IV3JAP — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO

DXCC entity inferred from callsign: Italy Most frequent locator attributed to this token: JN65

Receiver-side FT8 activity involving IV3JAP, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 9 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Observed between 2026-06-07 and 2026-09-19.

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 9 FT8 messages attributed to IV3JAP as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 3 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -12 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.

Overview

9
Messages attributed
3
UTC dates decoded
3
Active 15-min windows
-12 dB
Estimated median S/N

Bands

First attributed message: 2026-06-07
Last attributed message: 2026-09-19 15:04 UTC

Observed FT8 message patterns

Attributed sample
9 messages
Active dates
3 UTC dates
Estimated median S/N
-12 dB
S/N percentile sample
Too small
Recurring-pattern threshold
Not met

SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 1, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 6, strong (≥ -8 dB) 2.

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 IV3JAP in decoded directed-looking exchanges:

Most frequent locator attributed to IV3JAP

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
JN65 · 2 decoded messages
SO8OO receiver locator
KN09VW
Locator-centre separation
821 km (approx.)
Last such locator decoded
2026-06-07 19:08 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 UTCBandIV3JAP S/NCounterpartCounterpart S/NMsgsCapture
09-20 13:49 40m - / - DL9KM -6 / - 5 Partial capture
09-20 13:48 40m - / -4 HA8AP -14 / - 3 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 15:03 40m -14 / -16 DJ0MAB -6 / -1 5 ✓ Full exchange observed
09-19 15:03 40m - / - PE1NPS -18 / - 3 Partial capture
09-19 15:02 40m -10 / - IU4PPL - / +1 2 ✓ Closing fragment
09-19 15:00 40m -14 / - DJ0MAB - / -5 2 Partial capture
09-19 15:00 40m - / - 9A4ZM -5 / - 2 Partial capture

Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO

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

40m
UTC    dB Audio  Message
150400 -20 1791  IV3JAP PE1NPS JO22
150400  -2 1292  IV3JAP DJ0MAB JN49
150415 -13 1291  DJ0MAB IV3JAP -01
150430 -16 1791  IV3JAP PE1NPS JO22
150430  -4 1292  IV3JAP DJ0MAB R-16 (x2)
134830 -14 1940  IV3JAP HA8AP -04 (x2)
134900  -8 1708  IV3JAP DL9KM JN68
134930 -16 1940  IV3JAP HA8AP RR73
134930  -5 1708  IV3JAP DL9KM JN68 (x2)
135000  -1 1931  IV3JAP 9A4ZM JN86
135030  -5 1708  IV3JAP DL9KM JN68 (x2)

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