IU5RTR — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN53

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IU5RTR, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 596 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, 10m, across 47 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-08 and 2026-09-18.

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 596 FT8 messages attributed to IU5RTR as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 47 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (60%), followed by 10 m (21%) and 40 m (18%). Most decodes (56%) fell within the six-hour window 05:00-11:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -8 dB.

Overview

596
Messages attributed
47
UTC dates decoded
172
Active 15-min windows
-8 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-08
Last attributed message: 2026-09-18 06:02 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
596 messages
Active dates
47 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-8 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-17 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 91, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 193, strong (≥ -8 dB) 312.

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.

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 IU5RTR

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
JN53 · 345 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,089 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-18 06:02 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 UTCBandIU5RTR S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-15 05:39 40m -10 / - W4DR - / - 2 Partial capture
09-15 05:32 40m -5 / - ZL1OGX - / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-15 05:30 40m +6 / - ZL3RC - / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 06:28 40m -5 / - ZL1OGX - / - 3 Partial capture
09-10 06:24 40m -2 / - VP5/K5UR - / - 2 Partial capture
09-10 05:59 40m -10 / - K4A - / -24 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-07 06:33 40m -3 / - KX8XX - / -3 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-04 06:59 40m -6 / - ZL1BRL - / - 2 Partial capture
09-04 06:40 40m -1 / - VA2YVP - / +4 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 11:23 10m -7 / - KG6DX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 07:39 40m -13 / - MW9VVX - / - 2 Partial capture
09-02 07:24 40m -12 / -11 YO3GNF -6 / -14 8 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-02 07:24 40m - / -2 F1PBZ -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-02 07:22 40m -9 / - SQ6PZL -6 / -13 3 Partial capture
09-01 05:53 40m -8 / - KS2D - / - 2 Partial capture
09-01 05:43 40m -10 / - RI1FJL - / - 2 Partial capture
08-31 07:18 20m -1 / - W4QLC - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 12:28 20m +6 / - VE1MDF - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 12:16 20m -2 / - KC3JEQ - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-28 12:14 20m +10 / - VA3KTT - / - 2 Partial capture
08-28 06:19 40m -10 / - KB1YTO - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 10:13 10m +4 / - JF0JYR - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 09:48 10m -5 / - 8Z1IT - / - 6 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 09:37 10m -5 / - VK4XA - / -8 10 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 09:33 10m -6 / - BG0EMF - / - 3 Partial capture
08-27 09:04 10m -8 / - CN8NS - / - 7 Partial capture
08-27 08:29 20m -4 / - KS1WK - / -16 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 08:25 20m +6 / - VK6OX - / - 4 Partial capture
08-27 08:06 20m +16 / - AH6WP - / - 2 Partial capture
08-27 05:48 40m +2 / - ON7HM - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-27 05:47 40m +2 / 0 S55OO -5 / +3 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-27 05:46 40m -3 / - N1WI - / -23 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-26 14:05 20m -2 / - WR1GHT - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 13:52 20m -14 / - W9YK - / - 2 Partial capture
08-26 08:22 20m +12 / - RI1FJL - / - 3 Partial capture
08-12 09:49 20m -12 / - DG3AWF - / -24 2 Partial capture
08-10 07:10 20m -2 / - VK3HA - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 13:24 20m -13 / - <...> - / -1 4 Partial capture
08-07 06:50 20m -20 / - N0WUD - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-07 06:42 20m -8 / +2 F5HNQ +1 / +2 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 06:42 20m -14 / -5 RX3ASQ +2 / -12 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-07 06:31 20m -10 / - SV2AJX - / -21 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 13:44 20m -18 / - WQ4S - / - 2 Partial capture
08-05 07:54 20m -12 / - AH6HY - / -9 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-05 07:49 20m -6 / - AH6HY - / - 2 Partial capture
08-04 14:02 20m -6 / - WV2B - / -6 2 Partial capture
08-04 13:11 20m -18 / - K7USN - / -11 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-31 07:26 20m -8 / - KC1QYX - / - 2 Partial capture
07-31 07:21 20m -8 / - KR3Y - / -5 5 Partial capture
07-31 07:08 20m -6 / - VA3HYH - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
062545  -6 2693  IH9/IT9JUI IU5RTR JN53
062645  -1 2771  SQ100PKP IU5RTR JN53
062815  -3  242  ZL1OGX IU5RTR JN53 (x3)
053015  +7 2742  ZL3RC IU5RTR JN53 (x2)
053245  -7  242  ZL1OGX IU5RTR JN53 (x3)
053530 -11 2114  IU5RTR TK/4O7CC +05
053545 -17 1903  W6EEN/P IU5RTR R+09
053915  -8 1109  W4DR IU5RTR JN53 (x2)
060230  -8 1292  NI9D IU5RTR JN53
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
094345  -7 1360  VK4XA IU5RTR JN53 (x5)
094815 +10  656  8Z1IT IU5RTR JN53 (x6)
101345  +7 2663  JF0JYR IU5RTR JN53 (x2)
112330  -9 2199  KG6DX IU5RTR JN53 (x2)
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
082930  -4 2127  KS1WK IU5RTR JN53 (x3)
121430  +6 2713  VA3KTT IU5RTR JN53 (x2)
121630  -4  737  KC3JEQ IU5RTR R-13 (x2)
122800  +7 2280  VE1MDF IU5RTR JN53 (x2)
123430  -5 2165  WA1ZYX IU5RTR JN53
133730  +8  571  N1FMB IU5RTR JN53
134045  +3 1103  K1FIE IU5RTR JN53
071215  +3 1075  W4QLC IU5RTR JN53 (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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