IU1VFY — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN34

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IU1VFY, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 17 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-08-28 and 2026-08-31.

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 17 FT8 messages attributed to IU1VFY as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (59%), followed by 40 m (41%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -4 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

17
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
8
Active 15-min windows
-4 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-08-28
Last attributed message: 2026-08-31 10:06 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
17 messages
Active dates
4 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-4 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 2, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 4, 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).

Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO

Tokens most often paired with IU1VFY 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 IU1VFY

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
JN34 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,267 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-31 10:06 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 UTCBandIU1VFY S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-04 09:31 40m - / -1 DK7ZT -18 / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 10:05 20m +1 / -16 9A4AA -4 / - 8 Partial capture
08-31 10:04 20m -2 / - OM7AMA - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 10:01 20m - / -11 HA1BF -22 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-30 07:25 20m - / - 9A4ZM +4 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 21:42 40m -4 / -4 EC5M -4 / -19 12 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-29 21:33 20m - / -10 EA8UP -4 / - 7 Partial capture
08-29 21:30 20m - / -21 EA5OL -9 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-29 07:44 20m - / - R7OV 0 / - 3 Partial capture
08-29 07:22 20m -12 / -7 LZ1FBI -4 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 21:59 20m -15 / -5 4Z5PT 0 / - 3 ✓ Closing observed
08-28 21:46 20m - / +10 Z62NS +7 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
214230  +0  696  EC5M IU1VFY JN34
214245  -7  697  IU1VFY EC5M -04
214300  -4  696  EC5M IU1VFY JN34
214315  -3  696  IU1VFY EC5M -04
214330  +1  696  EC5M IU1VFY R-19
214345  -1  696  IU1VFY EC5M RR73
214400  -4  697  EC5M IU1VFY R-19
214415  -3  696  IU1VFY EC5M RR73
214430 -10  696  EC5M IU1VFY R-19
214445  -5  697  IU1VFY EC5M RR73
214500 -10  697  EC5M IU1VFY R-19 (x2)
093100 -19 1907  IU1VFY DK7ZT -01 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
072645  +5 2468  IU1VFY 9A4ZM JN86
075445 -20  780  <...> IU1VFY JN34
095945  -8  906  MI0NWA IU1VFY JN34
100130 -23 1344  IU1VFY HA1BF -11 (x2)
100430  -4 1194  OM7AMA IU1VFY JN34 (x2)
100530  -3  726  9A4AA IU1VFY JN34
100545  -7  726  IU1VFY 9A4AA -16
100600  -1  726  9A4AA IU1VFY JN34
100615  -6  726  IU1VFY 9A4AA -16
100630  +7  726  9A4AA IU1VFY JN34
100645  +2  726  IU1VFY 9A4AA -16 (x3)

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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