IK5OVW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN63

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK5OVW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 63 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 22 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-09-19.

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 63 FT8 messages attributed to IK5OVW as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 22 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (44%), followed by 40 m (41%) and 10 m (8%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (57%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-10 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 4 40m · 26 20m · 28 10m · 5

First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 05:08 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 63 messages
Active dates: 22 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -10 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -22 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 21, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 20, strong (≥ -8 dB) 22.

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 IK5OVW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

LZ4VR · Bulgaria ZS5GJK · South Africa F5PBG · France YH1AA · Indonesia BA7IO · China DL1HQN · Fed. Rep. of Germany EU7FBB · Belarus IZ8PPI · Italy SV9QWC · Crete

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 IK5OVW

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: JN63 · 32 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 979 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-19 05:06 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	IK5OVW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-19 05:08	40m	-6 / -	DL1HQN	0 / -7	3	✓ Closing observed
09-19 05:07	40m	-8 / -	IZ8PPI	- / +10	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-19 05:06	40m	- / -	DL7ARV	+11 / -	9	Partial capture
09-19 05:01	40m	-5 / -	OA4ENG	- / -20	6	Partial capture
09-19 04:59	40m	-4 / -	NP3RK	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-19 04:25	40m	-8 / -	SV9QWC	- / +4	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 05:08	40m	-8 / -	KP4DVM	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 05:01	40m	-3 / -12	EU7FBB	+2 / -12	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 20:16	20m	-18 / -	<...>	- / -12	2	Partial capture
08-29 19:02	20m	- / -6	F5PBG	0 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 04:42	20m	-18 / -	VK2USH	- / -5	3	Partial capture
08-25 05:02	20m	-7 / -	KE0CNA	- / -	2	Partial capture
07-25 20:46	40m	-11 / -	BA7IO	-16 / -12	3	✓ Closing observed
07-25 20:43	40m	-18 / -7	I1WUA	-16 / -4	2	Partial capture
06-29 13:10	10m	-22 / +4	LZ4VR	-9 / -	6	✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
050615  +2 2470  IK5OVW UA4FKT LO23
050615 +13 2877  IK5OVW DL7ARV JO62 (x2)
050700  -6 2469  IZ8PPI IK5OVW R+10
050715 +11 2877  IK5OVW DL7ARV JO62
050730 -10 2469  IZ8PPI IK5OVW 73
050745 +14 2877  IK5OVW DL7ARV JO62
050800  -4 2469  DL1HQN IK5OVW R-07
050815  +8 2877  IK5OVW DL7ARV JO62
050830  -9 2469  DL1HQN IK5OVW 73
050845 +13 2877  IK5OVW DL7ARV JO62
050845  +0 2471  IK5OVW DL1HQN RR73
050915  +8 2877  IK5OVW DL7ARV JO62 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
050215  -4  690  KE0CNA IK5OVW JN63 (x2)
044200 -24 1682  VK2USH IK5OVW JN63 (x3)
200100  -5 1576  BD4VOJ IK5OVW JN63
190015 -16 1543  CQ IK5OVW JN63
190200 -16 1918  IK5OVW UA6YW R-14
190230  -5 1919  IK5OVW F5PBG IN78 (x4)
201615 -20 1209  <...> IK5OVW JN63
201630 -14  729  IK5OVW W1AW/2 -03
201645 -17 1209  <...> IK5OVW R-12

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
052400 -24 1639  K4YT IK5OVW JN63

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
131045 -12 1296  IK5OVW LZ4VR KN13 (x2)
131130 -22 1556  ZS5GJK IK5OVW RR73
131145  -8 1296  IK5OVW LZ4VR KN13 (x2)
131230 -22 1556  LZ4VR IK5OVW RR73
131245  -8 1296  IK5OVW LZ4VR 73
131300 -24 1458  A41ZZ IK5OVW R+12

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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