IK8ERL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK8ERL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 366 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-14.

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 366 FT8 messages attributed to IK8ERL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 24 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (41%), followed by 10 m (30%) and 20 m (23%). The busiest six-hour window was 18:00-00:00 UTC, containing 45% of decodes. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (64%); the estimated median was -5.8 dB.

Overview

366

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-5.8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 11 80m · 4 60m · 3 40m · 151 20m · 86 10m · 111

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-14 20:09 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 366 messages
Active dates: 24 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -5.8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 57, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 74, strong (≥ -8 dB) 235.

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 IK8ERL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

5A1AL · Libya ×2 EA5HM · Spain ×2 3B9FR · Rodriguez Island 5B4ARQ · Cyprus 5W1SA · Samoa F4IIX · France 4O7CC · Montenegro OK1DXR · Czech Republic 8Z1IT · Saudi Arabia 9M2HUS · West Malaysia IU3WNU · Italy P40AA · Aruba

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 IK8ERL

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 · 220 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,381 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-14 20:09 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	IK8ERL S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-14 20:11	40m	- / -	OZ1LGJ	+7 / -	2	Partial capture
09-14 18:46	40m	-6 / -	A41DV	- / -20	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-01 22:19	160m	-18 / -	4O7CC	-10 / -8	3	✓ Full exchange observed
09-01 22:09	160m	- / +1	OK1DXR	-2 / -	4	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 07:54	10m	-4 / -	3B9FR	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-29 06:05	20m	-3 / -	EN35UKR	- / -9	3	Partial capture
08-27 08:51	10m	-14 / -	5W1SA	- / -8	3	Partial capture
08-23 05:18	20m	+5 / -	RI1ANC	- / -22	11	Partial capture
08-22 16:38	20m	-14 / -	9M2HUS	- / -11	10	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 16:20	20m	-4 / -	FR5FK	- / -12	10	Partial capture
08-22 07:12	20m	-8 / -	K4A	- / -13	2	Partial capture
08-21 22:15	80m	- / -	UA4FKT	-1 / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 22:14	80m	-15 / -	EA5HM	- / -2	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 22:12	80m	-10 / +9	<...>	-10 / -4	2	Partial capture
08-21 22:09	160m	-12 / -12	<...>	+11 / -9	2	Partial capture
08-21 16:36	20m	- / -8	IU3WNU	-6 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 16:34	20m	- / -	DL1UDO	-4 / -	2	Partial capture
08-21 15:30	20m	- / -2	XU7O	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 15:26	20m	-7 / -	XU7O	- / -14	3	Partial capture
08-21 15:22	20m	- / -	BG0DAP	-7 / -	7	Partial capture
08-21 15:22	20m	-3 / -19	VR2VOG	-20 / -16	5	✓ Full exchange observed
08-21 14:07	10m	-13 / -	5A1AL	- / -6	8	✓ Closing fragment
08-21 08:20	20m	-16 / -	EA6NB	- / -11	3	Partial capture
08-20 21:46	40m	-6 / -	5A1AL	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 21:45	40m	- / -	SP6FME	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
08-20 21:42	40m	-6 / -	BD7OH	- / -17	4	Partial capture
08-20 21:41	40m	- / -	UR9QQ	+6 / -	5	Partial capture
08-20 10:46	10m	-16 / -	9J2FI	- / -14	2	Partial capture
08-20 06:44	20m	-2 / -	8Z1IT	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 06:42	20m	-11 / -	TT1GD	- / -11	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 06:40	20m	-10 / -	TJ1GD	- / -8	2	Partial capture
08-09 04:26	80m	- / -	DL9KM	-17 / -	7	Partial capture
08-09 04:14	60m	-24 / -	<...>	- / -12	2	Partial capture
08-09 04:02	40m	-19 / -	EA5HM	- / -9	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-09 03:59	40m	-16 / -	<...>	- / -11	2	Partial capture
08-07 06:01	20m	- / +8	P40AA	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-16 08:27	10m	-17 / -	EC6DX	- / -6	8	Partial capture
07-13 17:18	40m	-21 / -	SV9MBH	- / -19	4	Partial capture
06-25 15:50	10m	- / -3	F4IIX	-9 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
06-24 23:05	40m	-18 / -	PJ2/PH2M	- / -13	2	Partial capture
06-24 23:03	40m	-16 / -	9V1YC	- / -5	4	✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
214330  +4 2731  IK8ERL UR9QQ KN77
214345  -6 2251  BD7OH IK8ERL -16
214530 -12 2251  IK8ERL SP6FME JO90 (x2)
214615  -7 2251  5A1AL IK8ERL -18 (x3)
184630  -7 1566  A41DV IK8ERL -20 (x2)
200930 +11  512  CQ IK8ERL JM78
201015 -13 1292  IK8ERL RX3ASQ KO95
201015  -7 1884  IK8ERL R3PE KO84
201015  -6 2013  IK8ERL F6BHK JN24
201145  +6  512  IK8ERL OZ1LGJ JO46 (x2)

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
220945 -12 1267  <...> IK8ERL -09
221000 +11 1985  IK8ERL <...> R-12
221130 -23 1857  CQ IK8ERL JM78 (x5)
220930  +0 1195  IK8ERL OK1DXR JO60 (x4)
221915 -14 1870  4O7CC IK8ERL -08 (x2)
222000 -10 2372  IK8ERL 4O7CC RR73

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
140715 -15 1837  5A1AL IK8ERL -06 (x8)
085145 -12 1340  5W1SA IK8ERL -08 (x4)
075400  -6 1282  3B9FR IK8ERL -18 (x3)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
051845  +2 1521  RI1ANC IK8ERL -22 (x11)
060515  +4 1274  HA7TM/P IK8ERL -09
060545  -4 1274  EN35UKR IK8ERL -09 (x3)

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
042600 -18 1854  IK8ERL IQ4JO JN63
042600 -14 1164  IK8ERL DL9KM JN68
042630  -9 2104  IK8ERL HA3TBL JN86
042630 -24 1164  IK8ERL DL9KM JN68 (x6)
221245 -10 1350  <...> IK8ERL -04
221300 -10 1557  IK8ERL <...> R+09
221415 -15 1350  EA5HM IK8ERL -02 (x2)
221500  -2 1348  IK8ERL UA4FKT LO23 (x2)

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
041045 -24 1544  <...> IK8ERL -12 (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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