IU2SMN — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

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

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IU2SMN, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 14 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 160m, 60m, 40m, across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-11 and 2026-09-10.

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 IU2SMN as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 4 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 60 m (50%), followed by 160 m (29%) and 40 m (21%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -17 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

14
Messages attributed
4
UTC dates decoded
6
Active 15-min windows
-17 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-11
Last attributed message: 2026-09-10 18:45 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

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

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 7, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 7, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.

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 IU2SMN in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IU2SMN

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 · 11 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-10 18:43 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 UTCBandIU2SMN S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-10 18:43 60m -14 / -17 4X5EF -14 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-10 18:38 60m -18 / - EW6PG - / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 07:50 40m - / - UT4PA -2 / - 3 Partial capture
09-06 07:49 40m - / - DF1BN -4 / - 4 Partial capture
09-06 07:47 40m - / - SP6FME -6 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 07:45 40m - / 0 DH5BM -11 / - 2 Partial capture
09-06 07:43 40m - / +2 F1HFP -12 / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
09-06 07:43 40m - / - SP6FME -6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 20:27 160m - / - 9A4AA -12 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 20:23 160m - / +5 9A4AA -10 / - 4 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
183800 -18 1533  EW6PG IU2SMN JN45 (x2)
184345 -17 1533  4X5EF IU2SMN JN45
184430 -13 1988  IU2SMN 4X5EF -17
184445 -14 1534  4X5EF IU2SMN R-10
184500 -15 1988  IU2SMN 4X5EF RR73
184515 -10 1533  4X5EF IU2SMN 73
40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
074515 -11 2129  IU2SMN F1HFP JN28 (x2)
074545 -12 1541  IU2SMN DH5BM R+00
074615 -10 2129  IU2SMN F1HFP 73
074645 -10 1541  IU2SMN DH5BM R+00
074730 -20 1540  CQ IU2SMN JN45                        a1
074745  -4 1540  IU2SMN SP6FME JO90 (x2)
074945  -4 1726  IU2SMN DF1BN JN68
075015  -4 1540  IU2SMN UT4PA KO20
075015  -4 1727  IU2SMN DF1BN JN68
075045  +1 1540  IU2SMN UT4PA KO20 (x2)
075145  -4 1727  IU2SMN DF1BN JN68 (x2)
160m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
202315 -12 1018  IU2SMN 9A4AA +05 (x6)

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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