IK8CNT — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JM78

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK8CNT, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 67 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 10m, across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-09 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 67 FT8 messages attributed to IK8CNT as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 8 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 80 m (67%), followed by 160 m (18%) and 60 m (10%). Most decodes (69%) 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 (66%); the estimated median was -4 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-4 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 12 80m · 45 60m · 7 10m · 3

First attributed message: 2026-08-09
Last attributed message: 2026-09-16 16:49 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 67 messages
Active dates: 8 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -4 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -17 to +5 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 44.

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 IK8CNT in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

BV7RN · Taiwan KH8WW · American Samoa P29YY · Papua New Guinea

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 IK8CNT

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: JM78 · 56 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,381 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-16 16:45 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	IK8CNT S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-16 16:50	80m	- / -	LY1DY	+11 / -	3	Partial capture
09-16 16:48	80m	-10 / -	KH8WW	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-16 16:42	80m	-14 / -	KH8WW	- / -12	8	Partial capture
09-15 17:37	80m	-4 / -	KH8WW	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-15 17:12	80m	+3 / -	KH8WW	- / -	4	Partial capture
09-15 17:03	80m	-12 / -	KH8WW	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-07 03:23	60m	+3 / -	IK2VFR/P	- / -18	4	Partial capture
08-31 18:55	80m	- / -	LZ2VQ	-6 / -	3	Partial capture
08-31 18:48	80m	-8 / -	BV7RN	- / -19	15	✓ Closing fragment
08-31 18:46	80m	0 / -	P29YY	- / +3	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 22:23	160m	- / -	G8OO	-19 / -	3	Partial capture
08-29 22:13	160m	+5 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	11	Partial capture
08-27 21:08	80m	- / -	DK8HC	+3 / -	5	Partial capture
08-27 20:49	80m	-2 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-27 20:39	80m	-11 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	3	Partial capture
08-25 07:51	10m	-17 / -	RI1FJL	- / -13	3	Partial capture
08-09 04:17	60m	0 / -	<...>	- / -17	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
173845  -5 1684  KH8WW IK8CNT JM78 (x12)
165000 +11 1539  IK8CNT LY1DY KO14 (x3)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
041745  -1 1920  <...> IK8CNT JM78 (x3)
032315  +1 1105  IK2VFR/P IK8CNT JM78 (x4)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
221245  +7 1107  9A4ZM IK8CNT JM78
221315  +5 1107  RI1FJL IK8CNT JM78 (x11)
222300 -19 1396  IK8CNT G8OO JO02 (x3)

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
075115 -19 1348  RI1FJL IK8CNT JM78 (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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