IK3ZQY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN66

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK3ZQY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 91 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-25 and 2026-08-21.

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 91 FT8 messages attributed to IK3ZQY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (46%), followed by 40 m (40%) and 10 m (12%). Most decodes (100%) fell within the six-hour window 12:00-18:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -13 dB.

Overview

91
Messages attributed
11
UTC dates decoded
21
Active 15-min windows
-13 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

60m · 2 40m · 36 20m · 42 10m · 11
First attributed message: 2026-06-25
Last attributed message: 2026-08-21 17:11 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
91 messages
Active dates
11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-13 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-19 to -3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 24, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 42, strong (≥ -8 dB) 25.

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 IK3ZQY 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 IK3ZQY

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
JN66 · 41 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
755 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-21 17:11 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 UTCBandIK3ZQY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-21 17:14 60m - / +4 DL5NTA -16 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 17:04 40m -10 / -15 DL1IP -8 / - 8 ✓ Closing observed
08-21 15:20 40m -9 / - HV0E - / 0 11 ✓ Closing fragment
08-09 09:43 20m - / -3 PE9JAN -17 / - 2 Partial capture
08-09 09:38 20m - / -2 PD1ADA -21 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 15:13 20m - / -7 F1ODM -2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 14:51 20m -10 / - 7K1CPT - / -17 3 Partial capture
07-31 14:49 20m -10 / - VR2ZXP - / -16 2 Partial capture
07-31 14:45 20m -17 / - M0IEP -14 / 0 2 Partial capture
07-31 14:44 20m -21 / +3 F1PBZ +9 / -6 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-30 17:46 40m -19 / - 2E0CVN - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-27 17:11 20m - / - F1PPH -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-18 16:28 20m - / - OK1WCF -19 / - 3 Partial capture
07-18 16:25 20m -18 / - PU2BRU - / -18 2 Partial capture
07-17 09:14 20m - / - PE9JAN -5 / - 3 Partial capture
07-10 16:02 40m -2 / -11 IQ4JO -8 / -6 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-09 16:27 40m -14 / - DD2MON - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 16:12 40m -11 / - HB9HYO - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 16:08 20m -15 / - HB9SFL - / -21 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-08 15:36 20m -21 / - BI8SSW - / - 2 Partial capture
07-02 16:49 60m - / -9 9A5M -9 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-02 15:09 10m -11 / - SV1GYN - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-30 17:29 40m - / - RR73; -10 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 17:16 40m - / -16 II3WWA -20 / - 2 Partial capture
06-30 16:58 20m -12 / - EG4WWA - / -3 2 Partial capture
06-30 16:57 20m -12 / +4 CR2WWA -20 / -6 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
06-25 14:36 20m - / - EB5DFU -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
06-25 14:33 20m -16 / - YB5WIR -12 / +6 3 ✓ Closing observed
06-25 14:30 20m -14 / -13 YB5WIR -11 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
145900 -14 3147  CQ IK3ZQY JN66
150330 -10 2468  <...> IK3ZQY -11
150430 -15 2468  CQ IK3ZQY JN66 (x3)
150830 -15 2467  <...> IK3ZQY -07
151345  +0 2467  IK3ZQY F1ODM -07 (x2)
093845 -24 2034  IK3ZQY PD1ADA JO21 (x3)
094300 -18 2024  IK3ZQY PE9JAN R-03 (x2)
170345  +3  718  BA3NZ IK3ZQY JN66
143445 -13 1798  IK3ZQY SV8NAJ +04
60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
164915 -11 1172  IK3ZQY 9A5M R-09 (x2)
171045  -8 2668  DG0RB IK3ZQY -04
171145  -9 2668  CQ IK3ZQY JN66                        a1
171400 -16 1676  IK3ZQY DL5NTA JO60 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
152515 -15 1431  HV0E IK3ZQY +01 (x6)
170230  -8 1641  UN3P IK3ZQY -11
170415  -8 1641  IK3ZQY DL1IP JN49 (x6)
170700 -10 1641  DL1IP IK3ZQY RR73
170715 -10 1641  IK3ZQY DL1IP 73
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
150845  -7 3159  CQ IK3ZQY JN66
150915 -11 3159  SV1GYN IK3ZQY R-13 (x2)
151045  -6 3159  CQ IK3ZQY JN66 (x8)

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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