IK4RUX — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK4RUX, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 463 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-29 and 2026-09-14.

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 463 FT8 messages attributed to IK4RUX 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 (92%), followed by 40 m (8%). Most decodes (76%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (70%); the estimated median was -3.3 dB.

Overview

463
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
37
Active 15-min windows
-3.3 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-07-29
Last attributed message: 2026-09-14 20:39 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
463 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-3.3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-15 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 31, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 109, strong (≥ -8 dB) 323.

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.

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 IK4RUX

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 · 329 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,013 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-14 20:33 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 UTCBandIK4RUX S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-14 20:35 40m -6 / +1 EA8UP 0 / 0 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 20:30 40m -10 / - BD8FOD - / - 7 Partial capture
08-25 22:01 20m - / -13 LU1FIV 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-25 21:44 20m - / -10 KC1ZWW +3 / - 6 Partial capture
08-25 21:40 20m - / -19 K1SM -4 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 11:39 20m - / - DL7ARV +2 / - 7 Partial capture
08-22 17:52 20m -4 / - XU7O - / -12 2 Partial capture
08-22 17:50 20m - / -10 R9AL -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 17:37 20m +4 / -11 4Z5NZ -10 / -3 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 17:31 20m +1 / - RA0QK/8 - / -13 7 Partial capture
08-22 17:22 20m -5 / - JG1KWO - / -5 3 Partial capture
08-22 17:20 20m -2 / - BG0EJN - / -1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 17:15 20m +1 / - BG0EJN - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 17:13 20m +4 / - BA8BLK - / -8 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 17:10 20m +2 / - 4I1LCT - / -15 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 17:08 20m -1 / - BV7RR - / -14 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 17:04 20m -6 / -4 4X5PB -13 / -5 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 17:01 20m -10 / - 7Z1BH - / -16 2 Partial capture
08-22 17:00 20m -6 / - 9M2HUS - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:54 20m -1 / - BU2FW - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:52 20m +1 / - EX7CQ - / -22 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:51 20m 0 / - BD8ELZ - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:49 20m +5 / -7 BG7BVI -18 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 16:46 20m +6 / - UB0SMX/P - / -5 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:45 20m -9 / - 5B4ARQ - / -7 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:43 20m +1 / - BG0DAP - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 16:41 20m -3 / - XU7O - / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 16:40 20m -4 / - BD8SN - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 16:38 20m -9 / - YB7FII - / -5 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:34 20m -7 / - UN6GO - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:32 20m 0 / - UB0SMX/P - / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 16:24 20m 0 / - IU4PPL - / -5 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:17 20m -3 / - OD5ZZ - / -6 12 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:11 20m -8 / - BG0DAP - / - 5 Partial capture
08-22 08:41 20m - / -4 TA7D -13 / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 08:35 20m +2 / - TI5RR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 08:32 20m - / -16 TI5RR -14 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 08:25 20m +15 / - UN7BDZ - / -16 3 Partial capture
08-22 08:19 20m +6 / - UF4S/P - / -16 6 Partial capture
08-22 08:17 20m +4 / - RA9YTI - / -8 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 08:15 20m +2 / - VK5GR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 08:11 20m +4 / - RW0SR - / -11 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 08:09 20m +7 / - VK5GR - / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 08:07 20m +7 / - R8CGO - / -4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 08:04 20m +5 / - RU0AX - / -9 5 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:49 20m +6 / - RA9YTI - / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 07:46 20m +9 / - RU0AX - / - 3 Partial capture
08-22 07:43 20m +11 / - TA7TC - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 07:39 20m +4 / - UA9YHA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 07:37 20m +11 / - VK2SOL - / - 3 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
194130 -13 2273  RX9WM IK4RUX R-26 (x3)
203045  -8 2160  BD8FOD IK4RUX JN54 (x7)
203500  -4 2381  IK4RUX EA8UP +01
203515  -9 2160  EA8UP IK4RUX R+00
203530  +3 2381  IK4RUX EA8UP RR73
203545  -4 2160  EA8UP IK4RUX 73
203900  -1 2160  BI4IWL IK4RUX 73
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
114115  +4 2081  IK4RUX DL7ARV JO62 (x4)
120400 -17 1114  IK4RUX M0PFX JO01
214000  -4 2362  IK4RUX K1SM -19 (x2)
214400  +3 2838  IK4RUX KC1ZWW -10 (x6)
220145  -2 2673  IK4RUX LU1FIV -13 (x2)

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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