IQ3AAG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN55

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IQ3AAG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-09-18.

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 6 FT8 messages attributed to IQ3AAG as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -8 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

6
Messages attributed
1
UTC dates decoded
2
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-09-18
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 20:40 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
6 messages
Active dates
1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 0, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 6.

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 IQ3AAG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IQ3AAG

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
JN55 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
945 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-18 20:40 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 UTCBandIQ3AAG S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-18 18:41 40m - / +6 DK7ZT -5 / - 3 Partial capture
09-18 18:41 40m - / - PE1NPS -11 / - 4 Partial capture
09-18 18:40 40m -8 / -1 PA3AGN -10 / -7 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-18 18:39 40m -4 / +1 9A4ZM 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
09-18 18:37 40m -8 / - IV3XPP -1 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183915  +2 1026  IQ3AAG 9A4ZM R+01
183930  -4 1030  9A4ZM IQ3AAG RR73
183945  -1 1026  IQ3AAG 9A4ZM 73
184030  -7 1030  PA3AGN IQ3AAG -07
184045 -12 1143  IQ3AAG PA3AGN R-01
184100  -8 1030  PA3AGN IQ3AAG RR73
184115 -13 2038  IQ3AAG PE1NPS JO22
184115  -8 1142  IQ3AAG PA3AGN 73
184145 -10 2038  IQ3AAG PE1NPS JO22
184145  -4 1906  IQ3AAG DK7ZT +06
184215 -12 2038  IQ3AAG PE1NPS JO22
184215  -8 1907  IQ3AAG DK7ZT +06
184245 -10 2038  IQ3AAG PE1NPS JO22
184245  -3 1906  IQ3AAG DK7ZT +06
204015  -8 2735  CQ IQ3AAG JN55

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