IK6GTF — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN72

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK6GTF, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 2,829 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 53 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-07-09 and 2026-09-16.

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 2,829 FT8 messages attributed to IK6GTF as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 53 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (98%), followed by 20 m (1%) and 40 m (0%). Most decodes (54%) fell within the six-hour window 19:00-01:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -7 dB.

Overview

2,829
Messages attributed
53
UTC dates decoded
325
Active 15-min windows
-7 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2,784 40m · 14 20m · 30 10m · 1
First attributed message: 2026-07-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 05:14 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
2,829 messages
Active dates
53 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-7 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to +1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 421, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 748, strong (≥ -8 dB) 1,660.

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 IK6GTF 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 IK6GTF

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
JN72 · 2,001 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
977 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-16 05:14 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 UTCBandIK6GTF S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-16 05:13 80m -21 / - Z31PM - / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 05:03 80m -20 / - W4WFC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-16 04:10 80m -6 / - SA0PAL - / - 3 Partial capture
09-16 04:08 80m +2 / - EA5JHD - / -8 3 Partial capture
09-16 04:04 80m +1 / - OK4KOP +15 / -10 6 ✓ Closing observed
09-16 04:02 80m -2 / - W4WFC - / - 5 Partial capture
09-16 02:18 80m -5 / - ON60MWV - / - 6 Partial capture
09-16 02:14 80m 0 / - N1WI - / -18 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 20:03 80m -8 / - II8IHBC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 20:01 80m -3 / - 4L6EZ - / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 19:47 80m - / -13 YO5EEE -14 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 19:37 80m -15 / - II8IHBC - / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 02:49 80m -15 / - KY2J - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 02:12 80m -9 / +1 OM5CM +14 / -3 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 02:10 80m -4 / -9 DR2A -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-15 02:05 80m - / -4 ON4MAP -23 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:57 80m - / -12 RN1ON +5 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 01:53 80m -11 / -2 DM1EE -4 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-15 01:50 80m -7 / - DM1EE - / - 3 Partial capture
09-15 01:45 80m -1 / -13 VE3DZ -12 / -10 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 21:17 80m -3 / - OH4TQ - / - 6 Partial capture
09-14 21:13 80m - / - DK1MCS +2 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 21:12 80m - / - 4O4DB 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 21:07 80m 0 / -2 9A3AUH +2 / -3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 21:04 80m -7 / -4 HG1DBQ +10 / -1 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 18:24 80m +3 / - RU6K - / - 3 Partial capture
09-14 18:22 80m +3 / -24 RW4LNL -10 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 18:08 80m -5 / - ZS1J - / - 12 Partial capture
09-14 01:35 80m -9 / -13 RQ6B +4 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 01:34 80m - / - DA6OOM -19 / - 2 Partial capture
09-14 01:31 80m -4 / -14 RA6HTU -12 / -13 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 01:28 80m -2 / -1 R4FDD -11 / -11 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 01:26 80m -2 / -4 RX3ASQ -10 / -10 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 01:26 80m 0 / - IK4TVP +1 / +2 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-14 00:28 80m -1 / - GM1TGY - / - 15 Partial capture
09-14 00:25 80m -14 / - YU4FQN - / -18 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-14 00:21 80m -22 / - RQ3H - / -13 2 Partial capture
09-14 00:10 80m - / -13 RX6LG -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 20:53 80m -1 / - TM4GGR - / -10 9 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 20:47 80m -7 / - SV8/F6BLP - / -15 7 Partial capture
09-12 20:43 80m -3 / - SV8/F6BLP - / -5 2 Partial capture
09-12 20:37 80m -4 / - EA3DNC - / -10 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 20:33 80m -5 / - 9A0R +2 / +2 9 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 20:29 80m -2 / -9 UT1XU +5 / -7 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 20:28 80m -8 / - RF9C - / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 20:25 80m -7 / - DD8BA - / - 3 Partial capture
09-12 18:18 80m -9 / - EH3ST - / -2 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 05:08 80m -13 / - NE5TX - / - 4 Partial capture
09-12 04:31 80m -20 / - HK3O - / - 4 Partial capture
09-12 04:21 80m -12 / - YV6BXN - / - 19 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
040515  +1 1313  OK4KOP IK6GTF JN72 (x3)
040630 +15 1133  IK6GTF OK4KOP RR73
040645  +0 1313  OK4KOP IK6GTF 73
040815  -4 1313  EA5JHD IK6GTF -08 (x3)
041030  -4 1313  SA0PAL IK6GTF JN72 (x3)
050315 -22 1312  W4WFC IK6GTF JN72 (x2)
051345 -19 1312  Z31PM IK6GTF JN72 (x2)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
062145  +6 1591  IK6GTF PD9FLX JO22
063645 -15 1499  IK6GTF RV6F LN14 (x5)
064200 -12 1845  DL7RAY IK6GTF -13
064230 -16 1844  CQ IK6GTF JN72
064515  +9  675  IK6GTF F1PBZ -13 (x2)
064615  +5 2772  IK6GTF PD9FLX 73
064715 +12  675  IK6GTF F1PBZ RR73
160230 -12 1940  IK6GTF RD0L -06 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
084745 -21 1366  IK6GTF F4BJN JN25 (x5)
092615  -6 2572  IK6GTF DJ7XB +10 (x2)
093000 -11 1738  IK6GTF PE9JAN JO22 (x2)
093400 -15 1222  IK6GTF DN9DSP -06 (x2)
093900  -5 1539  IK6GTF DL80NRW -15
094430 -15 2234  IK6GTF EA3AKY -15
095145 -11 1703  IK6GTF DA2DA -20 (x2)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
155645 -22 1513  IK6GTF LZ3HG RR73
025315 -16 2049  OA4ENG IK6GTF JN72 (x3)
025645 -17 2048  VE9JB IK6GTF JN72 (x3)
025945 -15 2048  TJ1GD/P IK6GTF JN72 (x7)
030415 -20 2049  OA4ENG IK6GTF JN72

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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