141900 -16 1781  UT7UJ IK2LWY 73
142430  -7 1440  PU7KGB IK2LWY 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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