IK3MLF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN55

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK3MLF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 272 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-09-16.

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 272 FT8 messages attributed to IK3MLF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 12 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (63%), followed by 60 m (18%) and 40 m (17%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -9 dB.

Overview

272
Messages attributed
12
UTC dates decoded
39
Active 15-min windows
-9 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 172 60m · 48 40m · 47 20m · 5
First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 16:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
272 messages
Active dates
12 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 17, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 121, strong (≥ -8 dB) 134.

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 IK3MLF 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 IK3MLF

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
JN55 · 86 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
945 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-14 21:35 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 UTCBandIK3MLF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-16 16:43 80m -15 / - VK4TF - / +1 4 Partial capture
09-14 21:33 40m - / -3 PC2J -6 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 21:27 40m - / +3 PD7BDN +3 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 18:09 40m -5 / - OK3MB - / -9 8 Partial capture
09-14 16:26 40m - / - F1IQH -8 / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 16:20 40m -9 / - JY5IB - / -14 7 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 16:19 40m -6 / - RD9M/3 - / -1 2 Partial capture
09-14 16:15 40m -4 / - M0BEW -3 / -1 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-14 16:13 40m -8 / -6 SP9UPH +8 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 16:10 40m -8 / - DL6UM -5 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-10 19:13 80m -8 / -14 SN40KZE +3 / 0 9 Partial capture
09-10 19:11 80m -10 / -8 SQ9BC +26 / -1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:07 80m -11 / -6 Z62NS +5 / 0 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 19:04 80m -9 / - RL2F - / -8 6 Partial capture
09-10 18:01 80m -2 / - SO100PKP - / -11 7 Partial capture
09-10 17:02 80m - / -19 UR5WBO -3 / - 10 Partial capture
09-10 16:56 80m - / - DO1BOC +2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 15:12 80m - / -3 IW1GEU -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-10 15:10 80m - / -10 DL0ZB -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 21:25 80m -12 / -9 DG1KFR +4 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 21:23 80m -6 / -3 HB3XGP -6 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 21:13 80m - / -8 R1943OD +16 / - 5 Partial capture
09-07 21:08 80m -10 / - HF26BMS - / -9 6 Partial capture
09-07 21:06 80m -19 / - R73SLET - / -9 3 Partial capture
09-07 21:01 80m -14 / - SP6SR - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 20:58 80m -12 / -14 IK4JQQ -11 / +4 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:46 80m -5 / -24 HF5A -7 / -2 10 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:45 80m -9 / -9 DH5BO +4 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 20:42 80m - / -13 SN31ROT +19 / - 3 Partial capture
09-07 20:18 80m -9 / - T77NC - / -3 2 Partial capture
09-07 17:08 80m 0 / - HA1RJ - / +8 8 Partial capture
09-07 17:03 80m -1 / - R9CS/P - / -6 6 Partial capture
09-07 16:59 80m -6 / -14 OV6ZM -6 / -1 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 16:46 80m 0 / -3 DO1TX +4 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-07 16:42 80m -4 / +1 OE3ZIO 0 / +9 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 17:51 80m -4 / - 9K2HN - / 0 13 Partial capture
09-04 17:08 80m -8 / - 9K2HN - / -3 2 Partial capture
09-04 16:46 80m -5 / - HB9EOG - / +4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 20:52 80m -5 / - 3K2GDM - / -7 5 Partial capture
08-31 20:54 60m -10 / - ER1CW - / -2 6 Partial capture
08-31 20:48 60m -12 / +6 DL1MST -8 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:46 60m -10 / -7 DC7KM +17 / - 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:46 60m -10 / -9 F6BBQ -13 / +1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:38 60m -10 / - ER1CW - / -11 11 Partial capture
08-31 20:27 60m -13 / -8 GM4YTD -7 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:25 60m -16 / -16 G8OO 0 / - 6 ✓ Closing observed
08-31 20:25 60m -12 / -12 SM5TAF -10 / -16 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:23 60m -12 / -13 YL2IV -6 / -19 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:21 60m -10 / -4 HB9EFK +4 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:16 60m -15 / -6 ON7KEI -5 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191645  -4  396  SN40KZE IK3MLF +00
191700  +3  620  IK3MLF SN40KZE R-14
191915 -10  396  SN40KZE IK3MLF R+08
191930 +14 2309  IK3MLF RR73; DL7ET <...> -02
192015 -14  396  CQ IK3MLF JN55 (x3)
200215  -4  608  <LZ936BA> IK3MLF -03
165400 -23  502  IZ8IEV IK3MLF +11
164030 -13  606  VK4TF IK3MLF +01 (x6)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
181045  -8  404  OK3MB IK3MLF -09 (x6)
212615 +15  411  IK3MLF DR800WE R-14
212745  +0 1326  IK3MLF PD7BDN JO22 (x3)
213315 -12 2029  IK3MLF PC2J JO22 (x3)
213530  -2 2029  CQ IK3MLF JN55
213700  -8 2011  HF7X IK3MLF +00
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
204830  -7 2330  IK3MLF DL1MST JO30
204845 -13  877  DL1MST IK3MLF -01
204900 -13 2330  IK3MLF DL1MST R+06
204915 -11  877  DL1MST IK3MLF RR73
204930  -5 2330  IK3MLF DL1MST 73
204945 -17  877  CQ IK3MLF JN55                        a1 (x4)
205445 -13  877  ER1CW IK3MLF -02 (x6)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
163115  +2 2671  IK3MLF F1PBZ -13 (x2)
163215 -11  371  IK3MLF R9FDE 73
163215 +15 2671  IK3MLF F1PBZ -07 (x3)
161630 -12  520  <...> IK3MLF -08
171400 -14 2264  IK3MLF TA2ED RR73
212815  +0 2965  IK3MLF DM4GG JO40 (x2)
170445 -11  516  RI1FJL IK3MLF RR73
170515  -8  516  CQ IK3MLF JN55 (x3)
170700 -19 1576  IK3MLF VR2VOG OL72

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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