IS — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IS, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 40m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-20.

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 14 FT8 messages attributed to IS as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (64%), followed by 80 m (36%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was +1 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
9
UTC dates decoded
11
Active 15-min windows
+1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 06:56 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 2, strong (≥ -8 dB) 11.

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).

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.

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 UTCBandIS S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-28 15:31 80m +2 / - DT - / - 2 Partial capture
08-16 04:45 80m +17 / - TNX - / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
053030  -3 2053  TNX IS QSO 73 (x3)
204500 -13 2606  ON IS NO DX
094745  -8 1037  TNX IS QSO 73 (x4)
80m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
044530 +19  921  TNX IS QSO 73 (x2)
153145  +1 1595  DT IS 17 (x2)
032845  +2  926  QSO IS CLOSED

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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