IK3ZXW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK3ZXW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 28 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 20m, 10m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-22 and 2026-08-28.
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 28 FT8 messages attributed to IK3ZXW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (43%), followed by 10 m (39%) and 80 m (11%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (82%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-08-28 10:49 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 28 messages
- Active dates
- 4 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -8 dB
- Estimated 10th-90th percentile
- -18 to +2 dB
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 8, strong (≥ -8 dB) 16.
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 IK3ZXW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Most frequent locator attributed to IK3ZXW
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
- JN65 · 15 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 821 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-08-28 10:48 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 UTC | Band | IK3ZXW S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-28 10:48 | 20m | -6 / -1 | DK4VF | -1 / -17 | 5 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 10:48 | 20m | - / - | PD3LKN | +10 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 10:47 | 20m | - / - | SP6AXW | +2 / - | 6 | Partial capture |
| 08-28 10:44 | 20m | -7 / - | OZ1DYI | - / +6 | 5 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 08-20 20:17 | 60m | -4 / +1 | OJ0JR | +2 / -14 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-20 20:15 | 80m | - / - | OE9GWV | -18 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 08-20 20:15 | 80m | +2 / -13 | SQ4FDK | +14 / -12 | 3 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 08-20 20:13 | 80m | +3 / -12 | PH3T | -1 / -11 | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 07-12 05:51 | 20m | - / 0 | R1TM | -8 / - | 2 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 07-07 08:04 | 10m | -6 / - | R4WZ | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 07-07 08:01 | 10m | -12 / - | M0PEL | - / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 07-07 05:00 | 20m | - / -19 | TA3ZGR | -22 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 104700 +1 2445 IK3ZXW SP6AXW JO80 (x2) 104745 -6 1515 CQ IK3ZXW JN65 104800 +1 2445 IK3ZXW SP6AXW JO80 104800 +12 1516 IK3ZXW PD3LKN JO22 104815 -5 1515 CQ IK3ZXW JN65 104830 -2 2445 IK3ZXW SP6AXW JO80 104830 +7 1516 IK3ZXW PD3LKN JO22 104845 -8 1515 DK4VF IK3ZXW -17 104900 +2 2445 IK3ZXW SP6AXW JO80 104915 -5 1516 DK4VF IK3ZXW -17 104930 +5 2445 IK3ZXW SP6AXW JO80 104945 -4 1516 DK4VF IK3ZXW -17 105000 -3 1516 IK3ZXW DK4VF R-01 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 201700 +2 438 IK3ZXW OJ0JR +01 201715 -3 1517 OJ0JR IK3ZXW R-14 201730 +2 438 IK3ZXW OJ0JR RR73 201745 -5 1516 OJ0JR IK3ZXW 73
UTC dB Audio Message 201345 +0 732 IK3ZXW PH3T -12 201400 +4 1494 PH3T IK3ZXW R-11 201415 -2 732 IK3ZXW PH3T RR73 201430 +2 1493 PH3T IK3ZXW 73 201515 +13 673 IK3ZXW SQ4FDK -13 201515 -21 1900 IK3ZXW OE9GWV JN47 201530 +2 1493 SQ4FDK IK3ZXW R-12 201545 +15 673 IK3ZXW SQ4FDK RR73 201545 -17 1901 IK3ZXW OE9GWV JN47 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 080145 -14 1531 M0PEL IK3ZXW JN65 (x4) 080445 -5 1521 R4WZ IK3ZXW JN65 (x2) 081400 -18 1498 CQ IK3ZXW JN65 (x2) 081600 -11 1493 G4SRT IK3ZXW RR73
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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