IK6HRA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK6HRA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 94 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-09 and 2026-07-24.

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 94 FT8 messages attributed to IK6HRA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 18 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (86%), followed by 40 m (12%) and 10 m (2%). Most decodes (51%) fell within the six-hour window 05:00-11:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

94
Messages attributed
18
UTC dates decoded
28
Active 15-min windows
-11 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 11 20m · 81 10m · 2
First attributed message: 2026-06-09
Last attributed message: 2026-07-24 15:03 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
94 messages
Active dates
18 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-18 to -1 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 18, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 37, strong (≥ -8 dB) 39.

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 IK6HRA 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 IK6HRA

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 · 33 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
979 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-07-18 10:01 UTC

Other locator fields attributed to this token: JN64 (17).

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 UTCBandIK6HRA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
07-24 15:01 20m -14 / - 9A4ZM +3 / - 5 ✓ Closing observed
07-18 10:04 20m -11 / - CT1BFP -19 / -11 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-18 10:02 20m -12 / - PD1HBL - / +2 2 Partial capture
07-18 10:01 20m -12 / - RY3F - / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 10:01 20m - / - PE1KYP -15 / - 2 Partial capture
07-18 09:58 20m -14 / - YO5PHL - / -14 3 Partial capture
07-18 09:55 20m -6 / - KF0YOB - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-16 16:39 20m -7 / - R0CBS - / -20 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-12 07:57 20m -10 / - EA7AH - / -4 2 Partial capture
07-12 07:54 20m -10 / - RZ4FWA - / -8 2 Partial capture
07-12 07:36 20m -20 / - TF5B - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-09 19:24 40m -6 / - YH2AZ - / - 3 Partial capture
07-03 15:31 20m -12 / - DL7RAY -20 / -16 3 Partial capture
07-03 15:29 20m - / +7 DL1UDO -13 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
07-02 17:12 20m -17 / - VK2LAW - / -13 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-02 14:32 20m +5 / - BA7CK - / - 3 Partial capture
06-30 06:03 20m -12 / - VK2SMP - / - 3 Partial capture
06-29 07:31 10m -16 / - UD8D - / -15 2 Partial capture
06-28 05:48 20m -6 / - N4GM - / - 3 Partial capture
06-28 05:44 20m -1 / - TN8GD - / - 4 Partial capture
06-27 13:46 20m - / -12 SV5BYP -18 / - 5 ✓ Closing fragment
06-26 11:34 20m -14 / - CS8ABF - / -23 2 Partial capture
06-26 11:28 20m -16 / - KF0YOB - / -3 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
100130 -13 2214  IK6HRA PE1KYP JO22
100145 -12  995  RY3F IK6HRA JN63
100215 -16  996  PD1HBL IK6HRA +02 (x2)
100345 -12  995  PE1KYP IK6HRA -04
100415  -7  996  CT1BFP IK6HRA -11 (x3)
100600 -19 1617  IK6HRA CT1BFP 73
150115 -13 2418  RA9LL IK6HRA 73
150130  +4 2414  IK6HRA 9A4ZM JN86 (x2)
150245 -13 2417  9A4ZM IK6HRA +12 (x2)
150330  +0 2414  IK6HRA 9A4ZM 73
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
172915 -17 1052  II6WWA IK6HRA JN63
182400 -14 2482  TA3ZGR IK6HRA R-19
191930 -24 1393  DS5SQS IK6HRA -17
192145  -1 1892  IK6HRA HG1DBQ -02
192400  -7  903  YH2AZ IK6HRA JN63 (x3)
10m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
073145 -17 1703  UD8D IK6HRA JN63 (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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