IQ6FW — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN72

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IQ6FW, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 25 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-10-02.

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 25 FT8 messages attributed to IQ6FW 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 (92%), followed by 80 m (8%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -9 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-9 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 2 40m · 23

First attributed message: 2026-10-02
Last attributed message: 2026-10-02 20:05 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 25 messages
Active dates: 1 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -9 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -16 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 9.

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 IQ6FW in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IZ2BKU · Italy ×2 DL8SBE · Fed. Rep. of Germany DM5KN · Fed. Rep. of Germany EA5RC · Spain LZ4NV · Bulgaria RD6AK · European Russia RX3ASQ · European Russia UX2QX · Ukraine DK2FM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DO4DXA · Fed. Rep. of Germany OM4KK · Slovak Republic S56EPX · Slovenia

Most frequent locator attributed to IQ6FW

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: JN72 · 5 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 977 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-10-02 19:57 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	IQ6FW S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
10-02 20:08	80m	- / -	OE1PMD	+2 / -	4	Partial capture
10-02 20:05	80m	-19 / -4	DO4DXA	+11 / -5	3	✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 20:02	80m	- / -5	S56EPX	-3 / -	8	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 20:01	80m	- / -	DO4DXA	+8 / -	4	Partial capture
10-02 20:00	80m	- / -8	OM4KK	+9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:57	80m	- / -11	DK2FM	+10 / -	5	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:57	80m	- / -2	IZ2BKU	-2 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:07	40m	- / -	RU3KV	-9 / -	3	Partial capture
10-02 19:04	40m	-7 / -	RD6AK	- / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
10-02 19:02	40m	-8 / -	LZ4NV	-21 / -18	4	✓ Closing observed
10-02 19:00	40m	-8 / -	EA1IOK	- / -3	2	Partial capture
10-02 18:58	40m	-6 / -18	UX2QX	+3 / +1	7	✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 18:56	40m	-8 / -	DM5KN	-22 / -17	4	✓ Closing observed
10-02 18:53	40m	- / -	UX2QX	+4 / -	2	Partial capture
10-02 18:52	40m	-14 / -	DL8SBE	-12 / -18	2	✓ Closing observed
10-02 18:52	40m	-14 / -7	EA5RC	-6 / -1	10	✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 18:52	40m	-8 / -25	IZ2BKU	+4 / -8	14	✓ Full exchange observed
10-02 18:51	40m	- / -	PE1NPS	-2 / -	3	Partial capture
10-02 18:05	40m	- / -	EU1AFX	-13 / -	3	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
200315  +3 1324  IQ6FW YO4NF RR73
200315  -3 1129  IQ6FW S56EPX JN76 (x3)
200500 -19 1324  DO4DXA IQ6FW -05
200515  +9  506  IQ6FW DO4DXA R-04 (x2)
200615  -6 1129  IQ6FW S56EPX R-05
200615 -16 1594  IQ6FW IK8OAM JM89
200645  -6 1129  IQ6FW S56EPX R-05 (x2)
200815  +3 2219  IQ6FW OE1PMD JN88 (x4)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
190215  +2 1414  IQ6FW UX2QX 73
190230  -8 1415  LZ4NV IQ6FW -18 (x3)
190345 -21 1415  IQ6FW LZ4NV 73
190400  -9 1414  RD6AK IQ6FW +15 (x3)
190530  -9 1415  CQ IQ6FW JN72 (x3)
190730 -13 1415  RX3ASQ IQ6FW RR73
190745  -9 2289  IQ6FW RU3KV KO91 (x3)

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