IV3ABA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN66

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IV3ABA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 131 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 80m, 60m, 40m, 20m, across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-06 and 2026-08-02.

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 131 FT8 messages attributed to IV3ABA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 11 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (56%), followed by 60 m (28%) and 20 m (11%). Several six-hour UTC windows tied for the largest share (98%), so no unique busiest interval is claimed. Most successfully decoded messages attributed to this token fell in SO8OO's strong S/N range (79%); the estimated median was -5 dB.

Overview

131
Messages attributed
11
UTC dates decoded
23
Active 15-min windows
-5 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

80m · 6 60m · 37 40m · 73 20m · 15
First attributed message: 2026-06-06
Last attributed message: 2026-08-02 19:11 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
131 messages
Active dates
11 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-5 dB
Estimated 10th-90th percentile
-11 to +3 dB
Recurring-pattern threshold
Met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 4, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 24, strong (≥ -8 dB) 103.

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 IV3ABA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

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 IV3ABA

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
JN66 · 63 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
755 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-08-02 19:11 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 UTCBandIV3ABA S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
08-02 19:09 60m -7 / - OM8YZ - / - 5 Partial capture
07-24 19:15 60m -9 / - F4SNF - / -9 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-24 19:12 60m -8 / -2 IW5DNZ -10 / +4 6 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 19:11 60m -10 / - OM1AGE/P +2 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 19:10 60m -12 / - OM5JG +6 / +8 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-24 12:25 20m - / - OZ1CM -12 / - 3 Partial capture
07-24 12:23 20m -6 / - A61CK - / +5 2 Partial capture
07-06 19:10 20m -12 / - A71UN - / - 2 ✓ Closing fragment
07-06 19:08 20m -9 / - S21VHF - / - 2 Partial capture
07-05 20:25 40m -5 / - OH5WWA - / - 3 Partial capture
07-05 20:23 40m -7 / - DL3MIB -12 / - 4 ✓ Closing observed
07-05 20:21 40m -6 / - TM8WWA -10 / - 2 ✓ Closing observed
07-05 20:18 40m -8 / - SK3WWA - / -17 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 20:16 40m -6 / +6 SN4WWA -13 / -12 5 Partial capture
07-05 20:14 40m -5 / - GB2WWA - / +1 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 20:12 40m -9 / - EG4WWA - / -7 3 ✓ Closing fragment
07-05 20:08 40m -7 / 0 II3WWA +1 / -9 7 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 20:06 40m -6 / - CS2WWA - / - 3 Partial capture
07-05 20:03 40m -6 / 0 II9WWA -9 / -5 4 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 20:02 40m -4 / - CS2WWA - / - 2 Partial capture
07-05 20:01 40m -3 / +7 TM2WWA -7 / +7 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
07-05 20:00 40m -6 / - OH5WWA - / - 2 Partial capture
06-28 17:56 20m -5 / - A92AE - / -12 3 ✓ Closing fragment

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

60m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
191315  -8  772  IV3ABA IW5DNZ JN53
191330  -9 1771  IW5DNZ IV3ABA +04
191345 -10  772  IV3ABA IW5DNZ R-02
191400  -7 1771  IW5DNZ IV3ABA RR73
191415 -12  772  IV3ABA IW5DNZ 73
191515 -12 1771  F4SNF IV3ABA JN66 (x3)
191730  -7 1771  IA5KRO IV3ABA JN66
190900  -6  960  OE5YCP IV3ABA JN66
190945  -8  961  OM8YZ IV3ABA JN66 (x5)
20m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
175600  -7  775  A92AE IV3ABA JN66 (x3)
180930  -6  744  A71AH IV3ABA JN66
190845 -11  815  S21VHF IV3ABA JN66 (x2)
191045 -14  814  A71UN IV3ABA JN66 (x2)
192230 -12  762  KF0YOB IV3ABA JN66
192400 -14  762  JA9ELE IV3ABA R-09
122330  -2  761  A61CK IV3ABA JN66 (x2)
122545 -13  759  IV3ABA OZ1CM JO46 (x3)
40m 
UTC    dB Audio  Message
201715  -5  837  SN4WWA IV3ABA JN66 (x2)
201845  -3  836  SK3WWA IV3ABA JN66 (x3)
202100 -10 2726  IV3ABA TM8WWA RR73
202115  -6  836  TM8WWA IV3ABA 73
202215  -7  837  SX0W IV3ABA R-08
202300 -12 1069  IV3ABA DL3MIB JN57 (x2)
202415  -7  837  DL3MIB IV3ABA RR73
202430 -12 1069  IV3ABA DL3MIB 73
202545  -5  836  OH5WWA IV3ABA JN66 (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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