IT9GUL — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Sicily Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JM78

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IT9GUL, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 69 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 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 69 FT8 messages attributed to IT9GUL as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 160 m (52%), followed by 40 m (22%) and 80 m (16%). Most decodes (67%) fell within the six-hour window 16:00-22:00 UTC. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (77%); the estimated median was -3 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-3 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

160m · 36 80m · 11 40m · 15 20m · 5 10m · 2

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-20 17:54 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 69 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -3 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -12 to +6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 3, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 13, strong (≥ -8 dB) 53.

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 IT9GUL in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

OK1DXR · Czech Republic R9SAP · Asiatic Russia RA3ZH · European Russia UD8S · Asiatic Russia

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 IT9GUL

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: JM78 · 49 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,381 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-09-20 17:31 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	IT9GUL S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-20 17:53	160m	-4 / -14	RA3ZH	+7 / -23	5	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:52	160m	-15 / -	R9SAP	-18 / -15	3	✓ Closing observed
09-20 17:31	160m	- / -	UT7UA	+13 / -	7	Partial capture
09-20 17:28	160m	-9 / +3	OK1DXR	+2 / -6	8	✓ Full exchange observed
09-20 17:28	160m	- / -	UA3ZUX	+2 / -	4	Partial capture
09-20 17:27	160m	-8 / -	UD8S	- / -24	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-18 23:18	160m	- / -	R2PT	-16 / -	2	Partial capture
09-18 23:17	160m	+4 / -	K7ACZ	- / -22	4	Partial capture
09-18 23:09	160m	+8 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-17 21:54	160m	+2 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -19	2	Partial capture
09-17 21:28	160m	+1 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	3	Partial capture
09-17 20:58	160m	-2 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 21:21	160m	-3 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
09-16 21:05	160m	-3 / -	RI1FJZ	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 21:36	40m	+8 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 20:49	40m	0 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-31 20:39	40m	-2 / -	RI1FJL	- / -	6	Partial capture
07-28 10:53	20m	- / -14	PD1ADA	-18 / -	8	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

160m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
173130  +1 2646  IT9GUL UA3ZUX KO90
173200 +10 2708  IT9GUL UT7UA KO50 (x5)
175215 -22 2252  R9SAP IT9GUL R-15
175230 -18 2251  IT9GUL R9SAP RR73
175245  -8 2252  R9SAP IT9GUL 73
175300  +1 2646  IT9GUL UA3ZUX KO90
175330  +6  299  IT9GUL RA3ZH KO81
175415  -2  300  RA3ZH IT9GUL -23
175430  +6  299  IT9GUL RA3ZH R-14
175445  -6  299  RA3ZH IT9GUL RRR
175500 +10  299  IT9GUL RA3ZH 73

80m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
213015  +3 1803  RI1FJZ IT9GUL JM78 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
203945  -7 1739  RI1FJL IT9GUL JM78 (x13)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
105315 -20 2035  IT9GUL PD1ADA JO21 (x8)

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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