IK8WEJ — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JM89

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IK8WEJ, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 731 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 43 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-17 and 2026-10-16.

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 731 FT8 messages attributed to IK8WEJ as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 43 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (56%), followed by 80 m (29%) and 20 m (9%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (83%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

731

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

113

Active 15-min windows

-8 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 11 80m · 215 60m · 407 40m · 30 20m · 68

First attributed message: 2026-06-17
Last attributed message: 2026-10-16 23:00 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 731 messages
Active dates: 43 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 99, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 239, strong (≥ -8 dB) 393.

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 IK8WEJ in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

II5GG · Italy ×2 VE1YX · Canada ×2 HA5AO · Hungary RI1FJZ · Franz Josef Land BG5JGG · China BU2FW · Taiwan HI8J · Dominican Republic KT7C · United States N5FMP · United States T41FCR · Cuba UN0GY · Kazakhstan W5DCG · United States

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 IK8WEJ

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: JM89 · 276 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,220 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-16 22:32 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	IK8WEJ S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-16 23:00	60m	-12 / -6	EC5M	-10 / -3	3	Partial capture
10-16 22:28	60m	-12 / -6	UR9QQ	-9 / -14	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-16 22:27	60m	-11 / +7	G4ZFJ	-4 / +4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-16 22:24	60m	-9 / -	IU1DSU	- / -6	5	✓ Closing fragment
10-16 22:18	60m	-12 / -	CT2GQA	-14 / -3	3	✓ Closing observed
10-16 22:03	60m	-11 / +5	SP5EXA	-14 / -3	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-16 22:02	60m	-12 / +4	OH1LA	-9 / -15	6	✓ Full exchange observed
10-16 22:01	60m	-9 / -	ON4LDZ	- / -16	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-16 22:00	60m	-12 / -4	SP1ZMO	-4 / -14	3	✓ Full exchange observed
10-16 21:50	60m	-12 / -	OE/DL1MKW	- / -2	3	Partial capture
10-16 00:05	60m	-15 / -	PP7GB	- / -19	9	Partial capture
10-16 00:00	60m	-18 / -	VE3FF	- / -13	2	Partial capture
10-15 23:47	80m	-8 / -4	HB9RB	+13 / -4	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 23:37	80m	-8 / -	GM1TGY	- / -11	2	Partial capture
10-15 23:24	80m	-1 / -	GM5AIW	- / -20	4	Partial capture
10-15 23:15	80m	- / -21	R5AV	+2 / -	3	Partial capture
10-15 23:10	80m	-6 / -5	IU5HIU	-18 / -7	9	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 23:10	80m	-8 / -16	SP4WJ	-18 / -18	5	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 23:05	80m	- / -6	EC3A	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
10-15 23:05	80m	-5 / -22	RW9MZ	-18 / -14	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 23:03	80m	- / -	DL9KM	-8 / -	7	Partial capture
10-15 23:02	80m	- / -22	R5AV	+3 / -	11	Partial capture
10-15 22:58	80m	-7 / -21	LY7T	+15 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 22:51	80m	-9 / -	7Z1DH	-24 / -2	3	✓ Closing observed
10-15 22:42	60m	-18 / +8	S56MLZ	-8 / +1	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 22:39	60m	-10 / -	VP2MAW	- / -12	2	Partial capture
10-15 22:33	80m	-11 / -2	EA8UP	-6 / -11	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-15 22:32	80m	- / -5	Z33PB	-8 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-15 00:05	60m	- / -16	EC3A	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
10-14 23:53	40m	-14 / -	RZ4FWA	-13 / -7	3	Partial capture
10-14 23:51	40m	-8 / -14	EP2AES	-15 / -10	4	✓ Full exchange observed
10-14 23:46	40m	-7 / -	EY7BM	- / -	4	Partial capture
10-14 06:02	60m	-17 / -	ZL1HD	- / -16	5	Partial capture
10-14 06:00	60m	-20 / -	ZL2CC	- / -13	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-14 05:17	60m	- / -	G0BLB	+2 / -	2	Partial capture
10-14 05:08	80m	0 / -	II5GG	-14 / -	2	✓ Closing observed
10-14 04:57	80m	-8 / -9	PJ2/W4IPC	-10 / -8	3	Partial capture
10-11 21:57	80m	-2 / -	9H6C	- / -3	4	Partial capture
10-09 22:16	60m	- / +1	DH1KJ	-10 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
10-09 21:54	60m	-20 / -	OZ7CL	- / -6	2	Partial capture
10-09 21:49	60m	-18 / -	A92AE	- / -19	4	Partial capture
10-09 21:47	60m	-14 / -7	9K2GR	-14 / -6	6	✓ Full exchange observed
10-09 21:39	60m	-15 / -	9T0MD	- / -	9	Partial capture
10-09 00:46	60m	-13 / -	9T0MD	- / -	13	Partial capture
10-09 00:41	60m	-14 / -	9T0MD	- / -	6	Partial capture
10-09 00:26	60m	-14 / -	9T0MD	- / -	17	Partial capture
10-09 00:21	60m	-15 / -	9T0MD	- / -	5	Partial capture
10-09 00:13	60m	-16 / -	9T0MD	- / -	4	Partial capture
10-09 00:08	60m	-10 / -	9T0MD	- / -20	4	Partial capture
10-08 23:54	60m	-10 / +5	LZ2KV	+6 / 0	4	✓ Full exchange observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
222830 -10 1472  IK8WEJ UR9QQ KN77
222830  -3  824  IK8WEJ G4ZFJ 73
222845 -15 1845  UR9QQ IK8WEJ -14
222900  -9 1472  IK8WEJ UR9QQ R-06
222915  -8 1845  UR9QQ IK8WEJ RR73
222930  -8 1472  IK8WEJ UR9QQ 73
222945 -16 1845  CQ IK8WEJ JM89 (x6)
230000 -11 1844  EC5M IK8WEJ -03
230015 -10  638  IK8WEJ EC5M R-06
230030 -14 1844  EC5M IK8WEJ -03

