IQ0OS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IQ0OS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 7,475 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 28 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-10-04.
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 7,475 FT8 messages attributed to IQ0OS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 28 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (46%), followed by 40 m (43%) and 10 m (7%). The busiest six-hour window was 16:00-22:00 UTC, containing 48% of decodes. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.
Overview
Bands
Last attributed message: 2026-10-04 20:56 UTC
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 7,475 messages
- Active dates
- 28 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) 1,004, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2,457, strong (≥ -8 dB) 4,014.
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 IQ0OS in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
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 IQ0OS
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
- JN61 · 3,691 decoded messages
- SO8OO receiver locator
- KN09VW
- Locator-centre separation
- 1,158 km (approx.)
- Last such locator decoded
- 2026-10-04 20:56 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 | IQ0OS S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-04 20:55 | 40m | -8 / - | 9T0MD | - / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 09-04 20:14 | 40m | +4 / - | RI1FJL | - / -12 | 4 | Partial capture |
| 08-02 10:33 | 20m | -14 / -3 | PD2WL | -9 / -14 | 3 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 230430 -19 1091 HI8UD IQ0OS JN61 (x2) 023230 -20 1756 IQ0OS OS4K +08 201445 +6 433 RI1FJL IQ0OS JN61 (x4) 205545 -9 2180 9T0MD IQ0OS JN61 (x2)
UTC dB Audio Message 103215 -12 845 HI8UD IQ0OS R-19 103345 -14 845 PD2WL IQ0OS -14 103400 -7 1325 IQ0OS PD2WL R-03 (x2) 041800 -8 711 HI8UD IQ0OS 73 041845 -14 737 IQ0OS IZ8VYU JN71 083130 -21 1908 HI8UD IQ0OS JN61 (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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