IU2KBG — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN45

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IU2KBG, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 73 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 9 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-08-11.

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 73 FT8 messages attributed to IU2KBG 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 (56%), followed by 20 m (41%) and 10 m (3%). Most decodes (63%) fell within the six-hour window 02:00-08:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -11 dB.

Overview

Messages attributed

UTC dates decoded

Active 15-min windows

-11 dB

Estimated median S/N

Bands

40m · 41 20m · 30 10m · 2

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-08-11 20:29 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 73 messages
Active dates: 9 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -18 to -2 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 23, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 27, strong (≥ -8 dB) 23.

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 IU2KBG in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

IK2UCL · Italy ×2 IT9ECY · Sicily ×2 DH5BM · Fed. Rep. of Germany DL1UDO · Fed. Rep. of Germany F1ODM · France GJ0KYZ · Jersey IQ8BV · Italy

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 IU2KBG

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: JN45 · 38 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-01 07:50 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	IU2KBG S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
08-01 07:49	20m	-16 / -	VK6WX	- / -	2	Partial capture
08-01 07:43	20m	-18 / -	GJ0KYZ	- / -10	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-28 12:23	20m	-14 / -4	DL1UDO	0 / +2	5	✓ Full exchange observed
07-28 12:22	20m	-17 / -	F1ODM	-12 / -6	2	✓ Closing observed
07-25 18:13	40m	-15 / -	II9MWE	- / -	3	Partial capture
07-25 12:21	20m	-16 / -	IQ8BV	- / -10	3	✓ Closing fragment
07-24 18:03	40m	-16 / -7	IK2VFQ	-19 / -13	2	Partial capture
07-23 14:36	20m	-8 / -	IT9ECY	- / -12	2	✓ Closing fragment
07-23 14:31	20m	-16 / -	IT9ECY	- / -	4	Partial capture
07-23 14:26	20m	-16 / -	IK2UCL	- / -22	4	Partial capture
07-23 08:02	20m	-16 / -22	IK2UCL	-22 / -17	2	Partial capture
07-22 07:58	20m	- / -	PA0LDE	-22 / -	2	Partial capture
07-22 05:51	20m	-12 / -	RO6K	- / -16	3	Partial capture
07-22 05:43	20m	-14 / -18	IK2UCL	-12 / -	3	✓ Closing observed
07-09 08:15	20m	- / -24	EA8UP	-13 / -	7	Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

10m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
202930 -19 1790  IT9ECY IU2KBG R-03

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
122215 -15 2301  IQ8BV IU2KBG 73
122200 -17 2395  F1ODM IU2KBG R-06
122215 -12 2395  IU2KBG F1ODM RR73
122300 -16 2395  CQ IU2KBG JN45
122315  -1  654  IU2KBG DL1UDO JO31
122330 -11 2395  DL1UDO IU2KBG +02
122345  +2  654  IU2KBG DL1UDO R-04
122400 -17 2395  DL1UDO IU2KBG RR73
122415  -2  654  IU2KBG DL1UDO 73
074200 -16 2360  AA1BG IU2KBG JN45
074345 -19 2359  GJ0KYZ IU2KBG R-10 (x2)
074545 -23 2360  DH5BM IU2KBG RR73
074930 -16 2360  VK6WX IU2KBG JN45 (x2)

40m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
180300 -19 1388  IU2KBG IK2VFQ -07
180315 -16 2374  IK2VFQ IU2KBG R-13
175330 -21 1817  IQ2AAH IU2KBG JN45
180930 -15 2436  II9MWE IU2KBG JN45 (x4)

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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