IK4JPK — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN54

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK4JPK, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 10 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-20 and 2026-08-31.

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 10 FT8 messages attributed to IK4JPK as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +5 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

10
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
+5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-20
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 18:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
10 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
+5 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 3, strong (≥ -8 dB) 7.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IK4JPK in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IK4JPK

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
JN54 · 3 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,013 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 18:54 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 UTCBandIK4JPK S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-31 18:56 20m - / -18 F4NBB +5 / - 4 Partial capture
08-31 18:52 20m - / -18 F4NBB +5 / - 5 Partial capture
08-31 18:49 20m +14 / -10 YO4NF +1 / - 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 10:22 20m -15 / -2 9A1CCB -9 / -8 3 Partial capture
08-20 10:22 20m - / - DL3MIB +7 / - 7 Partial capture
08-20 10:20 20m - / - DL7FE -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 10:15 20m -12 / - PD3LKN -10 / -2 4 ✓ Closing observed
08-18 10:33 10m - / -1 DO1ID -2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-18 10:32 10m - / - DL0FTT -16 / - 5 Partial capture
08-18 10:24 10m - / -16 DK7ZT -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185015 +12  814  YO4NF IK4JPK 73
185145  +5  814  CQ IK4JPK JN54
185200 -10 2542  IK4JPK IQ4JO JN63
185200  +1  813  IK4JPK F4NBB -18
185215  +5  814  BG4UVR IK4JPK -19
185230  +3  813  IK4JPK F4NBB -18 (x4)
185415  +7  814  CQ IK4JPK JN54
185445  +6  814  EA7DNE IK4JPK -08
185630  +9  814  IK4JPK F4NBB -18 (x4)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
102400 -15  831  IK4JPK DK7ZT -16 (x2)
103230 -11 1269  IK4JPK DL0FTT JO32 (x2)
103330  +3  458  IK4JPK DO1ID JO41
103330 -18 1269  IK4JPK DL0FTT JO32
103400  +1  458  IK4JPK DO1ID JO41
103400 -18 1269  IK4JPK DL0FTT JO32
103430  -7  458  IK4JPK DO1ID R-01
103430 -19 1269  IK4JPK DL0FTT JO32
103500  -4  458  IK4JPK DO1ID 73

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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