IK6LBT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK6LBT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 128 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-10 and 2026-09-21.

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 128 FT8 messages attributed to IK6LBT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 10 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (40%), followed by 160 m (23%) and 40 m (15%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (83%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (74%); the estimated median was -2 dB.

Overview

128

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-2 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 30 80m · 51 60m · 12 40m · 19 20m · 5 10m · 11

First attributed message: 2026-06-10
Last attributed message: 2026-09-21 20:48 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 128 messages
Active dates: 10 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -2 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -14 to +8 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 9, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 24, strong (≥ -8 dB) 95.

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 IK6LBT in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

RI1FJZ · Franz Josef Land 4O4DB · Montenegro 9A4ZM · Croatia EA9AR · Ceuta & Melilla OJ0JR · Market Reef RI1FJL · Franz Josef Land

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 IK6LBT

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 · 105 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 979 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-21 20:45 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	IK6LBT S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-21 20:39	80m	+9 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -22	14	Partial capture
09-20 22:05	160m	+4 / -	RI1FJZ	-13 / -17	2	✓ Closing observed
09-20 21:59	160m	-4 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:45	160m	-8 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	8	Partial capture
09-20 21:41	160m	-7 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-20 21:33	160m	-7 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	9	Partial capture
09-20 21:24	160m	-2 / -14	RI1FJZ	-19 / -23	9	Partial capture
09-07 20:23	60m	- / -	G0AZH	-10 / -	3	Partial capture
09-07 20:22	60m	- / -	DD6ZV	-2 / -	7	Partial capture
09-07 20:18	60m	-14 / -	D44TWO	- / +8	6	Partial capture
09-04 07:42	40m	-6 / -	IZ8PPI	- / -7	3	Partial capture
09-04 07:41	40m	-2 / -6	9A4ZM	-1 / +1	7	✓ Full exchange observed
09-04 07:39	40m	-11 / -	4O4DB	- / -5	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-04 07:37	40m	-8 / -	EA9AR	- / -8	4	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 03:51	40m	+3 / -	OA4ENG	- / -	4	Partial capture
08-27 21:50	80m	- / -	DK8HC	+3 / -	5	Partial capture
08-27 21:50	80m	- / -	EA1IOK	-4 / -	5	Partial capture
08-27 21:50	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	+9 / -	3	Partial capture
08-27 21:34	80m	+3 / -	RI1FJL	- / -8	30	✓ Closing fragment
08-27 21:28	80m	+2 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	7	Partial capture
08-25 21:24	40m	+8 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-19 21:07	60m	-12 / -6	OJ0JR	0 / -10	7	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
215230  +2  565  IK6LBT DK8HC JO42
203915  +9 1562  RI1FJZ IK6LBT JN63 (x14)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
214145  -7 1868  RI1FJZ IK6LBT JN63 (x14)
220630 -13  847  IK6LBT RI1FJZ RR73

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
201930 -13 1350  D44TWO IK6LBT JN63 (x4)
202230 -14 1350  CQ IK6LBT JN63
202245  +0 1349  IK6LBT DD6ZV JO62 (x2)
202345  -9  578  IK6LBT G0AZH IO83
202345  +0 1349  IK6LBT DD6ZV JO62 (x2)
202445 -11  579  IK6LBT G0AZH IO83
202445  +3 1349  IK6LBT DD6ZV JO62
202515 -11  579  IK6LBT G0AZH IO83
202515  -3 1349  IK6LBT DD6ZV JO62 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
073830 -10  762  EA9AR IK6LBT R-08 (x2)
073930 -11 2420  4O4DB IK6LBT JN63 (x3)
074145  +1 2332  IK6LBT 9A4ZM JN86
074200  -6  416  IZ8PPI IK6LBT R-07
074215  -2 2332  IK6LBT 9A4ZM JN86 (x2)
074300  -1  416  9A4ZM IK6LBT +01
074315  -3 2332  IK6LBT 9A4ZM R-06
074330  -4  416  9A4ZM IK6LBT RR73
074345  +0 2331  IK6LBT 9A4ZM 73
074400  -6  416  IZ8PPI IK6LBT R-07 (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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