IU8LMC — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN71

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IU8LMC, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 64 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, 20m, across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-09-01.

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 64 FT8 messages attributed to IU8LMC as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 7 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 20 m (70%), followed by 40 m (30%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (73%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. 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 · 19 20m · 45

First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-09-01 02:25 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample: 64 messages
Active dates: 7 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N: -11 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile: -20 to -6 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold: Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 10, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 35, strong (≥ -8 dB) 19.

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 IU8LMC in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

9A2AJ · Croatia DL9KM · Fed. Rep. of Germany PD0MNO · Netherlands R5AV · European Russia RA9LL · Asiatic Russia TC3CT · Asiatic Turkey V31MA · Belize XQ1KK · Chile G0YCE · England G8FAT · England OD5ZZ · Lebanon OK1WCF · Czech Republic

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 IU8LMC

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: JN71 · 36 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator: KN09VW
Locator-centre separation: 1,075 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded: 2026-08-20 13:15 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	IU8LMC S/N	Counterpart	Counterpart S/N	Msgs	Capture
09-21 01:20	40m	- / -	R4HHN	-5 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 01:19	40m	- / -	UA9SAV	-4 / -	3	Partial capture
09-21 01:06	40m	- / -11	UK8FCM	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 00:40	40m	- / -4	G8FAT	-12 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 00:39	40m	- / -10	OD5ZZ	-9 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 00:25	40m	- / -	UA9SY	-14 / -	2	Partial capture
09-21 00:21	40m	- / -14	G0YCE	-14 / -	6	✓ Closing fragment
09-21 00:17	40m	- / -14	BG0FQU	-20 / -	2	Partial capture
09-01 02:23	40m	-6 / -	OA4ENG	- / -15	4	Partial capture
08-25 20:38	20m	-20 / -16	PD0MNO	-8 / -7	3	✓ Full exchange observed
08-23 00:33	20m	- / -15	XQ1KK	-3 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-22 13:08	20m	- / -8	RA9LL	-6 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 13:16	20m	- / -10	R5AV	-2 / -	2	✓ Closing fragment
08-20 12:55	20m	- / -17	M6EQV	-10 / -	4	Partial capture
08-18 23:42	40m	- / -	F6FDY	-11 / -	3	Partial capture
08-18 23:42	40m	-6 / +9	SV2HTW	-6 / -8	4	✓ Full exchange observed
08-18 23:39	40m	-11 / -	OK1WCF	- / -18	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-18 23:04	40m	-7 / -	R2DX	- / -20	8	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 00:53	20m	- / -4	DL9KM	-20 / -	3	✓ Closing fragment
08-11 00:33	20m	- / -9	9A2AJ	+3 / -	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
002500 -14  777  IU8LMC UA9SY LO63
002500 -12 1472  IU8LMC G0YCE 73
002530 -13  777  IU8LMC UA9SY LO63
003930  -9  570  IU8LMC OD5ZZ -10
004000 -11  778  IU8LMC G8FAT R-04 (x2)
004130 -10  570  IU8LMC OD5ZZ R-13 (x2)
010600 -14  774  IU8LMC UK8FCM -11 (x2)
011900  -9 2305  IU8LMC UA9SAV LO81 (x3)
012000  -6  922  IU8LMC R4HHN LO43 (x2)

20m

UTC    dB Audio  Message
125515  -6 1798  IU8LMC M6EQV JO02 (x4)
131530 -24 1926  CQ IU8LMC JN71
131645  -4 1928  IU8LMC R5AV -10 (x2)
130815  -8 2790  IU8LMC RA9LL -08 (x2)
003330  -4 1292  IU8LMC XQ1KK -15 (x3)
203800 -20 1877  PD0MNO IU8LMC -07
203815  +0 1876  IU8LMC PD0MNO R-16 (x2)

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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