IK6CGO — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK6CGO, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 283 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 34 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-28 and 2026-09-10.

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 283 FT8 messages attributed to IK6CGO as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 34 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (48%), followed by 20 m (45%) and 10 m (7%). Most decodes (71%) fell within the six-hour window 03:00-09:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -7.6 dB.

Overview

283

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-7.6 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 135 20m · 128 10m · 20

First attributed message: 2026-06-28
Last attributed message: 2026-09-10 04:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 283 messages
Active dates: 34 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -7.6 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to +2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 20, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 106, strong (≥ -8 dB) 157.

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 IK6CGO in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

7Z1DZ · Saudi Arabia DM2GG · Fed. Rep. of Germany LZ2CP · Bulgaria AA4SS · United States F1MBL · France IK6LMB/P · Italy K9STL · United States KJ5PTH · United States KL7TC · Alaska LB2WD · Norway MM0VIK · Shetland Islands N7QXB · United States

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 IK6CGO

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 · 203 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 979 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-10 04:42 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	IK6CGO S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-10 04:40	40m	-14 / -	SN100PKP	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-10 04:17	40m	- / -	UR4QWW	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
09-10 04:13	40m	- / -	UR9QQ	-9 / -	5	Partial capture
09-10 04:11	40m	-14 / -	XE1YD	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 04:21	40m	0 / -	D44TWO	- / -	6	Partial capture
09-04 04:19	40m	+9 / -	<...>	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-02 04:18	40m	- / -20	II7MGBT	+4 / -	4	Partial capture
08-31 20:36	40m	-12 / -	9J2FI	- / -17	6	Partial capture
08-31 08:18	20m	+8 / -	OK3MB	- / -4	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 08:16	20m	-2 / -	F1MBL	-16 / -21	3	✓ Closing observed
08-31 08:14	20m	-3 / -	DH8KAM	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-30 20:11	20m	+4 / -	HL5BPF	- / -20	2	Partial capture
08-30 20:09	20m	+4 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-30 15:22	20m	-4 / -	OH2ZZ	- / +7	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:20	20m	- / +3	PD1GJB	-5 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 04:32	40m	-6 / -	YS1MS	- / -	8	Partial capture
08-29 04:29	40m	-4 / -	K7VJ	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-24 03:51	40m	-8 / -	N7JB	- / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 05:56	20m	- / -15	XQ1KK	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-23 04:58	20m	- / -12	XQ1KK	-1 / -	5	Partial capture
08-23 04:47	20m	- / -4	RO6G	-3 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 04:36	20m	+8 / -	K4A	- / -	6	Partial capture
08-22 04:33	20m	+9 / -	AA4SS	- / -7	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 04:32	20m	+6 / -	N7TM	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-21 08:37	20m	-14 / -	MM0VIK	- / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 08:36	20m	- / -	IU5HIU	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
08-21 08:35	20m	-19 / -	SV2HTW	- / -3	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 05:06	20m	0 / -	WB6JJJ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 05:00	20m	-2 / -	FK8HA	- / -	10	Partial capture
08-21 04:55	20m	-2 / -	C91RU	- / -15	2	Partial capture
08-20 19:59	40m	-3 / -	EI9KF	-9 / -11	7	✓ Closing observed
08-20 19:54	20m	-9 / -3	PA1GLD	-4 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-20 04:30	40m	+1 / -	EA7GUL	- / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 04:28	40m	-2 / -	WW9WTF	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-20 04:21	40m	+1 / -	D2UY	- / -	9	Partial capture
08-19 13:33	10m	-2 / -	9A4AA	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-19 13:30	10m	-2 / -	<...>	- / -16	2	Partial capture
08-19 13:18	10m	-11 / -	7Z1DZ	- / -14	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-19 13:17	10m	-10 / -	DM2GG	- / -6	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-19 13:15	10m	-9 / -	LZ2CP	- / -9	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-19 05:04	40m	-12 / -	W4WFC	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-19 05:00	40m	-6 / -	WX7P	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-19 04:50	40m	-10 / -	WX7P	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-16 19:18	20m	-6 / -	UA2FFD	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-16 19:15	20m	-6 / -1	<...>	-5 / -6	6	Partial capture
08-16 06:07	20m	-8 / -	AD9GE	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-15 14:35	10m	-13 / -	C31KC	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-15 06:24	20m	- / -17	IK4TVP	-19 / -	4	Partial capture
08-15 06:20	20m	-10 / -	KL7TC	- / -19	6	✓ Closing fragment
08-15 06:15	20m	-8 / -	KL7TC	- / -	5	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
041430 -11 1991  IK6CGO UR9QQ KN77
041430  -8 2182  IK6CGO RN6HK 73
041500  -7 1991  IK6CGO UR9QQ KN77 (x2)
041600 -22 1251  IK6CGO RC9WC RR73
041715 -13 2420  SP7SZJ IK6CGO RR73
041730  -4 1577  IK6CGO UR4QWW KN77 (x2)
041800 -19 2419  HK3YL IK6CGO JN63
041830  -5 1576  IK6CGO UR4QWW KN77 (x3)
044030 -15  752  SN100PKP IK6CGO JN63 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
131600 -10 2397  LZ2CP IK6CGO R-09 (x2)
131700 -11 2397  DM2GG IK6CGO JN63 (x3)
131830  -9 2397  7Z1DZ IK6CGO JN63 (x3)
132030  -9 2398  EC3A IK6CGO JN63
133030  -1 2634  <...> IK6CGO JN63 (x2)
133230  -6 2634  DL1ERZ IK6CGO JN63
133330  -2 2769  9A4AA IK6CGO JN63 (x2)
083815 -23 2055  <...> IK6CGO R-01

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
152200 -12 2590  OH2ZZ IK6CGO JN63 (x3)
200945  +4 2487  RI1FJL IK6CGO JN63 (x3)
201115  +5 2487  HL5BPF IK6CGO R-20 (x2)
081415  -2 2566  DH8KAM IK6CGO JN63 (x2)
081615  +1 2566  F1MBL IK6CGO R-21
081630 -16 1429  IK6CGO F1MBL RR73
081645  -5 2566  F1MBL IK6CGO 73
081815 +10 2566  OK3MB IK6CGO R-04 (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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