IK8NSI — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK8NSI, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 32 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 20m, 10m, across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-19 and 2026-08-30.

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 32 FT8 messages attributed to IK8NSI as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 2 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (59%), followed by 10 m (41%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

32
Messages attributed
2
UTC dates decoded
5
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-19
Last attributed message: 2026-08-30 15:42 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
32 messages
Active dates
2 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-22 to -4 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 9, strong (≥ -8 dB) 17.

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. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IK8NSI in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IK8NSI

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 · 24 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,381 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-30 15:42 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 UTCBandIK8NSI S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-05 22:38 160m - / - HA7TM +23 / - 4 Partial capture
09-05 22:36 160m - / -17 SV8JE +10 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 15:33 20m -6 / - RI1FJL - / - 16 Partial capture
08-30 05:10 20m -13 / -4 ZL4TT -3 / -10 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-19 21:08 10m -9 / - PD0LBY - / -3 3 Partial capture
08-19 21:04 10m -8 / - G8KHF - / - 3 Partial capture
08-19 19:29 10m -23 / - PV8AJ - / -6 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
192545 -24 1769  PV8AJ IK8NSI JM78 (x3)
193245 -22 1567  XQ1KK IK8NSI JM78
210415  -5  633  G8KHF IK8NSI JM78 (x3)
210615  -8  633  DN9OPA IK8NSI RR73
210815 -10  633  PD0LBY IK8NSI -03 (x3)
211015 -14  985  HH2AA IK8NSI JM78
211215 -18 1770  PV8AJ IK8NSI JM78
094200 -19 1804  IK8NSI EX8ABQ RR73
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190815 +11 2641  IK8NSI 9A2AJ -17
223630 +10  341  IK8NSI SV8JE -17 (x2)
223800 +23  340  IK8NSI HA7TM KN07 (x4)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
153430  -7 2759  RI1FJL IK8NSI JM78 (x15)

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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