IK5DET — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK5DET, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 57 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-09-12 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 57 FT8 messages attributed to IK5DET as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (84%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (86%); the estimated median was 0 dB.

Overview

57
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
10
Active 15-min windows
0 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 57
First attributed message: 2026-09-12
Last attributed message: 2026-09-14 13:47 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
57 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
0 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-10 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 49.

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 IK5DET 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 IK5DET

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
JN53 · 35 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,089 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-14 13:47 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 UTCBandIK5DET S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-14 13:37 40m - / - DL9KM -6 / - 4 Partial capture
09-14 13:36 40m - / +7 OE8PIT -15 / - 8 Partial capture
09-14 09:43 40m - / 0 OE6OCG -2 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 09:40 40m - / - OE6OCG -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 09:38 40m - / - I6XVL -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 19:36 40m +2 / -7 EB5FMC -15 / +6 8 Partial capture
09-13 19:30 40m -6 / - GJ0KYZ - / -5 6 Partial capture
09-13 19:28 40m - / - RA6OY -3 / - 6 Partial capture
09-13 19:26 40m - / - DL7UKM +11 / - 3 Partial capture
09-13 19:23 40m 0 / -5 F5SJC -2 / -12 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-13 19:19 40m - / - PI4DX +6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 08:51 40m - / - DL9OT -4 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 08:42 40m - / - OE2VDL -11 / - 4 Partial capture
09-13 08:42 40m - / +8 DL1FAM -13 / - 12 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 08:42 40m - / - IZ4AIF +4 / - 4 Partial capture
09-13 08:23 40m - / -4 HA3TBL -6 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 08:21 40m - / -1 9A6TT +2 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 08:19 40m - / - DF5DY -8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-13 08:14 40m -9 / -4 9A6TT +5 / - 7 Partial capture
09-12 19:50 40m 0 / - YY5VVB/R - / -7 2 Partial capture
09-12 19:46 40m +1 / - 9A3MYL - / +2 6 Partial capture
09-12 19:42 40m - / - RA6OY +8 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 19:42 40m - / -1 RN6MA +3 / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 19:40 40m 0 / - IU5JAE - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 19:15 40m +3 / +2 II0CDS -10 / -20 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 19:06 40m - / - F1IQH -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 13:22 40m -10 / +4 IK0BAL -8 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
094445  -2 1132  IK5DET OE6OCG 73
133645 -14 1195  IK5DET OE8PIT R+07 (x2)
133715  -3 2046  IK5DET DL9KM JN68
133745 -12 1192  IK5DET OE8PIT R+09
133745  -7 2046  IK5DET DL9KM JN68 (x2)
133915 -18 1241  IK5DET OE8PIT R-07
133915  -9 2046  IK5DET DL9KM JN68
133945 -16 1242  IK5DET OE8PIT R-07 (x4)
134730 -20 1181  CQ IK5DET JN53
134845 -23 1637  IK5DET ON1DGN -05

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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