IU5VLU — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN52

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IU5VLU, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 435 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 60m, 40m, 20m, 10m, across 43 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-13.

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 435 FT8 messages attributed to IU5VLU as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 43 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (61%), followed by 40 m (25%) and 10 m (13%). Most decodes (63%) fell within the six-hour window 14:00-20:00 UTC. Received S/N was mixed across SO8OO's weak, moderate and strong ranges; the estimated median was -10.1 dB.

Overview

435
Messages attributed
43
UTC dates decoded
124
Active 15-min windows
-10.1 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-13 18:45 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
435 messages
Active dates
43 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-10.1 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-20 to 0 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 124, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 132, strong (≥ -8 dB) 179.

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 IU5VLU

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
JN52 · 228 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
1,170 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-09-13 18:36 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 UTCBandIU5VLU S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-13 18:45 40m +5 / - MW6YPO - / -13 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-13 18:41 40m +6 / - EX7CQ +4 / -25 4 ✓ Closing observed
09-13 18:36 40m -10 / - EX7CQ - / - 2 Partial capture
09-12 18:40 40m 0 / -7 ES8JX -12 / -6 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 18:21 40m +6 / - F6FHZ -9 / -11 5 ✓ Closing observed
09-12 18:19 40m +5 / +5 DH0GBC +6 / 0 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-12 18:19 40m +8 / - PA3GUW - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-12 16:56 40m +3 / - IK1MJK/P -11 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
09-12 13:11 40m -20 / - IU5VLR - / - 5 Partial capture
09-07 18:55 60m -8 / +4 G4JYU -6 / -2 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-03 11:15 40m - / - IZ4AIF -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 17:55 40m -4 / - IU5KWL - / -6 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-01 17:52 40m -5 / -10 OH9FTW -6 / -10 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-31 06:07 20m -18 / - OA1F - / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 15:33 20m -11 / - EA6AQG - / - 8 Partial capture
08-23 15:26 20m - / - LZ1BT -2 / - 6 Partial capture
08-23 15:24 20m - / -1 F1ODM +2 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 13:03 20m +13 / - YU7DES - / -4 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:57 20m -2 / - M0SPW - / -16 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-23 12:47 20m - / - PD3JW -8 / - 2 Partial capture
08-23 12:46 20m - / - DL1R +4 / - 5 Partial capture
08-23 12:46 20m +4 / -14 F4AWT -12 / -8 3 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 12:26 20m 0 / +4 IW9FRA -11 / -3 2 Partial capture
08-22 16:16 20m +2 / -8 7K1CPT -6 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 16:09 20m -6 / - G6MTI -8 / -13 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
08-22 15:49 20m - / -6 F4EWK -18 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-22 14:38 20m -16 / - 4S6ARW - / - 4 Partial capture
08-22 14:35 20m -19 / - EA7Y -20 / -8 3 Partial capture
08-22 14:30 20m - / -22 PD0WL -21 / - 5 Partial capture
08-22 14:29 20m - / -10 A71AT 0 / - 2 Partial capture
08-22 14:03 20m - / - PA2KV 0 / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-21 15:59 20m -12 / - 4S6ARW - / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 09:38 20m -6 / -4 M7HQE -6 / - 7 ✓ Closing observed
08-20 09:37 20m -9 / - DK5OPA -10 / -8 3 Partial capture
08-20 09:36 20m -4 / - IK7DTM - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 08:46 20m - / -3 F1ODM +6 / - 2 Partial capture
08-20 08:41 20m -9 / - VP2MAA - / - 5 Partial capture
08-20 08:13 20m - / - F4HSB -15 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-20 08:07 20m - / -8 DL3MIB -4 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 18:59 20m -14 / - BU2FW - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 18:23 20m -15 / - 9K2GR - / -18 4 ✓ Closing fragment
08-19 17:09 20m -17 / - OY5T - / - 4 Partial capture
08-19 11:04 20m - / - PC2J -13 / - 2 Partial capture
08-17 17:53 20m - / -4 F4ACR -1 / - 4 Partial capture
08-17 16:54 20m -6 / - BG7MOM - / -17 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 16:52 20m -8 / - BH3WBQ - / -12 2 ✓ Closing fragment
08-17 16:49 20m -4 / - 4L1MA - / -4 2 Partial capture
08-17 09:18 20m - / - DL3HBF +5 / - 11 Partial capture
08-17 09:17 20m -12 / - M7TYH -13 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
08-17 09:13 20m - / - M7TYH -13 / - 5 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
182245  +6 2575  F6FHZ IU5VLU RR73
182300  -9 2575  IU5VLU F6FHZ 73
184015  -2 2576  ES8JX IU5VLU JN52
184030 -15 1989  IU5VLU ES8JX -07
184045  +0 2576  ES8JX IU5VLU R-06
184100  -8 1989  IU5VLU ES8JX RR73
184115  +3 2575  ES8JX IU5VLU 73
183615 -10 1676  EX7CQ IU5VLU JN52 (x4)
184300  +2 1714  IU5VLU EX7CQ RR73 (x2)
184500  +5 1276  MW6YPO IU5VLU R-13 (x2)
60m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
185445  -6  927  EA3AVS IU5VLU 73
185500  -9  731  IU5VLU G4JYU JO01
185515  -7  927  G4JYU IU5VLU -02
185530  -5  730  IU5VLU G4JYU R+04
185545  -9  927  G4JYU IU5VLU RR73
185600  -4  731  IU5VLU G4JYU 73
20m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
153345 -11 1925  EA6AQG IU5VLU JN52 (x8)
074030  -6  695  YS1GMV IU5VLU JN52 (x2)
060715 -21 1722  OA1F IU5VLU JN52 (x5)
10m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
190700  -3  767  IU5VLU DO1FKM JN49
190715  -6 1239  YO9PH IU5VLU 73
190730 -18 1240  IU5VLU DG1KHN JO30
190745  -9 1239  HG8LXL IU5VLU +01
190800  -6  547  IU5VLU CT1FNG +02
190815  -6 1240  HG8LXL IU5VLU RR73
190845 -12 1647  OE3ZIO IU5VLU +01
190900  -9  547  IU5VLU CT1FNG +02
190915  -9 1647  OE3ZIO IU5VLU RR73
190930  -5  547  IU5VLU CT1FNG +02
190945  -9 1648  CT1FNG IU5VLU R-05
191100  -4  547  IU5VLU CT1FNG +02 (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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