IK6BSN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN62

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK6BSN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2,193 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 41 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-10-06.

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 2,193 FT8 messages attributed to IK6BSN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 41 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (44%), followed by 60 m (24%) and 160 m (20%). Most decodes (87%) fell within the six-hour window 17:00-23:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (63%); the estimated median was -6 dB.

Overview

2,193

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

158

Active 15-min windows

-6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 449 80m · 966 60m · 528 40m · 234 20m · 10 10m · 6

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-10-06 22:08 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 2,193 messages
Active dates: 41 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -15.7 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 222, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 587, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,384.

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 IK6BSN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

DL9KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×5 F1IQH · France ×3 DG5PW · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×3 VE1YX · Canada ×3 DO8PAT · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×3 CT2GQA · Portugal ×2 F1PBZ · France ×2 DL3RDO · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 SP3JHZ · Poland ×2 DO1OAS · Fed. Rep. of Germany ×2 HA3GX · Hungary ×2 ON4MAP · Belgium ×2

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 IK6BSN

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: JN62 · 1,553 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,067 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-06 22:03 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	IK6BSN S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-06 22:04	160m	-3 / -	IU3ULH	-13 / -10	7	✓ Closing observed
10-06 22:01	160m	-2 / -11	PA4PA	-2 / -6	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-06 21:46	160m	-5 / -3	OM3SX	+17 / +7	7	✓ Full exchange observed
10-06 21:45	160m	-12 / -17	IZ7LDC	-6 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-05 22:17	80m	+5 / -	DL4DP	-5 / -10	4	✓ Closing observed
10-05 22:14	80m	0 / -5	F1IQH	-8 / -19	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-04 22:00	60m	- / -	OH1LA	-15 / -	3	Partial capture
10-04 21:57	60m	-10 / -	TA4SSK	-13 / -12	4	✓ Closing observed
10-04 21:51	60m	-12 / -	3Z4DX	- / -	12	Partial capture
10-04 15:15	40m	-11 / -	OK2JUA	- / -12	24	Partial capture
10-04 15:12	40m	-12 / -	OK2JUA	- / -12	2	Partial capture
10-04 15:06	40m	-12 / +8	IU2WKL	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
10-04 15:02	40m	-13 / -	DL2KAC	- / -19	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-04 15:01	40m	-12 / -1	HA3TBL	-12 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-04 14:57	40m	-12 / -	F4WCW	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-04 14:55	40m	-12 / -	HB9AUW	- / -18	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 22:07	80m	+7 / -	VK6IR	- / -	12	Partial capture
10-03 20:50	160m	-7 / -17	OK1KUB	-2 / -10	11	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 20:41	160m	-10 / -3	IZ0RPS	-7 / +5	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 16:40	40m	-6 / -13	DG4LXM	-5 / -9	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 16:38	40m	-6 / -	LA6RJA	- / -7	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 16:29	40m	-10 / -	IK1MJK/P	- / -19	2	Partial capture
10-03 16:27	40m	-10 / +4	E70SZ	-8 / +3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 16:11	40m	- / -16	UB4CJS	-13 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 16:01	40m	- / -9	SP9DPM/P	-1 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 15:59	40m	- / -22	YO8ROM	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 15:53	40m	-10 / -	Z34BET	- / -6	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-03 15:53	40m	-11 / -8	IZ1KVS	-7 / +3	9	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 15:52	40m	-14 / +1	IK1MJK/P	-12 / -3	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 15:49	40m	-14 / -	IU8STX	- / -14	2	Partial capture
10-03 15:48	40m	-15 / -	G4MHJ	-13 / -16	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-03 15:05	40m	-16 / -	F1PBZ	- / -1	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 21:44	40m	- / -17	G7RCQ	-13 / -	10	Partial capture
10-02 21:18	40m	- / -	VO1ACZ	-22 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 21:09	40m	- / -	F6FHZ	-16 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 21:03	40m	- / -	F6FHZ	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 20:59	40m	- / -12	F3CJ	-19 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 17:53	160m	-11 / +6	SP9GCZ	+7 / -5	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-01 16:49	40m	-12 / -	YC2BUZ	- / -19	2	Partial capture
10-01 16:42	40m	-11 / -	YC2BUZ	- / -19	9	Partial capture
10-01 16:34	40m	-8 / -	YC2BUZ	- / -19	3	Partial capture
10-01 16:32	40m	-11 / -11	UB3ZKO	-8 / -7	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-01 16:14	40m	-6 / -	VE3GDN	- / -16	8	Partial capture
10-01 16:01	40m	-8 / -	VE3GDN	- / -16	5	Partial capture
09-29 22:16	80m	0 / -	SO100PKP	- / -12	2	Partial capture
09-29 21:58	60m	-6 / +5	SP4NDY	-17 / +2	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-29 21:57	60m	-4 / -1	EB5AFK	-2 / -	4	✓ Full exchange observed
09-29 21:29	60m	-10 / -	SP3JHZ	- / -4	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-29 21:27	60m	-8 / -6	DL3YEM	-1 / 0	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-29 21:24	60m	-12 / -	VE1YX	-20 / -6	3	✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220130 -16  267  IK6BSN PA4PA JO22
220145  -5 1356  CQ IK6BSN JN62
220200  -2  267  IK6BSN PA4PA JO22
220215  -2 1356  PA4PA IK6BSN -06
220230  +5  267  IK6BSN PA4PA R-11 (x2)
220315  -3 1356  CQ IK6BSN JN62 (x2)
220400 -13 1356  IK6BSN IU3ULH JN55
220415  -3 1356  IU3ULH IK6BSN -10 (x6)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
222300  +7 1570  CQ IK6BSN JN62 (x6)
221430 -10 1250  IK6BSN F1IQH JN27
221445  +2 1250  F1IQH IK6BSN -19
221500  -6 1250  IK6BSN F1IQH R-05
221515  -1 1250  F1IQH IK6BSN RR73
221715  +8 1250  CQ IK6BSN JN62
221730  -5 1595  IK6BSN DL4DP JO31
221745  +6 1250  DL4DP IK6BSN -10 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
215645 -12 1274  3Z4DX IK6BSN JN62 (x2)
215745  -7 1274  TA4SSK IK6BSN JN62 (x2)
215830 -13  969  IK6BSN TA4SSK RR73
215845  -9 1274  TA4SSK IK6BSN 73
215915 -15 1274  CQ IK6BSN JN62 (x3)
220030 -15 1774  IK6BSN OH1LA KP01
220045 -13 1274  CQ IK6BSN JN62
220100 -15 1774  IK6BSN OH1LA KP01
220115 -11 1274  CQ IK6BSN JN62
220130 -16 1774  IK6BSN OH1LA KP01
220145 -12 1274  CQ IK6BSN JN62

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
152045 -14 1009  OK2JUA IK6BSN -12 (x15)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
111230 -15 1493  IK6BSN DO7AD JO51 (x3)
112230 -10 1644  IK6BSN DN9SGE JO42 (x3)
110930  -9  474  IK6BSN DO1RWM JO31

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
160100  -4 2661  IK6BSN DF3QT JO31 (x3)
215930  -5 1213  IK6BSN EA3AKY JN01 (x3)

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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