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
231630  -6 1814  CQ IK8WEJ JM89
231645  +3 1814  IK8WEJ R5AV -21
232430  -1 1814  GM5AIW IK8WEJ -20 (x3)
232545  +6 1814  IK8WEJ R5AV -24
232600  +0 1813  GM5AIW IK8WEJ -20
233715  -6 1814  GM1TGY IK8WEJ -11 (x2)
234715  -4 1814  HB9RB IK8WEJ -04
234730 +13 2822  IK8WEJ HB9RB R-04
234800 +10 2822  IK8WEJ RR73; DA6OOM <...> -12
234845  -7 1814  HB9RB IK8WEJ RR73 (x3)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
230145 -10 2329  IK8WEJ II5GG 73
230215 -20 2027  IK8WEJ RZ4FWA LO23
124515 -21 1550  IK8WEJ II5GG R+18 (x2)
234615  -8 2408  EY7BM IK8WEJ JM89 (x4)
235145  -5 2407  EP2AES IK8WEJ JM89
235200 -16 2363  IK8WEJ EP2AES -14
235215 -12 2407  EP2AES IK8WEJ R-10
235300 -14 1772  IK8WEJ RZ4FWA LO23
235300 -14 2362  IK8WEJ EP2AES 73
235330 -12 1772  IK8WEJ RZ4FWA LO23
235345 -14 2407  RZ4FWA IK8WEJ -07

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
231845 -18 1553  IK8WEJ IZ7LDC R-12
232030 -23 1554  CQ IK8WEJ JM89
232115 -24 1341  IK8WEJ EA3EDU JN01 (x2)
232300 -21 1553  CQ IK8WEJ JM89                        a1
220445 -16 1455  RI1FJZ IK8WEJ JM89
220500  -2 1007  IK8WEJ RI1FJZ -17
220515 -18 1455  RI1FJZ IK8WEJ R-09
220530 -11 1007  IK8WEJ RI1FJZ -17
220545 -21 1455  RI1FJZ IK8WEJ R-16 (x2)
215815  +9  494  IK8WEJ HA5AO R-19 (x2)
215900 -17 1116  HA5AO IK8WEJ RR73
215915 +14  494  IK8WEJ HA5AO 73

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
225045 -15 1775  IK8WEJ HP1RY FJ09 (x2)
230115  -7 2734  IK8WEJ UN0GY R-04
230130 -16 1677  UN0GY IK8WEJ RR73
232800 -11 1677  BI8SCC IK8WEJ -16
233015 -11 1677  <...> IK8WEJ -14 (x2)
233230 -12 2150  IK8WEJ OZ/KD0NDU R-20
230615 -10  282  KT7C IK8WEJ -15 (x3)
230815  -8  282  KD0QPC IK8WEJ -10
235645 -23 1947  W5DCG IK8WEJ -07 (x2)
235915 -21 1946  N5FMP IK8WEJ RR73

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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